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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3582
To amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 to improve and expand the school lunch and related programs
under those Acts.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 20, 1993
Ms. WOOLSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve and expand the school
lunch and related programs under those Acts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTOMATIC ELIGIBILITY OF HEAD START PAR-
TICIPANTS.
Section 9(b)(6) of the National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1758(b)(6)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ‘‘a member of’’;
(B) in clause (i)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘a member of’’ after
‘‘(i)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of the
clause;
(C) in clause (ii)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘a member of’’ after
‘‘(ii)’’; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end
of the clause and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(iii) enrolled as a participant in a Head Start
program authorized under the Head Start Act (42
U.S.C. 9831 et seq.).’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘food
stamps or aid to families with dependent children’’
and inserting ‘‘food stamps, aid to families with de-
pendent children, or enrollment or participation in a
Head Start program’’.
SEC. 2. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.
(a) DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION.—The second sen-
tence of section 17(a) of the National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1766(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘for which
it receives’’ and all that follows through ‘‘whichever is
less)’’ and inserting ‘‘if at least 25 percent of the children
served by the organization meet the income eligibility cri-
teria established under section 9(b) for free or reduced
price meals’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAMILY OR
GROUP
DAY
CARE
HOME
SPONSORING
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Section 17(f)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1766(f)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the case of an
institution (but not in the case of a family or group day
care home sponsoring organization),’’.
(c) ENHANCED ADMINISTRATIVE REIMBURSEMENT
RATE FOR FAMILY OR GROUP DAY CARE HOME SPON-
SORING ORGANIZATIONS SERVING RURAL OR LOW-IN-
COME AREA PROVIDERS.—Section 17(f)(3)(B) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting
after the second sentence the following new sentences:
‘‘The Secretary shall set enhanced reimbursement levels
for the administrative expenses of sponsors serving provid-
ers in rural areas or areas in which poor economic condi-
tions exist. Such levels shall be $10 higher than the stand-
ard reimbursement for administrative expenses described
in the first sentence of this subparagraph. Such enhanced
reimbursement levels shall be adjusted July 1 of each year
to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for all
items for the most recent 12-month period for which such
data are available.’’.
(d) EXPANSION FUNDS.—Section 17(f)(3)(C) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(C)) is amended—
(1) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘two
months’’ and inserting ‘‘6 months’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tences: ‘‘Expansion funds may be used to conduct
outreach to unlicensed day care homes to enable the
day care homes to become licensed and to partici-
pate in the program established under this section.
A sponsoring organization may receive expansion
funds for no more than 50 day care homes.’’.
(e) EXTENSION.—Section 17(p)(5) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1766(p)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘1994’’ and
inserting ‘‘1998’’.
(f) MEDICAID AND WIC INFORMATION.—Section 17
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(q)(1)(A) The Secretary shall provide materials con-
cerning the medical assistance program established under
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
seq.) (referred to in this subsection as the ‘medicaid pro-
gram’) to State agencies for use in carrying out the pro-
gram established under this section.
‘‘(A) provide each child care institution partici-
pating in the program established under this section,
other than institutions providing day care outside
school hours for schoolchildren, with materials that
include—
‘‘(i) a basic explanation of the benefits and
importance of—
‘‘(I) health care coverage provided to
young low-income children under the med-
icaid program; and
‘‘(II) the special nutrition program for
women, infants, and children;
‘‘(ii) the maximum income limits, accord-
ing to family size, applicable to children up to
age 5 in the State under the medicaid program
and under the special nutrition program for
women, infants, and children; and
‘‘(iii) a listing of the addresses and phone
numbers of offices at which parents may apply;
‘‘(B) provide each adult day care center partici-
pating in the program established under this section
with materials that include—
‘‘(i) a basic explanation of benefits pro-
vided under subparagraphs (A)(ii)(X) and (E)
of section 1902(a)(10) of the Social Security
Act;
‘‘(ii) information on the income limits for
the benefits by household size; and
‘‘(iii) a listing of addresses and phone
numbers of offices at which low-income elderly
and disabled persons may apply for the bene-
fits;
‘‘(C) annually provide the institutions with an
update of the information on income limits described
in subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii);
‘‘(D) ensure that, at least once a year, the insti-
tutions to which subparagraph (A) applies provide
written information to parents that includes—
‘‘(i) basic information on the benefits pro-
vided under the medicaid program and the spe-
cial nutrition program for women, infants, and
children;
‘‘(ii) information on the maximum income
limits, according to family size, applicable to
each program; and
‘‘(iii) information on where parents may
apply to participate in each program; and
‘‘(E) ensure that, at least once a year, adult
day care centers provide written information to pro-
gram participants that provides—
‘‘(i) basic information on the benefits pro-
vided under subparagraphs (A)(ii)(X) and (E)
of section 1902(a)(10) of the Social Security
Act;
‘‘(ii) information on the income limits, by
household size, applicable to the benefits; and
‘‘(iii) information on where low-income and
disabled persons may apply for the benefits.’’.
