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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3115 

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 

MAY 11, 2021 

Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. BUSH, Mr. CARSON, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CORREA, 

Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JONES, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. 

LEE of California, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 

MALONEY of New York, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. 

PRESSLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, 

Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. VARGAS, 

Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. MENG, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. COHEN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, 

Mr. SUOZZI, and Ms. BARRAGA ́N) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to 

the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, 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. 


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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 2021’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Effective date. 

TITLE I—SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM 

Sec. 101. Free school breakfast program. 

TITLE II—SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM 

Sec. 201. Apportionment to States. 

Sec. 202. Nutritional and other program requirements. 

Sec. 203. Special assistance program. 

Sec. 204. Price for a paid lunch. 

Sec. 205. Summer food service program for children. 

Sec. 206. Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children Program. 

Sec. 207. Child and adult care food program. 

Sec. 208. Meals and supplements for children in afterschool care. 

Sec. 209. Access to local foods: farm to school program. 

Sec. 210. Fresh fruit and vegetable program. 

Sec. 211. Training, technical assistance, and Food Service Management Institute. 

Sec. 212. Reimbursement of school meal delinquent debt program. 

Sec. 213. Conforming amendments. 

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. 


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1 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 Unless otherwise provided, this Act, and the amend3 ments made by this Act, shall take effect 1 year after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act. 

5 TITLE I—SCHOOL BREAKFAST 

6 PROGRAM 

7 SEC. 101. FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(a) of the Child Nutri9 tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(a)) is amended, in the 

10 first sentence— 

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

12 and 

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

14 children enrolled at those schools’’ before ‘‘in accord15 ance’’. 

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

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

18 amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

21 subclause (II) and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(II) the national average pay23 ment for free breakfasts, as specified 

24 in subparagraph (B).’’; 

25 (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in26 serting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(B) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.— 

2 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The national aver3 age payment for each free breakfast shall 

4 be $2.72, adjusted annually for inflation in 

5 accordance with clause (ii) and rounded in 

6 accordance with clause (iii). 

7 ‘‘(ii) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 

8 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The annual 

9 inflation adjustment under clause (i) 

10 shall reflect changes in the cost of op11 erating the free breakfast program 

12 under this section, as indicated by the 

13 change in the Consumer Price Index 

14 for food away from home for all urban 

15 consumers. 

16 ‘‘(II) BASIS.—Each inflation an17 nual adjustment under clause (i) shall 

18 reflect the changes in the Consumer 

19 Price Index for food away from home 

20 for the most recent 12-month period 

21 for which that data is available. 

22 ‘‘(iii) ROUNDING.—On July 1, 2021, 

23 and annually thereafter, the national aver24 age payment rate for free breakfast shall 

25 be— 


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1 ‘‘(I) adjusted to the nearest 

2 lower-cent increment; and 

3 ‘‘(II) based on the unrounded 

4 amounts for the preceding 12-month 

5 period.’’; 

6 (C) by striking subparagraphs (C) and 

7 (E); and 

8 (D) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

9 subparagraph (C); 

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

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

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

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

14 striking ‘‘paragraph (3) or (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para15 graph (2)’’. 

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

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

18 amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol19 lowing: 

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

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

22 section shall be disbursed by the State educational agency 

23 to schools selected by the State educational agency to as24 sist those schools in operating a breakfast program.’’. 

25 (d) NO COLLECTION OF DEBT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

2 provision of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

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

4 effective beginning on the date of enactment of this 

5 Act, as a condition of participation in the breakfast 

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

7 1773), a school— 

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

9 school for unpaid meal charges; and 

10 (B) shall continue to accrue debt for un11 paid meal charges— 

12 (i) for the purpose of receiving reim13 bursement under section 212; and 

14 (ii) until the effective date specified in 

15 section 2. 

16 (2) CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1966.— 

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

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

19 amended by striking subsection (d) and insert20 ing the following: 

21 ‘‘(d) NO COLLECTION OF DEBT.—A school partici22 pating in the free breakfast program under this section 

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

24 meal charges.’’. 


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1 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 23(a) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

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

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

5 and inserting the following: ‘‘school— 

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

7 section 4 or seeks to initiate a free breakfast pro8 gram under that section; and 

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

10 students are identified students (as defined in para11 graph (8) of section 1113(a) of the Elementary and 

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

13 6313(a)))’’. 

