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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4734 

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide 

children from underserved areas with better access to meals served 

through the summer food service program for children and certain child 

care programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 2, 2010 

Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. PLATTS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

Act to provide children from underserved areas with better access to meals served through the summer food 

service program for children and certain child care programs. 

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 ‘‘Increased Program Ac5 cess Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AREA ELIGIBILITY. 

2 (a) SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHIL3 DREN.—Section 13(a)(1)(C) of the Richard B. Russell 

4 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(C)) is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 per6 cent’’. 

7 (b) PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN.— 

8 Section 17(r)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National 

9 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)(1)(B)) is amended 

10 by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’. 

11 (c) MEAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN AFTER12 SCHOOL CARE.—Section 17A(c)(1) of the Richard B. Rus13 sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a(c)(1)) 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 

15 percent’’. 

16 SEC. 3. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM TRANSPOR17 TATION GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED AREAS. 

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

19 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended by 

20 striking paragraphs (9) and (10) and inserting the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(9) SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM TRANS23 PORTATION GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED AREAS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

25 award competitive grants to service institutions 

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1 tion at congregate feeding sites in the summer 

2 food service program for children authorized by 

3 this section through innovative approaches to 

4 limited transportation in underserved areas (in5 cluding rural areas), as determined by the Sec6 retary. 

7 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be selected to re8 ceive a grant under this paragraph, a service in9 stitution— 

10 ‘‘(i) may be located in any State; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) shall— 

12 ‘‘(I) submit to the Secretary an 

13 application at such time, in such man14 ner, and containing such information 

15 as the Secretary may require; 

16 ‘‘(II) meet criteria established by 

17 the Secretary; and 

18 ‘‘(III) agree to the terms and 

19 conditions of the grant, as established 

20 by the Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 

22 under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give 

23 priority to service institutions that— 

24 ‘‘(i) serve both breakfast and lunch; 

25 or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) offer educational or enrichment 

2 programs. 

3 ‘‘(D) DURATION.—A service institution 

4 that receives a grant under this paragraph may 

5 use the grant funds during the 5-fiscal-year pe6 riod beginning in fiscal year 2011. 

7 ‘‘(E) TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.—A serv8 ice institution that receives a grant under this 

9 paragraph may use grant funds to provide re10 imbursement for travel to satellite congregate 

11 feeding sites. 

12 ‘‘(F) FUNDING.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On October 1, 

14 2010, out of any funds in the Treasury not 

15 otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of 

16 the Treasury shall transfer to the Sec17 retary to carry out this section 

18 $10,000,000, to remain available until ex19 pended. 

20 ‘‘(ii) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.— 

21 The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, 

22 shall accept, and shall use to carry out this 

23 section the funds transferred under clause 

24 (i), without further appropriation. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—Not more than 1 

2 percent of the funds made available under 

3 clause (i) may be used by the Secretary for 

4 the administrative costs of carrying out 

5 this paragraph.’’. 

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