,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aida  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bj1 #bjai,mrs4  
,murray introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell  
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act to e/abli% a
 p]man5t1 nationwide summ] electronic   
b5efits transf] = *ildr5 program4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/op ,*ild ,summ] ,hung] ,act ( #bjai4  
#b4 ,summ] electronic b5efits transf] = 
*ildr5 program ,section #ac7;a7 ( !     
,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool    
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7;a77 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ac7 
,summ] electronic b5efits transf] =     
*ildr5 program  7,a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
p>agraph3 7i7 ,eligible h\sehold ,! t]m 
eligible h\sehold means a h\sehold t    
includes "o or m *ildr5 :o are eligible 
to receive free or r$uc$-price lun*es "u
 ?is ,act or free or r$uc$-price        
breakfa/s "u ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act (  

#aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq474    
7ii7 ,summ] ,,ebt c>d ,! t]m summ] ,,ebt
 c>d means an electronic b5efit transf] 
c>d t is issu$ to an eligible h\sehold  
"u ?is p>agraph & limit$ to food        
pur*ases4  7,b7 ,program ,! ,secret>y   
%all e/abli% a program "u :i* !         
,secret>y %all provide to eligible      
h\seholds summ] ,,ebt c>ds = ! purpose (
 provid+ access to food = *ildr5 dur+   
summ] mon?s--  7i7 to r$uce or elim9ate 
! food insecurity & hung] ( *ildr52 &   
7ii7 to improve ! nutritional /atus (   
*ildr54  7,c7 ,use ,an eligible h\sehold
 may use a summ] ,,ebt c>d only to      
pur*ase food f retail food /ores t h be5
 approv$ = p>ticipation 9 ! supplem5tal 
nutrition assi/ance program e/abli%$ "u 
! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq471 9 accordance )
 section #g7;b7 ( t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaf7;b774  7,d7 ,am\nt ,ea* summ]     
,,ebt c>d issu$ %all be 9 an am\nt (--  
7i7 = cal5d> ye> #bjbj1 #aej 9 food     
assi/ance p] *ild p] summ]2 &  7ii7 =   

ea* subsequ5t cal5d> ye>1 ! am\nt       
specifi$ 9 clause 7i7 z adju/$ to       
reflect *anges 9 reimbursem5t rates =   
s*ool meals "u ?is ,act betwe5 cal5d>   
ye> #bjbj & ! mo/ rec5t cal5d> ye>4     
7,e7 ,tim+ ,summ] ,,ebt c>ds %all be    
issu$ at ! end ( ! regul> s*ool ye>4    
7,f7 ,fund+  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,on ,octob]   
#a1 #bjai1 & on ea* ,octob] #a !reaft]1 
out ( any funds 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise 
appropriat$1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury  
%all transf] to ! ,secret>y su* sums z  
are necess>y to c>ry out ?is section1 to
 rema9 available until exp5d$4  7ii7    
,receipt & acceptance ,! ,secret>y %all 
be entitl$ to receive1 %all accept1 &   
%all use to c>ry out ?is section ! funds
 transf]r$ "u clause 7i71 )\t fur!r     
appropriation4  7,g7 ,regulations  7i7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,octob] #a1 #bjai1 
! ,secret>y %all issue regulations to   
c>ry out ?is p>agraph4  7ii7            
,requirem5ts ,regulations issu$ "u ?is  
subp>agraph %all require t--  7,i7      
*ildr5 %all be eligible to p>ticipate & 

%all be enroll$ into ! program "u ?is   
p>agraph = a summ] )\t fur!r application
 if ! *ildr5 are enroll$ to p>ticipate 9
 ! free or r$uc$-price lun* program "u  
?is ,act or ! free or r$uc$-price       
breakfa/ program "u ! ,*ild ,nutrition  
,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et    
seq47 dur+ ! s*ool ye> imm$iately prec$+
 ! summ]2 &  7,,ii7 local educational   
ag5cies %all di/ribute to ! families (  
all *ildr5 enroll$ 9 s*ools p>ticipat+ 9
 programs au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act & ! ,*ild
 ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#agga et seq47 &1 to ! maximum ext5t    
practicable1 ! families ( all *ildr5    
enroll$ 9 s*ools ( ! local educational  
ag5cy in=mation1 z provid$ by !         
,secret>y--  7aa7 reg>d+ ! program      
au?oriz$ "u ?is p>agraph1 includ+       
eligibility rules & h[ *ildr5 9 eligible
 h\seholds t are n automatically enroll$
 "u subclause 7,i7 may apply = program  
b5efits2 &  7bb7 to assi/ h\seholds     
receiv+ summ] ,,ebt c>ds 9 mak+ heal?y  
food *oices & maximiz+ res\rces4  7iii7 

,alt]native tim+  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 issu+
 regulations "u ?is subp>agraph1 !      
,secret>y %all all[ alt]native plans = !
 tim+ ( issuance ( ! summ] electronic   
b5efit c>ds "u subp>agraph 7,d7 9 any "p
 ( a ,/ate 9 :i* ! s*ool ye> does n     
include a typical summ] break1 on !     
condition t ! ,secret>y det]m9es t no   
alt]native plan increases or decreases  
,f$]al co/s4  7,,ii7 ,consid]ations ,9  
develop+ regulations "u subclause 7,i71 
! ,secret>y %all consid] ! ability ( a  
,/ate effectively to issue b5efits "u an
 alt]native s*$ule4  4