H.R. 3232: To reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs through March 31, 2004.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-10-02 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-134.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-10-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-134. (final step reached)
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Official title

To reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs through March 31, 2004.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 28, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and the Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987, to reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs through March 31, 2004. Extends requirements relating to: (1) an exclusion of certain military housing allowances from family income determinations for purposes of a child's program eligibility; (2) the Child and Adult Care Food Program; (3) reimbursement to States under commodity distribution programs (for purposes of the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, the After-School Snack Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)); (4) funding maintenance of commodity distribution to schools; and (5) the Summer Food Service Program.

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Official text

To reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs through March 31, 2004.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3232, An act to reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs through March 31, 2004 (2003-11-14); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3232, An act to reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs through March 31, 2004 (2003-11-14)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr3232.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr3232 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108