,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hecd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #f1         
#bjbj,mrs4 ,davis of ,california 7for   
herself and ,mr4 ,levin of ,california7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,richard ,b4 ,russell         
,national ,school ,lunch ,act to allow  
direct certification of children in     
households of active duty members of the
 ,armed ,forces for certain ,federal    
school meal programs1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,military           
,dependents ,school ,meal ,eligibility  
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,direct             
certification for dependent children of 

active duty ,members of the ,armed      
,forces  7a7 ,in general ,section #i of 
the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national     
,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ageh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7i7 by   
striking certification4--,subject and   
inserting the following3                
certification4-- 7,a7 ,free lunches or  
breakfasts ,subject  2  7ii7 by         
redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 through
 7,d7 as clauses 7i7 through 7iv7 and   
adjusting the margins accordingly2      
7iii7 in clause 7iv71 as so             
redesignated1 by striking or at the end2
  7iv7 by inserting after clause 7iv71  
as so redesignated1 the following3  7v7 
a member of a household in which a child
 is a dependent of an active duty member
 of the ,armed ,forces and such active  
duty member has a military income 7as   
defined in paragraph 7#af77;,c77 that   
does not exceed #acj percent of the     
poverty line 7as defined by the ,office 
of ,management and ,budget74  2  7v7 in 

subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,i7 by             
redesignating such subparagraph as      
clause 7vi7 and adjusting the margins   
accordingly2 and  7,,ii7 by             
redesignating clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of   
such subparagraph as subclauses 7,i7 and
 7,,ii7 and adjusting the margins       
accordingly2 and  7vi7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7,b7 ,reduced price 
lunches or breakfasts ,subject to       
paragraph 7#f71 any local educational   
agency may certify any child who is not 
eligible for free school lunch or       
breakfast as eligible for reduced price 
lunches or breakfasts1 without further  
application1 by directly communicating  
with the appropriate ,state or local    
agency to obtain documentation of the   
status of the child as a member of a    
household in which a child is a         
dependent of an active duty member of   
the ,armed ,forces and such active duty 
member has a military income 7as defined
 in paragraph 7#af77;,c77 that does not 
exceed #ahe percent of the poverty line 

7as defined by the ,office of           
,management and ,budget74  2  7,b7 in   
paragraph 7#f77;,a7-- 7i7 in clause     
7iv77,,ii71 by striking and at the end2 
7ii7 in clause 7v71 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7iii7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7vi7 a person directly      
connected with the administration or    
enforcement of the ,department of       
,defense ,integrated ,personnel and ,pay
 ,system4  2 and  7,c7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#af7 ,direct       
certification for dependent children of 
active duty members of the ,armed       
,forces  7,a7 ,agreement  7i7 ,in       
general ,for purposes of making         
eligibility determinations with respect 
to certifying children under            
subparagraph 7,a77v7 or 7,b7 of         
paragraph 7#e71 a ,state agency shall   
enter into an agreement with the        
,secretary of ,defense4  7ii7 ,without  
further application ,subject to         
paragraph 7#f71 the agreement described 

in clause 7i7 shall establish procedures
 for certifying children under          
subparagraph 7,a77v7 or 7,b7 of         
paragraph 7#e71 without further         
application 7as defined in paragraph    
7#d77;,g774  7,b7 ,access to data ,for  
purposes of carrying out this paragraph 
and subparagraph 7,a77v7 or 7,b7 of     
paragraph 7#e71 the ,secretary of       
,defense shall provide the ,secretary   
with access to non-classified income    
information as may be necessary to      
determine the military income of an     
active duty member of the ,armed        
,forces4  7,c7 ,military income  7i7    
,military income defined ,for purposes  
of this subsection1 the term military   
income means1 with respect to an active 
duty member of the ,armed ,forces1 the  
basic pay1 basic allowance for          
subsistence1 basic allowance for housing
 7or applicable cash equivalent71       
overseas housing allowance1 bonuses1 and
 special and incentive payments of such 
member1 as reported by the ,department  

of ,defense ,integrated ,personnel and  
,pay ,system4  7ii7 ,special rule ,in   
the case of a child who is the dependent
 of one or more active duty members of  
the ,armed ,forces1 the ,secretary1 in  
determining eligibility under           
subparagraph 7,a77v7 or 7,b7 of         
paragraph 7#e71 shall use the lesser of 
the military incomes of such members4  2
 and  7#b7 in subsection 7d77#b7-- 7,a7 
in subparagraph 7,f77ii71 by striking   
the or at the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph
 7,g71 by striking the period at the end
 and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,h7        
documentation has been provided to the  
appropriate local educational agency    
showing the status of the child as a    
member of a household described in      
subparagraph 7,a77v7 or 7,b7 of         
subsection 7b77#e74  4  7b7             
,clarification ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary shall provide a   
process for a parent or guardian whose  

child is directly certified under       
subparagraph 7,a77v7 or 7,b7 of section 
#i7;b7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell     
,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b771 as added by this  
section1 to remove such certification4