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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3294 

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect 

to reimbursements under the child and adult care food program, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 14 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 13), 2023 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BROWN, Mr. 

FETTERMAN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. REED, 

Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. WARREN, and Mr. 

WELCH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

Act with respect to reimbursements under the child and 

adult care food program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Care Nutrition 

5 Enhancement Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENTS UNDER CACFP PROGRAM. 

2 (a) ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENTS.—Section 17 of 

3 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 1766) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (c)— 

6 (A) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by in7 serting ‘‘and subject to paragraph (7)’’ after 

8 ‘‘subsection (f)(3)’’ each place it appears; and 

9 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(7) ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT.—Beginning on 

11 the first day of the first month that begins after the date 

12 of enactment of this paragraph, each meal and supplement 

13 served under this section shall receive an additional reim14 bursement in the amount of 10 cents (as adjusted pursu15 ant to section 11(a) of this Act).’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘multi17 plying the’’ and all that follows through the period 

18 at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘multi19 plying— 

20 ‘‘(i) the total number of each type of 

21 meal (breakfast, lunch, or supper) or sup22 plement served in such institution in that 

23 fiscal year; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) the sum obtained by adding the 

25 applicable national average payment rate 

26 for each such type of meal or supplement, 


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1 as determined under subsection (c), to the 

2 additional reimbursement amount required 

3 under paragraph (7) of that subsection.’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (o)(3)(A), by inserting ‘‘(in5 cluding the additional reimbursement amount re6 quired under subsection (c)(7))’’ before the period at 

7 the end; 

8 (4) in subsection (r)(4)(B)— 

9 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘plus the ad10 ditional reimbursement amount required under 

11 paragraph (7) of that subsection’’ before the 

12 period at the end; and 

13 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘plus the 

14 additional reimbursement amount required 

15 under subsection (c)(7)’’ before the period at 

16 the end; and 

17 (5) in subsection (t)(5)(B), by inserting ‘‘plus 

18 the additional reimbursement amount required 

19 under paragraph (7) of that subsection’’ before the 

20 period at the end. 

21 (b) REIMBURSEMENT OF FAMILY OR GROUP DAY

22 CARE HOME SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 

23 17(f)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

24 Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)) is amended— 

25 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 


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1 (A) in clause (ii)— 

2 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TIER

3 I FAMILY OR GROUP DAY CARE HOMES’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘CALCULATION OF REIM5 BURSEMENT’’; 

6 (ii) by striking subclause (I); 

7 (iii) by redesignating subclauses (II), 

8 (III), and (IV) as subclauses (I), (II), and 

9 (III), respectively; 

10 (iv) in subclause (I) (as so redesig11 nated)— 

12 (I) by striking ‘‘subclause (III), a 

13 tier I’’ and inserting ‘‘subclause (II), 

14 a’’; and 

15 (II) by striking ‘‘, except that’’ 

16 and all that follows through ‘‘section 

17 9’’; 

18 (v) in subclause (II) (as so redesig19 nated)— 

20 (I) by striking ‘‘subclause (IV)’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘subclause (III)’’; and 

22 (II) by striking ‘‘subclause (II)’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘subclause (I)’’; 

24 (vi) in subclause (III) (as so redesig25 nated), in the first sentence, by striking 


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1 ‘‘food at home’’ and inserting ‘‘food away 

2 from home’’; and 

3 (vii) by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(IV) ADDITIONAL REIMBURSE6 MENT.—The additional reimburse7 ment amount required under sub8 section (c)(7) shall apply to the reim9 bursements of meals and supplements 

10 under this subparagraph.’’; and 

11 (B) by striking clause (iii); and 

12 (2) by striking subparagraph (E). 

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