,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ca1 #bjai,mr4 
,casey 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 enhance  
direct c]tification "u ! s*ool lun*     
program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,c>egiv]s1 ,access1 &       
,responsible ,expansion = ,kids ,act (  
#bjai or ! ,,c>e = ,kids ,act ( #bjai4  
#b4 ,enhanc+ direct c]tification        
,section #i7;b77#e7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4      
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#e77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph     
7,a71 by ins]t+ 7includ+ any s*ool      
op]at$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian           
,education7 be=e may c]tify2 &  7#b7 9  
subp>agraph 7,e7--  7,a7 9 clause 7i71  
by /rik+ or at ! end2  7,b7 9 clause    
7ii7--  7i7 by /rik+ :o & ins]t+ :om2 & 
7ii7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 

a semicolon2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7iii7 a *ild ^: placem5t ) a   
c>egiv] 0 c>ri$ out ) ! involvem5t ( an 
ag5cy t adm9i/]s a ,/ate plan "u "p ,b  
or ,e ( title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 or a 
tribal *ild welf>e ag5cy1 )\t reg>d to  
:e!r ! ag5cy is responsible = ! c>e &   
placem5t ( ! *ild2  7iv7 a *ild = :om an
 adoption assi/ance paym5t is made "u   
section #dgc7;a7 ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;a77 or "u a   
simil> ,/ate-fund$ or ,/ate-op]at$      
program1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2  7v7 
a *ild = :om a k9%ip gu>dian%ip         
assi/ance paym5t is made "u section     
#dgc7;d7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;d77 or "u a simil>     
,/ate-fund$ or ,/ate-op]at$ program1 z  
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 )\t reg>d to    
:e!r ! *ild 0 previ\sly 9 fo/] c>e2 or  
7vi7 a *ild ( a family t-- 7,i7 lives 9 
h\s+ d$icat$ to l[-income families ) a  
c>egiv] :o is a gr&p>5t or ano!r old]   
p]son t c>es = ! *ild full-"t2 or       

7,,ii7 receives h\s+ or h\s+ assi/ance  
"u ! ,native ,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance &
 ,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #daja et seq474  4  #c4       
,ext5d$ eligibility ,section #i7;b77#i7 
( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool
 ,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4              
#ageh7;b77#i77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by      
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,c7 z           
subp>agraph 7,d72  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subp>agraph 7,b7 ! foll[+3  7,c7        
,eligibility ( transf]r$ *ildr5  7i7    
,def9ition ( cov]$ *ild ,9 ?is          
subp>agraph1 ! t]m cov]$ *ild means a   
*ild t-- 7,i7 has be5 det]m9$ eligible =
 free or r$uc$ price meals "u ?is ,act  
by a local educational ag5cy 7ref]r$ to 
9 ?is subp>agraph z ! orig9al local     
educational ag5cy72 &  7,,ii7 transf]s  
to ano!r s*ool t is "u ! jurisdiction ( 
a diff]5t local educational ag5cy       
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subp>agraph z ! new    
local educational ag5cy74  7ii7         
,eligibility ,an eligibility det]m9ation
 made by an orig9al local educational   

ag5cy ) respect to a cov]$ *ild %all be 
transf]r$ to1 & honor$ by1 ! new local  
educational ag5cy1 includ+ ! p]iod = :i*
 t det]m9ation 0 au?oriz$1 subject to an
 ext5sion "u clause 7iii74  7iii7       
,ext5sion ( duration ,a new local       
educational ag5cy %all honor !          
eligibility det]m9ation = a cov]$ *ild  
"u clause 7ii7 = a p]iod t is #a ye>    
long] ?an ! p]iod = :i* t det]m9ation 0 
au?oriz$ by ! orig9al local educational 
ag5cy if ! cov]$ *ild began liv+ ) a    
c>egiv]--  7,i7 9 ! #ab-mon? p]iod      
prec$+ ! date on :i* ! cov]$ *ild is    
enroll$ 9 a s*ool "u ! jurisdiction ( a 
new local educational ag5cy2 &  7,,ii7  
:o is-- 7aa7 a gr&p>5t or o!r relative &
 has legal au?ority to secure s]vices = 
! *ild ?r\gh an educational or heal?c>e 
cons5t affidavit1 p[] ( attorney1 or o!r
 legal docum5tation2 or  7bb7 a gr&p>5t 
or o!r relative & has legal cu/ody ( !  
*ild or has comm5c$ ! process ( seek+   
legal cu/ody ( ! *ild 9 a c\rt ( law4  2
 &  7#c7 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 7z s        

