,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #deah ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ac1 #bjbf,mr4 ,sanders 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 and ,mr4 ,hickenlooper7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff and the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,universal ,school ,meals ,program ,act of #bjbf4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4 ,effective date4,,title ,i--,school ,breakfast ,program,sec4 #aja4 ,free school breakfast program4,,title ,,ii--,school ,lunch ,program,sec4 #bja4 ,apportionment to ,states4,sec4 #bjb4 ,nutritional and other program requirements4,sec4 #bjc4 ,special assistance program4,sec4 #bjd4 ,price for a paid lunch4,sec4 #bje4 ,summer food service program for children4,sec4 #bjf4 ,summer ,electronic ,benefits ,transfer for ,children ,program4,sec4 #bjg4 ,child and adult care food program4,sec4 #bjh4 ,meals and supplements for children in afterschool care4,sec4 #bji4 ,pilot projects4,sec4 #baj4 ,fresh fruit and vegetable program4,sec4 #baa4 ,training1 technical assistance1 and ,food ,service ,management ,institute4,sec4 #bab4 ,reimbursement of school meal delinquent debt program4,sec4 #bac4 ,conforming amendments4,,title ,,iii--,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,data,sec4 #cja4 ,measure of poverty4,,title ,,iv--,amendments to ,other ,programs and ,laws,sec4 #dja4 ,supplemental nutrition assistance program4,sec4 #djb4 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife4,sec4 #djc4 ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4,sec4 #djd4 ,america ,,competes ,act4,sec4 #dje4 ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act4,sec4 #djf4 ,national ,science ,foundation ,authorization ,act of #bjjb4,sec4 #djg4 ,child care and development block grant4,sec4 #djh4 ,children's ,health ,act of #bjjj4,sec4 #dji4 ,juvenile justice and delinquency prevention4 #b4 ,effective date ,unless otherwise provided1 this ,act1 and the amendments made by this ,act1 shall take effect #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,i ,school ,breakfast ,program #aja4 ,free school breakfast program 7a7 ,in general ,section #d7;a7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7;a77 is amended1 in the first sentence-- 7#a7 by striking is hereby and inserting are2 and 7#b7 by inserting to provide free breakfast to all children enrolled at those schools before in accordance4 7b7 ,apportionment to ,states ,section #d7;b7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a77i71 by striking subclause 7,,ii7 and inserting the following3 7,,ii7 the national average payment for free breakfasts1 as specified in subparagraph 7,b74 2 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the following3 7,b7 ,payment amounts 7i7 ,in general ,the national average payment for each free breakfast shall be #c4bh1 adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with clause 7ii7 and rounded in accordance with clause 7iii74 7ii7 ,inflation adjustment 7,i7 ,in general ,the annual inflation adjustment under clause 7i7 shall reflect changes in the cost of operating the free breakfast program under this section1 as indicated by the change in the ,consumer ,price ,index for food away from home for all urban consumers4 7,,ii7 ,basis ,each inflation annual adjustment under clause 7i7 shall reflect the changes in the ,consumer ,price ,index for food away from home for the most recent #ab-month period for which that data is available4 7iii7 ,rounding ,on ,july #a1 #bjbf1 and annually thereafter1 the national average payment rate for free breakfast shall be-- 7,i7 adjusted to the nearest lower-cent increment2 and 7,,ii7 based on the unrounded amounts for the preceding #ab-month period4 2 7,c7 by striking subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,e72 and 7,d7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,d7 as subparagraph 7,c72 7#b7 by striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 7#c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 respectively2 and 7#d7 in paragraph 7#c7 7as so redesignated71 by striking paragraph 7#c7 or 7#d7 and inserting paragraph 7#b74 7c7 ,state disbursement to schools ,section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7 is amended by striking subsection 7c7 and inserting the following3 7c7 ,state disbursement to schools ,funds apportioned and paid to any ,state for the purpose of this section shall be disbursed by the ,state educational agency to schools selected by the ,state educational agency to assist those schools in operating a breakfast program4 4 7d7 ,no collection of debt 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 or any other provision of law1 effective beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act1 as a condition of participation in the breakfast program under section #d of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc71 a school-- 7,a7 shall not collect any debt owed to the school for unpaid meal charges2 and 7,b7 shall continue to accrue debt for unpaid meal charges-- 7i7 for the purpose of receiving reimbursement under section #bab2 and 7ii7 until the effective date specified in section #b4 7#b7 ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7,a7 ,in general ,section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7 is amended by striking subsection 7d7 and inserting the following3 7d7 ,no collection of debt ,a school participating in the free breakfast program under this section shall not collect any debt owed to the school for unpaid meal charges4 4 7,b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #bc7;a7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agic7;a77 is amended by striking school in severe need1 as described in section #d7;d77#a7 and inserting the following3 school-- 7#a7 that has a free breakfast program under section #d or seeks to initiate a free breakfast program under that section2 and 7#b7 of which not less than #dj percent of the students are economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e777 