,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mr4  
,marshall7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,richard ,b4 ,russell     
,national ,school ,lunch ,act to improve
 direct certification1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,school ,meals for 
,healthy ,kids ,act of #bjbe4  #b4      
,codification of existing use of data   
for direct certification  ,section      
#i7;b77#ae7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell
 ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#ae77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7,i7  
,use of ,medicaid data  ,any ,state     
agency that uses ,medicaid program data 
to directly certify children for free or
 reduced price lunches under this ,act  
and free or reduced price breakfasts    

under section #d of the ,child          
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aggc7 for the school year beginning on 
,july #a1 #bjbd1 through the            
demonstration projects carried out      
pursuant to this ,act may continue using
 ,medicaid program data for subsequent  
school years in accordance with the     
conditions in effect at the start of the
 school year beginning on ,july #a1     
#bjbd4  4  #c4  ,codification of        
existing methodology for community      
eligibility provision schools  ,section 
#aa7;a77#a77;,f7 of the ,richard ,b4    
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#a77;,f77 is  
amended--  7#a7 in clause 7i71 by       
striking or successor regulations and   
inserting as in effect on the date of   
enactment of the ,school ,meals for     
,healthy ,kids ,act of #bjbe2  7#b7 by  
striking clause 7vii7 and inserting the 
following3  7vii7 ,multiplier ,for each 
school year1 the multiplier shall be    
#a4f4  2 and  7#c7 in clause 7xi71 by   

striking subclause 7,,iii74