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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2501 

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

the child and adult care food program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. REED, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. SMITH, and 

Mr. MURPHY) 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 to improve the child and adult care food program. 

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 ‘‘Access to Healthy 

5 Food for Young Children Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENTS. 

7 (a) CHILD CARE REIMBURSEMENTS.—Section 17(c) 

8 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 1766(c)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the same as’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘10 cents more than’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the same as’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘10 cents more than’’; and 

5 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘30 cents’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$1.01 cents’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘2.75 cents’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$0.18 cents’’. 

10 (b) DAY CARE HOME REIMBURSEMENTS.—Section 

11 17(f)(3)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School 

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

13 (1) by striking ‘‘Consumer Price Index for food 

14 at home’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Con15 sumer Price Index for food away from home’’; 

16 (2) in clause (ii)(III)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in 

18 subclause (IV),’’ and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—Except 

20 as provided in item (bb) and sub21 clause (IV),’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(bb) Additional reimburse24 ment.—Effective beginning July 

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1 tor for each meal and supplement 

2 under this subparagraph shall be 

3 increased by 10 cents per child 

4 served.’’; and 

5 (3) in clause (iii)(I)(aa), by striking ‘‘the reim6 bursement factors shall be’’ and all that follows 

7 through ‘‘supplements’’ and inserting ‘‘the reim8 bursement factors shall be $1.58 for meals other 

9 than breakfast, $0.58 cents for breakfasts, and 

10 $0.30 cents for supplements’’. 

11 SEC. 3. STREAMLINING PROGRAM PAPERWORK IN HIGH12 POVERTY AREAS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17(c) of the Richard B. 

14 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(c)) 

15 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(7) STREAMLINING PROGRAM PAPERWORK IN

17 HIGH POVERTY AREAS.— 

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

19 ‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE CHILD CARE CEN20 TER.—The term ‘eligible child care center’ 

21 means a child care center at least 50 per22 cent of children under the care of which 

23 qualify for free or reduced price meals or 

24 categorical eligibility as described in sub25 section (f)(3)(A)(iii)(III)(bb). 


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1 ‘‘(ii) NONPRICING PROGRAM.—The 

2 term ‘nonpricing program’ means a pro3 gram under which an eligible child center 

4 serves all children under the care of the 

5 center meals and supplements under this 

6 section without charge. 

7 ‘‘(B) ELECTION OF SPECIAL PAYMENTS.— 

8 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible child 

9 care center may elect to receive special 

10 payments under this paragraph in lieu of 

11 payments otherwise made available under 

12 this section based on applications for free 

13 and reduced price meals and supplements 

14 if— 

15 ‘‘(I) subject to clause (ii), during 

16 the 4 consecutive fiscal years begin17 ning after the date of the election, the 

18 eligible child care center elects to op19 erate a nonpricing program; 

20 ‘‘(II) the eligible child care center 

21 pays, from sources other than funds 

22 made available to carry out the pro23 gram under this section, the costs of 

24 serving the meals and supplements 


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1 that are in excess of the value of as2 sistance received under this Act; and 

3 ‘‘(III) during the fiscal year in 

4 which the election under this clause is 

5 made, the eligible child care center 

6 had a percentage of enrolled children 

7 that meets or exceeds the threshold 

8 described in subparagraph (A)(i). 

9 ‘‘(ii) ELECTION TO STOP RECEIVING

10 PAYMENTS.—An eligible child care center 

11 may elect to stop receiving special pay12 ments under this paragraph for the fol13 lowing fiscal year by notifying the State 

14 agency not later than June 30 of the cur15 rent fiscal year of the intention to stop re16 ceiving the special payments. 

17 ‘‘(C) FIRST YEAR OF OPTION.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each month 

19 of the first fiscal year of the 4-year period 

20 during which an eligible child care center 

21 elects to receive special payments under 

22 this paragraph, special payments at the 

23 rate for free meals and supplements shall 

24 be made under this subparagraph for all 


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1 reimbursable meals and supplements 

2 served at the eligible child care center. 

3 ‘‘(ii) CALCULATION.—Special pay4 ments under clause (i) shall be calculated 

5 using a blended per-meal rate based on a 

6 formula that multiplies national average 

7 payment rates by the percentage of chil8 dren at the eligible child care center that 

9 receive free, reduced price, and paid meals 

10 and supplements. 

