SEC. 2. EMERGENCY COSTS FOR CHILD NUTRITION PRO-
GRAMS DURING COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) USE OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS TO COVER 
EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL COSTS UNDER SCHOOL MEAL 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) REQUIRED
ALLOTMENTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary shall allocate to each State that partici-
pates in the reimbursement program under 
paragraph (3) such amounts as may be nec-
essary to carry out reimbursements under such 
paragraph for each reimbursement month, in-
cluding, subject to paragraph (4)(B), adminis-
trative expenses necessary to make such reim-
bursements. 
(B) GUIDANCE
WITH
RESPECT
TO
PRO-
GRAM.—Not later than 10 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall issue guidance with respect to the reim-
bursement program under paragraph (3). 
(2) 
REIMBURSEMENT
PROGRAM
APPLICA-
TION.—To participate in the reimbursement pro-
gram under paragraph (3), not later than 30 days 
after the date described in paragraph (1), a State 
shall submit an application to the Secretary that in-
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cludes a plan to calculate and disburse reimburse-
ments under the reimbursement program under 
paragraph (3). 
(3) REIMBURSEMENT
PROGRAM.—Using the 
amounts allocated under paragraph (1)(A), a State 
participating in the reimbursement program under 
this paragraph shall make reimbursements for emer-
gency operational costs for each reimbursement 
month as follows: 
(A) For each new school food authority in 
the State for the reimbursement month, an 
amount equal to 55 percent of the amount 
equal to— 
(i) the average monthly amount such 
new school food authority was reimbursed 
under the reimbursement sections for 
meals and supplements served by such new 
school food authority during the alternate 
period; minus 
(ii) the amount such new school food 
authority was reimbursed under the reim-
bursement sections for meals and supple-
ments served by such new school food au-
thority during such reimbursement month. 
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(B) For each school food authority not de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) in the State for 
the reimbursement month, an amount equal to 
55 percent of— 
(i) the amount such school food au-
thority was reimbursed under the reim-
bursement sections for meals and supple-
ments served by such school food authority 
for the month beginning one year before 
such reimbursement month; minus 
(ii) the amount such school food au-
thority was reimbursed under the reim-
bursement sections for meals and supple-
ments served by such school food authority 
during such reimbursement month. 
(4) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.— 
(A) AVAILABILITY.—Funds allocated to a 
State under paragraph (1)(A) shall remain 
available until March 30, 2021. 
(B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State 
may reserve not more than 1 percent of the 
funds allocated under paragraph (1)(A) for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out this sub-
section. 
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(C) UNEXPENDED
BALANCE.—On Sep-
tember 30, 2021, any amounts allocated to a 
State under paragraph (1)(A) or reimbursed to 
a school food authority or new school food au-
thority under paragraph (3) that are unex-
pended by such State, school food authority, or 
new school food authority shall revert to the 
Secretary. 
(5) REPORTS.—Each State that carries out a 
reimbursement program under paragraph (3) shall, 
not later than September 30, 2021, submit a report 
to the Secretary that includes a summary of the use 
of such funds by the State and each school food au-
thority and new school food authority in such State. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ALTERNATE PERIOD.—The term ‘‘alternate 
period’’ means the period beginning January 1, 
2020, and ending February 29, 2020. 
(2) EMERGENCY
OPERATIONAL
COSTS.—The 
term ‘‘emergency operational costs’’ means the costs 
incurred by a school food authority or new school 
food authority— 
(A) during a public health emergency; 
(B) that are related to the ongoing oper-
ation, modified operation, or temporary suspen-
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sion of operation (including administrative 
costs) of such school food authority or new 
school food authority; and 
(C) except as provided under subsection 
(a), that are not reimbursed under a Federal 
grant. 
(3) NEW SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY.—The term 
‘‘new school food authority’’ means a school food au-
thority for which no reimbursements were made 
under the reimbursement sections with respect to 
the previous reimbursement period. 
(4) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.—The term 
‘‘public health emergency’’ means a public health 
emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) result-
ing from the COVID–19 pandemic. 
(5) REIMBURSEMENT MONTH.—The term ‘‘re-
imbursement month’’ means March 2020, April 
2020, May 2020, and June 2020. 
(6) REIMBURSEMENT
SECTIONS.—The term 
‘‘reimbursement sections’’ means— 
(A) section 4(b), section 11(a)(2), section 
13, and section 17A(c) of the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
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1753(b); 42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(2); 42 U.S.C. 
1761; 42 U.S.C. 1766a(c)); and 
(B) section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1773). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(8) STATE.— The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 12(d)(8) of the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1760(d)(8)). 
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