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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4684 

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for 

all children, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 15, 2019 

Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. 

NORTON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, and Ms. HAALAND) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 

Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, 

Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard 

B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Effective date. 

TITLE I—SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM 

Sec. 101. General elimination of reduced price breakfasts. 

Sec. 102. Free school breakfast program. 

TITLE II—SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM 

Sec. 201. General repeal of reduced price lunches. 

Sec. 202. Apportionment to States. 

Sec. 203. Nutritional and other program requirements. 

Sec. 204. Special assistance program. 

Sec. 205. Price for a paid lunch. 

Sec. 206. Summer food service program for children. 

Sec. 207. Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children Program. 

Sec. 208. Child and adult care food program. 

Sec. 209. Meal supplements and meals for children in afterschool care. 

Sec. 210. Access to local foods: farm to school program. 

Sec. 211. Fresh fruit and vegetable program. 

Sec. 212. Training, Technical Assistance, and Food Service Management Institute. 

Sec. 213. Reimbursement of school meal delinquent debt program. 

TITLE III—ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION DATA 

Sec. 301. Measure of poverty. 

TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER PROGRAMS AND LAWS 

Sec. 401. Supplemental nutrition assistance program. 

Sec. 402. Higher Education Act of 1965. 

Sec. 403. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

Sec. 404. America COMPETES Act. 

Sec. 405. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

Sec. 406. National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002. 

Sec. 407. Child care and development block grant. 

Sec. 408. Children’s Health Act of 2000. 

Sec. 409. Juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. 

3 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

4 Unless otherwise provided, this Act, and the amend5 ments made by this Act, shall take effect 1 year after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 TITLE I—SCHOOL BREAKFAST 

2 PROGRAM 

3 SEC. 101. GENERAL ELIMINATION OF REDUCED PRICE 

4 BREAKFASTS. 

5 The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 

6 et seq.) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘or reduced price’’ each place it 

8 appears; 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘and reduced price’’ each place 

10 it appears; and 

11 (3) by striking ‘‘a reduced price’’ each place it 

12 appears. 

13 SEC. 102. FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(a) of the Child Nutri15 tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(a)) is amended, in the 

16 first sentence— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘is hereby’’ and inserting ‘‘are’’; 

18 and 

19 (2) by inserting ‘‘to provide free breakfast to all 

20 children enrolled at those schools’’ before ‘‘in accord21 ance’’. 

22 (b) APPORTIONMENT TO STATES.—Section 4(b) of 

23 the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)) is 

24 amended— 

25 (1) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 

2 subclause (II) and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(II) the national average pay4 ment for free breakfasts, as specified 

5 in subparagraph (B).’’; 

6 (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in7 serting the following: 

8 ‘‘(B) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The national aver10 age payment for each free breakfast shall 

11 be $2.72, adjusted annually for inflation in 

12 accordance with clause (ii) and rounded in 

13 accordance with clause (iii). 

14 ‘‘(ii) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 

15 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The annual 

16 inflation adjustment under clause (i) 

17 shall reflect changes in the cost of op18 erating the free breakfast program 

19 under this section, as indicated by the 

20 change in the Consumer Price Index 

21 for food away from home for all urban 

22 consumers. 

23 ‘‘(II) BASIS.—Each inflation an24 nual adjustment under clause (i) shall 

25 reflect the changes in the Consumer 


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1 Price Index for food away from home 

2 for the most recent 12-month period 

3 for which that data is available. 

4 ‘‘(iii) ROUNDING.—On July 1, 2020, 

5 and annually thereafter, the national aver6 age payment rate for free breakfast shall 

7 be— 

8 ‘‘(I) adjusted to the nearest 

9 lower-cent increment; and 

10 ‘‘(II) based on the unrounded 

11 amounts for the preceding 12-month 

12 period.’’; 

13 (C) by striking subparagraphs (C) and 

14 (E); and 

15 (D) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

16 subparagraph (C); 

17 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 

18 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 

19 paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

20 (4) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by 

21 striking ‘‘paragraph (3) or (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para22 graph (2)’’. 

23 (c) STATE DISBURSEMENT TO SCHOOLS.—Section 4 

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


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1 amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(c) STATE DISBURSEMENT TO SCHOOLS.—Funds 

4 apportioned and paid to any State for the purpose of this 

5 section shall be disbursed by the State educational agency 

6 to schools selected by the State educational agency to as7 sist those schools in operating a breakfast program.’’. 

