,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ghhg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #cj1 #bjbj ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 and ,mr4 ,grijalva7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to reimburse school food authorities at the free rate for meals served during school year #bjbj-bjba under the school breakfast program and the school lunch program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,pandemic ,child ,hunger ,prevention ,act4 #b4 ,reimbursement for meals served during school year #bjbj-bjba 7a7 ,provisions relating to school year #bjbj-bjba 7#a7 ,reimbursements during school year #bjbj-bjba ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 during school year #bjbj-bjba1 in making reimbursements to a ,state-- 7,a7 for lunches served by school food authorities in such ,state under the school lunch program under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq471 the ,secretary shall reimburse such ,state at the free lunch rate2 and 7,b7 for breakfasts served by school food authorities in such ,state under the school breakfast program under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc71 the ,secretary shall reimburse such ,state at the free breakfast rate4 7#b7 ,participation in meal programs during school year #bjbj-bjba ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 during school year #bjbj-bjba1 all children enrolled in a school that participates-- 7,a7 in the school lunch program under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 shall be eligible 7without application7 to receive free lunch under such ,act2 and 7,b7 in the school breakfast program under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7 shall be eligible 7without application7 to receive free breakfast under such section4 7#c7 ,one-time election to exclude school year #bjbj-bjba ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 a local educational agency may make a one-time election to exclude school year #bjbj-bjba from the #d-year period during which such local educational agency elects to receive payments under subparagraphs 7,c71 7,e71 or 7,f7 of section #aa7;a77#a7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#a774 7b7 ,provisions relating to school year #bjba-bjbb 7#a7 ,calculation of identified students for school year #bjba-bjbb ,for school year #bjba-bjbb1 in determining the percentage of identified students under section #aa7;a77#a77;,f7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#a77;,f771 local educational agencies and ,states-- 7,a7 shall certify students in accordance with paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#ae7 of section #i7;b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77 not later than ,april #a1 #bjba2 and 7,b7 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 may use the percentage of identified students-- 7i7 as of ,august #ca1 #bjbj2 or 7ii7 as of ,august #ca1 #bjba4 7#b7 ,selection of schools under fresh fruit and vegetable program for school year #bjba-bjbb ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 for purposes of participating in the program under section #ai of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi;a7 during school year #bjba-bjbb1 each ,state shall use the percentage of identified students for such school year determined in accordance with paragraph 7#a7 to determine which schools meet the requirements of subsection 7d77#a77;,a77i7 of such section #ai 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi;a7d77#a77;,a77i774 7#c7 ,paid lunch calculation for school year #bjba-bjbb ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 for purposes of establishing a price for paid lunches under section #ab7p7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7p77 for school year #bjba-bjbb-- 7,a7 school year #bjbj-bjba shall not apply as the previous school year2 and 7,b7 school year #bjai-bjbj shall apply as the previous school year4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,free breakfast rate ,the term free breakfast rate means the amount equal to-- 7,a7 the national average breakfast payment for free breakfast under section #d7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7;b77#a77;,b77 7as adjusted pursuant to section #aa7;a7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a7771 plus 7,b7 in the case of a school food authority that meets the requirements for severe need under section #d7;b77#b7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7;b77#b771 the additional payment amount specified under such section 7as adjusted pursuant to section #aa7;a7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a7771 plus 7,c7 the additional amount under section #d7;b77#c7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7;b77#c774 7#b7 ,free lunch rate ,the term free lunch rate means the amount equal to-- 7,a7 the national average lunch rate under section #d7;b77#b7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agec7;b77#b77 7as adjusted pursuant to section #aa7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a7771 plus 7,b7 in the case of a school food authority in which #fj percent or more of the lunches served in the school lunch program during the second preceding school year were served free or at a reduced price1 the additional payment amount specified under section #d7;b77#b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agec7;b77#b771 plus 7,c7 in the case of a school food authority that is determined eligible under subparagraph 7,d7 of section #d7;b77#c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agec7;b77#c771 the additional payment amount specified in subparagraph 7,c77i7 of such section 7as adjusted pursuant to section #aa7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a7771 plus 7,d7 the applicable special assistance factor under section #aa7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#b77 7as adjusted pursuant to section #aa7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a7774 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 #c4 ,eligibility under other child nutrition programs during school year #bjbj-bjba 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 during school year #bjbj-bjba1 each child enrolled in a school that participates in the school lunch program under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 or in the school breakfast program under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7 shall be treated under a qualified child nutrition program as a child certified eligible 7without application7 for free school meals4 7b7 ,qualified child nutrition program defined ,in this section1 the term qualified child nutrition program means-- 7#a7 the summer food service program for children under section #ac7;a77#a77;,a77i7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7;a77#a77;,a77i772 7#b7 the program for at-risk school children under section #ag7r7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff7r772 and 7#c7 the meal supplements for children in afterschool care program under section #ag;,a of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff;a74