,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bj1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,davis of ,california introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,richard ,b4   
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
to establish a permanent1 nationwide    
summer electronic benefits transfer for 
children program4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop    
,child ,summer ,hunger ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,summer electronic benefits transfer
 for children program ,section #ac7;a7  
of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national  
,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#agfa7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#ac7 ,summer       
electronic benefits transfer for        
children program  7,a7 ,definitions ,in 
this paragraph3 7i7 ,eligible household 
,the term eligible household means a    
household that includes #a or more      
children who are eligible to receive    

free or reduced-price lunches under this
 ,act or free or reduced-price          
breakfasts under the ,child ,nutrition  
,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et   
seq474  7ii7 ,summer ,,ebt card ,the    
term summer ,,ebt card means an         
electronic benefit transfer card that is
 issued to an eligible household under  
this paragraph and limited to food      
purchases4  7,b7 ,program ,the          
,secretary shall establish a program    
under which the ,secretary shall provide
 to eligible households summer ,,ebt    
cards for the purpose of providing      
access to food for children during      
summer months--  7i7 to reduce or       
eliminate the food insecurity and hunger
 of children2 and  7ii7 to improve the  
nutritional status of children4  7,c7   
,use ,an eligible household may use a   
summer ,,ebt card only to purchase food 
from retail food stores that have been  
approved for participation in the       
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program established under the ,food and 

,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaa et seq471 in accordance with      
section #g7;b7 of that ,act 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7;b774  7,d7 ,amount     
,each summer ,,ebt card issued shall be 
in an amount of-- 7i7 for calendar year 
#bjbj1 #aej in food assistance per child
 per summer2 and  7ii7 for each         
subsequent calendar year1 the amount    
specified in clause 7i7 as adjusted to  
reflect changes in reimbursement rates  
for school meals under this ,act between
 calendar year #bjbj and the most recent
 calendar year4  7,e7 ,timing ,summer   
,,ebt cards shall be issued at the end  
of the regular school year4  7,f7       
,funding  7i7 ,in general ,on ,october  
#a1 #bjai1 and on each ,october #a      
thereafter1 out of any funds in the     
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall   
transfer to the ,secretary such sums as 
are necessary to carry out this section1
 to remain available until expended4    
7ii7 ,receipt and acceptance ,the       

,secretary shall be entitled to receive1
 shall accept1 and shall use to carry   
out this section the funds transferred  
under clause 7i71 without further       
appropriation4  7,g7 ,regulations  7i7  
,in general ,not later than ,october #a1
 #bjai1 the ,secretary shall issue      
regulations to carry out this paragraph4
  7ii7 ,requirements ,regulations issued
 under this subparagraph shall require  
that--  7,i7 children shall be eligible 
to participate and shall be enrolled    
into the program under this paragraph   
for a summer without further application
 if the children are enrolled to        
participate in the free or reduced-price
 lunch program under this ,act or the   
free or reduced-price breakfast program 
under the ,child ,nutrition ,act of     
#aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47     
during the school year immediately      
preceding the summer2 and  7,,ii7 local 
educational agencies shall distribute to
 the families of all children enrolled  
in schools participating in programs    

authorized under this ,act and the      
,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 and1 to the    
maximum extent practicable1 the families
 of all children enrolled in schools of 
the local educational agency            
information1 as provided by the         
,secretary--  7aa7 regarding the program
 authorized under this paragraph1       
including eligibility rules and how     
children in eligible households that are
 not automatically enrolled under       
subclause 7,i7 may apply for program    
benefits2 and  7bb7 to assist households
 receiving summer ,,ebt cards in making 
healthy food choices and maximizing     
resources4  7iii7 ,alternative timing   
7,i7 ,in general ,in issuing regulations
 under this subparagraph1 the ,secretary
 shall allow alternative plans for the  
timing of issuance of the summer        
electronic benefit cards under          
subparagraph 7,d7 in any part of a      
,state in which the school year does not
 include a typical summer break1 on the 

condition that the ,secretary determines
 that no alternative plan increases or  
decreases ,federal costs4  7,,ii7       
,considerations ,in developing          
regulations under subclause 7,i71 the   
,secretary shall consider the ability of
 a ,state effectively to issue benefits 
under an alternative schedule4  4