8 (d) NO COLLECTION OF DEBT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

11 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) or any other provision of law, 

12 effective beginning on the date of enactment of this 

13 Act, as a condition of participation in the breakfast 

14 program under section 4 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 1773), a school— 

16 (A) shall not collect any debt owed to the 

17 school for unpaid meal charges; and 

18 (B) shall continue to accrue debt for un19 paid meal charges— 

20 (i) for the purpose of receiving reim21 bursement under section 213; and 

22 (ii) until the effective date specified in 

23 section 2. 

24 (2) CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1966.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Child 

2 Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) is 

3 amended by striking subsection (d) and insert4 ing the following: 

5 ‘‘(d) NO COLLECTION OF DEBT.—A school partici6 pating in the free breakfast program under this section 

7 shall not collect any debt owed to the school for unpaid 

8 meal charges.’’. 

9 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

10 23(a) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

11 U.S.C. 1793(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘school 

12 in severe need, as described in section 4(d)(1)’’ 

13 and inserting the following: ‘‘school— 

14 ‘‘(1) that has a free breakfast program under 

15 section 4 or seeks to initiate a free breakfast pro16 gram under that section; and 

17 ‘‘(2) of which not less than 40 percent of the 

18 students are identified students (as defined in para19 graph (8) of section 1113(a) of the Elementary and 

20 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

21 6313(a)))’’. 

22 (e) NUTRITIONAL AND OTHER PROGRAM REQUIRE23 MENTS.—Section 4(e) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 

24 (42 U.S.C. 1773(e)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), in the second sentence, 

2 by striking ‘‘free or’’ and all that follows through 

3 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘free to all chil4 dren enrolled at a school participating in the school 

5 breakfast program.’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by 

7 striking ‘‘the full charge to the student for a break8 fast meeting the requirements of this section or’’. 

9 (f) PROHIBITION ON BREAKFAST SHAMING, MEAL

10 DENIAL.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, a school or school 

13 food authority— 

14 (A) shall not— 

15 (i) physically segregate or otherwise 

16 discriminate against any child participating 

17 in the breakfast program under section 4 

18 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

19 U.S.C. 1773); or 

20 (ii) overtly identify a child described 

21 in clause (i) by a special token or ticket, 

22 an announced or published list of names, 

23 or any other means; and 

24 (B) shall provide the program meal to any 

25 child eligible under the program. 


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1 (2) CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1966.—Section 4 

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

3 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON BREAKFAST SHAMING.—A 

5 school or school food authority shall not— 

6 ‘‘(1) physically segregate or otherwise discrimi7 nate against any child participating in the free 

8 breakfast program under this section; or 

9 ‘‘(2) overtly identify a child described in para10 graph (1) by a special token or ticket, an announced 

11 or published list of names, or any other means.’’. 

12 (g) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS DEPEND13 ENTS’ SCHOOLS.—Section 20(b) of the Child Nutrition 

14 Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1789(b)) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘and reduced-price’’; and 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘and shall’’ and all that follows 

17 through ‘‘section’’. 

18 TITLE II—SCHOOL LUNCH 

19 PROGRAM 

20 SEC. 201. GENERAL REPEAL OF REDUCED PRICE LUNCHES. 

21 The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

22 (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘or reduced price’’ each place it 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘or a reduced price’’ each place 

2 it appears; 

3 (3) by striking ‘‘and reduced price’’ each place 

4 it appears; and 

5 (4) by striking ‘‘a reduced price’’ each place it 

6 appears. 

7 SEC. 202. APPORTIONMENT TO STATES. 

8 Section 4(b) of the Richard B. Russell National 

9 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753(b)) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(2) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The national average 

14 payment for each free lunch shall be $3.81, ad15 justed annually for inflation in accordance with 

16 subparagraph (C) and rounded in accordance 

17 with subparagraph (D). 

18 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR LOCAL

19 FOOD.— 

20 ‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF LOCALLY21 SOURCED FARM PRODUCT.—In this sub22 paragraph, the term ‘locally-sourced farm 

23 product’ means a farm product that— 

24 ‘‘(I) is marketed to consumers— 

25 ‘‘(aa) directly; or 


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1 ‘‘(bb) through intermediated 

2 channels (such as food hubs and 

3 cooperatives); and 

4 ‘‘(II) with respect to the school 

5 food authority purchasing the farm 

6 product, is produced and distrib7 uted— 

8 ‘‘(aa) in the State in which 

9 the school food authority is lo10 cated; or 

11 ‘‘(bb) not more than 250 

12 miles from the location of the 

13 school food authority. 

