,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #h1 #bjag ,mr4    
,udall 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1 & ,mr4  
,he9ri*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell  
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act to prohibit 
! /igmatization ( *ildr5 :o are unable  
to pay = meals4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,anti-,lun* ,%am+  
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,prohibition on      
/igmatization ( *ildr5 :o are unable to 
pay = meals ,section #i7;b77#aj7 ( !    
,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool    
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4               
#ageh7;b77#aj77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by     
/rik+ 7#aj7 ,no physical & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7#aj7 ,discrim9atory or        
/igmatiz+ treatm5t ( *ildr5 by s*ools   
7,a7 ,discrim9ation bas$ on eligibility 
,no physical  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,/igmatization bas$ on 
lack ( funds or debt  7i7 ,def9ition (  

cov]$ *ild ,9 ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m    
cov]$ *ild means a *ild :o--  7,i7 is a 
/ud5t at a s*ool t p>ticipates 9-- 7aa7 
! s*ool lun* program e/abli%$ "u ?is    
,act2 or  7bb7 ! s*ool breakfa/ program 
e/abli%$ by section #d ( ! ,*ild        
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aggc72 &  7,,ii7 7aa7 does n h funds to
 pay = a lun* or breakfa/ at ! s*ool2 or
  7bb7 has out/&+ cr$it t 0 ext5d$ by a 
s*ool food au?ority = a lun* or breakfa/
 at ! s*ool4  7ii7 ,requirem5ts ( s*ool 
food au?orities  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,a s*ool 
food au?ority %all n p]mit-- 7aa7 !     
public id5tification or /igmatization ( 
a cov]$ *ild1 su* z by requir+ ! cov]$  
*ild to we> a wri/b& or display a h&    
/amp to id5tify ! cov]$ *ild z a cov]$  
*ild2 or  7bb7 any requirem5t t a cov]$ 
*ild1 because ( ! /atus ( ! cov]$ *ild z
 a cov]$ *ild-- 7,,aa7 p]=m *ores or any
 o!r activity t is n requir$ ( /ud5ts   
g5]ally2 or 7,,bb7 dispose ( a lun* or  
breakfa/ aft] x has be5 s]v$ to ! cov]$ 
*ild4  7,,ii7 ,communications  7aa7 ,9  

g5]al ,subject to item 7bb71 a s*ool    
food au?ority %all require t any        
communication relat+ to an out/&+ cr$it 
describ$ 9 clause 7i77,,ii77bb7 ( a     
cov]$ *ild %all be direct$-- 7,,aa7 to a
 p>5t or gu>dian ( ! cov]$ *ild2 &      
7,,bb7 n to ! cov]$ *ild4  7bb7 ,lett]s 
,a s*ool food au?ority may p]mit a      
requirem5t t a cov]$ *ild deliv] a lett]
 address$ to a p>5t or gu>dian ( ! cov]$
 *ild t conta9s a communication describ$
 9 item 7aa71 subject to ! condition t !
 lett] %all n be di/ribut$ to ! cov]$   
*ild 9 a mann] t /igmatizes ! cov]$     
*ild4  4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture %\ld ensure t-- 7#a7 7,a7  
to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 an      
application = a free or r$uc$ price lun*
 "u ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national     
,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea  
et seq47 is di/ribut$--  7i7 9 an       
und]/&able & uni=m =mat2 &  7ii7 by n   
lat] ?an ,july #a ea* ye>2 &  7,b7 a    
s*ool food au?ority (f]s te*nical       

assi/ance to a p>5t or legal gu>dian to 
complete an application describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a72  7#b7 ea* s*ool food  
au?ority coord9ates )-- 7,a7 ! local    
educational ag5cy liaison designat$ "u  
section #gbb7;g77#a77;,j77ii7 ( !       
,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#aadcb7;g77#a77;,j77ii77 to ensure t    
homeless *ildr5 & y\?s eligible to      
receive free lun*es & breakfa/s "u      
section #i7;b77#ab77;,a77iv7 ( ! ,ri*>d 
,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#ab77;,a77iv77
 receive ^? free lun*es & breakfa/s2 &  
7,b7 ! ,/ate ag5cy responsible =        
adm9i/]+ ! ,/ate plans "u p>ts ,b & ,e (
 title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fba et seq42 #db        
,u4,s4,c4 #dgj et seq47 to ensure t fo/]
 *ildr5 eligible to receive free lun*es 
& breakfa/s "u section                  
#i7;b77#ab77;,a77vii7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4    
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#ab77;,a77vii77

 receive ^? free lun*es & breakfa/s2 &  
7#c7 a s*ool food au?ority t p>ticipates
 9 ! s*ool lun* program or ! s*ool      
breakfa/ program "u ! ,ri*>d ,b4        
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 or section
 #d ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc71 respectively--   
7,a7 %all provide to a *ild :o reque/s a
 lun* or breakfa/ a lun* or breakfa/1   
reg>dless ( :e!r ! *ild--  7i7 has money
 to pay = ! lun* or breakfa/2 or  7ii7  
owes money = a lun* or breakfa/2  7,b7  
%all n provide to a *ild :o qualifies = 
a free or r$uc$ price lun* or breakfa/  
an alt]nate meal t is n provid$ to      
/ud5ts g5]ally2 &  7,c7 %\ld explore    
innovative ways to use te*nology to     
improve & coord9ate communications )    
p>5ts & gu>dians ) respect to functions 
su* z--  7i7 prepaym5t = meals2  7ii7   
*eck+ balances = s*ool meals2  7iii7    
add+ funds to acc\nts = s*ool meals2    
7iv7 address+ out/&+ debt = s*ool meals2
 &  7v7 s5d+ automatic emails :5 an     

acc\nt balance is l[4