11 ‘‘(D) SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH YEARS

12 OF OPTION.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each month 

14 of the second, third, and fourth fiscal years 

15 of the 4-year period during which an eligi16 ble child care center elects to receive spe17 cial payments under this paragraph, spe18 cial payments at the blended rate estab19 lished for the first year of the option under 

20 subparagraph (C) shall be made under this 

21 subparagraph for all reimbursable meals 

22 and supplements served at the eligible 

23 child care center. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) CALCULATION.—Special pay2 ments under clause (i) shall be equal to the 

3 product obtained by multiplying— 

4 ‘‘(I) the applicable blended per5 meal rate; by 

6 ‘‘(II) the number of meals and 

7 supplements served by the eligible 

8 child care center during the period be9 ginning on April 1 of the prior fiscal 

10 year and ending on the last day of 

11 that fiscal year.’’. 

12 (b) COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PILOT PROJECTS.— 

13 Section 17(c) of the Richard B. Russell National School 

14 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(c)) (as amended by subsection 

15 (a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(8) COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PILOT

17 PROJECTS.— 

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

19 ‘‘(i) COVERED CHILD.—The term 

20 ‘covered child’ means a child certified for 

21 free or reduced price meals by means of— 

22 ‘‘(I) direct certification under 

23 paragraph (4) or (5) of section 9(b); 

24 or 


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1 ‘‘(II) categorical eligibility, as de2 scribed in subsection 

3 (f)(3)(A)(iii)(III)(bb). 

4 ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE CHILD CARE CEN5 TER.—The term ‘eligible child care center’ 

6 means a child care center that— 

7 ‘‘(I) has a percentage of enrolled 

8 children who are covered children that 

9 meets or exceeds the threshold de10 scribed in section 11(a)(1)(F)(viii); 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(II) has met or exceeded that 

13 threshold for a period of not less than 

14 1 month in the fiscal year prior to the 

15 fiscal year in which the child care cen16 ter would participate in a pilot 

17 project. 

18 ‘‘(iii) ELIGIBLE SPONSORING ORGANI19 ZATION.—The term ‘eligible sponsoring or20 ganization’ means an organization that is a 

21 public or private nonprofit organization 

22 acting as a sponsoring organization for 1 

23 or more child care centers participating in 

24 the program authorized under this section. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) NONPRICING PROGRAM.—The 

2 term ‘nonpricing program’ means a pro3 gram under which an eligible child care 

4 center serves all children under the care of 

5 the center meals and supplements under a 

6 pilot project without charge. 

7 ‘‘(v) PILOT PROJECT.—The term 

8 ‘pilot project’ means a pilot project carried 

9 out under subparagraph (B)(i). 

10 ‘‘(vi) SELECTED CHILD CARE CEN11 TER.—The term ‘selected child care center’ 

12 means an eligible child care center selected 

13 under subparagraph (E) by a selected 

14 State and a selected sponsoring organiza15 tion to implement the pilot project at that 

16 child care center. 

17 ‘‘(vii) SELECTED SPONSORING ORGA18 NIZATION.—The term ‘selected sponsoring 

19 organization’ means an eligible sponsoring 

20 organization selected under subparagraph 

21 (D)(iv) by a selected State to coordinate 

22 implementation of the pilot project in that 

23 State. 

24 ‘‘(viii) SELECTED STATE.—The term 

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1 carry out a pilot project under subpara2 graph (C)(i). 

3 ‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 

5 year after the date of enactment of this 

6 paragraph, the Secretary shall establish a 

7 program to carry out pilot projects in se8 lected States under which meals and sup9 plements are provided at no charge to 

10 every child in a selected child care center. 

11 ‘‘(ii) START DATE.—Each pilot 

12 project shall begin in a selected State not 

13 later than 1 year after the date of enact14 ment of this paragraph. 

15 ‘‘(C) STATE SELECTION.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

17 shall select not more than 6 States to each 

18 carry out a pilot project in coordination 

19 with a selected sponsoring organization. 

20 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATIONS.—A State seeking 

21 to carry out a pilot project shall submit to 

22 the Secretary an application at such time, 

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1 cluding information about the selected 

2 sponsoring organization. 

