,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjai,mr4 ,udall 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,cortez ,masto1 and ,ms4 ,smith7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act and the ,child ,nutrition   
,act of #aiff to improve nutrition in   
tribal areas1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,tribal ,nutrition ,improvement 
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,universal meal     
service in ,native ,american areas      
,section #aa of the ,richard ,b4        
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7 is amended by   
inserting after subsection 7e7 the      
following3  7f7 ,universal meal service 
in ,native ,american areas  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary shall identify1 
for optional use in local educational   

agencies on or near ,indian             
reservations1 alternatives to-- 7,a7 the
 daily counting by category of meals    
provided by school lunch programs under 
this ,act and the school breakfast      
program established by section #d of the
 ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aggc72  7,b7 the use of      
annual applications as the basis for    
eligibility to receive free meals or    
reduced price meals under this ,act2 and
  7,c7 the use of universal meal service
 described in subsections 7a77#a77;,f7  
and 7g74  7#b7 ,use of alternatives     
,alternatives described in paragraph    
7#a7 may be-- 7,a7 implemented for use  
in schools or by school food authorities
 that agree-- 7i7 to serve all          
breakfasts and lunches to all students  
at no cost2  7ii7 to pay1 from sources  
other than ,federal funds1 the costs of 
serving any lunches and breakfasts that 
are in excess of the value of assistance
 received under this ,act or the ,child 
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 

#agga et seq471 as determined by the    
,secretary1 with respect to the number  
of lunches and breakfasts served during 
the applicable period2 and  7iii7 not to
 collect applications for free or       
reduced price meals2 or  7,b7 further   
tested through demonstration projects   
carried out by the ,secretary in        
accordance with paragraph 7#c74  7#c7   
,demonstration projects ,for the purpose
 of carrying out demonstration projects 
described in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 the   
,secretary may waive any requirement of 
this ,act relating to-- 7,a7 counting   
and claiming of meals provided by school
 lunch or breakfast programs2 and  7,b7 
determinations of eligibility for free  
or reduced priced meals4  4  #c4 ,school
 lunch program and child and adult care 
food program ,section #ab7;d7 of the    
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7;d77 is
 amended by striking paragraph 7#h7 and 
inserting the following3  7#h7 ,state   
,the term ,state means-- 7,a7 any of the

 #ej ,states2  7,b7 the ,district of    
,columbia2  7,c7 the ,commonwealth of   
,puerto ,rico2  7,d7 the ,virgin        
,islands2  7,e7 ,guam2  7,f7 ,american  
,samoa2  7,g7 the ,commonwealth of the  
,northern ,mariana ,islands2 or  7,h7 an
 ,indian tribe 7as defined in section #d
 of the ,indian ,self-,determination and
 ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be       
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774  4  #d4 ,summer food 
service program for children ,section   
#ac7;a77#a77;,e7 of the ,richard ,b4    
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7;a77#a77;,e77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7vi71 by       
striking and2  7#b7 in clause 7vii71 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7viii7 an       
,indian tribe 7as defined in section #d 
of the ,indian ,self-,determination and 
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774  4  #e4              
,administrative and start up funds      
,section #g7;c7 of the ,child ,nutrition

 ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggf7;c77
 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7c7 ,if  
any ,state agency and inserting the     
following3  7c7 ,adjustment in          
administrative funds  7#a7              
,administration by a ,state agency ,if  
any ,state agency  2 and  7#b7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#b7        
,administration by an ,indian tribe     
7,a7 ,in general ,if an ,indian tribe   
agrees to assume responsibility for the 
administration of the school breakfast  
program under section #d or the school  
lunch program1 summer food service      
program for children1 or child and adult
 care food program established under the
 ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school
 ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et    
seq471 the ,secretary shall make an     
appropriate adjustment in the           
administrative funds paid under this    
section to the ,indian tribe not later  
than the preceding fiscal year4  7,b7   
,start up funds ,the adjustment in      
administrative funds described in       

subparagraph 7,a7 shall consist of an   
amount for start up funds1 negotiated   
with the ,indian tribe1 of not less than
 #aj1jjj and not more than #ajj1jjj for 
each fiscal year4  4  #f4 ,school       
breakfast program ,section #ae of the   
,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #aghd7 is amended by striking 
paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the        
following3  7#a7 ,state ,the term ,state
 means-- 7,a7 any of the #ej ,states2   
7,b7 the ,district of ,columbia2  7,c7  
the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico2     
7,d7 the ,virgin ,islands2  7,e7 ,guam2 
7,f7 ,american ,samoa2  7,g7 the        
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands2 or  7,h7 an ,indian tribe 7as 
defined in section #d of the ,indian    
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774
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