Buy American requirements

(a) In general Section 12(n)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(n)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) Requirements (i) Purchase expenditures by category Subject to clause (ii) and subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require that, of the total quantity of commodities and products purchased by a school food authority in each food purchase category designated by the Agricultural Marketing Service for each school year, not less than 95 percent are domestic commodities and products. (ii) Domestically unavailable commodities and products Domestically unavailable products and commodities included on a list developed under clause (iii) with respect to a school year and purchased by a school food authority during that school year shall not be used to calculate whether the school food authority meets the requirement described in clause (i). (iii) Updated list Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2026, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall develop, and make available to school food authorities, a list of domestically unavailable products and commodities.. (b) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to school food authorities (within the meaning of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.)) beginning on the first day of the first school year (as defined in section 12(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(d))) that begins after the date of enactment of this Act.