14 (e) NUTRITIONAL AND OTHER PROGRAM REQUIRE15 MENTS.—Section 4(e) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 

16 (42 U.S.C. 1773(e)) is amended— 

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

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

19 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘free to all chil20 dren enrolled at a school participating in the school 

21 breakfast program.’’; and 

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

23 striking ‘‘the full charge to the student for a break24 fast meeting the requirements of this section or’’. 


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1 (f) PROHIBITION ON BREAKFAST SHAMING, MEAL

2 DENIAL.— 

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

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

5 food authority— 

6 (A) shall not— 

7 (i) physically segregate or otherwise 

8 discriminate against any child participating 

9 in the breakfast program under section 4 

10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

11 U.S.C. 1773); or 

12 (ii) overtly identify a child described 

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

14 an announced or published list of names, 

15 or any other means; and 

16 (B) shall provide the program meal to any 

17 child eligible under the program. 

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

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

20 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

22 school or school food authority shall not— 

23 ‘‘(1) physically segregate or otherwise discrimi24 nate against any child participating in the free 

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1 ‘‘(2) overtly identify a child described in para2 graph (1) by a special token or ticket, an announced 

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

4 (g) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS DEPEND5 ENTS’ SCHOOLS.—Section 20(b) of the Child Nutrition 

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

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

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

9 through ‘‘section’’. 

10 (h) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Child Nutri11 tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) is amended— 

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

13 appears; 

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

15 it appears; and 

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

17 appears. 

18 TITLE II—SCHOOL LUNCH 

19 PROGRAM 

20 SEC. 201. APPORTIONMENT TO STATES. 

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

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

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

24 following: 

25 ‘‘(2) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.— 


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

2 payment for each free lunch shall be $3.81, ad3 justed annually for inflation in accordance with 

4 subparagraph (C) and rounded in accordance 

5 with subparagraph (D). 

6 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR LOCAL

7 FOOD.— 

8 ‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF LOCALLY9 SOURCED FARM PRODUCT.—In this sub10 paragraph, the term ‘locally-sourced farm 

11 product’ means a farm product that— 

12 ‘‘(I) is marketed to consumers— 

13 ‘‘(aa) directly; or 

14 ‘‘(bb) through intermediated 

15 channels (such as food hubs and 

16 cooperatives); and 

17 ‘‘(II) with respect to the school 

18 food authority purchasing the farm 

19 product, is produced and distrib20 uted— 

21 ‘‘(aa) in the State in which 

22 the school food authority is lo23 cated; or 


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1 ‘‘(bb) not more than 250 

2 miles from the location of the 

3 school food authority. 

4 ‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL PAYMENT ELIGI5 BILITY.—During a school year, a school 

6 food authority shall receive an additional 

7 payment described in clause (iii) if the 

8 State certifies that the school food author9 ity served meals (including breakfasts, 

10 lunches, suppers, and supplements) during 

11 the last school year of which not less than 

12 25 percent were made with locally-sourced 

13 farm products. 

14 ‘‘(iii) PAYMENT AMOUNT.— 

15 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The addi16 tional payment amount under this 

17 subparagraph shall be— 

18 ‘‘(aa) $0.30 for each free 

19 lunch and supper; 

20 ‘‘(bb) $0.21 for each free 

21 breakfast; and 

22 ‘‘(cc) $0.08 for each free 

23 supplement. 

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1 clause (I) shall be adjusted annually 

2 in accordance with subparagraph (C) 

3 and rounded in accordance with sub4 paragraph (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. 

24 ‘‘(D) ROUNDING.—On July 1, 2021, and 

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1 ment rate for free lunch and the additional pay2 ment amount for free breakfast, lunch, supper, 

3 and supplement under subparagraph (B) shall 

4 be— 

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

6 increment; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) based on the unrounded amounts 

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

9 (2) by striking paragraph (3). 

10 SEC. 202. NUTRITIONAL AND OTHER PROGRAM REQUIRE11 MENTS. 

12 (a) ELIMINATION OF FREE LUNCH ELIGIBILITY RE13 QUIREMENTS.— 

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

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

16 1758) is amended by striking subsection (b) and in17 serting the following: 

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

19 that participates in the school lunch program under this 

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

21 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

22 (A) Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell 

23 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is 

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1 (i) in subsection (c), in the third sen2 tence, by striking ‘‘or at a reduced cost’’; 

3 and 

4 (ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘, re5 duced price,’’. 

