,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fecf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ag1 #bjbj,ms4 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of ,oklahoma 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,trone1 and ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas7 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 enhance direct certification under the school lunch program4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,caregivers1 ,access1 and ,responsible ,expansion for ,kids ,act of #bjbj or the ,,care for ,kids ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,enhancing direct certification ,section #i7;b77#e7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 7including any school operated by the ,bureau of ,indian ,education7 before may certify2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking or at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7ii7-- 7i7 by striking who and inserting whom2 and 7ii7 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 a child whose placement with a caregiver was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a ,state plan under part ,b or ,e of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 or a tribal child welfare agency1 without regard to whether the agency is responsible for the care and placement of the child2 7iv7 a child for whom an adoption assistance payment is made under section #dgc7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;a77 or under a similar ,state-funded or ,state-operated program1 as determined by the ,secretary2 7v7 a child for whom a kinship guardianship assistance payment is made under section #dgc7;d7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;d77 or under a similar ,state-funded or ,state-operated program1 as determined by the ,secretary1 without regard to whether the child was previously in foster care2 or 7vi7 a child of a family that-- 7,i7 lives in housing dedicated to low-income families with a caregiver who is a grandparent or another older person that cares for the child full-time2 or 7,,ii7 receives housing or housing assistance under the ,native ,american ,housing ,assistance and ,self-,determination ,act of #aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daja et seq474 4 #c4 ,extended eligibility ,section #i7;b77#i7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#i77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,d72 7#b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the following3 7,c7 ,eligibility of transferred children 7i7 ,definition of covered child ,in this subparagraph1 the term covered child means a child that-- 7,i7 has been determined eligible for free or reduced price meals under this ,act by a local educational agency 7referred to in this subparagraph as the original local educational agency72 and 7,,ii7 transfers to another school that is under the jurisdiction of a different local educational agency 7referred to in this subparagraph as the new local educational agency74 7ii7 ,eligibility ,an eligibility determination made by an original local educational agency with respect to a covered child shall be transferred to1 and honored by1 the new local educational agency1 including the period for which that determination was authorized1 subject to an extension under clause 7iii74 7iii7 ,extension of duration ,a new local educational agency shall honor the eligibility determination for a covered child under clause 7ii7 for a period that is #a year longer than the period for which that determination was authorized by the original local educational agency if the covered child began living with a caregiver-- 7,i7 in the #ab-month period preceding the date on which the covered child is enrolled in a school under the jurisdiction of a new local educational agency2 and 7,,ii7 who is-- 7aa7 a grandparent or other relative and has legal authority to secure services for the child through an educational or healthcare consent affidavit1 power of attorney1 or other legal documentation2 or 7bb7 a grandparent or other relative and has legal custody of the child or has commenced the process of seeking legal custody of the child in a court of law4 2 and 7#c7 in subparagraph 7,d7 7as so redesignated7-- 7,a7 by redesignating clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 as subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii71 respectively1 and indenting appropriately2 7,b7 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i7 7as so redesignated71 by striking ,except as and all that follows through 7#c77;,h77ii7 and inserting the following3 7i7 ,in general ,except as otherwise specified in clause 7ii71 subparagraph 7,c71 subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,h77ii7 of paragraph 7#c7 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 ,extension for certain children ,a school food authority shall extend the eligibility determination made by a local educational agency with respect to a child for a period that is #a year longer than the period for which that determination was authorized by the local educational agency1 if the child began living with a caregiver-- 7,i7 in the #ab-month period preceding the date on which the covered child is enrolled in the new school2 and 7,,ii7 who is-- 7aa7 a grandparent or other relative and has legal authority to secure services for the child through an educational or healthcare consent affidavit1 power of attorney1 or other legal documentation2 or 7bb7 a grandparent or other relative and has legal custody of the child or has commenced the process of seeking legal custody of the child in a court of law4 4 #d4 ,expanding automatic eligibility 7a7 ,in general ,section #i7;b77#ab77;,a7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#ab77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by conforming the margins of clauses 7iv7 through 7vii7 to the margin of clause 7iii72 and 7#b7 in clause 7vii7-- 7,a7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking or at the end2 7,b7 in subclause 7,,ii7-- 7i7 by striking who and inserting whom2 and 7ii7 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,iii7 a child whose placement with a caregiver was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a ,state plan under part ,b or ,e of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 or a tribal child welfare agency1 without regard to whether the agency is responsible for the care and placement of the child2 7,,iv7 a child for whom an adoption assistance payment is made under section #dgc7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;a77 or under a similar ,state-funded or ,state-operated program1 as determined by the ,secretary2 7,v7 a child for whom a kinship guardianship assistance payment is made under section #dgc7;d7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;d77 or under a similar ,state-funded or ,state-operated program1 as determined by the ,secretary1 without regard to whether the child was previously in foster care2 or 7,,vi7 a child of a family that-- 7aa7 lives in housing dedicated to low-income families with a caregiver who is a grandparent or another older person that cares for the child full-time2 or 7bb7 receives housing or housing assistance under the ,native ,american ,housing ,assistance and ,self-,determination ,act of #aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daja et seq474 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #i7;d77#b7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;d77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking 7iv7 or 7v7 and inserting 7ii71 7iii71 7iv71 7v71 or 7vii72 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by adding or at the end after the semicolon2 7#c7 by striking subparagraph 7,f72 and 7#d7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,g7 as subparagraph 7,f7 and conforming the margin of subparagraph 7,f7 7as so redesignated7 appropriately4 #e4 ,medicaid direct certification ,section #i7;b77#ae77;,a77i7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#ae77;,a77i77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subclause 7,i7-- 7,a7 in item 7bb71 by striking 7bb7 who and inserting the following3 7,,bb7 who 2 and 7,b7 by striking 7,i77aa7 who and inserting the following3 7aa7 7,,aa7 who 2 7#b7 in subclause 7,,ii7-- 7,a7 by striking regulations7 with a child described in subclause 7,i7 and inserting regulations77 with a child described in item 7aa72 and 7,b7 by striking 7,,ii7 who and inserting the following3 7bb7 who 2 7#c7 in the matter preceding item 7aa77,,aa7 7as so redesignated71 by striking ,the term and inserting the following3 7,i7 ,in general ,the term 2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,ii7 ,other children ,the term eligible child includes a child that receives medical assistance under the ,medicaid program-- 7aa7 under subclause 7,i7 of section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77i77 on the basis of receiving aid or assistance under the ,state plan approved under part ,e of title ,,iv of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgj et seq47 or by reason of section #dgc7;b7 of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;b772 or 7bb7 under subclause 7,,ii7 of section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i7 of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77i77 on the basis of receiving supplemental security income benefits4 4