14 ‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL PAYMENT ELIGI15 BILITY.—During a school year, a school 

16 food authority shall receive an additional 

17 payment described in clause (iii) if the 

18 State certifies that the school food author19 ity served meals (including breakfasts, 

20 lunches, and supplements) during the last 

21 school year of which not less than 30 per22 cent were made with locally-sourced farm 

23 products. 

24 ‘‘(iii) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—The addi25 tional payment amount for each free lunch 


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1 under this subparagraph shall be $0.30, 

2 adjusted annually in accordance with sub3 paragraph (C) and rounded in accordance 

4 with subparagraph (D). 

5 ‘‘(iv) DISBURSEMENT.—The State 

6 agency shall disburse funds made available 

7 under this clause to school food authorities 

8 eligible to receive additional reimburse9 ment. 

10 ‘‘(C) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The annual infla12 tion adjustment under subparagraphs (A) 

13 and (B)(iii) shall reflect changes in the 

14 cost of operating the free lunch program 

15 under this Act, as indicated by the change 

16 in the Consumer Price Index for food away 

17 from home for all urban consumers. 

18 ‘‘(ii) BASIS.—Each annual inflation 

19 adjustment under subparagraphs (A) and 

20 (B)(iii) shall reflect the changes in the 

21 Consumer Price Index for food away from 

22 home for the most recent 12-month period 

23 for which that data is available. 


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1 ‘‘(D) ROUNDING.—On July 1, 2020, and 

2 annually thereafter, the national average pay3 ment rate for free lunch shall be— 

4 ‘‘(i) adjusted to the nearest lower-cent 

5 increment; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) based on the unrounded amounts 

7 for the preceding 12-month period.’’; and 

8 (2) by striking paragraph (3). 

9 SEC. 203. NUTRITIONAL AND OTHER PROGRAM REQUIRE10 MENTS. 

11 (a) ELIMINATION OF FREE LUNCH ELIGIBILITY RE12 QUIREMENTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the Richard B. 

14 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 1758) is amended by striking subsection (b) and in16 serting the following: 

17 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—All children enrolled in a school 

18 that participates in the school lunch program under this 

19 Act shall be eligible to receive free lunch under this Act.’’. 

20 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

21 (A) Section 9(c) of the Richard B. Russell 

22 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(c)) 

23 is amended in the second sentence by striking 

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1 (B) Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell 

2 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is 

3 amended— 

4 (i) by striking subsection (j); and 

5 (ii) by redesignating subsection (k) as 

6 subsection (j). 

7 (C) Section 28(b)(4) of the Richard B. 

8 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 1769i(b)(4)) is amended— 

10 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

11 the subparagraph designation and heading 

12 and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec13 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

14 and 

15 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B). 

16 (D) Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act 

17 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended— 

18 (i) in subsection (d)(2)(A)— 

19 (I) by striking clause (i); and 

20 (II) by redesignating clauses (ii) 

21 and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec22 tively; and 

23 (ii) in subsection (f)(17), by striking 

24 ‘‘Notwithstanding subsection (d)(2)(A)(i), 

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1 (E) Section 1902(a) of the Social Security 

2 Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended by strik3 ing paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(7) provide safeguards which restrict the use 

5 or disclosure of information concerning applicants 

6 and recipients to purposes directly connected with 

7 the administration of the plan;’’. 

8 (F) Section 1154(a)(2)(A)(i) of title 10, 

9 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘in 

10 accordance with section 9(b)(1) of the Richard 

11 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

12 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)’’. 

13 (G) Section 4301 of the Food, Conserva14 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 

15 1758a) is repealed. 

16 (b) PROHIBITION ON LUNCH SHAMING; MEAL DE17 NIAL.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the 

19 date of enactment of this Act, a school or school 

20 food authority— 

21 (A) shall not— 

22 (i) physically segregate or otherwise 

23 discriminate against any child participating 

24 in the school lunch program under the 


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1 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

2 Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); or 

3 (ii) overtly identify a child described 

4 in clause (i) by a special token or ticket, 

5 an announced or published list of names, 

6 or any other means; and 

7 (B) shall provide the program meal to any 

8 child eligible under the program. 