SEC. 3. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR MEAL SUPPLEMENTS
FOR AFTERSCHOOL CARE PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17A of the National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘and
youths’’ after ‘‘children’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘served to
children’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘served
to children and youths who have not attained the
age of 18, including children of migrant workers or
children with handicaps.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The section head-
ing of section 17A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a) is
amended by inserting ‘‘AND
YOUTHS’’ after ‘‘CHIL-
DREN’’.
SEC. 4. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO IMPROVE FOOD
SERVICE FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN.
Section 18(c) of the National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1769(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (6)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(6)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress that includes—
‘‘(i) an explanation of the actions the Secretary
has taken to carry out paragraph (7);
‘‘(ii) an estimate, if practicable, of the number
of children living in homeless shelters who are not
served by the program established under this sub-
section; and
‘‘(iii) a detailed plan for expanding the program
so that more eligible children may participate in the
program.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(8)(A) Out of the funds provided to carry out this
subsection, the Secretary shall use funds, for each of fiscal
years 1995 through 1998, to carry out programs operated
by shelters, halfway houses, and hospitals described in
subparagraph (B) that the Secretary has approved for
participation, for the purpose of providing nutrition coun-
seling, nutrition assessments, and referrals to individuals
participating in—
‘‘(i) the program established under this sub-
section;
‘‘(ii) the special nutrition program for women,
infants, and children established under section 17 of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786);
‘‘(iii) the medical assistance program estab-
lished under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (also known as the ‘medicaid
program’); and
‘‘(iv) similar programs for homeless pregnant
women, pregnant women at risk of becoming home-
less, homeless mothers with newborn infants, or the
guardians of boarder babies or other abandoned in-
fants.
‘‘(B) Programs administered by halfway houses,
homeless shelters, hospitals, or transitional housing orga-
nizations under subparagraph (A), if approved by the Sec-
retary, may receive funding under this paragraph for pur-
poses specified in regulations of the Secretary.
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall impose such auditing and
recordkeeping requirements as are necessary to monitor
the use of Federal funds to carry out this paragraph.
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall periodically report to the
appropriate committees of Congress on the referral and
nutrition counseling and assessment programs carried out
under this paragraph.’’.
SEC. 5. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING ASSIST-
ANCE FOR FAMILY DAY CARE HOME SPON-
SORS AND DAY CARE CENTER STAFF.
Section 19(f) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1788(f)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), any State that
receives a grant authorized by this section in an amount
that exceeds the amount under a grant received by such
State for the preceding fiscal year under this section shall
use 20 percent of the excess amount to provide nutrition
education and training in accordance with this section to
institutions (including family or group day care home
sponsoring organizations) under section 17 of the National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) for the purpose of
improving the delivery of services under the child and
adult care food program under such section.
‘‘(B) The requirements contained in subparagraph
(A) shall apply to States only with respect to fiscal years
for which more than $10,000,000 is appropriated pursu-
ant to subsection (i) to carry out this section.’’.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendments
made by—
(1) sections 1, 2(a), and 2(d), take effect on
July 1, 1995; and
(2) section 2(e) take effect on October 1, 1995.
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