,i #aag? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gcgc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,april #a1 #bjbb,mrs4 ,walorski introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,families ,fir/ ,coronavirus ,response ,act to ext5d c]ta9 waiv]s relat$ to *ild nutrition1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,nutrition = ,am]ican ,communities & ,kids ,act ( #bjbb or ! ,,snack ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,supply *a9 disruptions h made x difficult = s*ools to get suffici5t meals & supplies ne$$ to s]ve lun*es to /ud5ts4 7#b7 ,s*ool food au?orities are go+ ! extra mile to provide /ud5ts ) nutriti\s meals1 giv5 ! ongo+ supply *a9 issues4 7#c7 ,9 a #bjba survey ( s*ool nutrition directors1 #ig p]c5t express$ conc]ns ) cont9u$ p&emic supply *a9 disruptions1 ) #fe p]c5t cit+ ?is z a s]i\s conc]n4 7#d7 ,eligible *ildr5 %\ld be sp>$ ! h>mful consequ5ces ( curr5t supply *a9 %ortages by receiv+ s*ool-bas$ meals4 7#e7 ,s*ool food au?orities %\ld h ! necess>y flexibilities to address supply *a9 %ortages4 7#f7 ,s*ool food au?orities %\ld receive full meal reimbursem5t = meals provid$ :5 impact$ by supply *a9 delays beyond _! control4 7#g7 ,s*ool food au?orities h a*iev$ extraord9>y success 9 keep+ *ildr5 f$ ?r\gh\t ! p&emic4 ,!y %\ld be recogniz$ = ?is s]vice & support$ 9 ongo+ "w4 7#h7 ,due to ! unc]ta9ty ( supply *a9s & inflation1 s*ool food au?orities %\ld h ! ability to apply = waiv]s retroactively1 recogniz+ disruptions may occur z late z ! day ( s]vice4 7#i7 ,be=e ! p&emic1 summ] meal sites 7 requir$ to s]ve meals at a def9$ location1 also kn[n z congregate meals4 ,due to ! p&emic1 sites & s*ools 7 all[$ to s]ve non-congregate meals1 mean+ p>5ts c\ld pick up meals or organizations c\ld drop (f multiple meals at a *ild's home4 7#aj7 ,non-congregate waiv]s = summ] meals made x easi] = s*ool food au?orities to fe$ eligible kids dur+ ! summ] mon?s4 ,all[+ non-congregate waiv]s = ! summ] ( #bjbb w give s*ool food au?orities ! /ability !y ne$ to fe$ eligible kids = ! rema9d] ( ! summ]4 #c4 ,ext5sion ( waiv]s ,section #bbjb7;e7 ( ! ,families ,fir/ ,coronavirus ,response ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj note7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3 7e7 ,sunsets 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to e/abli% or grant a waiv] "u ?is section %all expire on ,june #cj1 #bjbb3 ,provid$1 ,t su* waiv]s %all only apply to s*ool ye> #bjba-bjbb4 7#b7 ,non-,congregate ,summ] ,food ,s]vice ,program ,waiv] ,! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to grant or ext5d a waiv] "u ?is section ) respect to congregate fe$+ "u ! qualifi$ program describ$ 9 subsection 7f77#a77;,d71 & any waiv] s grant$ or ext5d$1 %all expire on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbb4 7#c7 ,supply ,*a9 ,meal ,patt]n ,waiv] ,! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to grant or ext5d a waiv] "u subsection 7c71 & any waiv] s grant$ or ext5d$1 %all expire on ,june #cj1 #bjbd4 4