9 (2) NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT.—Section 9 

10 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

11 Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended by striking sub12 section (d) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON LUNCH SHAMING.—A school 

14 or school food authority shall not— 

15 ‘‘(1) physically segregate or otherwise discrimi16 nate against any child participating in free lunch 

17 under this Act; or 

18 ‘‘(2) overtly identify a child described in para19 graph (1) by a special token or ticket, an announced 

20 or published list of names, or any other means.’’. 

21 (c) NO COLLECTION OF DEBT.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

23 provision of the Richard B. Russell National School 

24 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or any other 

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1 enactment of this Act, as a condition of participation 

2 in the school lunch program under that Act, a 

3 school— 

4 (A) shall not collect any debt owed to the 

5 school for unpaid meal charges; and 

6 (B) shall continue to accrue debt for un7 paid meal charges— 

8 (i) for the purpose of receiving reim9 bursement under section 213; and 

10 (ii) until the effective date specified in 

11 section 2. 

12 (2) NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT.—Section 9 

13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

14 Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following: 

16 ‘‘(m) NO COLLECTION OF DEBT.—A school partici17 pating in the school lunch program under this Act shall 

18 not collect any debt owed to the school for unpaid meal 

19 charges.’’. 

20 SEC. 204. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the Richard B. Rus22 sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a) is re23 pealed. 

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1 (1) Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell Na2 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755) is amend3 ed— 

4 (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘sec5 tions 11 and 13’’ and inserting ‘‘section 13’’; 

6 and 

7 (B) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter pre8 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 

9 4, this section, and section 11’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘this section and section 4’’. 

11 (2) Section 7(d) of the Richard B. Russell Na12 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1756(d)) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘or 11’’. 

14 (3) Section 8(g) of the Richard B. Russell Na15 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1757(g)) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘and under section 11 of this 

17 Act’’. 

18 (4) Section 12(f) of the Richard B. Russell Na19 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(f)) is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘11,’’. 

21 (5) Section 7(a) of the Child Nutrition Act of 

22 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)) is amended— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘4, 

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1 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘sec2 tions 4 and 11’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4’’. 

3 SEC. 205. PRICE FOR A PAID LUNCH. 

4 Section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School 

5 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking subsection (p); and 

7 (2) by redesignating subsections (q) and (r) as 

8 subsections (p) and (q), respectively. 

9 SEC. 206. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHIL10 DREN. 

11 Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School 

12 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(C) WAIVER.—If the Secretary deter17 mines that a program requirement under this 

18 section limits the access of children to meals 

19 served under this section, the Secretary may 

20 waive that program requirement. 

21 ‘‘(D) ELIGIBILITY.—All children shall be 

22 eligible to participate in the program under this 

23 section.’’; and 

24 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘only 

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1 the end and inserting ‘‘for meals served to all 

2 children.’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘may only 

4 serve’’ and all that follows through ‘‘migrant chil5 dren’’; 

6 (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(c) PAYMENTS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Payments shall be made to 

10 service institutions for meals served— 

11 ‘‘(A) during the months of May through 

12 September; 

13 ‘‘(B) during school vacation at any time 

14 during an academic school year; 

15 ‘‘(C) during a teacher in-service day; and 

16 ‘‘(D) on days that school is closed during 

17 the months of October through April due to a 

18 natural disaster, building repair, court order, or 

19 similar cause, as determined by the Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—A service in21 stitution shall receive payments under this section 

22 for not more than 3 meals and 1 supplement per 

23 child per day.’’; and 

24 (4) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘, except 

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1 SEC. 207. SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER FOR 

2 CHILDREN PROGRAM. 

3 Section 13(a) of the Richard B. Russell National 

4 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended by add5 ing at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(13) SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANS7 FER FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.— 

8 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(i) EBT CARD.—The term ‘EBT 

10 card’ means an electronic benefit transfer 

11 card. 

12 ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The 

13 term ‘eligible household’ means a house14 hold with— 

15 ‘‘(I) an income that does not ex16 ceed 200 percent of the poverty line 

17 (as defined in section 673 of the Com18 munity Services Block Grant Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 9902)); and 

20 ‘‘(II) one or more children. 

21 ‘‘(iii) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ 

22 means the Summer Electronic Benefit 

23 Transfer for Children Program established 

24 under subparagraph (B). 

25 ‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary 

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1 as the ‘Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for 

2 Children Program’, under which the Secretary 

3 shall issue EBT cards to eligible households to 

4 provide food assistance during the summer 

5 months. 