r$esignat$7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+ clauses
 7i7 & 7ii7 z subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii71 
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7,b7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subclause 7,i7 7z 
s r$esignat$71 by /rik+ ,except z & all 
t foll[s ?r\gh 7#c77;,h77ii7 & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z o!rwise 
specifi$ 9 clause 7ii71 subp>agraph     
7,c71 subp>agraphs 7,e7 & 7,h77ii7 (    
p>agraph 7#c7  2 &  7,c7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7ii7 ,ext5sion = c]ta9   
*ildr5 ,a s*ool food au?ority %all ext5d
 ! eligibility det]m9ation made by a    
local educational ag5cy ) respect to a  
*ild = a p]iod t is #a ye> long] ?an !  
p]iod = :i* t det]m9ation 0 au?oriz$ by 
! local educational ag5cy1 if ! *ild    
began liv+ ) a c>egiv]--  7,i7 9 !      
#ab-mon? p]iod prec$+ ! date on :i* !   
cov]$ *ild is enroll$ 9 ! new s*ool2 &  
7,,ii7 :o is-- 7aa7 a gr&p>5t or o!r    
relative & has legal au?ority to secure 
s]vices = ! *ild ?r\gh an educational or
 heal?c>e cons5t affidavit1 p[] (       
attorney1 or o!r legal docum5tation2 or 

7bb7 a gr&p>5t or o!r relative & has    
legal cu/ody ( ! *ild or has comm5c$ !  
process ( seek+ legal cu/ody ( ! *ild 9 
a c\rt ( law4  4  #d4 ,exp&+ automatic  
eligibility  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section      
#i7;b77#ab77;,a7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell
 ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#ab77;,a77 is       
am5d$--  7#a7 by con=m+ ! m>g9s (       
clauses 7iv7 ?r\gh 7vii7 to ! m>g9 (    
clause 7iii72 &  7#b7 9 clause 7vii7--  
7,a7 9 subclause 7,i71 by /rik+ or at ! 
end2  7,b7 9 subclause 7,,ii7--  7i7 by 
/rik+ :o & ins]t+ :om2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ 
! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &
  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3       
7,,iii7 a *ild ^: placem5t ) a c>egiv] 0
 c>ri$ out ) ! involvem5t ( an ag5cy t  
adm9i/]s a ,/ate plan "u "p ,b or ,e (  
title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 or a tribal
 *ild welf>e ag5cy1 )\t reg>d to :e!r ! 
ag5cy is responsible = ! c>e & placem5t 
( ! *ild2  7,,iv7 a *ild = :om an       
adoption assi/ance paym5t is made "u    

section #dgc7;a7 ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;a77 or "u a   
simil> ,/ate-fund$ or ,/ate-op]at$      
program1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2  7,v7
 a *ild = :om a k9%ip gu>dian%ip        
assi/ance paym5t is made "u section     
#dgc7;d7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;d77 or "u a simil>     
,/ate-fund$ or ,/ate-op]at$ program1 z  
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 )\t reg>d to    
:e!r ! *ild 0 previ\sly 9 fo/] c>e2 or  
7,,vi7 a *ild ( a family t-- 7aa7 lives 
9 h\s+ d$icat$ to l[-income families ) a
 c>egiv] :o is a gr&p>5t or ano!r old]  
p]son t c>es = ! *ild full-"t2 or  7bb7 
receives h\s+ or h\s+ assi/ance "u !    
,native ,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance &     
,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #daja et seq474  4  7b7       
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #i7;d77#b7 ( !
 ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool   
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;d77#b77
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by
 /rik+ 7iv7 or 7v7 & ins]t+ 7ii71 7iii71
 7iv71 7v71 or 7vii72  7#b7 9           

subp>agraph 7,e71 by add+ or at ! end   
aft] ! semicolon2  7#c7 by /rik+        
subp>agraph 7,f72 &  7#d7 by r$esignat+ 
subp>agraph 7,g7 z subp>agraph 7,f7 &   
con=m+ ! m>g9 ( subp>agraph 7,f7 7z s   
r$esignat$7 appropriately4  #e4 ,m$icaid
 direct c]tification ,section           
#i7;b77#ae77;,a77i7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4      
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#ae77;,a77i77  
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subclause 7,i7-- 7,a7
 9 item 7bb71 by /rik+ 7bb7 :o & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  7,,bb7 :o 2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ 
7,i77aa7 :o & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7aa7    
7,,aa7 :o  2  7#b7 9 subclause 7,,ii7-- 
7,a7 by /rik+ regulations7 ) a *ild     
describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 & ins]t+      
regulations77 ) a *ild describ$ 9 item  
7aa72 &  7,b7 by /rik+ 7,,ii7 :o &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7bb7 :o  2  7#c7 9 !  
matt] prec$+ item 7aa77,,aa7 7z s       
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ ,! t]m & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m  2 &  7#d7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,,ii7 ,o!r
 *ildr5 ,! t]m eligible *ild includes a 

*ild t receives m$ical assi/ance "u !   
,m$icaid program-- 7aa7 "u subclause    
7,i7 ( section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77i77 on ! basis (   
receiv+ aid or assi/ance "u ! ,/ate plan
 approv$ "u "p ,e ( title ,,iv ( t ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgj et seq47 or by      
reason ( section #dgc7;b7 ( t ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;b772 or  7bb7 "u        
subclause 7,,ii7 ( section              
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i7 ( t ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#aj77;,a77i77 on ! 
basis ( receiv+ supplem5tal security    
income b5efits4  4