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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3582

To amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act

of 1966 to improve and expand the school lunch and related programs

under those Acts.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 20, 1993

Ms. WOOLSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child

Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve and expand the school

lunch and related programs under those Acts.

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

3 SECTION 1. AUTOMATIC ELIGIBILITY OF HEAD START PAR4 TICIPANTS.

5 Section 9(b)(6) of the National School Lunch Act (42

6 U.S.C. 1758(b)(6)) is amended—

7 (1) in subparagraph (A)—

8 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by

9 striking ‘‘a member of’’;
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1 (B) in clause (i)—

2 (i) by inserting ‘‘a member of’’ after

3 ‘‘(i)’’; and

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of the

5 clause;

6 (C) in clause (ii)—

7 (i) by inserting ‘‘a member of’’ after

8 ‘‘(ii)’’; and

9 (ii) by striking the period at the end

10 of the clause and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

11 (D) by adding at the end the following new

12 clause:

13 ‘‘(iii) enrolled as a participant in a Head Start

14 program authorized under the Head Start Act (42

15 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.).’’; and

16 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘food

17 stamps or aid to families with dependent children’’

18 and inserting ‘‘food stamps, aid to families with de19 pendent children, or enrollment or participation in a

20 Head Start program’’.

21 SEC. 2. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.

22 (a) DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION.—The second sen23 tence of section 17(a) of the National School Lunch Act

24 (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘for which

25 it receives’’ and all that follows through ‘‘whichever is
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1 less)’’ and inserting ‘‘if at least 25 percent of the children

2 served by the organization meet the income eligibility cri3 teria established under section 9(b) for free or reduced

4 price meals’’.

5 (b) ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAMILY OR

6 GROUP DAY CARE HOME SPONSORING ORGANIZA7 TIONS.—Section 17(f)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.

8 1766(f)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the case of an

9 institution (but not in the case of a family or group day

10 care home sponsoring organization),’’.

11 (c) ENHANCED ADMINISTRATIVE REIMBURSEMENT

12 RATE FOR FAMILY OR GROUP DAY CARE HOME SPON13 SORING ORGANIZATIONS SERVING RURAL OR LOW-IN14 COME AREA PROVIDERS.—Section 17(f)(3)(B) of such

15 Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting

16 after the second sentence the following new sentences:

17 ‘‘The Secretary shall set enhanced reimbursement levels

18 for the administrative expenses of sponsors serving provid19 ers in rural areas or areas in which poor economic condi20 tions exist. Such levels shall be $10 higher than the stand21 ard reimbursement for administrative expenses described

22 in the first sentence of this subparagraph. Such enhanced

23 reimbursement levels shall be adjusted July 1 of each year

24 to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for all
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1 items for the most recent 12-month period for which such

2 data are available.’’.

3 (d) EXPANSION FUNDS.—Section 17(f)(3)(C) of such

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

5 (1) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘two

6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘6 months’’; and

7 (2) by adding at the end the following new sen8 tences: ‘‘Expansion funds may be used to conduct

9 outreach to unlicensed day care homes to enable the

10 day care homes to become licensed and to partici11 pate in the program established under this section.

12 A sponsoring organization may receive expansion

13 funds for no more than 50 day care homes.’’.

14 (e) EXTENSION.—Section 17(p)(5) of such Act (42

15 U.S.C. 1766(p)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘1994’’ and

16 inserting ‘‘1998’’.

17 (f) MEDICAID AND WIC INFORMATION.—Section 17

18 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended by adding at

19 the end the following new subsection:

20 ‘‘(q)(1)(A) The Secretary shall provide materials con21 cerning the medical assistance program established under

22 title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et

23 seq.) (referred to in this subsection as the ‘medicaid pro24 gram’) to State agencies for use in carrying out the pro25 gram established under this section.
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1 ‘‘(B) The materials shall inform State agencies about

2 the availability and importance of—

3 ‘‘(i) the medicaid program to children from low4 income families, including a basic explanation of

5 program benefits and national income standards;

6 and

7 ‘‘(ii) the medicaid program components estab8 lished for low-income elderly and disabled persons

9 under subparagraphs (A)(ii)(X) and (E) of section

10 1902(a)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

11 1396a(a)(10)), including a basic explanation of pro12 gram benefits and national income standards.

13 ‘‘(C) The Secretary—

14 ‘‘(i) may request that the Secretary of Health

15 and Human Services assist in the preparation of the

16 materials; and

17 ‘‘(ii) shall submit the materials to the Secretary

18 of Health and Human Services for comment prior to

19 submitting the materials to State agencies.

20 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall also provide State agencies

21 with basic information concerning the importance and

22 benefits of the special nutrition program for women, in23 fants, and children authorized under section 17 of the

24 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).