6 ‘‘(C) EBT AMOUNT.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The value of an 

8 EBT card provided under the Program to 

9 an eligible household shall be $60 per 

10 month per child (adjusted for inflation). 

11 ‘‘(ii) ANNUAL LIMITATION.—No eligi12 ble household shall receive benefits under 

13 the Program for more than 3 months in a 

14 calendar year. 

15 ‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro17 vided under this paragraph, the Program 

18 shall be based on the summer electronic 

19 benefit transfer for children demonstration 

20 program carried out pursuant to section 

21 749(g) of the Agriculture, Rural Develop22 ment, Food and Drug Administration, and 

23 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 

24 (Public Law 111–80; 123 Stat. 2132). 

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1 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

2 subclause (II), a State shall admin3 ister the Program through the supple4 mental nutrition assistance program 

5 established under the Food and Nutri6 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 

7 seq.). 

8 ‘‘(II) WIC OPTION.—If a State 

9 has participated in the demonstration 

10 program described in clause (i) before 

11 the effective date specified in section 

12 2 of the Universal School Meals Pro13 gram Act of 2019, the State may elect 

14 to administer the Program through 

15 the special supplemental nutrition 

16 program for women, infants, and chil17 dren established by section 17 of the 

18 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

19 U.S.C. 1786). 

20 ‘‘(E) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA21 TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro22 priated to the Secretary to carry out this para23 graph such sums as are necessary for fiscal 

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1 SEC. 208. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM. 

2 Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School 

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

4 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking subpara5 graph (B) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(B) any other private organization pro7 viding nonresidential child care or day care out8 side school hours for school children;’’; 

9 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(c) FREE MEALS.—Notwithstanding any other pro12 vision of law— 

13 ‘‘(1) all meals and supplements served under 

14 the program authorized under this section shall be 

15 provided for free to participants of the program; and 

16 ‘‘(2) an institution that serves those meals and 

17 supplements shall be reimbursed— 

18 ‘‘(A) in the case of breakfast, at the rate 

19 established for free breakfast under section 

20 4(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Child Nutrition Act of 

21 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B)(i)); 

22 ‘‘(B) in the case of lunch, at the rate es23 tablished for free lunch under section 

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1 ‘‘(C) in the case of a supplemental meal, 

2 $0.30, adjusted for inflation in accordance with 

3 section 4(b)(2)(C).’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (f)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara6 graph (B) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION TO REIMBURSEMENTS.— 

8 An institution may claim reimbursement under 

9 this paragraph for not more than 3 meals and 

10 1 supplement per day per child.’’; and 

11 (B) by striking paragraph (3); and 

12 (4) in subsection (r)— 

13 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

14 ‘‘PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘AFTERSCHOOL MEAL AND

16 SNACK PROGRAM’’; 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘at-risk school’’ each place 

18 it appears and inserting ‘‘eligible’’; 

19 (C) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik21 ing ‘‘AT-RISK SCHOOL’’ and inserting ‘‘ELI22 GIBLE’’; and 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

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1 the period at the end and inserting a pe2 riod; and 

3 (D) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘only 

4 for’’ and all that follows through the period at 

5 the end and inserting the following: ‘‘for— 

6 ‘‘(i) not more than 1 meal and 1 sup7 plement per child per day served on a reg8 ular school day; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) not more than 3 meals and 1 

10 supplement per child per day served on 

11 any day other than a regular school day.’’. 

12 SEC. 209. MEALS AND SUPPLEMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN 

13 AFTERSCHOOL CARE. 

14 Section 17A of the Richard B. Russell National 

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

16 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MEAL

17 SUPPLEMENTS’’ and inserting ‘‘MEALS AND SUP18 PLEMENTS’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘meal sup20 plements’’ and inserting ‘‘free meals and supple21 ments’’; 

22 (3) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘meals and’’ 

23 before ‘‘supplements’’; and 

24 (4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

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1 ‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

3 ‘‘(A) MEALS.—A free meal provided under 

4 this section to a child shall be reimbursed at a 

5 rate of $3.81, adjusted annually for inflation in 

6 accordance with paragraph (3)(A) and rounded 

7 in accordance with paragraph (3)(B). 

8 ‘‘(B) SUPPLEMENTS.—A free supplement 

9 provided under this section to a child shall be 

10 reimbursed at the rate at which free supple11 ments are reimbursed under section 

12 17(c)(2)(C). 