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

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

8 amended— 

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

10 (ii) by redesignating subsection (k) as 

11 subsection (j). 

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

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

14 1769i(b)(4)) is amended— 

15 (i) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

17 the subparagraph designation and heading 

18 and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec19 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’. 

20 (D) Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act 

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

22 (i) in subsection (d)(2)(A)— 

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1 (II) by redesignating clauses (ii) 

2 and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec3 tively; and 

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

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

6 not later’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later’’. 

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

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended by strik9 ing paragraph (7) and inserting the following: 

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

11 or disclosure of information concerning applicants 

12 and recipients to purposes directly connected with 

13 the administration of the plan;’’. 

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

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

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

17 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)’’. 

19 (G) Section 4301 of the Food, Conserva20 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 

21 1758a) is repealed. 

22 (b) NO COLLECTION OF DEBT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

24 provision of the Richard B. Russell National School 

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1 provision of law, effective beginning on the date of 

2 enactment of this Act, as a condition of participation 

3 in the school lunch program under that Act, a 

4 school— 

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

6 school for unpaid meal charges; and 

7 (B) shall continue to accrue debt for un8 paid meal charges— 

9 (i) for the purpose of receiving reim10 bursement under section 213; and 

11 (ii) until the effective date specified in 

12 section 2. 

13 (2) NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the Rich15 ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 1758) is amended by striking subsection 

17 (d) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(d) NO COLLECTION OF DEBT.—A school partici19 pating in the school lunch program under this Act shall 

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

21 charges.’’. 

22 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

23 9(b)(8)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National 

24 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(8)(A)) is 

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1 SEC. 203. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the Richard B. Rus3 sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a) is re4 pealed. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

6 (1) Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell Na7 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755) is amend8 ed— 

9 (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘sec10 tions 11 and 13’’ and inserting ‘‘section 13’’; 

11 and 

12 (B) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter pre13 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 

14 4, this section, and section 11’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘this section and section 4’’. 

16 (2) Section 7(d) of the Richard B. Russell Na17 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1756(d)) is 

18 amended by striking ‘‘or 11’’. 

19 (3) Section 8(g) of the Richard B. Russell Na20 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1757(g)) is 

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

22 Act’’. 

23 (4) Section 12(f) of the Richard B. Russell Na24 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(f)) is 

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

2 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)) is amended— 

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

4 11, and 17’’ and inserting ‘‘4 and 17’’; and 

5 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘sec6 tions 4 and 11’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4’’. 

7 SEC. 204. PRICE FOR A PAID LUNCH. 

8 Section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School 

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

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

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

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

13 SEC. 205. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHIL14 DREN. 

15 Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School 

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

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(C) WAIVER.—If the Secretary deter21 mines that a program requirement under this 

22 section limits the access of children to meals 

23 served under this section, the Secretary may 

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

2 eligible to participate in the program under this 

3 section.’’; and 

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

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

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

7 children.’’; 

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

9 serve’’ and all that follows through ‘‘migrant chil10 dren’’; 

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

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(c) PAYMENTS.— 

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

15 service institutions for meals served— 

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

17 September; 

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

19 during an academic school year; 

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

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

22 the months of October through April due to a 

23 natural disaster, building repair, court order, or 

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1 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—A service in2 stitution shall receive payments under this section 

3 for not more than 3 meals and 1 supplement per 

4 child per day.’’; and 

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

6 that’’ and all that follows through ‘‘section’’. 

7 SEC. 206. SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER FOR 

8 CHILDREN PROGRAM. 

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

10 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended by add11 ing at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(13) SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANS13 FER FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.— 

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

15 ‘‘(i) EBT CARD.—The term ‘EBT 

16 card’ means an electronic benefit transfer 

17 card. 

18 ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The 

19 term ‘eligible household’ means a house20 hold with— 

21 ‘‘(I) an income that does not ex22 ceed 200 percent of the poverty line 

23 (as defined in section 673 of the Com24 munity Services Block Grant Act (42 

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1 ‘‘(II) 1 or more children. 