3 ‘‘(iii) PRIORITY.—In carrying out 

4 clause (i), the Secretary shall give priority 

5 to a State based on— 

6 ‘‘(I) the level of childhood poverty 

7 in the service area of the selected 

8 sponsoring organization; and 

9 ‘‘(II) the extent to which that 

10 sponsoring organization demonstrates 

11 expertise and capacity in, and com12 mitment to, implementing the pilot 

13 project. 

14 ‘‘(D) SPONSORING ORGANIZATION SELEC15 TION BY STATES.—Prior to submitting an ap16 plication under subparagraph (C)(ii), each 

17 State seeking to carry out a pilot project 

18 shall— 

19 ‘‘(i) identify each eligible sponsoring 

20 organization in the State; 

21 ‘‘(ii) inform each eligible sponsoring 

22 organization identified under clause (i) of 

23 the proposed pilot project of the State; 

24 ‘‘(iii) solicit applications from eligible 

25 sponsoring organizations that demonstrate 


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1 the expertise, capacity, and commitment of 

2 the sponsoring organization in imple3 menting the pilot project; and 

4 ‘‘(iv) select an eligible sponsoring or5 ganization to coordinate implementation of 

6 the pilot project. 

7 ‘‘(E) CHILD CARE CENTER SELECTION.— 

8 Each selected State and selected sponsoring or9 ganization shall select 1 or more eligible child 

10 care centers to voluntarily participate in the 

11 pilot project in the selected State. 

12 ‘‘(F) NONPRICING PROGRAM.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under a pilot 

14 project, a selected child care center shall 

15 operate a nonpricing program by— 

16 ‘‘(I) receiving special assistance 

17 payments under this subparagraph in 

18 lieu of any other special assistance 

19 payment made under this section; and 

20 ‘‘(II) using non-Federal funds to 

21 pay for the cost of meals and supple22 ments served at the selected child care 

23 center that are not reimbursed under 

24 the pilot project or the program au25 thorized under this section. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) ELECTION TO STOP PARTICIPA2 TION.—A selected child care center that 

3 elects to stop participating in a pilot 

4 project under clause (i) shall notify the se5 lected State and the selected sponsoring 

6 organization not later than 3 months be7 fore the date on which the center intends 

8 to stop participation. 

9 ‘‘(iii) FIRST YEAR.—For each month 

10 of the first fiscal year during which a pilot 

11 project is carried out in a selected State, 

12 each selected child care center shall receive 

13 special assistance payments at the rate for 

14 free meals and supplements for a percent15 age of all reimbursable meals and supple16 ments served in selected child care centers 

17 during that month in an amount equal to 

18 the product obtained by multiplying— 

19 ‘‘(I) the multiplier described in 

20 section 11(a)(1)(F)(vii); and 

21 ‘‘(II) the percentage of covered 

22 children enrolled in the selected child 

23 care centers as of April 1 of the prior 

24 fiscal year, up to a maximum of 100 

25 percent. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT

2 YEARS.—For each month of the second fis3 cal year and each subsequent fiscal year 

4 during which a pilot project is carried out 

5 in a selected State, each selected child care 

6 center shall receive special assistance pay7 ments at the rate for free meals and sup8 plements for a percentage of all reimburs9 able meals and supplements served in se10 lected child care centers during that month 

11 in an amount equal to the product ob12 tained by multiplying— 

13 ‘‘(I) the multiplier described in 

14 section 11(a)(1)(F)(vii); and 

15 ‘‘(II) the higher of— 

16 ‘‘(aa) the percentage of cov17 ered children enrolled in the se18 lected child care centers as of 

19 April 1 of the prior fiscal year, 

20 up to a maximum of 100 percent; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(bb) the percentage of cov23 ered children enrolled in the se24 lected child care centers as of 

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1 the first fiscal year in which the 

2 selected child care center partici3 pates in the pilot project, up to a 

4 maximum of 100 percent. 

5 ‘‘(v) PAYMENT FOR OTHER MEALS.— 

6 Any meal or supplement served under the 

7 program authorized under this section that 

8 is not part of a pilot project shall be reim9 bursed at the rates established under sub10 section (c). 

11 ‘‘(G) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

12 ‘‘(i) NO APPLICATIONS.—In partici13 pating in a pilot project, a selected spon14 soring organization or selected child care 

15 center shall not collect enrollment forms or 

16 applications for free and reduced price 

17 meals and supplements under this Act or 

18 section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 

19 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773). 