13 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION TO REIMBURSEMENTS.—An 

14 institution may claim reimbursement under this sec15 tion for not more than 1 meal and 1 supplement per 

16 day per child served on a regular school day. 

17 ‘‘(3) INFLATION; ROUNDING.— 

18 ‘‘(A) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The annual infla20 tion adjustment under paragraph (1)(A) 

21 shall reflect changes in the cost of oper22 ating the program under this section, as 

23 indicated by the change in the Consumer 

24 Price Index for food away from home for 

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1 ‘‘(ii) BASIS.—Each inflation annual 

2 adjustment under paragraph (1)(A) shall 

3 reflect the changes in the Consumer Price 

4 Index for food away from home for the 

5 most recent 12-month period for which 

6 that data is available. 

7 ‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—On July 1, 2020, and 

8 annually thereafter, the reimbursement rate for 

9 a free meal under this section shall be— 

10 ‘‘(i) adjusted to the nearest lower-cent 

11 increment; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) based on the unrounded amounts 

13 for the preceding 12-month period.’’. 

14 SEC. 210. ACCESS TO LOCAL FOODS: FARM TO SCHOOL 

15 PROGRAM. 

16 Section 18(g)(5) of the Richard B. Russell National 

17 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(5)) is amended by 

18 striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(B) serve a high proportion of identified 

20 students (as defined in paragraph (8) of section 

21 1113(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu22 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)));’’. 

23 SEC. 211. FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM. 

24 Section 19(d) of the Richard B. Russell National 

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1 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

3 (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2) of this sub4 section and’’; 

5 (B) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 

6 preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘school—’’ and 

7 all that follows through ‘‘submits’’ in clause (ii) 

8 and inserting ‘‘school that submits’’; 

9 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

10 ‘‘schools’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Act’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘high-need schools (as defined in 

12 section 2211(b) of the Elementary and Sec13 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

14 6631(b)))’’; and 

15 (D) in subparagraph (D)— 

16 (i) by striking clause (i); and 

17 (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) 

18 through (iv) as clauses (i) through (iii), re19 spectively; and 

20 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in21 serting the following: 

22 ‘‘(3) OUTREACH TO HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS.— 

23 Prior to making decisions regarding school participa24 tion in the program, a State agency shall inform 

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1 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

2 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6631(b))), including Tribal schools, 

3 of the eligibility of the schools for the program.’’. 

4 SEC. 212. TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND FOOD 

5 SERVICE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. 

6 Section 21(a)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell Na7 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b–1(a)(1)(B)) is 

8 amended in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking 

9 ‘‘certified’’ and all that follows through ‘‘meals’’ and in10 serting ‘‘who are identified students (as defined in para11 graph (8) of section 1113(a) of the Elementary and Sec12 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a))’’. 

13 SEC. 213. REIMBURSEMENT OF SCHOOL MEAL DELIN14 QUENT DEBT PROGRAM. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) DELINQUENT DEBT.—The term ‘‘delinquent 

17 debt’’ means the debt owed by a parent or guardian 

18 of a child to a school— 

19 (A) as of the effective date specified in sec20 tion 2; and 

21 (B) for meals served by the school under— 

22 (i) the school breakfast program 

23 under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 

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1 (ii) the school lunch program estab2 lished under the Richard B. Russell Na3 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 

4 et seq.); or 

5 (iii) both of the programs described in 

6 clauses (i) and (ii). 

7 (2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 

8 the program established under subsection (b)(1). 

9 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

11 (b) REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.— 

12 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days 

13 after the effective date specified in section 2, the 

14 Secretary shall establish a program under which the 

15 Secretary shall reimburse each school participating 

16 in a program described in clause (i) or (ii) of sub17 section (a)(1)(B) for all delinquent debt. 

18 (2) FORM FOR REIMBURSEMENT.—To carry out 

19 the program, the Secretary shall design and dis20 tribute a form to State agencies to collect data on 

21 all delinquent debt in applicable schools in the State, 

22 grouped by school food authority. 

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1 later than 180 days after the effective date specified 

2 in section 2. 

3 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the effec4 tive date specified in section 2, the Comptroller General 

5 of the United States shall submit to Congress and make 

6 publicly available a report that describes the successes and 

7 challenges of the program. 

