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to all contracted manufacturers of the trafficked 
infant formula. 
‘‘(B) ESTIMATES.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which notice is provided under 
subparagraph (A), the State shall submit to the 
contracted manufacturer an estimate of— 
‘‘(i) the number of units, if any, for 
which rebates may have been issued as a re-
sult of the violation; and 
‘‘(ii) the total dollar amount of the re-
bates.’’; and 
(11) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) FRAUD AND SAFETY REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Improving Child 
Nutrition and Education Act of 2016, the Secretary 
shall review current guidance, regulations, and prac-
tices regarding fraud and safety for purposes of this 
section. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The review under paragraph 
(1) shall include a review of issues relating to— 
‘‘(A) excess and unused infant formula; 
‘‘(B) invoices pertaining to products subject 
to rebate; 
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‘‘(C) the sale of infant formula by unau-
thorized entities; and 
‘‘(D) the purchase of infant formula from 
unauthorized entities. 
‘‘(3) UPDATES.—Based on the findings of the re-
view under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall update 
current regulations and guidance and issue addi-
tional regulations and guidance, as necessary— 
‘‘(A) to minimize fraud; and 
‘‘(B) to ensure the safety of participants. 
‘‘(r) COOPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, State 
agencies and law enforcement agencies shall share WIC ven-
dor information relating to investigations or prosecutions 
under the program under this section, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(s) PILOT PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary may conduct pilot projects to test alter-
native certification and food delivery procedures 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—In conducting pilot projects 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not waive or 
modify the application of program eligibility, supple-
mental foods, or cost containment requirements. 
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‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evaluate 
each pilot project carried out under this subsection 
after the pilot project has been in operation for 3 
years.’’. 
(b) WIC FARMER’S MARKET.—Section 17(l)(9)(A) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(9)(A)), 
as redesignated by section 206(a)(9), is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this subsection $18,548,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.’’. 
(c) REVIEW OF ADJUNCTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR WIC.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) ADJUNCTIVELY
ELIGIBLE.—The term 
‘‘adjunctively eligible’’ with respect to an indi-
vidual, means an individual who is eligible for 
WIC under section 17(d)(2)(A)(iii) of the Child 
Nutrition 
Act 
of 
1966 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1786(d)(2)(A)(iii)). 
(B) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—The term 
‘‘Comptroller General’’ means the Comptroller 
General of the United States. 
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(C) 
MEDICAID.—The 
term 
‘‘Medicaid’’ 
means the Medicaid program under title XIX of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.). 
(D) POVERTY
LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty 
line’’ means the most recent annual Federal Pov-
erty Income Guidelines published by the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services. 
(E) WIC.—The term ‘‘WIC’’ means the spe-
cial supplemental nutrition program for women, 
infants, and children established by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786). 
(2) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall con-
duct a study to examine the impact of adjunctive eli-
gibility on WIC participation, including the adminis-
trative burden, number of participants in WIC, and 
other impacts on the participants. 
(3) ADJUNCTIVE
ELIGIBILITY
AND
INCOME
OF 
WIC PARTICIPANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the study 
described in paragraph (2), the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall examine the extent to which individ-
uals certified as adjunctively eligible to receive 
supplemental foods and services through WIC 
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have income above 185 percent of the poverty 
line. 
(B) DATA.— 
(i) DATA
COLLECTION.—The Comp-
troller General shall collect data to deter-
mine— 
(I) the total number of pregnant 
women, 
postpartum 
women, 
breastfeeding women, infants, and chil-
dren participating in WIC; 
(II) an estimate of the share of in-
dividuals described in subclause (I) 
who are certified as adjunctively eligi-
ble under section 17(d)(2)(A)(iii) of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(d)(2)(A)(iii)); and 
(III) an estimate of the share of 
individuals described in subclause (II) 
for whom income (for purposes of Med-
icaid eligibility) is above 185 percent 
of the poverty line, above 250 percent 
of the poverty line, above 300 percent 
of the poverty line, and above any 
other demarcation thresholds as deter-
mined by the Comptroller General. 
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(ii) SOURCES.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall collect the information described 
in clause (i) from— 
(I) WIC program data for sub-
clauses (I) and (II) of that clause; and 
(II) a review of the income of a 
representative sample of WIC partici-
pants (for purposes of Medicaid eligi-
bility) at the time of WIC certification 
(for subclause (III) of that clause). 
(iii) OTHER.—The estimate developed 
under clause (i)(III) shall be based on data 
collected in selected States in which the in-
come eligibility limit for infants under 1 
year of age for Medicaid is at or above 185 
percent of the poverty line. 
