In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 23, 2022. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2089) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that grants provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for State veterans’ cemeteries do not restrict States 

from authorizing the interment of certain deceased members 

of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in such cemeteries, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENTS: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keep Kids Fed Act of 

3 2022’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

6 (1) TEMPORARY LUNCH REIMBURSEMENT.—Each 

7 lunch served under the school lunch program author8 ized under the Richard B. Russell National School 

9 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) shall receive an 

10 additional reimbursement in the amount of 40 cents. 

11 (2) TEMPORARY BREAKFAST REIMBURSEMENT.— 

12 Each breakfast served under the school breakfast pro13 gram established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition 
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1 Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall receive an addi2 tional reimbursement in the amount of 15 cents. 

3 (3) LIMITATION.—The additional reimbursement 

4 amounts authorized under this subsection shall only 

5 be available for the school year beginning July 2022. 

6 (4) TEMPORARY GUIDELINES.—Notwithstanding 

7 any provision of the Richard B. Russell National 

8 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the 

9 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), 

10 for the school year beginning July 2022, the income 

11 guidelines for determining eligibility for free lunch 

12 under the school lunch program authorized under the 

13 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and free breakfast under the 

15 school breakfast program established by section 4 of 

16 the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) 

17 shall be 185 percent of the applicable family size in18 come levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty 

19 guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management 

20 and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with 

21 section 9(b)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National 

22 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). 

23 (5) APPROPRIATIONS.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, 

25 out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
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1 appropriated, such sums as are necessary to 

2 carry out this subsection. 

3 (B) DISBURSEMENT.—A State agency shall 

4 disburse funds made available under subpara5 graph (A) to school food authorities partici6 pating in the school meal programs described in 

7 paragraphs (1) and (2). 

8 (b) EXTENSION OF WAIVERS.—Section 2202 of the 

9 Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 

10 note; Public Law 116–127) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

13 (A), by inserting ‘‘due to the COVID–19 pan14 demic’’ after ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))’’; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

16 after the semicolon and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 

17 (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(B) ensuring continuity of program oper20 ation under a qualified program.’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (d)— 

22 (A) by striking paragraph (2); and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘the following:’’ in the mat24 ter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows 
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1 through ‘‘A summary’’ in paragraph (1) and in2 serting ‘‘a summary’’; and 

3 (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(e) SUNSET.— 

6 ‘‘(1) NATIONWIDE WAIVERS.—The authority of 

7 the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under 

8 subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2022. 

9 ‘‘(2) WAIVER RESTRICTION.—After June 30, 

10 2022, a waiver established or granted under sub11 section (a) shall only apply to schools or summer food 

12 service program food service sites— 

13 ‘‘(A) operating— 

14 ‘‘(i) the qualified program described in 

15 subsection (f)(1)(D); or 

16 ‘‘(ii) the option described in section 

17 13(a)(8) of the Richard B. Russell National 

18 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)); 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(B) not operating the qualified program 

21 described in subsection (f)(1)(A). 

22 ‘‘(3) OTHER WAIVERS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PRO24 GRAM WAIVER.—The authority of the Secretary 
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1 to establish or grant a waiver under subsection 

2 (b) shall expire on June 30, 2022. 

3 ‘‘(B) MEAL PATTERN WAIVER.—The author4 ity of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiv5 er under subsection (c) shall expire on June 30, 

6 2023. 

7 ‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS.—A waiver authorized by the 

8 Secretary under this section shall not be in effect after 

9 the date on which the authority of the Secretary to es10 tablish or grant that waiver under this subsection ex11 pires.’’. 

12 (c) APPROPRIATION.—There are appropriated, out of 

13 any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 

14 sums as are necessary to provide waivers under section 

15 2202(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116–127) that apply— 

17 (1) only during the months of May through Sep18 tember in 2022; and 

19 (2) to— 

20 (A) the summer food service program for 

21 children under section 13 of the Richard B. Rus22 sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 1761); or 

24 (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) 

25 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). 
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1 (d) NATIONWIDE WAIVER FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2022– 

2 2023.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of school year 

4 2022–2023, the Secretary of Agriculture may establish 

5 waivers under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell 

6 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))— 

7 (A) on a nationwide basis; and 

8 (B) without regard to the requirements 

9 under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such sec10 tion that a State or eligible service provider shall 

11 submit an application for a waiver request. 

12 (2) SUNSET.—A nationwide waiver established 

13 by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 12(l) of 

14 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

15 (42 U.S.C. 1760(l)) pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 

16 not be in effect after June 30, 2023. 

17 SEC. 3. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

19 (1) TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT

20 FOR 2022–2023 SCHOOL YEAR.—Each meal and supple21 ment served under the program authorized by section 

22 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

23 Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall receive additional reim24 bursement in the amount of 10 cents. 
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1 (2) LIMITATION.—The additional reimbursement 

2 amount authorized under paragraph (1) shall only be 

3 available for the school year beginning July 2022. 

4 (b) TIER DETERMINATIONS FOR 2022–2023 SCHOOL

5 YEAR.—For the school year beginning July 2022, a tier II 

6 family or group day care home described in subsection 

7 (f)(3)(A)(iii) of section 17 of the Richard B. Russell Na8 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall be consid9 ered a tier I family or group day care home for purposes 

10 of the program authorized under that section. 

11 (c) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are appropriated, out of 

12 any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 

13 sums as are necessary to carry out this section. 

14 SEC. 4. RESCISSIONS AND SUNSET. 

15 (a) RESCISSIONS.— 

16 (1) USDA.— 

17 (A) Of the unobligated balances from 

18 amounts made available to the Department of 

19 Agriculture in section 1001(a) of the American 

20 Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 note; 

21 Public Law 117–2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby 

22 permanently rescinded. 

23 (B) Of the unobligated balances from 

24 amounts made available to the Department of 

25 Agriculture in section 751 of division N of the 
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1 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public 

2 Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 2105), $400,000,000 are 

3 hereby permanently rescinded. 

4 (2) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.—Of the unob5 ligated balances from amounts made available to the 

6 Department of Education in section 2003 of title II 

7 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 

8 117–2; 135 Stat. 23) and allocated to institutions of 

9 higher education as defined in section 102(b) of the 

10 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)), 

11 $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. 

12 (3) SBA.—Of the unobligated balances from 

13 amounts made available to the Small Business Ad14 ministration in section 5005 of the American Rescue 

15 Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2; 135 Stat. 91) 

16 and in section 323(d)(1)(H) of division N of the Con17 solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116– 

18 260; 134 Stat. 2021) to carry out section 324 of such 

19 division of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9009a), 

20 $1,500,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. 

21 (b) ADDITIONAL RESCISSION.—Of the unobligated bal22 ances from amounts made available to the Department of 

23 Agriculture under the heading ‘‘Agricultural Programs— 

24 Office of the Secretary’’ in title I of division B of the 

25 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub-
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1 lic Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 505), $600,000,000 are hereby 

2 permanently rescinded. 

3 (c) SUNSET.—Section 756 of division N of the Consoli4 dated Appropriations Act, 2021 (7 U.S.C. 2254c), is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year’’ and all that follows 

6 through ‘‘thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 

7 2021 and 2022’’. 

8 SEC. 5. OPERATIONALLY READY. 

9 The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that tech10 nical assistance is made available to States and school food 

11 authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school 

12 leaders with respect to the transition of operating school 

13 meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) 

14 or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response 

15 Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116–127). 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to amend the 

Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child 

nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes.’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2089 

AMENDMENTS