Summary
This memorandum provides an overview of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act (CNR), including background on the federal child nutrition programs it would address (section II) and details on the five-year reauthorization process (section III). Also provided below is background on the iteration of CNR currently in place, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) (P.L. 111-296), which was signed into law in 2010 and included sweeping reforms to nutrition standards for federal school meal programs (section IV). Finally, the memorandum summarizes Congressional CNR activity and key issues in the CNR debate (section V), closing with prospects for a broader reauthorization following Congress’ latest extension of federal funding for these programs via the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Continuing Resolution (CR) (section VI).