4 7e7 ,nutritional and other program requirements ,section #d7;e7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 in the second sentence1 by striking free or and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting free to all children enrolled at a school participating in the school breakfast program42 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 in the second sentence1 by striking the full charge to the student for a breakfast meeting the requirements of this section or4 7f7 ,prohibition on breakfast shaming1 meal denial 7#a7 ,in general ,effective beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act1 a school or school food authority-- 7,a7 shall not-- 7i7 physically segregate for the purpose of debt shaming or otherwise discriminate against any child participating in the breakfast program under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc72 or 7ii7 overtly identify a child described in clause 7i7 by a special token or ticket1 an announced or published list of names1 or any other means2 and 7,b7 shall provide the program meal to any child eligible under the program4 7#b7 ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff ,section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,prohibition on breakfast shaming ,a school or school food authority shall not-- 7#a7 physically segregate for the purpose of debt shaming or otherwise discriminate against any child participating in the free breakfast program under this section2 or 7#b7 overtly identify a child described in paragraph 7#a7 by a special token or ticket1 an announced or published list of names1 or any other means4 4 7g7 ,department of ,defense ,overseas ,dependents' ,schools ,section #bj7;b7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghi7;b77 is amended by striking and shall determine and all that follows through under this section44 7h7 ,conforming amendments ,the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking or reduced price each place it appears2 7#b7 by striking and reduced price each place it appears2 and 7#c7 by striking a reduced price each place it appears4 ,,ii ,school ,lunch ,program #bja4 ,apportionment to ,states ,section #d7;b7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agec7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,payment amounts 7,a7 ,in general ,the national average payment for each free lunch shall be #e4db1 adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with subparagraph 7,c7 and rounded in accordance with subparagraph 7,d74 7,b7 ,additional payment for local food 7i7 ,definition of locally-sourced farm product ,in this subparagraph1 the term locally-sourced farm product means a farm product that-- 7,i7 is marketed to consumers-- 7aa7 directly2 or 7bb7 through intermediated channels 7such as food hubs and cooperatives72 and 7,,ii7 with respect to the school food authority purchasing the farm product1 is produced and distributed-- 7aa7 in the ,state in which the school food authority is located2 or 7bb7 not more than #bej miles from the location of the school food authority4 7ii7 ,additional payment eligibility ,during a school year1 a school food authority shall receive an additional payment described in clause 7iii7 if the ,state certifies that the school food authority served meals 7including breakfasts1 lunches1 suppers1 and supplements7 during the last school year of which not less than #be percent were made with locally sourced farm products4 7iii7 ,payment amount 7,i7 ,in general ,the additional payment amount under this subparagraph shall be-- 7aa7 #j4cj for each free lunch and supper2 7bb7 #j4ba for each free breakfast2 and 7cc7 #j4jh for each free supplement4 7,,ii7 ,adjustments ,each additional payment amount under subclause 7,i7 shall be adjusted annually in accordance with subparagraph 7,c7 and rounded in accordance with subparagraph 7,d74 7iv7 ,disbursement ,the ,state agency shall disburse funds made available under this clause to school food authorities eligible to receive additional reimbursement4 7,c7 ,inflation adjustment 7i7 ,in general ,the annual inflation adjustment under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b77iii7 shall reflect changes in the cost of operating the free lunch program under this ,act1 as indicated by the change in the ,consumer ,price ,index for food away from home for all urban consumers4 7ii7 ,basis ,each annual inflation adjustment under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b77iii7 shall reflect the changes in the ,consumer ,price ,index for food away from home for the most recent #ab-month period for which that data is available4 7,d7 ,rounding ,on ,july #a1 #bjbf1 and annually thereafter1 the national average payment rate for free lunch and the additional payment amount for free breakfast1 lunch1 supper1 and supplement under subparagraph 7,b7 shall be-- 7i7 adjusted to the nearest lower-cent increment2 and 7ii7 based on the unrounded amounts for the preceding #ab-month period4 2 and 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#c74 #bjb4 ,nutritional and other program requirements 7a7 ,elimination of free lunch eligibility requirements 7#a7 ,in general ,section #i of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7 is amended by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting the following3 7b7 ,eligibility ,all children enrolled in a school that participates in the school lunch program under this ,act shall be eligible to receive free lunch under this ,act4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments 7,a7 ,section #i of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7 is amended-- 7i7 in subsection 7c71 in the third sentence1 by striking or at a reduced cost2 and 7ii7 in subsection 7e71 by striking 1 reduced price14 7,b7 ,section #bh of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi;i7 is amended-- 7i7 by striking subsection 7b72 and 7ii7 by redesignating subsection 7c7 as subsection 7b74 7,c7 ,section #ag7;d77#b77;,a7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7;d77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7i7 by striking clause 7i72 and 7ii7 by redesignating clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively4 7,d7 ,section #aijb7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77 is amended by striking paragraph 7#g7 and inserting the following3 7#g7 provide safeguards which restrict the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants and recipients to purposes directly connected with the administration of the plan2 4 7,e7 ,section #aaed7;a77#b77;,a77i7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking in accordance with section #i7;b77#a7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7;b77#a74 7,f7 ,section #dcja of the ,food1 ,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh;a7 is repealed4 7b7 ,no collection of debt 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 or any other provision of law1 effective beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act1 as a condition of participation in the school lunch program under that ,act1 a school-- 7,a7 shall not collect any debt owed to the school for unpaid meal charges2 and 7,b7 shall continue to accrue debt for unpaid meal charges-- 7i7 for the purpose of receiving reimbursement under section #bab2 and 7ii7 until the effective date specified in section #b4 7#b7 ,national ,school ,lunch ,act ,section #i of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh7 is amended by striking subsection 7d7 and inserting the following3 7d7 ,no collection of debt ,a school participating in the school lunch program under this ,act shall not collect any debt owed to the school for unpaid meal charges4 4 #bjc4 ,special assistance program 7a7 ,in general ,section #aa of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7 is repealed4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #f of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agee7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a77#b71 by striking sections #aa and #ac and inserting section #ac2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7e77#a71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking section #d1 this section1 and section #aa and inserting this section and section #d4 7#b7 ,section #g7;d7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agef7;d77 is amended by striking or #aa4 7#c7 ,section #h7;g7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageg7;g77 is amended by striking and under section #aa of this ,act4 7#d7 ,section #ab7;f7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7;f77 is amended by striking #aa14 7#e7 ,section #g7;a7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff7;a77 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking #d1 #aa1 and #ag and inserting #d and #ag2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking sections #d and #aa and inserting section #d4 7#f7 ,section #aaja7;j77#c7 of the ,families ,first ,coronavirus ,response ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa note2 ,public ,law #aaf-abg7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking or served under section #aa7;a77#a7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7;d71 #agei7;a77#a77 and inserting of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7;d772 and 7,b7 by striking or reduced price4 #bjd4 ,price for a paid lunch ,section #ab of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7l77#d7-- 7,a7 by striking subparagraph 7,d72 and 7,b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,e7 through 7,m7 as subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,l71 respectively2 7#b7 by striking subsection 7p72 and 7#c7 by redesignating subsections 7q7 and 7r7 as subsections 7p7 and 7q71 respectively4 #bje4 ,summer food service program for children ,section #ac of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a77i7-- 7i7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking have been determined eligible for free or reduced price school meals under this ,act and the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 and inserting are economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e7772 7ii7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking are eligible for free or reduced price school meals under this ,act and the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 and inserting are economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e7772 7iii7 in subclause 7,,iii77bb71 by striking meet the income standards for free or reduced price school meals under this ,act and the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 and inserting are economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e7772 7iv7 in subclause 7,,iv71 by striking are eligible for free or reduced price school meals under this ,act and the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 and inserting are economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e7772 and 7v7 in subclause 7,v71 by striking are eligible for free or reduced price school meals under this ,act and the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 and inserting are economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e7772 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,waiver ,if the ,secretary determines that a program requirement under this section limits the access of children to meals served under this section1 the ,secretary may waive that program requirement4 7,d7 ,eligibility ,all children shall be eligible to participate in the program under this section4 2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking only for and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting for meals served to all children42 and 7,d7 in paragraph 7#ac7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,c77ii71 by striking eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under this ,act or a free or reduced price breakfast under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7 and inserting an economically disadvantaged student 