,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bg1 #bjbe,mr4   
,aguil> 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4   
,*u1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,mc,garvey1
 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,mr4      
,mull91 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,panetta1    
,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 & ,mrs4       
,watson ,coleman7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national    
,s*ool ,lun* ,act to e/abli% /atewide   
community eligibility = c]ta9 special   
assi/ance paym5ts1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,no ,hungry ,kids 9 ,s*ools ,act4  #b4
 ,/atewide community eligibility        
,section #aa7;a77#a77;,f7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4
 ,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#a77;,f77 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7xiv7 
,/atewide community eligibility ,= ea*  
s*ool ye> beg9n+ on or aft] ,july #a1   
#bjbe1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% an      

option = ,/ates to utilize a /atewide   
community eligibility program1 =        
purposes ( :i*1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate ag5cy
 t agrees to provide fund+ f s\rces o!r 
?an ,f$]al funds to ensure t local      
educational ag5cies 9 ! ,/ate receive ! 
free reimbursem5t rate = #ajj p]c5t ( ! 
meals s]v$ at applicable s*ools1 z def9$
 by ! ,secret>y-- 7,i7 ! multipli]      
describ$ 9 clause 7vii7 %all apply2     
7,,ii7 ! ?re%old describ$ 9 clause      
7viii7 %all be z]o2 &  7,,iii7 !        
p]c5tage ( enroll$ /ud5ts :o 7 id5tifi$ 
/ud5ts %all be calculat$ across all     
applicable s*ools 9 ! ,/ate reg>dless ( 
local educational ag5cy4  4