(4) USE OF INCOME DATA TO INFORM MEDICAID 
ADJUNCTIVE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Following collection of 
the data described in paragraph (3), the Comp-
troller General shall assess the feasibility, bene-
fits, and costs of requiring that WIC use an 
automated process to document that only appli-
cants with income below a specified threshold 
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may be certified as adjunctively eligible based 
solely on Medicaid receipt. 
(B) SCOPE.—The assessment described in 
subparagraph (A) shall include an evaluation of 
the capacity of the management information sys-
tems for both WIC and Medicaid, including the 
ability of the systems to exchange data. 
(C) WIC MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYS-
TEMS.—The Comptroller General shall assess— 
(i) which State agencies and tribal or-
ganizations operating WIC use management 
information systems with the capacity, via 
an automated process, for local WIC clinics 
to document— 
(I) income as a share of the pov-
erty level for purposes of Medicaid eli-
gibility; or 
(II) Medicaid enrollment and in-
come below a specified level; 
(ii) the steps necessary to prepare all 
local WIC clinics to obtain and to access 
that income information as a part of the 
WIC application process as well as part of 
the associated costs of modifying WIC auto-
mated systems and training staff; and 
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(iii) other information determined rel-
evant by the Comptroller General, such as 
the impact of the identified steps on admin-
istrative costs, clinical services, and waiting 
times for appointments. 
(D) MEDICAID MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
SYSTEMS.—The Comptroller General shall as-
sess— 
(i) whether State’s mechanized claims 
processing and information retrieval sys-
tems under section 1903(a)(3)(A)(i) of the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1396b(a)(3)(A)(i)) have the capacity to pro-
vide, at the time of WIC certification and 
via an automated process, data to an agen-
cy or tribal organization operating WIC re-
garding— 
(I) income as a share of the pov-
erty level for purposes of Medicaid eli-
gibility; or 
(II) whether a Medicaid recipient 
has income below a specified level; 
(ii) the steps necessary to ensure that 
mechanized claims processing and informa-
tion retrieval systems in States for which 
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the income eligibility limit for infants 
under 1 year of age under Medicaid is 
above 185 percent of the poverty line have 
the capacity to provide the information de-
scribed in clause (i) to local WIC clinics for 
the purpose of documenting adjunctive eligi-
bility under an option that would limit 
that eligibility to individuals with income 
below a specific threshold; and 
(iii) other information determined rel-
evant by the Comptroller General and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
including the impact of the identified steps 
on administrative costs. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate a report describing— 
(A) the data collected under paragraph (3); 
(B) the assessments made under paragraph 
(4); and 
(C) the feasibility, costs, and benefits of a 
new requirement that would only permit adjunc-
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tive eligibility for individuals with household in-
come below a specified level. 
SEC. 207. TEAM NUTRITION NETWORK. 
Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1788) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘evidence-based’’ before 
‘‘team nutrition messages’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘developed by the Sec-
retary’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘under 
this Act and the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.)’’ be-
fore the semicolon at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘pur-
poses; and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘pur-
poses, including if appropriate— 
‘‘(A) State and local nutrition education 
programs, health and wellness policies, nutrition 
and health education resources, and other State 
resources; and 
‘‘(B) Federal nutrition education efforts, in-
cluding those programs under this Act and the 
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Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘helping children to 
maintain a healthy weight by’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘in and out of school’’ 
before the period at the end; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘In this section, the term’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) NUTRITION EDUCATION.—The term ‘nutri-
tion education’ means the provision of individual or 
group learning opportunities and materials for chil-
dren and families that— 
‘‘(A) emphasize the relationship between nu-
trition, physical activity, and health with a goal 
of improving long-term dietary and physical 
health and increasing food security; and 
‘‘(B) include learning about food prepara-
tion. 
‘‘(2) TEAM NUTRITION NETWORK.—The term’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking the subsection heading and 
inserting ‘‘STATE NETWORK GRANTS.—’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) ALLOCATION.—Subject to the availability of 
funds for use in carrying out this subsection, the total 
amount of funds made available for a fiscal year for 
grants under this subsection shall equal not more 
than the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the product obtained by multiplying 
1⁄2 cent by the number of lunches reimbursed 
through food service programs under the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.) during the second preceding fiscal 
year in schools, institutions, and service institu-
tions that participate in the food service pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(B) the total value of funds received by the 
Secretary in support of this subsection from non-
governmental sources. 
‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STATE
PARTICIPA-
TION.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
subsection, a State agency shall submit to the Sec-
retary a plan, at such time and in such manner as 
the Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(A) a description of the goals and proposed 
State plan for addressing the nutrition of chil-
dren; 
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imum extent practicable, in a language that par-
ents and legal guardians can understand. 
