Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what was struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

1. 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)changedby S. 222 Sec. 2(a)

   (i) shall offer students a variety of fluid milk;(ii) may offer students options which may include flavored and unflavored organic or nonorganic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free fluid milk and lactose-free fluid milk, and nondairy beverages that are nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk and meet the nutritional standards established by the Secretary (which shall, among other requirements to be determined by the Secretary, include fortification of calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to levels found in cow’s milk); and

   The bill says: by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:

   Bill text · Current law (42 U.S.C. 1758)

2. 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A)(iii)changedby S. 222 Sec. 2(a)

   (iii) shall provide a substitute for fluid milk for students whose disability restricts their diet, on receipt of a written statement from a licensed physicianphysician, parent, or legal guardian that identifies the disability that restricts the student's diet and that specifies the substitute for fluid milk.

   The bill says: in clause (iii), by striking "physician" and inserting "physician, parent, or legal guardian";

   Bill text · Current law (42 U.S.C. 1758)

3. 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(C)changedby S. 222 Sec. 2(a)

   (C) Restrictions on sale of milk prohibited.—A school that participates in the school lunch program under this chapter shall not directly or indirectly restrict the sale or marketing of fluid milk productsproducts described in subparagraph (A)(ii) by the school (or by a person approved by the school) at any time or any place— (i) on the school premises; or (ii) at any school-sponsored event.

   The bill says: in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking "fluid milk products" and inserting "products described in subparagraph (A)(ii)"; and

   Bill text · Current law (42 U.S.C. 1758)

4. 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)added (D)by S. 222 Sec. 2(a)

   (D) Saturated fat.— Milk fat included in any fluid milk provided under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered saturated fat for purposes of measuring compliance with the allowable average saturated fat content of a meal under section 210.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).(E) Application.— Subparagraph (B)(ii) is not applicable to a school that offers nondairy beverages under subparagraph (A)(ii).

   The bill says: by adding at the end the following:

   Bill text · Current law (42 U.S.C. 1758)

5. 42 U.S.C. 1762a(f)changedby S. 222 Sec. 2(b)

   …shall consist of a combination of foods which meet the minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary under section 1758(a) of this title, and shall represent the four basic food groups, including a serving of fluid milk or a nondairy beverage that meets the nutritional standards described in section 9(a)(2)(B).

   The bill says: Section 14(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(f)) is amended in the third sentence by inserting "or a nondairy beverage that meets the nutritional standards described in section 9(a)(2)(B)" after "milk".

   Bill text · Current law (42 U.S.C. 1762a)

6. 42 U.S.C. 1769b(c)changedby S. 222 Sec. 2(b)

   (c) Nutritional standards for meals; noncompliance with standards. The Secretary of Defense shall be required to offer meals meeting nutritional standards prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture; however, the Secretary of Defense may authorize deviations from Department of Agriculture prescribed meal patterns and fluid milk requirementspatterns, fluid milk requirements, and nutritional standards for nondairy beverages when local conditions preclude strict compliance or when such compliance is impracticable.

   The bill says: Section 20(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b(c)) is amended by striking "patterns and fluid milk requirements" and inserting "patterns, fluid milk requirements, and nutritional standards for nondairy beverages".

   Bill text · Current law (42 U.S.C. 1769b)

7. 42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B)(iii)renumberedby S. 222 Sec. 3(a)

   The bill says: by redesignating subclauses (II) and (III) as subclauses (III) and (IV), respectively; and

   Bill text · Current law (42 U.S.C. 1776)

8. 42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B)(iii)added (II)by S. 222 Sec. 3(a)

   (II) food allergies, including information on the best practices to prevent, recognize, and respond to food-related allergic reactions;

   The bill says: by inserting after subclause (I) the following:

   Bill text · Current law (42 U.S.C. 1776)

9. 42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B)(ii)(II)changedby S. 222 Sec. 3(b)

   The bill says: Section 7(g)(2)(B)(ii)(II) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking "clause (i)" and inserting "clauses (i) and (iii)".

   Bill text · Current law (42 U.S.C. 1776)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.