8 TITLE III—ELEMENTARY AND 

9 SECONDARY EDUCATION DATA 

10 SEC. 301. MEASURE OF POVERTY. 

11 Section 1113(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 

12 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘the num14 ber of children eligible for a free or reduced price 

15 lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School 

16 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.)’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘the number of identified students’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(8) IDENTIFIED STUDENTS DEFINED.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 

21 term ‘identified students’ means the number of 

22 students— 

23 ‘‘(i) who are— 

24 ‘‘(I) homeless children and 

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1 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Home2 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 11434a(2)); 

4 ‘‘(II) runaway and homeless 

5 youth served by programs established 

6 under the Runaway and Homeless 

7 Youth Act (34 U.S.C. 11201 et seq.); 

8 ‘‘(III) migratory children, as de9 fined under section 1309; or 

10 ‘‘(IV) foster children; 

11 ‘‘(ii) who are eligible for and receiving 

12 medical assistance under the program of 

13 medical assistance established under title 

14 XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 1396 et seq.); or 

16 ‘‘(iii) who participate (or who are part 

17 of a household that participates) in at least 

18 one of the following: 

19 ‘‘(I) The supplemental nutrition 

20 assistance program established under 

21 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

22 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 

23 ‘‘(II) A State program funded 

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1 needy families established under part 

2 A of title IV of the Social Security 

3 Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 

4 ‘‘(III) The food distribution pro5 gram on Indian reservations estab6 lished under section 4(b) of the Food 

7 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

8 2013(b)). 

9 ‘‘(IV) A Head Start program au10 thorized under the Head Start Act 

11 (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) or a com12 parable State-funded Head Start or 

13 pre-kindergarten program. 

14 ‘‘(B) MULTIPLIER.—In determining the 

15 number of identified students under subpara16 graph (A), the local educational agency shall 

17 multiply the number determined under such 

18 subparagraph by 1.6.’’. 

19 TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO 

20 OTHER PROGRAMS AND LAWS 

21 SEC. 401. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO22 GRAM. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the Food and 

2 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amend3 ed— 

4 (A) by striking subsection (u); and 

5 (B) by redesignating subsections (v) 

6 through (x) as subsections (u) through (w), re7 spectively. 

8 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 11(e) 

9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

10 2020(e)) is amended— 

11 (A) in paragraph (8)(F), by striking ‘‘or 

12 subsection (u)’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (26)(B), by striking 

14 ‘‘(x)’’ and inserting ‘‘(w)’’. 

15 (b) NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVEN16 TION GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 28(a) of the Food and 

17 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036a(a)) is amended 

18 by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) an individual eligible for benefits under 

20 this Act;’’. 

21 SEC. 402. HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. 

22 (a) TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT.—Subpara23 graph (A) of section 200(11) of the Higher Education Act 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘high-need 

2 school’ means a school that is in the highest 

3 quartile of schools in a ranking of all schools 

4 served by a local educational agency, ranked in 

5 descending order by percentage of students 

6 from low-income families enrolled in such 

7 schools, as determined by the local educational 

8 agency based on one of the following measures 

9 of poverty: 

10 ‘‘(i) The percentage of students aged 

11 5 through 17 in poverty counted in the 

12 most recent census data approved by the 

13 Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(ii) The percentage of students in 

15 families receiving assistance under the 

16 State program funded under the program 

17 of block grants to States for temporary as18 sistance for needy families established 

19 under part A of title IV of the Social Secu20 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 

21 ‘‘(iii) The percentage of students eligi22 ble to receive medical assistance under the 

23 program of medical assistance established 

24 under title XIX of the Social Security Act 

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1 ‘‘(iv) A composite of two or more of 

2 the measures described in clauses (i) 

3 through (iii).’’. 

4 (b) GEAR UP.—Subparagraph (A) of section 

5 404B(d)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

6 U.S.C. 1070a–22(d)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(A) provide services under this chapter to 

8 at least one grade level of students, beginning 

9 not later than 7th grade, in a participating 

10 school— 

11 ‘‘(i) that has a 7th grade; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) in which— 

13 ‘‘(I) at least 50 percent of the 

14 students enrolled are identified stu15 dents (as defined in section 

16 1113(a)(8) of the Elementary and 

17 Secondary Education Act of 1965); or 

18 ‘‘(II) if an eligible entity deter19 mines that it would promote the effec20 tiveness of a program, an entire grade 

21 level of students, beginning not later 

22 than the 7th grade, reside in public 

23 housing, as defined in section 3(b)(1) 

24 of the United States Housing Act of 

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1 (c) SIMPLIFIED NEEDS TEST.—Section 479(d)(2) of 

2 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

3 1087ss(d)(2)) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking subparagraph (C); and 

5 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 

6 through (F) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), re7 spectively. 