20 ‘‘(ii) ADMINISTRATION.—The selected 

21 sponsoring organization in a selected State 

22 shall be responsible for administering the 

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1 ‘‘(I) distributing special assist2 ance payments to selected child care 

3 centers; and 

4 ‘‘(II) conducting oversight of and 

5 reporting on the pilot project. 

6 ‘‘(iii) INFORMATION DISSEMINA7 TION.—A selected State and selected spon8 soring organization shall— 

9 ‘‘(I) notify each eligible child care 

10 center in the State about the pilot 

11 project, including the reimbursement 

12 rates, timeline, and procedures under 

13 the pilot project; and 

14 ‘‘(II) provide information about 

15 the pilot project to parents or guard16 ians of children attending eligible 

17 child care centers. 

18 ‘‘(H) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

19 after the start date of the last pilot project 

20 commenced during the first year of the program 

21 established under subparagraph (B)(i), and an22 nually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 

23 the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

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1 Education and Labor of the House of Rep2 resentatives a report describing— 

3 ‘‘(i) the status of each active pilot 

4 project; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the manner in which the funds 

6 authorized under subparagraph (I) are 

7 used to carry out this paragraph. 

8 ‘‘(I) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA9 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

10 to carry out this paragraph $20,000,000 for the 

11 period of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.’’. 

12 SEC. 4. FOURTH MEAL SERVICE OPTION. 

13 Section 17(f)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National 

14 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(2)) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph 

16 (B) of this paragraph’’ and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) DISBURSEMENTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara19 graph (B)’’; and 

20 (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—No reimbursement 

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1 sponsoring organization under paragraph (3), 

2 for more than— 

3 ‘‘(i)(I) 2 meals and 1 supplement per 

4 day per child; or 

5 ‘‘(II) 1 meal and 2 supplements per 

6 day per child; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) in the case of child care during 

8 which there are 8 or more hours between 

9 the beginning of the first meal service pe10 riod and the beginning of the fourth meal 

11 service period— 

12 ‘‘(I) 3 meals and 1 supplement 

13 per day per child; 

14 ‘‘(II) 2 meals and 2 supplements 

15 per day per child; or 

16 ‘‘(III) 1 meal and 3 supplements 

17 per day per child.’’. 

18 SEC. 5. EXPANDING AREA ELIGIBILITY. 

19 Section 17(f)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of the Richard B. Russell 

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

21 1766(f)(3)(A)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ 

22 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. REDUCING PAPERWORK AND IMPROVING PRO2 GRAM ADMINISTRATION. 

3 (a) ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION CRITERIA FOR PRO4 PRIETARY CHILD CARE CENTERS.—Section 17(a)(6) of 

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

6 U.S.C. 1766(a)(6)) is amended— 

7 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

8 by striking ‘‘unless it satisfies the following cri9 teria:’’ and inserting ‘‘unless—’’; 

10 (2) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 

11 inserting ‘‘the institution’’ after the subparagraph 

12 designation; 

13 (3) in subparagraph (C)(i), by inserting ‘‘the 

14 institution’’ before ‘‘will provide’’; 

15 (4) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

16 the end; 

17 (5) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 

18 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(G) in the case of an institution described 

21 in paragraph (2)(B), eligibility is determined 

22 annually.’’. 

23 (b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PAPERWORK REDUC24 TION.—Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National 

25 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended by adding 

26 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(v) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PAPERWORK REDUC2 TION.— 

3 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 

4 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 

5 the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee 

6 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Advisory Com7 mittee’) to carry out the duties described in para8 graph (2). 

9 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The duties of the Advisory 

10 Committee shall be— 

11 ‘‘(A) to examine the feasibility of reducing 

12 unnecessary or duplicative paperwork resulting 

13 from regulations and recordkeeping require14 ments, including paperwork resulting from ad15 ditional State requirements, for entities partici16 pating or seeking to participate in the program 

17 under this section, including State agencies, 

18 family child care homes, child care centers, and 

19 sponsoring organizations; and 

20 ‘‘(B) to provide recommendations to reduce 

21 paperwork for participants in the program 

22 under this section while ensuring that proper 

23 accountability and program integrity are main24 tained. 


