I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2567 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2023 Mr. McGarvey (for himself, Ms. Barragán , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Evans , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Kilmer , Mrs. McBath , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Payne , Ms. Pettersen , Ms. Stevens , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Velázquez , and Mrs. Watson Coleman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect to expanding community eligibility, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Meals Expansion Act . 2. Expanding community eligibility (a) Multiplier Clause (vii) of section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F) ) is amended to read as follows: (vii) Multiplier For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2023, the Secretary shall use a multiplier of 2.5. . (b) Threshold Clause (viii) of section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F) ) is amended to read as follows: (viii) Threshold For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2023, the threshold shall be not more than 25 percent. . (c) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply to a local educational agency with respect to a school year beginning on or after July 1, 2023, for which such local educational agency elects to receive special assistance payments under subparagraph (F) of section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1) ).