,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjbj,ms4   
,fudge 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,scott (        
,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1
 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on        
,education & ,labor1 = a p]iod to be    
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to provide     
c]ta9 food assi/ance = eligible *ildr5  
dur+ p]iods :5 _! s*ools are clos$ due  
to a public heal? em]g5cy2 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,p&emic ,,ebt ,act ( #bjbj4
  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture assi/ance
 dur+ public heal? em]g5cy  7a7 ,p&emic 
em]g5cy ,dur+ fiscal ye> #bjbj1 9 any   
case 9 :i* a s*ool is clos$ = at lea/ #e
 consecutive days dur+ a public heal?   
em]g5cy designation dur+ :i* ! s*ool    
w\ld o!rwise be 9 session1 ea* h\sehold 

conta9+ at lea/ #a memb] :o is an       
eligible *ild att5d+ ! s*ool %all be    
eligible to receive assi/ance pursuant  
to a ,/ate ag5cy plan approv$ "u        
subsection 7b7  7b7 ,assi/ance ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y (          
,agriculture may approve ,/ate ag5cy    
plans = tempor>y em]g5cy /&>ds (        
eligibility & levels ( b5efits "u !     
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq47 = h\seholds )  
eligible *ildr54 ,plans approv$ by !    
,secret>y may provide = supplem5tal     
allotm5ts to h\seholds receiv+ b5efits  
"u su* ,act1 & issuances to h\seholds n 
already receiv+ b5efits4 ,su* level (   
b5efits %all be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y 9
 an am\nt n less ?an ! value ( meals at 
! free rate ov] ! c\rse ( #e s*ool days 
= ea* eligible *ild 9 ! h\sehold4  7c7  
,m9imum closure requirem5t ,! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture %all n provide assi/ance 
"u ?is section 9 ! case ( a s*ool t is  
clos$ = less ?an #e consecutive days4   
7d7 ,use ( ebt sy/em ,a ,/ate ag5cy may 

provide assi/ance "u ?is section ?r\gh !
 ,,ebt c>d sy/em e/abli%$ "u section #g 
( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf74  7e7 ,release (       
in=mation ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture may     
au?orize ,/ate educational ag5cies &    
s*ool food au?orities adm9i/]+ a s*ool  
lun* program "u ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell   
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 to release to  
appropriate (ficials adm9i/]+ !         
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
su* in=mation z may be necess>y to c>ry 
out ?is section4  7f7 ,waiv]s ,to       
facilitate implem5tation ( ?is section1 
! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture may approve  
waiv]s ( ! limits on c]tification p]iods
 o!rwise applicable "u section #c7;f7 ( 
! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7;f771 report+           
requirem5ts o!rwise applicable "u       
section #f7;c7 ( su* ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjae7;c771 & o!r adm9i/rative          
requirem5ts o!rwise applicable to ,/ate 

ag5cies "u su* ,act4  7g7 ,fund+ ,!     
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all use funds 
made available "u ! ,food & ,nutrition  
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et     
seq47 to fund1 ) ! exception ( !        
commodities describ$ 9 subsection 7h71  
b5efits provid$ "u ?is section4  7h7    
,availability ( commodities ,dur+ fiscal
 ye> #bjbj1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture  
may utilize funds appropriat$ "u section
 #cb ( ! ,act ( ,augu/ #bd1 #aice 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c71 to pur*ase           
commodities = em]g5cy di/ribution 9 any 
area ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ a public    
heal? em]g5cy designation4  7i7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
eligible *ild means a *ild 7z def9$ 9   
section #ab7;d71 or s]v$ "u section     
#aa7;a77#a71 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell    
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7;d71 #agei7;a77#a77 :o1 
if n = ! closure ( ! s*ool att5d$ by !  
*ild dur+ a public heal? em]g5cy        
designation & due to conc]ns ab\t a     
novel coronavirus outbreak1 w\ld receive

 free or r$uc$ price s*ool meals "u !   
,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool    
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agel et seq47
 at ! s*ool4  7#b7 ,! t]m public heal?  
em]g5cy designation means ! decl>ation--
 7,a7 ( a public heal? em]g5cy1 bas$ on 
an outbreak ( coronavirus disease #bjai 
7,,covid-#ai71 by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices "u section #cai ( !    
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d72 or  7,b7 ( a dome/ic 
em]g5cy1 bas$ on an outbreak (          
coronavirus disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai71
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4    
7#c7 ,! t]m s*ool has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #ab7;d7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4       
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7;d774