,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbj,mr4  
,trone 7for himself and ,mr4 ,scott of  
,virginia7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide reimbursements for  
the child care operational emergency    
costs of certain institutions during the
 ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,food and ,nutrition
 ,provider ,emergency ,support ,act of  
#bjbj4  #b4 ,child care operational     
emergency costs during ,,covid-#ai      
pandemic  7a7 ,use of certain           
appropriations ,to cover child and adult
 care food program child care           
operational emergency costs during      
,,covid-#ai pandemic  7#a7 ,in general  
7,a7 ,required allotments               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary shall allocate to   
each ,state that participates in the    

reimbursement program under paragraph   
7#c7 such amounts as may be necessary to
 carry out reimbursements under such    
paragraph for each reimbursement month1 
including1 subject to paragraph         
7#d77;,c71 administrative expenses      
necessary to make such reimbursements4  
7,b7 ,guidance with respect to program  
,not later than #aj days after the date 
of the enactment of this section1 the   
,secretary shall issue guidance with    
respect to the reimbursement program    
under paragraph 7#c74  7#b7             
,reimbursement program application ,to  
participate in the reimbursement program
 under paragraph 7#c71 not later than   
#cj days after the date described in    
paragraph 7#a71 a ,state shall submit an
 application to the ,secretary that     
includes a plan to calculate and        
disburse reimbursements under the       
reimbursement program under paragraph   
7#c74  7#c7 ,reimbursement amount ,using
 the amounts allocated under paragraph  
7#a77;,a71 a ,state participating in the

 reimbursement program under this       
paragraph shall make reimbursements for 
child care operational emergency costs  
for each reimbursement month as follows3
 7,a7 ,for each new covered institution 
in the ,state for the reimbursement     
month1 an amount equal to #ee percent   
of-- 7i7 the average monthly amount such
 covered institution was reimbursed     
under subsection 7c7 and subsection 7f7 
of section #ag of the ,richard ,b4      
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff7 for meals and     
supplements served by such new covered  
institution during the alternate period2
 minus  7ii7 the amount such covered    
institution was reimbursed under such   
section for meals and supplements served
 by such new covered institution during 
such reimbursement month4  7,b7 ,for    
each covered institution not described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 in the ,state for  
the reimbursement month1 an amount equal
 to #ee percent of-- 7i7 the amount such
 covered institution was reimbursed     

under subsection 7c7 and subsection 7f7 
of section #ag of the ,richard ,b4      
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff7 for meals and     
supplements served by such covered      
institution during the month beginning  
one year before such reimbursement      
month2 minus  7ii7 the amount such      
covered institution was reimbursed under
 such section for meals and supplements 
served by such covered institution      
during such reimbursement month4  7,c7  
,for each new sponsoring organization of
 a family or group day care home in the 
,state for the reimbursement month1 an  
amount equal to #ee percent of-- 7i7 the
 average monthly amount such new        
sponsoring organization of a family or  
group day care home was reimbursed under
 section #ag7;f77#c77;,b7 of the        
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4              
#agff7;f77#c77;,b77 for administrative  
funds for the alternate period2 minus   
7ii7 the amount such new sponsoring     

organization of a family or group day   
care home was reimbursed under such     
section for administrative funds for the
 reimbursement month4  7,d7 ,for each   
sponsoring organization of a family or  
group day care home not described in    
subparagraph 7,c7 in the ,state for the 
reimbursement month1 an amount equal to 
#ee percent of-- 7i7 the amount such    
sponsoring organization of a family or  
group day care home was reimbursed under
 section #ag7;f77#c77;,b7 of the        
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4              
#agff7;f77#c77;,b77 for administrative  
funds for the month beginning one year  
before such reimbursement month2 minus  
7ii7 the amount such sponsoring         
organization of a family or group day   
care home was reimbursed under such     
section for administrative funds for    
such reimbursement month4  7#d7         
,treatment of funds  7,a7 ,availability 
,funds allocated to a ,state under      
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall remain        

