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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2807
To amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 to promote identification of children eligible for benefits under,
and enrollment of children in, the Medicaid and State Children’s Health
Insurance programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 8, 1999
Ms. CARSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 to promote identification of chil-
dren eligible for benefits under, and enrollment of chil-
dren in, the Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insur-
ance programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SCHIP Improvement
Act of 1999’’.
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SEC. 2. LIMITED WAIVER OF CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIRE-
MENT.
Section 9(b)(2)(C)(iii) of the National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)) is amended—
(1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in subclause (III), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(IV) a person directly connected with the ad-
ministration of a State plan under title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or a
State child health plan under title XXI of that Act
(42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) for the purpose of identi-
fying children eligible for benefits under, and enroll-
ing children in, any such plan, except that this sub-
clause shall apply with respect to the agency from
which the information would be obtained only if the
State and the agency so elect.’’.
SEC. 3. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17 of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(q) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT RELATING TO USE
OF WIC FUNDS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND ENROLLMENT
OF CHILDREN IN CERTAIN HEALTH PROGRAMS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a demonstration project in not more than 40
local agencies in not fewer than 2 States under
which costs of nutrition services and administration
(as defined in subsection (b)(4)) shall include the
costs of identification of children eligible for benefits
under, and enrollment of children in—
‘‘(A) a State plan under title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
and
‘‘(B) a State child health plan under title
XXI of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.).
‘‘(2) REPORT ON EVALUATION OF COSTS.—Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to Congress a report
evaluating the costs associated with implementation
of the demonstration project, including an evaluation
of the Federal and State costs per child enrolled in
a State plan described in paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority provided by this subsection terminates Sep-
tember 30, 2003.’’.
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(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 17 of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘(4)’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘means’’ and inserting ‘‘(4)
‘Costs of nutrition services and administration’ or
‘nutrition services and administration’ means’’; and
(2) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘costs
incurred by State and local agencies for nutrition
services and administration’’ and inserting ‘‘costs of
nutrition services and administration incurred by
State and local agencies’’.
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND ENROLLMENT
EFFORTS.
Section 12 of the National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1760) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(p) GRANTS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND ENROLL-
MENT EFFORTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make
grants to States to carry out State plans to involve
eligible entities described in paragraph (2) in the
identification of children eligible for benefits under,
and enrollment of children in—
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‘‘(A) a State plan under title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
and
‘‘(B) a State child health plan under title
XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397aa et seq.).
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—An eligible entity
referred to in paragraph (1) is—
‘‘(A) a school or school food authority par-
ticipating in the school lunch program under
this Act;
‘‘(B) an institution participating in the
child and adult care food program under section
17;
‘‘(C) a local agency participating in the
special supplemental nutrition program for
women, infants, and children under section 17
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786); or
‘‘(D) any other nongovernmental social
service provider.
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS FOR WIC DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—The authorized uses of grant funds
under this subsection shall include carrying out the