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Proc 10646ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10646

National School Lunch Week, 2023

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates October 8–14, 2023, as National School Lunch Week, calling on Americans to recognize school nutrition professionals and raise awareness of the National School Lunch Program. The text describes past Biden administration nutrition policies but contains no new binding directives, funding mechanisms, or programmatic changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 70567

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 88 FR 70567

    Federal Register PDF

  3. National School Lunch Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim October 8 through October 14, 2023 as National School Lunch Week
  • Call upon all Americans to recognize and commemorate National School Lunch Program operators with awareness-raising activities

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing; ceremonial observance period October 8-14, 2023

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy attached; references to past actions (American Rescue Plan, Thrifty Food Plan modernization, White House Conference) are descriptive, not directive
  • 'Call upon all Americans' is hortatory, not enforceable
  • Mention of goal to expand free school meals to 9 million more kids by 2030 restates existing national strategy, not new commitment
Proclamation 10646: National School Lunch Week, 2023 · Executive Orders