,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecjh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #e1 #bjai,mr4 ,ryan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and ,mrs4 ,hayes7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff and the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act to eliminate reduced price breakfasts and lunches and to require that the income guidelines for determining eligibility for free breakfasts and free lunches be #bjj percent of the poverty-level1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,in general ,this ,act may be cited as the ,expanding ,access to ,school ,meals ,act of #bjai4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act are as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,title ,i--,repeal of ,reduced ,price ,breakfasts and ,lunches ,sec4 #aja4 ,repeal of reduced price breakfasts4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,repeal of reduced price lunches4 ,title ,,ii--,expansion of ,free ,lunch ,eligibility ,sec4 #bja4 ,poverty level for free lunch4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,direct certification for children receiving ,medicaid benefits4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,direct certification for children enrolled in ,,chip4 ,sec4 #bjd4 ,retroactive reimbursement4 ,sec4 #bje4 ,increase of community eligibility program multiplier4 ,i ,repeal of ,reduced ,price ,breakfasts and ,lunches #aja4 ,repeal of reduced price breakfasts 7a7 ,in general ,section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,repeal of reduced price breakfasts ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the reduced price breakfast program is repealed and the ,secretary may not provide reimbursements for reduced price breakfasts under this section4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking or reduced price each place it appears2 7#b7 by striking for a reduced price each place it appears2 7#c7 by striking or at a reduced price each place it appears2 7#d7 by striking for reduced price breakfasts each place it appears2 and 7#e7 by striking and reduced price each place it appears4 7c7 ,further conforming amendments ,section #d7;b7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the second sentence2 and 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,c72 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking subparagraph 7,c74 #ajb4 ,repeal of reduced price lunches 7a7 ,in general ,the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cj4 ,repeal of reduced price lunches ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the reduced price lunch program is repealed and the ,secretary may not provide reimbursements for reduced price lunches under this ,act4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking or reduced price each place it appears2 7#b7 by striking or a reduced price each place it appears2 7#c7 by striking or reduced-price each place it appears2 7#d7 by striking and reduced price each place it appears2 and 7#e7 by striking a reduced price each place it appears4 ,,ii ,expansion of ,free ,lunch ,eligibility #bja4 ,poverty level for free lunch ,section #i7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#a77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the third sentence2 and 7#b7 by striking #acj percent and inserting #bjj percent4 #bjb4 ,direct certification for children receiving ,medicaid benefits ,section #i7;b77#ae7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#ae77 is amended to read as follows3 7#ae7 ,direct certification for children receiving ,medicaid benefits 7,a7 ,agreement ,beginning not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of the ,expanding ,access to ,school ,meals ,act of #bjai1 each ,state agency shall enter into an agreement with the one or more ,state agencies conducting eligibility determinations for the ,medicaid program4 7,b7 ,procedures ,subject to paragraph 7#f71 the agreement shall establish procedures under which an eligible child shall be certified for free lunches under this ,act and free breakfasts under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc71 without further application4 7,c7 ,certification ,subject to paragraph 7#f71 under the agreement1 the local educational agencies for a school lunch program under this ,act and a school breakfast program under the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 shall certify an eligible child as eligible for free lunches under this ,act and free breakfasts under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc71 without further application4 7,d7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,eligible child ,the term eligible child means a child-- 7,i7 is a member of a family that meets the income eligibility requirements under paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and 7,,ii7 is enrolled in medical assistance under a ,medicaid ,state plan 7or a waiver of such plan7 under title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 7ii7 ,medicaid program ,the term ,medicaid program means the program of medical assistance established under title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq474 7,e7 ,applicability ,this paragraph applies to-- 7i7 in the case of the school year beginning ,july #bjbj1 a school district that had an enrollment of #be1jjj students or more in the preceding school year2 7ii7 in the case of the school year beginning ,july #bjba1 a school district that had an enrollment of #aj1jjj students or more in the preceding school year2 and 7iii7 in the case of the school year beginning ,july #bjbb1 and each subsequent school year1 each local educational agency4 4 #bjc4 ,direct certification for children enrolled in ,,chip ,section #i7;b7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#af7 ,direct certification for children enrolled in ,,chip 7,a7 ,agreement ,beginning not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph1 each ,state agency shall enter into an agreement with the ,state agency conducting eligibility determinations for child health assistance under a ,state child health plan 7or a waiver of such plan7 under title ,,xxi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig et seq474 7,b7 ,procedures ,subject to paragraph 7#f71 the agreement shall establish procedures under which an eligible child shall be certified as eligible for free lunches under this ,act and free breakfasts under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc71 without further application4 7,c7 ,certification ,subject to paragraph 7#f71 under the agreement1 the local educational agency conducting eligibility determinations for a school lunch program under this ,act and a school breakfast program under the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 shall certify an eligible child as eligible for free lunches under this ,act and free breakfasts under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc71 without further application4 7,d7 ,eligible child defined ,in this paragraph1 the term eligible child means a child who-- 7i7 is a member of a family that meets the income eligibility requirements under paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and 7ii7 is enrolled in child health assistance under a ,state child health plan 7or a waiver of such plan7 under title ,,xxi of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig et seq47 7,e7 ,applicability ,this paragraph applies to-- 7i7 in the case of the school year beginning ,july #bjbj1 a school district that had an enrollment of #be1jjj students or more in the preceding school year2 7ii7 in the case of the school year beginning ,july #bjba1 a school district that had an enrollment of #aj1jjj students or more in the preceding school year2 and 7iii7 in the case of the school year beginning ,july #bjbb1 and each subsequent school year1 each local educational agency4 4 #bjd4 ,retroactive reimbursement ,section #i7;b77#i77;,c7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#i77;,c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,except and inserting the following3 7i7 ,in general ,except 2 7#b7 by redesignating clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 as subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii72 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 ,retroactivity ,a local educational agency shall revise a previously submitted meal claim to reflect the eligibility approval of a child for free meals for the period that begins on the earlier of the following3 7,i7 ,the first day of the current school year4 7,,ii7 ,the date that is #ij days prior to the date of such eligibility approval4 7iii7 ,meal claim defined ,in this subsection1 the term meal claim means any documentation provided by a school food authority to a ,state agency in order to receive reimbursement for the cost of a meal served to a child by such school food authority4 4 #bje4 ,increase of community eligibility program multiplier ,section #aa7;a77#a77;,f7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#a77;,f77 is amended by striking clause 7vii7 and inserting the following3 7vii7 ,multiplier ,for each school year beginning on or after ,july #a1 #bjbj1 the multiplier shall be #a4h 4