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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 20, 1993
School Lunch Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to provide training and other assistance to State representatives, contracting entities, and school food service authorities to identify and prevent anti-competitive activities in the school lunch, school breakfast, special milk, and summer food service programs. Directs the Secretary to bar a company for at least one year (three years for a repeat conviction) from program participation upon conviction of anti-competitive or specified related activities. Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance to States, law enforcement organizations, and school food contracting agents and food service authorities for prevention and control of food program anti-competitive activities.
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Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D–VT
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Committee on Agriculture. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1614 ordered to be reported.
Referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9083-9084)
Introduced in Senate
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