,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gedb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i 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 make     
lun*es free = all *ildr5 & to reimburse 
s*ool meal del9qu5t debt1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 table (     
cont5ts  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,kids ,ne$ ,lun* ,act4  7b7 
,table ( cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts =   
?is ,act is z foll[s3  ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort  
title2 table ( cont5ts4 ,sec4 #b4       
,effective date4 ,title ,i--,free       
,lun*es ,sec4 #aja4 ,apportionm5t to    
,/ates4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,nutritional & o!r  
program requirem5ts4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,price 
= a paid lun*4 ,title ,,ii--,address+   
,s*ool ,meal ,debt ,sec4 #bja4          
,reimbursem5t ( s*ool meal del9qu5t debt
 program4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,no collection (  
debt4  #b4 ,effective date ,unless      

o!rwise provid$1 ?is ,act1 & ! am5dm5ts 
made by ?is ,act1 %all take effect #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  
,i ,free ,lun*es  #aja4 ,apportionm5t to
 ,/ates ,section #d7;b7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4  
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agec7;b77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3  7#b7 ,paym5t am\nts  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! national av]age paym5t = ea*   
free lun* %all be #d4hf1 adju/$ annually
 = inflation 9 accordance ) subp>agraph 
7,b7 & r\nd$ 9 accordance ) subp>agraph 
7,c74  7,b7 ,inflation adju/m5t  7i7 ,9 
g5]al ,! annual inflation adju/m5t "u   
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all reflect *anges 9 !
 co/ ( op]at+ ! free lun* program "u ?is
 ,act1 z indicat$ by ! *ange 9 !        
,consum] ,price ,index = food away f    
home = all urban consum]s4  7ii7 ,basis 
,ea* annual inflation adju/m5t "u       
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all reflect ! *anges 9
 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = food away f 
home = ! mo/ rec5t #ab-mon? p]iod = :i* 
t data is available4  7,c7  ,r\nd+  ,on 

,july #a1 #bjbg1 & annually !reaft]1 !  
national av]age paym5t rate = free lun* 
%all be--  7i7 adju/$ to ! ne>e/ l[]-c5t
 increm5t2 &  7ii7 bas$ on ! unr\nd$    
am\nts = ! prec$+ #ab-mon? p]iod4  2 &  
7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#c74  #ajb4     
,nutritional & o!r program requirem5ts  
7a7 ,elim9ation ( free lun* eligibility 
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section     
#i7;b7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national
 ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#ageh7;b77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3   
7b7 ,free lun*es ,all *ildr5 enroll$ 9 a
 s*ool t p>ticipates 9 ! s*ool lun*     
program "u ?is ,act %all be eligible to 
receive free lun* "u ?is ,act4  4  7#b7 
,provisions applicable to free & r$uc$  
price breakfa/s ,9 ! case ( free or     
r$uc$ price s*ool breakfa/s "u ! ,*ild  
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#agga71 subsection 7b7 ( section #i ( ! 
,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool    
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh71 z 9   
effect on ! day be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 %all apply4  7b7 ,con=m+   

am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section #i ( ! ,ri*>d   
,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9
 subsection 7c71 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce1 by    
/rik+ or at a r$uc$ co/2 &  7,b7 9      
subsection 7e71 by /rik+ 1 r$uc$ price14
  7#b7 ,p>agraph 7#b7 ( section #aa7;a7 
( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool
 ,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77  
is repeal$4  7#c7 ,clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 ( 
section #aa7;a77#c77;,a7 ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#c77;,a77 are 
repeal$4  7#d7 ,section #bh ( ! ,ri*>d  
,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi;i7 is am5d$--     
7,a7 by /rik+ subsection 7b72 &  7,b7 by
 r$esignat+ subsection 7c7 z subsection 
7b74  #ajc4 ,price = a paid lun*        
,section #ab ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell    
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7l77#d7--  7,a7 by /rik+     
subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7,b7 by r$esignat+ 
subp>agraphs 7,e7 ?r\gh 7,m7 z          

subp>agraphs 7,d7 ?r\gh 7,l71           
respectively2  7#b7 by /rik+ subsection 
7p72 &  7#c7 by r$esignat+ subsections  
7q7 & 7r7 z subsections 7p7 & 7q71      
respectively4  ,,ii ,address+ ,s*ool    
,meal ,debt  #bja4 ,reimbursem5t ( s*ool
 meal del9qu5t debt program  7a7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,del9qu5t debt ,! t]m del9qu5t debt     
means ! debt ow$ by a p>5t or gu>dian ( 
a *ild to a s*ool--  7,a7 z ( !         
effective date specifi$ 9 section #b2 & 
7,b7 = meals s]v$ by ! s*ool "u ! s*ool 
lun* program e/abli%$ "u ! ,ri*>d ,b4   
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq474  7#b7    
,program ,! t]m program means ! program 
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b77#a74  7#c7   
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7b7          
,reimbursem5t program  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! effective   
date specifi$ 9 section #b1 ! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli% a program "u :i* !         
,secret>y %all reimburse ea* s*ool      

p>ticipat+ 9 ! s*ool lun* program       
e/abli%$ "u ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell       
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 = all del9qu5t 
debt4  7#b7 ,=m = reimbursem5t ,to c>ry 
out ! program1 ! ,secret>y %all design &
 di/ribute a =m to ,/ate ag5cies to     
collect data on all del9qu5t debt 9     
applicable s*ools 9 ! ,/ate1 gr\p$ by   
s*ool food au?ority4  7#c7 ,completion  
date ,! ,secret>y %all provide all      
reimbursem5ts "u ! program n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! effective date specifi$
 9 section #b4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
#b ye>s aft] ! effective date specifi$ 9
 section #b1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to ,congress &
 make publicly available a report t     
describes ! successes & *all5ges ( !    
program4  7d7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ su* sums z are necess>y to  
c>ry out ?is section4  #bjb4 ,no        
collection ( debt  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4       

,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 or any o!r
 provision ( law1 effective beg9n+ on ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 z a         
condition ( p>ticipation 9 ! s*ool lun* 
program "u t ,act1 a s*ool--  7#a7 %all 
n collect any debt ow$ to ! s*ool =     
unpaid lun* *>ges2 &  7#b7 %all cont9ue 
to accrue debt = unpaid lun* *>ges--    
7,a7 = ! purpose ( receiv+ reimbursem5t 
"u section #bja2 &  7,b7 until !        
effective date specifi$ 9 section #b4   
7b7 ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act am5dm5t 
,section #i ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell     
,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7 is am5d$ by /rik+      
subsection 7d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7d7  
,no collection ( debt ,a s*ool          
p>ticipat+ 9 ! s*ool lun* program "u ?is
 ,act %all n collect any debt ow$ to !  
s*ool = unpaid lun* *>ges4  4