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1 ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

2 shall be composed of— 

3 ‘‘(A) not less than 1 member representing 

4 each of— 

5 ‘‘(i) a public nonprofit center; 

6 ‘‘(ii) a private nonprofit center; 

7 ‘‘(iii) a family or group day care 

8 home; 

9 ‘‘(iv) a Head Start center; 

10 ‘‘(v) a for-profit center; 

11 ‘‘(vi) an emergency shelter; 

12 ‘‘(vii) an adult day care center; 

13 ‘‘(viii) a State agency; 

14 ‘‘(ix) a sponsoring organization for 

15 child care centers; 

16 ‘‘(x) a sponsoring organization of fam17 ily or group day care homes; 

18 ‘‘(xi) an anti-hunger advocacy organi19 zation; 

20 ‘‘(xii) an after school program for at21 risk youth; and 

22 ‘‘(xiii) a child care advocacy organiza23 tion; and 

24 ‘‘(B) any other members, as the Secretary 

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1 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing rec2 ommendations under paragraph (2)(B), the Advisory 

3 Committee shall consider— 

4 ‘‘(A) information, recommendations, and 

5 reports from the Child and Adult Care Food 

6 Program Paperwork Reduction Work Group es7 tablished pursuant to section 336 of the 

8 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (42 

9 U.S.C. 1766 note; Public Law 111–296); and 

10 ‘‘(B) the use of electronic systems and rec11 ordkeeping technologies to reduce paperwork 

12 for program participants and program opera13 tors. 

14 ‘‘(5) GUIDANCE AND REGULATIONS.—Not later 

15 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this sub16 section, the Secretary shall issue guidance and, as 

17 appropriate, regulations, based on the recommenda18 tions made under paragraph (2)(B), for streamlined 

19 and consolidated paperwork and recordkeeping re20 quirements for the program, including— 

21 ‘‘(A) streamlining and modernizing appli22 cations, monitoring, and auditing; 

23 ‘‘(B) eliminating the use of an enrollment 

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1 ‘‘(C) allowing the use of direct certification 

2 in all States; 

3 ‘‘(D) requiring States to accept digital 

4 forms, digitized and electronic signatures, and 

5 electronic records as documentation; 

6 ‘‘(E) allowing the use of electronic data 

7 collection systems, in accordance with Federal 

8 standards; 

9 ‘‘(F) streamlining duplicative State-specific 

10 requirements; and 

11 ‘‘(G) encouraging the adoption in the pro12 gram of generally accepted technologies from 

13 other domains. 

14 ‘‘(6) REPORT.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

16 days after issuing guidance and regulations 

17 under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall submit 

18 to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

19 and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee 

20 on Education and Labor of the House of Rep21 resentatives a report containing the information 

22 described in subparagraph (B). 

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1 ‘‘(i) In each case in which the Sec2 retary did not implement a recommenda3 tion of the Advisory Committee, an expla4 nation for why the recommendation was 

5 not implemented. 

6 ‘‘(ii) Recommendations for legislative 

7 action that may strengthen and streamline 

8 the program application and monitoring 

9 processes and reduce administrative bur10 dens on grantees, program participants, 

11 the Federal Government, and local and 

12 State governments.’’. 

13 SEC. 7. FUNDING TO SUPPORT NUTRITION ACCESS FOR 

14 YOUNG CHILDREN. 

15 Section 17(n) of the Richard B. Russell National 

16 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(n)) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘(n) There are hereby’’ and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(n) FUNDING.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(2) FUNDING TO SUPPORT NUTRITION ACCESS

23 FOR CHILDREN.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On October 1, 2020, 

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1 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Sec2 retary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Sec3 retary $5,000,000, to remain available until ex4 pended— 

5 ‘‘(i) to provide training and technical 

6 assistance under the program— 

7 ‘‘(I) to support healthy meal pat8 terns of children; and 

9 ‘‘(II) with respect to best prac10 tices for— 

11 ‘‘(aa) increasing consump12 tion by children of vegetables, 

13 fruits, whole grains, and healthy 

14 beverages; 

15 ‘‘(bb) reducing consumption 

16 by children of added sugars and 

17 saturated fats; and 

18 ‘‘(cc) eliminating consump19 tion by children of beverages 

20 sweetened with sugar; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) to increase participation in the 

22 program of children from underserved 

23 communities. 

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1 cept, and shall use to carry out this paragraph 

2 the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 

3 without further appropriation.’’. 

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