25 ‘‘(3) The State agency shall—
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1 ‘‘(A) provide each child care institution partici2 pating in the program established under this section,

3 other than institutions providing day care outside

4 school hours for schoolchildren, with materials that

5 include—

6 ‘‘(i) a basic explanation of the benefits and

7 importance of—

8 ‘‘(I) health care coverage provided to

9 young low-income children under the med10 icaid program; and

11 ‘‘(II) the special nutrition program for

12 women, infants, and children;

13 ‘‘(ii) the maximum income limits, accord14 ing to family size, applicable to children up to

15 age 5 in the State under the medicaid program

16 and under the special nutrition program for

17 women, infants, and children; and

18 ‘‘(iii) a listing of the addresses and phone

19 numbers of offices at which parents may apply;

20 ‘‘(B) provide each adult day care center partici21 pating in the program established under this section

22 with materials that include—

23 ‘‘(i) a basic explanation of benefits pro24 vided under subparagraphs (A)(ii)(X) and (E)
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1 of section 1902(a)(10) of the Social Security

2 Act;

3 ‘‘(ii) information on the income limits for

4 the benefits by household size; and

5 ‘‘(iii) a listing of addresses and phone

6 numbers of offices at which low-income elderly

7 and disabled persons may apply for the bene8 fits;

9 ‘‘(C) annually provide the institutions with an

10 update of the information on income limits described

11 in subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii);

12 ‘‘(D) ensure that, at least once a year, the insti13 tutions to which subparagraph (A) applies provide

14 written information to parents that includes—

15 ‘‘(i) basic information on the benefits pro16 vided under the medicaid program and the spe17 cial nutrition program for women, infants, and

18 children;

19 ‘‘(ii) information on the maximum income

20 limits, according to family size, applicable to

21 each program; and

22 ‘‘(iii) information on where parents may

23 apply to participate in each program; and
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1 ‘‘(E) ensure that, at least once a year, adult

2 day care centers provide written information to pro3 gram participants that provides—

4 ‘‘(i) basic information on the benefits pro5 vided under subparagraphs (A)(ii)(X) and (E)

6 of section 1902(a)(10) of the Social Security

7 Act;

8 ‘‘(ii) information on the income limits, by

9 household size, applicable to the benefits; and

10 ‘‘(iii) information on where low-income and

11 disabled persons may apply for the benefits.’’.

12 SEC. 3. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR MEAL SUPPLEMENTS

13 FOR AFTERSCHOOL CARE PROGRAM.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17A of the National

15 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘and

17 youths’’ after ‘‘children’’; and

18 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘served to

19 children’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘served

20 to children and youths who have not attained the

21 age of 18, including children of migrant workers or

22 children with handicaps.’’.

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The section head24 ing of section 17A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a) is
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1 amended by inserting ‘‘AND YOUTHS’’ after ‘‘CHIL2 DREN’’.

3 SEC. 4. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO IMPROVE FOOD

4 SERVICE FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN.

5 Section 18(c) of the National School Lunch Act (42

6 U.S.C. 1769(c)) is amended—

7 (1) in paragraph (6)—

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(6)’’; and

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

10 subparagraph:

11 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall submit a report to the ap12 propriate committees of Congress that includes—

13 ‘‘(i) an explanation of the actions the Secretary

14 has taken to carry out paragraph (7);

15 ‘‘(ii) an estimate, if practicable, of the number

16 of children living in homeless shelters who are not

17 served by the program established under this sub18 section; and

19 ‘‘(iii) a detailed plan for expanding the program

20 so that more eligible children may participate in the

21 program.’’; and

22 (2) by adding at the end the following new

23 paragraph:

24 ‘‘(8)(A) Out of the funds provided to carry out this

25 subsection, the Secretary shall use funds, for each of fiscal
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1 years 1995 through 1998, to carry out programs operated

2 by shelters, halfway houses, and hospitals described in

3 subparagraph (B) that the Secretary has approved for

4 participation, for the purpose of providing nutrition coun5 seling, nutrition assessments, and referrals to individuals

6 participating in—

7 ‘‘(i) the program established under this sub8 section;

9 ‘‘(ii) the special nutrition program for women,

10 infants, and children established under section 17 of

11 the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786);

12 ‘‘(iii) the medical assistance program estab13 lished under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42

14 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (also known as the ‘medicaid

15 program’); and

16 ‘‘(iv) similar programs for homeless pregnant

17 women, pregnant women at risk of becoming home18 less, homeless mothers with newborn infants, or the

19 guardians of boarder babies or other abandoned in20 fants.

21 ‘‘(B) Programs administered by halfway houses,

22 homeless shelters, hospitals, or transitional housing orga23 nizations under subparagraph (A), if approved by the Sec24 retary, may receive funding under this paragraph for pur25 poses specified in regulations of the Secretary.
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1 ‘‘(C) The Secretary shall impose such auditing and

2 recordkeeping requirements as are necessary to monitor

3 the use of Federal funds to carry out this paragraph.

4 ‘‘(D) The Secretary shall periodically report to the

5 appropriate committees of Congress on the referral and

6 nutrition counseling and assessment programs carried out

7 under this paragraph.’’.

8 SEC. 5. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING ASSIST9 ANCE FOR FAMILY DAY CARE HOME SPON10 SORS AND DAY CARE CENTER STAFF.

11 Section 19(f) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42

12 U.S.C. 1788(f)) is amended—

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as

14 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and

15 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow16 ing new paragraph:

17 ‘‘(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), any State that

18 receives a grant authorized by this section in an amount

19 that exceeds the amount under a grant received by such

20 State for the preceding fiscal year under this section shall

21 use 20 percent of the excess amount to provide nutrition

22 education and training in accordance with this section to

23 institutions (including family or group day care home

24 sponsoring organizations) under section 17 of the National

25 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) for the purpose of
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1 improving the delivery of services under the child and

2 adult care food program under such section.

3 ‘‘(B) The requirements contained in subparagraph

4 (A) shall apply to States only with respect to fiscal years

5 for which more than $10,000,000 is appropriated pursu6 ant to subsection (i) to carry out this section.’’.

7 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATES.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

9 (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act take

10 effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

11 (b) SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendments

12 made by—

13 (1) sections 1, 2(a), and 2(d), take effect on

14 July 1, 1995; and

15 (2) section 2(e) take effect on October 1, 1995.

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