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

3 means the Summer Electronic Benefit 

4 Transfer for Children Program established 

5 under subparagraph (B). 

6 ‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary 

7 shall establish a national program, to be known 

8 as the ‘Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for 

9 Children Program’, under which the Secretary 

10 shall issue EBT cards to eligible households to 

11 provide food assistance during the summer 

12 months. 

13 ‘‘(C) EBT AMOUNT.— 

14 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The value of an 

15 EBT card provided under the Program to 

16 an eligible household shall be $60 per 

17 month per child (adjusted for inflation). 

18 ‘‘(ii) ANNUAL LIMITATION.—No eligi19 ble household shall receive benefits under 

20 the Program for more than 3 months in a 

21 calendar year. 

22 ‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro24 vided under this paragraph, the Program 

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1 benefit transfer for children demonstration 

2 program carried out pursuant to section 

3 749(g) of the Agriculture, Rural Develop4 ment, Food and Drug Administration, and 

5 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 

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

7 ‘‘(ii) SNAP OR WIC.— 

8 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

9 subclause (II), a State shall admin10 ister the Program through the supple11 mental nutrition assistance program 

12 established under the Food and Nutri13 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 

14 seq.). 

15 ‘‘(II) WIC OPTION.—If a State 

16 has participated in the demonstration 

17 program described in clause (i) before 

18 the effective date specified in section 

19 2 of the Universal School Meals Pro20 gram Act of 2021, the State may elect 

21 to administer the Program through 

22 the special supplemental nutrition 

23 program for women, infants, and chil24 dren established by section 17 of the 


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1 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

2 U.S.C. 1786). 

3 ‘‘(E) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA4 TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro5 priated to the Secretary to carry out this para6 graph such sums as are necessary for fiscal 

7 year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 

8 SEC. 207. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM. 

9 Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School 

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

11 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking subpara12 graph (B) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(B) any other private organization pro14 viding nonresidential child care or day care out15 side school hours for school children;’’; 

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

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(c) FREE MEALS.—Notwithstanding any other pro19 vision of law— 

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

21 the program authorized under this section shall be 

22 provided for free to participants of the program; and 

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

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

2 established for free breakfast under section 

3 4(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Child Nutrition Act of 

4 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B)(i)); 

5 ‘‘(B) in the case of lunch, at the rate es6 tablished for free lunch under section 

7 4(b)(2)(A); and 

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

9 $0.96, adjusted for inflation in accordance with 

10 section 4(b)(2)(C).’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (f)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara13 graph (B) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION TO REIMBURSEMENTS.— 

15 An institution may claim reimbursement under 

16 this paragraph for not more than 3 meals and 

17 1 supplement per day per child.’’; and 

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

19 (4) in subsection (r)— 

20 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

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

22 and inserting ‘‘AFTERSCHOOL MEAL AND

23 SNACK PROGRAM’’; 

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

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1 (C) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik3 ing ‘‘AT-RISK SCHOOL’’ and inserting ‘‘ELI4 GIBLE’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘operated’’ and all that follows through 

7 the period at the end and inserting a pe8 riod; and 

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

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

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

12 ‘‘(i) not more than 1 meal and 1 sup13 plement per child per day served on a reg14 ular school day; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) not more than 3 meals and 1 

16 supplement per child per day served on 

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

18 SEC. 208. MEALS AND SUPPLEMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN 

19 AFTERSCHOOL CARE. 

20 Section 17A of the Richard B. Russell National 

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

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

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1 (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘meal sup2 plements’’ and inserting ‘‘free meals and supple3 ments’’; 

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

5 before ‘‘supplements’’; and 

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

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

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

11 this section to a child shall be reimbursed at a 

12 rate of $3.81, adjusted annually for inflation in 

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

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

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

16 provided under this section to a child shall be 

17 reimbursed at the rate at which free supple18 ments are reimbursed under section 

19 17(c)(2)(C). 

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

21 institution may claim reimbursement under this sec22 tion for not more than 1 meal and 1 supplement per 

23 day per child served on a regular school day. 

24 ‘‘(3) INFLATION; ROUNDING.— 

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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The annual infla2 tion adjustment under paragraph (1)(A) 

3 shall reflect changes in the cost of oper4 ating the program under this section, as 

5 indicated by the change in the Consumer 

6 Price Index for food away from home for 

7 all urban consumers. 