‘‘(6) STATE COORDINATOR.—Each State that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection may appoint a 
team nutrition network coordinator. Such coordinator 
shall implement comprehensive, coordinated nutrition 
education programming through the team nutrition 
network, including to assist schools, school food au-
thorities, and other child nutrition program providers 
in the State to administer and coordinate the team 
nutrition network activities. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—A State agency 
that receives a grant under this section may use funds 
from the grant to— 
‘‘(A) identify the programs and services 
available to meet the health and nutritional 
needs of children and families in the State; 
‘‘(B) disseminate team nutrition network 
messages and material that provide comprehen-
sive, coordinated nutrition and physical fitness 
awareness and obesity prevention education; 
‘‘(C) implement demonstration projects in 
schools to promote physical activity and to en-
hance the nutrition education provided to stu-
dents; 
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‘‘(D) improve access to local foods through 
coordinating with farm-to-school grant activities 
that include the provision of nutrition education; 
‘‘(E) encourage schools to develop healthy 
eating and lifestyle policies; 
‘‘(F) provide training and technical assist-
ance to teachers and school food service profes-
sionals consistent with the purposes of this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(G) collaborate with public and private 
and faith-based organizations, including commu-
nity-based organizations, State medical associa-
tions, and public health groups, to provide nutri-
tion and physical education targeting lower in-
come children, ethnic minorities, and youth at a 
greater risk for obesity or malnourishment.’’; 
(4) by striking subsections (d) through (g) and 
(k); 
(5) by redesignating subsections (h) through (j) 
as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; 
(6) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 
(g); 
(7) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘EDUCATION’’ after ‘‘NUTRITION’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) incorporate nutrition education 
into physical and health education, and, if 
appropriate, afterschool programs, includ-
ing athletics; and’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking clause (iv); 
(II) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘a 
variety of healthy foods’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘fruit bars’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a variety of healthy foods, in-
cluding through initiatives to cre-
atively market such foods’’; 
(III) in clause (viii), by striking 
‘‘low-fat and nutrient dense’’ and in-
serting ‘‘healthy’’; and 
(IV) by redesignating clauses (v) 
through (ix) as clauses (iv) through 
(viii), respectively; 
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(8) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘may provide for technical assistance and 
grants’’ and inserting ‘‘shall provide for technical as-
sistance’’; and 
(9) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated) by 
striking ‘‘such sums’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘to carry out this sec-
tion $17,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 301. REVIEWS. 
(a) TRIBAL FOODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall review— 
(A) the barriers to including tribally pro-
duced, traditional, and culturally appropriate 
foods in child nutrition programs (as defined in 
section 25(b) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769f (b)) within 
tribal schools; and 
(B) the means of encouraging and assisting 
enhanced inclusion of foods described in subpara-
graph (A) in child nutrition programs. 
(2) SCOPE.—In carrying out the review de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
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(A) survey and compile resources of the De-
partment of Agriculture on the issue described in 
paragraph (1)(A); 
(B) if necessary, clarify relevant Federal 
regulations governing schools and tribal pro-
ducers, including regulations relating to procure-
ment, reimbursement, and food safety; 
(C) involve all relevant agencies, including 
the Food and Nutrition Service and Office of 
Tribal Relations of the Department of Agri-
culture; and 
(D) submit to Congress a report describing 
the results of the review. 
(b) USE OF PROGRAM DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, jointly with 
the Secretary of Education, shall— 
(A) review information regarding available 
alternative data sets for use in programs that 
are using free and reduced price meals data; and 
(B) determine the appropriateness of using 
such alternative data sets in place of free and re-
duced price meal program data by other pro-
grams to reduce the burden on local school food 
authorities. 
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(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the 
results of the review and any recommendations of the 
Secretaries. 
(c) CREDITING AND LABELING PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review 
and update the system of crediting and the voluntary 
child nutrition labeling program used in admin-
istering— 
(A) the school lunch program established 
under the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and 
(B) the school breakfast program established 
by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1773). 
(2) SCOPE.—The review described in paragraph 
(1) shall include, at a minimum— 
(A) the treatment of food products within 
previously established food categories and new 
products that have entered the commercial mar-
ketplace since the system of crediting and the 
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voluntary child nutrition labeling program were 
developed; and 
(B) the timeliness in which applications for 
labels under the voluntary child nutrition label-
ing program are reviewed and are granted or de-
nied. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the 
results of the review and any recommendations of the 
Secretary. 
