US HB7542

All children enrolled in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program would become eligible for free lunch, eliminating current income-based eligibility requirements

National average federal reimbursement for each free lunch set at $4.86, adjusted annually for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index for food away from home

Secretary of Agriculture must establish a program within 60 days to reimburse schools for all existing school meal delinquent debt, with payments completed within 180 days

Schools prohibited from collecting any debt owed for unpaid lunch charges, effective upon enactment

Provisions take effect 1 year after enactment, with the Comptroller General required to report on program successes and challenges within 2 years