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

9 adjustment under paragraph (1)(A) shall 

10 reflect the changes in the Consumer Price 

11 Index for food away from home for the 

12 most recent 12-month period for which 

13 that data is available. 

14 ‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—On July 1, 2021, and 

15 annually thereafter, the reimbursement rate for 

16 a free meal under this section shall be— 

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

18 increment; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) based on the unrounded amounts 

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

21 SEC. 209. ACCESS TO LOCAL FOODS: FARM TO SCHOOL 

22 PROGRAM. 

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

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

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

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

3 1113(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu4 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)));’’. 

5 SEC. 210. FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM. 

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

7 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a(d)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

10 (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2) of this sub11 section and’’; 

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

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

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

15 and inserting ‘‘school that submits’’; 

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

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

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

19 section 2211(b) of the Elementary and Sec20 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

21 6631(b)))’’; and 

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1 (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) 

2 through (iv) as clauses (i) through (iii), re3 spectively; and 

4 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) OUTREACH TO HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS.— 

7 Prior to making decisions regarding school participa8 tion in the program, a State agency shall inform 

9 high-need schools (as defined in section 2211(b) of 

10 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

11 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6631(b))), including Tribal schools, 

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

13 SEC. 211. TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND FOOD 

14 SERVICE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. 

15 Section 21(a)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell Na16 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b–1(a)(1)(B)) is 

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

18 ‘‘certified to receive free or reduced price meals’’ and in19 serting ‘‘who are identified students (as defined in para20 graph (8) of section 1113(a) of the Elementary and Sec21 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a))’’. 

22 SEC. 212. REIMBURSEMENT OF SCHOOL MEAL DELIN23 QUENT DEBT PROGRAM. 

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

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

3 of a child to a school— 

4 (A) as of the effective date specified in sec5 tion 2; and 

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

7 (i) the school breakfast program 

8 under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 

9 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); 

10 (ii) the school lunch program estab11 lished under the Richard B. Russell Na12 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 

13 et seq.); or 

14 (iii) both of the programs described in 

15 clauses (i) and (ii). 

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

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

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

19 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

20 (b) REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.— 

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

22 after the effective date specified in section 2, the 

23 Secretary shall establish a program under which the 

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1 in a program described in clause (i) or (ii) of sub2 section (a)(1)(B) for all delinquent debt. 

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

4 the program, the Secretary shall design and dis5 tribute a form to State agencies to collect data on 

6 all delinquent debt in applicable schools in the State, 

7 grouped by school food authority. 

8 (3) COMPLETION DATE.—The Secretary shall 

9 provide all reimbursements under the program not 

10 later than 180 days after the effective date specified 

11 in section 2. 

12 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the effec13 tive date specified in section 2, the Comptroller General 

14 of the United States shall submit to Congress and make 

15 publicly available a report that describes the successes and 

16 challenges of the program. 

17 SEC. 213. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

18 The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

19 (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended— 

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

21 appears; 

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

23 it appears; 

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

2 appears. 

3 TITLE III—ELEMENTARY AND 

4 SECONDARY EDUCATION DATA 

5 SEC. 301. MEASURE OF POVERTY. 

6 Section 1113(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 

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

8 (1) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘the num9 ber of children eligible for a free or reduced price 

10 lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School 

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

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

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

14 ‘‘(8) IDENTIFIED STUDENTS DEFINED.— 

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

16 term ‘identified students’ means the number of 

17 students— 

18 ‘‘(i) who are— 

19 ‘‘(I) homeless children and 

20 youths, as defined under section 

21 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Home22 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

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1 under the Runaway and Homeless 

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

3 ‘‘(III) migratory children, as de4 fined under section 1309; or 

5 ‘‘(IV) foster children; 

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

7 medical assistance under the program of 

8 medical assistance established under title 

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

10 1396 et seq.); or 

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

12 of a household that participates) in at least 

13 one of the following: 

14 ‘‘(I) The supplemental nutrition 

15 assistance program established under 

16 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

17 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 

18 ‘‘(II) A State program funded 

19 under the program of block grants to 

20 States for temporary assistance for 

21 needy families established under part 

22 A of title IV of the Social Security 

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

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1 lished under section 4(b) of the Food 

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

3 2013(b)). 