8 (d) EARLY FEDERAL PELL GRANT COMMITMENT

9 DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Section 894(b) of the 

10 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161y(b)) is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘qualify 

13 for a free or reduced price school lunch under the 

14 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the Child Nutrition Act of 

16 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘are 

17 identified students (as defined in section 1113(a)(8) 

18 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

19 1965)’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘eligible for a 

21 free or reduced price school lunch under the Richard 

22 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 1751 et seq.) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

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1 dents (as defined in section 1113(a)(8) of the Ele2 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)’’. 

3 SEC. 403. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT 

4 OF 1965. 

5 (a) LITERACY EDUCATION FOR ALL.—Section 

6 2221(b)(3)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu7 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6641(b)(3)(B)) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) by striking clause (i); and 

10 (2) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as 

11 clauses (i) and (ii), respectively. 

12 (b) GRANTS FOR EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RE13 SEARCH.—Section 4611(d)(2) of the Elementary and Sec14 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261(d)(2)) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

17 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 

18 (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. 

19 (c) ELIGIBILITY FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL

20 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Item (bb) of section 

21 7003(b)(2)(B)(i)(III) of the Elementary and Secondary 

22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)(B)(i)(III)) 

23 is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(bb) has an enrollment of 

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1 (a)(1) that constitutes a percent2 age of the total student enroll3 ment of the agency that is not 

4 less than 30 percent; or’’. 

5 SEC. 404. AMERICA COMPETES ACT. 

6 Section 6122(3) of the America COMPETES Act (20 

7 U.S.C. 9832(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘data on children 

8 eligible for free or reduced-price lunches under the Rich9 ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act,’’. 

10 SEC. 405. WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY 

11 ACT. 

12 Section 3(36)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and 

13 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(36)(A)) is amended— 

14 (1) by striking clause (iv); and 

15 (2) by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as 

16 clauses (iv) and (v), respectively. 

17 SEC. 406. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA18 TION ACT OF 2002. 

19 Section 4(8) of the National Science Foundation Au20 thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n note) is amend21 ed— 

22 (1) by striking subparagraph (A); and 

23 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

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1 SEC. 407. CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. 

2 Section 658O(b) of the Child Care and Development 

3 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m(b)) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘school 

6 lunch factor’’ and inserting ‘‘identified students fac7 tor’’; and 

8 (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(3) IDENTIFIED STUDENTS FACTOR.—The 

11 term ‘identified students factor’ means the ratio of 

12 the number of children in the State who are identi13 fied students (as defined in paragraph (8) of section 

14 1113(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu15 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a))) to the 

16 number of such children in all the States as deter17 mined annually by the Secretary of Education.’’. 

18 SEC. 408. CHILDREN’S HEALTH ACT OF 2000. 

19 Section 1404(b) of the Children’s Health Act of 2000 

20 (42 U.S.C. 9859c(b)) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘school 

22 lunch factor’’ and inserting ‘‘identified students fac23 tor’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) IDENTIFIED STUDENTS FACTOR.—In this 

2 subsection, the term ‘identified students factor’ 

3 means the ratio of the number of children in the 

4 State who are identified students (as defined in 

5 paragraph (8) of section 1113(a) of the Elementary 

6 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7 6313(a))) to the number of such children in all the 

8 States as determined annually by the Secretary of 

9 Education.’’. 

10 SEC. 409. JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVEN11 TION. 

12 Section 252(i) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin13 quency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11162(i)) is 

14 amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(i) FREE SCHOOL LUNCHES FOR INCARCERATED

16 JUVENILES.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A juvenile who is incarcer18 ated in an eligible juvenile detention center is eligible 

19 to receive free lunch under the Richard B. Russell 

20 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 

21 seq.). 

22 ‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after 

23 the date of the enactment of the Universal School 

24 Meals Program Act of 2019, the Attorney General, 

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1 shall provide guidance to States relating to the op2 tions for school food authorities in the States to 

3 apply for reimbursement for free lunches under the 

4 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

5 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) for juveniles who are incarcer6 ated. 

7 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER

8 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘eligible ju9 venile detention center’ does not include any private, 

10 for-profit detention center.’’. 

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