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e7772 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,d77ii71 by striking eligible for free or reduced price lunch under this ,act or free or reduced price breakfast under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7 and inserting economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e7772 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by striking may only serve and all that follows through migrant children2 7#c7 by striking subsection 7c7 and inserting the following3 7c7 ,payments 7#a7 ,in general ,payments shall be made to service institutions for meals served-- 7,a7 during the months of ,may through ,september2 7,b7 during school vacation at any time during an academic school year2 7,c7 during a teacher in-service day2 and 7,d7 on days that school is closed due to a natural disaster1 building repair1 court order1 or similar cause1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,limitation on payments ,a service institution shall receive payments under this section for not more than #c meals and #a supplement per child per day4 2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7f77#c71 by striking 1 except that and all that follows through section4 #bjf4 ,summer ,electronic ,benefits ,transfer for ,children ,program ,section #ac;,a of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#b77;,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7ii7-- 7i7 by striking and each year thereafter2 and 7ii7 by striking and at the end2 and 7,c7 by inserting at the end the following3 7ii7 for calendar year #bjbf1 in an amount equal to #fj1 which may be proportionately higher consistent with the adjustments established under section #ab7;f7 for each eligible child in the eligible household per month during the summer operational period2 and 7iii7 for calendar year #bjbg and each year thereafter1 in an amount equal to the unrounded benefit amount from the prior year1 adjusted to the nearest lower dollar increment to reflect changes to the cost of the diet described in section #c7u7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7u77 for the #ab-month period ending on ,november #cj of the preceding calendar year and rounded to the nearest lower dollar increment2 and 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking directly certified and all that follows through this section and inserting an economically disadvantaged student 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e7772 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 and 7,c7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,c7 through 7,e7 as subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,d71 respectively2 7#c7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#c71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking processes-- and all that follows through to reliably in subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting processes to reliably2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking by-- and all that follows through establishing in subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting by establishing2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7h71 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,eligible child ,the term eligible child means any child residing in a ,state or on land under the jurisdiction of a covered ,indian ,tribal organization that participates in the program established under this section4 4 #bjg4 ,child and adult care food program ,section #ag of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b71 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the following3 7,b7 any other private organization providing nonresidential child care or day care outside school hours for school children2 2 7#b7 by striking subsection 7c7 and inserting the following3 7c7 ,free meals ,notwithstanding any other provision of law-- 7#a7 all meals and supplements served under the program authorized under this section shall be provided for free to participants of the program2 and 7#b7 an institution that serves those meals and supplements shall be reimbursed-- 7,a7 in the case of breakfast1 at the rate established for free breakfast under section #d7;b77#a77;,b77i7 of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc7;b77#a77;,b77i772 7,b7 in the case of lunch1 at the rate established for free lunch under section #d7;b77#b77;,a72 and 7,c7 in the case of a supplemental meal1 #a4bh1 adjusted for inflation in accordance with section #d7;b77#b77;,c74 2 7#c7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the following3 7,b7 ,limitation to reimbursements ,an institution may claim reimbursement under this paragraph for not more than #c meals and #a supplement per day per child4 2 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#c72 and 7,c7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#c72 7#d7 in subsection 7o7-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#d72 and 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71 respectively2 and 7#e7 in subsection 7r7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,program for at-risk school children and inserting ,afterschool meal and snack program2 7,b7 by striking at-risk school each place it appears and inserting eligible2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking at-risk school and inserting eligible2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking operated and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting a period2 and 7,d7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a71 by striking only for and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following3 for-- 7i7 not more than #a meal and #a supplement per child per day served on a regular school day2 and 7ii7 not more than #c meals and #a supplement per child per day served on any day other than a regular school day4 4 #bjh4 ,meals and supplements for children in afterschool care ,section #ag;,a of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agff;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking ,meal supplements and inserting ,meals and supplements2 7#b7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by striking meal supplements and inserting free meals and supplements2 7#c7 in subsection 7b71 by inserting meals and before supplements2 and 7#d7 by striking subsection 7c7 and inserting the following3 7c7 ,reimbursement 7#a7 ,in general 7,a7 ,meals ,a free meal provided under this section to a child shall be reimbursed at a rate of #e4db1 adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with paragraph 7#c77;,a7 and rounded in accordance with paragraph 7#c77;,b74 7,b7 ,supplements ,a free supplement provided under this section to a child shall be reimbursed at the rate at which free supplements are reimbursed under section #ag7;c77#b77;,c74 7#b7 ,limitation to reimbursements ,an institution may claim reimbursement under this section for not more than #a meal and #a supplement per day per child served on a regular school day4 7#c7 ,inflation2 rounding 7,a7 ,inflation adjustment 7i7 ,in general ,the annual inflation adjustment under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall reflect changes in the cost of operating the program under this section1 as indicated by the change in the ,consumer ,price ,index for food away from home for all urban consumers4 7ii7 ,basis ,each inflation annual adjustment under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall reflect the changes in the ,consumer ,price ,index for food away from home for the most recent #ab-month period for which that data is available4 7,b7 ,rounding ,on ,july #a1 #bjbf1 and annually thereafter1 the reimbursement rate for a free meal under this section shall be-- 7i7 adjusted to the nearest lower-cent increment2 and 7ii7 based on the unrounded amounts for the preceding #ab-month period4 4 #bji4 ,pilot projects ,section #ah of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7g77#e71 by striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the following3 7,b7 serve a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e7772 2 7#b7 in subsection 7h77#a77;,a77ii71 by striking eligible for free or reduced price meals under this ,act and inserting economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e7772 7#c7 by striking subsection 7j72 and 7#d7 by redesignating subsection 7k7 as subsection 7j74 #baj4 ,fresh fruit and vegetable program ,section #ai7;d7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi;a7d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking paragraph 7#b7 of this subsection and2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking school-- and all that follows through submits in clause 7ii7 and inserting school that submits2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking schools and all that follows through ,act and inserting high-need schools 7as defined in section #bbaa7;b7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffca7;b7772 and 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7i7 by striking clause 7i72 and 7ii7 by redesignating clauses 7ii7 through 7iv7 as clauses 7i7 through 7iii71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,outreach to high-need schools ,prior to making decisions regarding school participation in the program1 a ,state agency shall inform high-need schools 7as defined in section #bbaa7;b7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffca7;b7771 including ,tribal schools1 of the eligibility of the schools for the program4 4 #baa4 ,training1 technical assistance1 and ,food ,service ,management ,institute ,section #ba7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi;b-#a7;a77#a77;,b77 is amended in the matter preceding clause 7i7 by striking certified to receive free or reduced price meals and inserting who are economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e7774 #bab4 ,reimbursement of school meal delinquent debt program 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,delinquent debt ,the term delinquent debt means the debt owed by a parent or guardian of a child to a school-- 7,a7 as of the effective date specified in section #b2 and 7,b7 for meals served by the school under-- 7i7 the school breakfast program under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc72 7ii7 the school lunch program established under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq472 or 7iii7 both of the programs described in clauses 7i7 and 7ii74 7#b7 ,program ,the term program means the program established under subsection 7b77#a74 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7b7 ,reimbursement program 7#a7 ,establishment ,not later than #fj days after the effective date specified in section #b1 the ,secretary shall establish a program under which the ,secretary shall reimburse each school participating in a program described in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 for all delinquent debt4 7#b7 ,form for reimbursement ,to carry out the program1 the ,secretary shall design and distribute a form to ,state agencies to collect data on all delinquent debt in applicable schools in the ,state1 grouped by school food authority4 7#c7 ,completion date ,the ,secretary shall provide all reimbursements under the program not later than #ahj days after the effective date specified in section #b4 7c7 ,report ,not later than #b years after the effective date specified in section #b1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress and make publicly available a report that describes the successes and challenges of the program4 #bac4 ,conforming amendments ,the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking or reduced price each place it appears2 7#b7 by striking or a reduced price each place it appears2 7#c7 by striking and reduced price each place it appears2 and 7#d7 by striking a reduced price each place it appears4 ,,iii ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,data #cja4 ,measure of poverty ,section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking the number of children eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 and inserting the number of children from low-income backgrounds1 identified under subparagraph 7,d72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 ,identification of children from low-income backgrounds 7i7 ,in general ,a local educational agency or ,state agency1 for the purpose of identifying children from low-income backgrounds enrolled in a school served by a local educational agency1 may-- 7,i7 maintain a record1 with respect to each student for whom the local educational agency provides a free public education that contains the information collected from the survey described in clause 7iii72 7,,ii7 distribute and collect a student survey based on the template developed under clause 7iii7 to identify children from low-income backgrounds2 and 7,,iii7 utilize direct certification data described in clause 7iv77,i7 to identify children from low-income backgrounds4 7ii7 ,privacy 7,i7 ,in general ,all individual data collected under this subparagraph shall be protected by the local educational agency or ,state agency in a manner consistent with all applicable local1 ,state1 and ,federal privacy laws4 7,,ii7 ,reporting data ,only aggregated data1 which may include data disaggregated at the school1 local educational agency1 or ,state level1 shall be reported to the ,secretary at such time and in such manner as the ,secretary may reasonably require4 7iii7 ,survey ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,universal ,school ,meals ,program ,act of #bjbf1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall develop a template survey-- 7,i7 to identify children from low-income backgrounds that contains only the information necessary to identify a child as a child from a low-income background by using the criteria of eligibility for a free or reduced priced lunch under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act1 as such criteria were in effect on ,september #cj1 #bjbb2 and 7,,ii7 that shall be designed to be easily accessible and in a user-friendly manner4 7iv7 ,transition authority from ,,frpl to ,,esea measures ,the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall have the authority to take such steps as are necessary to provide for the orderly transition to1 and implementation of-- 7,i7 activities that are necessary for the continuity of direct certification carried out by local educational agencies and ,state agencies specified in paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 and 7#ae7 section #i7;b7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act1 as in effect on ,september #cj1 #bjbb1 for the purposes of identifying any child eligible for free or reduced priced lunch under such ,act1 as in effect on such date1 as a child from a low-income background2 7,,ii7 procedures for verification of information collected under this subparagraph1 which may include procedures modeled on the requirement specified in section #i7;b77#c7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act1 as in effect on ,september #cj1 #bjbb2 and 7,,iii7 data privacy provisions for information collected under this subparagraph1 in accordance with the requirements specified in section #i7;b77#f7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act1 as in effect on ,september #cj1 #bjbb4 7v7 ,special rule ,for the purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 a local educational agency may determine the number of children from low-income backgrounds enrolled in a school served by such agency using one or more of the following methods3 7,i7 ,results from surveys specified in clause 7i77,,ii74 7,,ii7 ,direct certification data specified in clause 7i77,,iii74 7,,iii7 ,utilization of both methods described in subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii74 4 ,,iv ,amendments to ,other ,programs and ,laws #dja4 ,supplemental nutrition assistance program 7a7 ,agreement for direct certification 7#a7 ,in general ,section #aa of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7u72 and 7,b7 by redesignating subsections 7v7 through 7x7 as subsections 7u7 through 7w71 respectively4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #aa7;e7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7;e77 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#h77;,f71 by striking or subsection 7u72 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#bf77;,b71 by striking 7x7 and inserting 7w74 7b7 ,nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program ,section #bh7;a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcf;a7a77 is amended by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 an individual eligible for benefits under this ,act2 4 #djb4 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7a7 ,teacher quality enhancement ,subparagraph 7,a7 of section #bjj7aa7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajba7aa77 is amended to read as follows3 7,a7 ,in general ,the term high-need school means a school that is in the highest quartile of schools in a ranking of all schools served by a local educational agency1 ranked in descending order by percentage of students from low-income families enrolled in such schools1 as determined by the local educational agency based on one of the following measures of poverty3 7i7 ,the percentage of students aged #e through #ag in poverty counted in the most recent census data approved by the ,secretary4 7ii7 ,the percentage of students in families receiving assistance under the ,state program funded under the program of block grants to ,states for temporary assistance for needy families established under part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq474 7iii7 ,the percentage of students eligible to receive medical assistance under the program of medical assistance established under title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq474 7iv7 ,a composite of two or more of the measures described in clauses 7i7 through 7iii74 4 7b7 ,,gear ,up ,subparagraph 7,a7 of section #djd;,b7d77#a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#bb7;d77#a77 is amended to read as follows3 7,a7 provide services under this chapter to at least one grade level of students1 beginning not later than #gth grade1 in a participating school-- 7i7 that has a #gth grade2 and 7ii7 in which-- 7,i7 at least #ej percent of the students enrolled are economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife72 or 7,,ii7 if an eligible entity determines that it would promote the effectiveness of a program1 an entire grade level of students1 beginning not later than the #gth grade1 reside in public housing1 as defined in section #c7;b77#a7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b77#a774 4 7c7 ,early ,federal ,pell ,grant commitment demonstration program ,section #hid7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aafay7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking qualify for a free or reduced price school lunch under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 or the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 and inserting are economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife72 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking eligible for a free or reduced price school lunch under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 or the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq47 and inserting economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife74 #djc4 ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7a7 ,literacy education for all ,section #bbba7;b77#c77;,b7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ffda7;b77#c77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking clause 7i72 and 7#b7 by redesignating clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively4 7b7 ,grants for education innovation and research ,section #dfaa7;d77#b7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbfa7;d77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 and 7#b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d7 as subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 respectively4 7c7 ,eligibility for heavily impacted local educational agencies ,item 7bb7 of section #gjjc7;b77#b77;,b77i77,,iii7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjc7;b77#b77;,b77i77,,iii77 is amended to read as follows3 7bb7 has an enrollment of children described in subsection 7a77#a7 that constitutes a percentage of the total student enrollment of the agency that is not less than #cj percent2 and 4 #djd4 ,america ,,competes ,act ,section #fabb7c7 of the ,america ,,competes ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ihcb7c77 is amended by striking data on children eligible for free or reduced-price lunches under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act14 #dje4 ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act ,section #c7cf77;,a7 of the ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb7cf77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking clause 7iv72 and 7#b7 by redesignating clauses 7v7 and 7vi7 as clauses 7iv7 and 7v71 respectively4 #djf4 ,national ,science ,foundation ,authorization ,act of #bjjb ,section #d7h7 of the ,national ,science ,foundation ,authorization ,act of #bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn note2 ,public ,law #ajg-cfh7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subparagraph 7,a72 and 7#b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 respectively4 #djg4 ,child care and development block grant ,section #feh,o7b7 of the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihehm7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking school lunch factor and inserting economically disadvantaged students factor2 and 7#b7 by amending paragraph 7#c7 to read as follows3 7#c7 ,economically disadvantaged students factor ,in this subsection1 the term economically disadvantaged students factor means the ratio of the number of children in the ,state who are economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e777 to the number of such children in all the ,states as determined annually by the ,secretary of ,education4 4 #djh4 ,children's ,health ,act of #bjjj ,section #adjd7;b7 of the ,children's ,health ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihei;c7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking school lunch factor and inserting economically disadvantaged students factor2 and 7#b7 by amending paragraph 7#c7 to read as follows3 7#c7 ,economically disadvantaged students factor ,in this subsection1 the term economically disadvantaged students factor means the ratio of the number of children in the ,state who are economically disadvantaged students 7as identified under a measure described in section #aaac7;a77#e7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcac7;a77#e777 to the number of such children in all the ,states as determined annually by the ,secretary of ,education4 4 #dji4 ,juvenile justice and delinquency prevention ,section #beb7;i7 of the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention ,act of #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaafb7;i77 is amended to read as follows3 7i7 ,free school lunches for incarcerated juveniles 7#a7 ,in general ,a juvenile who is incarcerated in an eligible juvenile detention center is eligible to receive free lunch under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq474 7#b7 ,guidance ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of the ,universal ,school ,meals ,program ,act of #bjbf1 the ,attorney ,general1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall provide guidance to ,states relating to the options for school food authorities in the ,states to apply for reimbursement for free lunches under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 for juveniles who are incarcerated4 7#c7 ,eligible juvenile detention center defined ,in this subsection1 the term eligible juvenile detention center does not include any private1 for-profit detention center4 4