4 ‘‘(IV) A Head Start program au5 thorized under the Head Start Act 

6 (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) or a com7 parable State-funded Head Start or 

8 pre-kindergarten program. 

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

10 number of identified students under subpara11 graph (A), the local educational agency shall 

12 multiply the number determined under such 

13 subparagraph by 1.6.’’. 

14 TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO 

15 OTHER PROGRAMS AND LAWS 

16 SEC. 401. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO17 GRAM. 

18 (a) AGREEMENT FOR DIRECT CERTIFICATION.— 

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

20 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amend21 ed— 

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

23 (B) by redesignating subsections (v) 

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

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

3 2020(e)) is amended— 

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

5 subsection (u)’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘(x)’’ and inserting ‘‘(w)’’. 

8 (b) NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVEN9 TION GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 28(a) of the Food and 

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

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

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

13 this Act;’’. 

14 SEC. 402. HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. 

15 (a) TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT.—Subpara16 graph (A) of section 200(11) of the Higher Education Act 

17 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021(11)) is amended to read as fol18 lows: 

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

20 school’ means a school that is in the highest 

21 quartile of schools in a ranking of all schools 

22 served by a local educational agency, ranked in 

23 descending order by percentage of students 

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1 agency based on one of the following measures 

2 of poverty: 

3 ‘‘(i) The percentage of students aged 

4 5 through 17 in poverty counted in the 

5 most recent census data approved by the 

6 Secretary. 

7 ‘‘(ii) The percentage of students in 

8 families receiving assistance under the 

9 State program funded under the program 

10 of block grants to States for temporary as11 sistance for needy families established 

12 under part A of title IV of the Social Secu13 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 

14 ‘‘(iii) The percentage of students eligi15 ble to receive medical assistance under the 

16 program of medical assistance established 

17 under title XIX of the Social Security Act 

18 (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.). 

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

20 the measures described in clauses (i) 

21 through (iii).’’. 

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

23 404B(d)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

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

2 at least one grade level of students, beginning 

3 not later than 7th grade, in a participating 

4 school— 

5 ‘‘(i) that has a 7th grade; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) in which— 

7 ‘‘(I) at least 50 percent of the 

8 students enrolled are identified stu9 dents (as defined in section 

10 1113(a)(8) of the Elementary and 

11 Secondary Education Act of 1965); or 

12 ‘‘(II) if an eligible entity deter13 mines that it would promote the effec14 tiveness of a program, an entire grade 

15 level of students, beginning not later 

16 than the 7th grade, reside in public 

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

18 of the United States Housing Act of 

19 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(1)).’’. 

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

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

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1 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 

2 through (F) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), re3 spectively. 

4 (d) EARLY FEDERAL PELL GRANT COMMITMENT

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

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

7 amended— 

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

9 for a free or reduced price school lunch under the 

10 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

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

12 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘are 

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

14 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

15 1965)’’; and 

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

17 free or reduced price school lunch under the Richard 

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

19 1751 et seq.) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

20 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘identified stu21 dents (as defined in section 1113(a)(8) of the Ele22 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965)’’. 


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1 SEC. 403. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT 

2 OF 1965. 

3 (a) LITERACY EDUCATION FOR ALL.—Section 

4 2221(b)(3)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu5 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6641(b)(3)(B)) is amend6 ed— 

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

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

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

10 (b) GRANTS FOR EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RE11 SEARCH.—Section 4611(d)(2) of the Elementary and Sec12 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261(d)(2)) is 

13 amended— 

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

15 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 

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

17 (c) ELIGIBILITY FOR HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL

18 EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—Item (bb) of section 

19 7003(b)(2)(B)(i)(III) of the Elementary and Secondary 

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

21 is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(bb) has an enrollment of 

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1 ment of the agency that is not 

2 less than 30 percent; or’’. 

3 SEC. 404. AMERICA COMPETES ACT. 

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

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

6 eligible for free or reduced-price lunches under the Rich7 ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act,’’. 

8 SEC. 405. WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY 

9 ACT. 

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

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

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

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

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

15 SEC. 406. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AUTHORIZA16 TION ACT OF 2002. 

17 Section 4(8) of the National Science Foundation Au18 thorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n note) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) by striking subparagraph (A); 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 2021, 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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