available until ,march #cj1 #bjba4  7,b7
 ,unaffiliated center ,in the case of a 
covered institution or a new covered    
institution that is an unaffiliated     
center that is sponsored by a sponsoring
 organization and receives funds for a  
reimbursement month under subparagraph  
7,a7 or 7,b71 such unaffiliated center  
shall provide to such sponsoring        
organization an amount of such funds as 
agreed to by the sponsoring organization
 and the unaffiliated center1 except    
such amount may not be greater than #ae 
percent of such funds4  7,c7            
,administrative expenses ,a ,state may  
reserve not more than #a percent of the 
funds allocated under paragraph         
7#a77;,a7 for administrative expenses to
 carry out this subsection4  7,d7       
,unexpended balance ,on ,september #cj1 
#bjba1 any amounts allocated to a ,state
 under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 or reimbursed
 to a new covered institution1 covered  
institution1 new sponsoring organization
 of a family or group day care home1 or 

sponsoring organization of a family or  
group day care home that are unexpended 
by such ,state1 new covered institution1
 covered institution1 new sponsoring    
organization of a family or group day   
care home1 or sponsoring organization of
 a family or group day care home1 shall 
revert to the ,secretary4  7#e7 ,reports
 ,each ,state that carries out a        
reimbursement program under paragraph   
7#c7 shall1 not later than ,september   
#cj1 #bjba1 submit a report to the      
,secretary that includes a summary of   
the use of such funds by the ,state and 
each new covered institution1 covered   
institution1 new sponsoring organization
 of a family or group day care home1 or 
sponsoring organization of a family or  
group day care home4  7b7 ,definitions  
,in this section3 7#a7 ,child care      
operational emergency costs ,the term   
child care operational emergency costs  
means the costs under the child and     
adult care food program under section   
#ag of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell        

,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #agff7 incurred by a new      
covered institution1 covered            
institution1 new sponsoring organization
 of a family or group day care home1 or 
sponsoring organization of a family or  
group day care home-- 7,a7 during a     
public health emergency2  7,b7 that are 
related to the ongoing operation1       
modified operation1 or temporary        
suspension of operation 7including      
administrative costs7 of such new       
covered institution1 covered            
institution1 new sponsoring organization
 of a family or group day care home1    
sponsoring organization of a family or  
group day care home1 or sponsoring      
organization of an unaffiliated center2 
and  7,c7 except as provided under      
subsection 7b71 that are not reimbursed 
under a ,federal grant4  7#b7 ,covered  
institution ,the term covered           
institution means-- 7,a7 an institution 
7as defined in section #ag7;a77#b7 of   
the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national     

,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#agff7;a77#b7772 and  7,b7 a family or  
group day care home4  7#c7 ,new covered 
institution ,the term new covered       
institution means a covered institution 
for which no reimbursements were made   
for meals and supplements under section 
#ag7;c7 or 7f7 of the ,richard ,b4      
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff7 with respect to   
the previous reimbursement period4  7#d7
 ,new sponsoring organization of a      
family or group day care ,the term new  
sponsoring organization of a family or  
group day care means a sponsoring       
organization of a family or group day   
care home for which no reimbursements   
for administrative funds were made under
 section #ag7;f77#c77;,b7 of the        
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4              
#agff7;f77#c77;,b77 for the previous    
reimbursement period4  7#e7 ,previous   
reimbursement period ,the term previous 
reimbursement period means the period   

beginning ,march #a1 #bjai1 and ending  
,june #cj1 #bjai4  7#f7 ,public health  
emergency ,the term public health       
emergency means a public health         
emergency declared pursuant to section  
#cai of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 resulting   
from the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4  7#g7    
,reimbursement month ,the term          
reimbursement month means ,march #bjbj1 
,april #bjbj1 ,may #bjbj1 and ,june     
#bjbj4  7#h7 ,secretary ,the term       
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,agriculture4  7#i7 ,state ,the term    
,state has the meaning given such term  
in section #ab7;d77#h7 of the ,richard  
,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7;d77#h774