(d) NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) review the practicability and feasibility of— 
(A) conducting a nutritional analysis, 
using publicly and commercially available nutri-
tional information, of food products that are vol-
untarily submitted for use in child nutrition 
programs, outside of the reimbursable school 
meal; and 
(B) aggregating and making the informa-
tion obtained through that nutritional analysis 
publicly available for use by school food authori-
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ties, food manufacturers, and other interested 
parties; and 
(2) if found practicable and feasible, proceed 
with the analysis, aggregation, and public avail-
ability. 
(e) OTHER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review— 
(A) the cost differences between— 
(i) providing meals and supplements 
under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and sec-
tion 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1773) in Palau, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, respectively; and 
(ii) the average cost of providing meals 
and supplements under those provisions of 
law in the 50 States and the District of Co-
lumbia; and 
(B) the relation of the cost differences deter-
mined under subparagraph (A) to the national 
average payment rates for meals and supple-
ments prescribed under sections 4, 11, 13, and 
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17 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1759a, 1761, 1766) 
and section 4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)). 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the 
results of the review and any recommendations of the 
Secretary. 
(f) UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall review— 
(A) the number of instances and types of 
unlawful activity that occurred in the preceding 
3 years, including, at a minimum, instances of 
fraud, bid-rigging, and any other anticompeti-
tive activities carried out in connection with 
supplying, providing, or selling goods or services 
for a program under the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) 
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or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.); and 
(B) the practices and procedures currently 
used by the Department of Agriculture to prevent 
unlawful activity described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) SECRETARIAL
RESPONSE.—Following com-
pletion of the review described in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall respond, if appropriate, by taking ac-
tion to reduce such unlawful activity, including, at a 
minimum— 
(A) revising any relevant guidance and reg-
ulations; 
(B) issuing fines authorized under sub-
section (g) of section 25 of the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1769f) (as amended by section 115); and 
(C) submitting to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress recommendations for any legisla-
tive changes needed to enhance program over-
sight. 
(3) SCOPE.—The actions described in paragraph 
(2) shall be designed to reduce— 
(A) anticompetitive activities, including 
bid-rigging, price-fixing, the allocation of cus-
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tomers between competitors, or other violation of 
Federal or State antitrust laws; 
(B) fraud, bribery, theft, forgery, or embez-
zlement; 
(C) knowingly receiving stolen property; 
(D) making a false claim or statement; or 
(E) any other obstruction of justice. 
(g) INFANT FORMULA.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) review the current regulations regarding ca-
loric density standards for infant formula made 
available in the special supplemental nutrition pro-
gram for women, infants, and children established by 
section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1786); and 
(2) as appropriate, update the regulations based 
on the most recent scientific knowledge available. 
SEC. 302. PROGRAM DELIVERY. 
(a) STREAMLINING.—The Secretary shall work with 
States participating in programs authorized under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.) to encourage— 
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(1) streamlining of program administration, in-
cluding data collection and reporting requirements, at 
the State level; 
(2) communication among State agencies admin-
istering the programs; 
(3) coordination of administration of Federal 
benefits at the State level to ensure efficiency of pro-
gram delivery and improved access to participants, 
including efficiencies for operation between 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) and the program under 
subsection (m) of such section (42 U.S.C. 1786); and 
(4) consolidation and elimination of duplicative 
or unnecessary Federal and State reporting require-
ments. 
(b) STUDY.—The Secretary, through an independent 
researcher with expertise in economics or government effi-
ciency, shall conduct a study on the school meal programs 
under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and section 4 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) to examine alternative fund-
ing mechanisms and delivery to improve program effective-
ness and efficiency while reducing program costs, by— 
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(1) analyzing how businesses currently partner 
with schools or institutions to operate the school meal 
programs, and examining better ways to work with 
private sector businesses in the programs; 
(2) providing analysis and recommendations on 
improvements to the programs by lowering adminis-
trative and program costs to schools, local educational 
agencies, States, and the Federal government, includ-
ing analysis and recommendations with respect to— 
(A) financial impacts, including estimating 
potential cost-savings of business participation 
for families, schools, local educational agencies, 
States, and the Federal government; 
(B) regulatory and other barriers pre-
venting business participation, and how to re-
move such barriers to encourage such business 
participation; and 
(C) regulatory and other barriers to better 
utilize donations, including donations of food 
products, while still complying with food safety 
requirements; and 
(3) considering the factors the Secretary is work-
ing on with States under subsection (a), while car-
rying out the analysis under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of this subsection. 
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(c) FURTHER ACTIONS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) make the regulatory and guidance changes 
recommended under subsections (a) and (b); and 
(2) submit to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate— 
(A) the findings of the study conducted 
under subsection (b); 
(B) a plan for legislative and regulatory ac-
tion, including— 
(i) a timetable of action for regulatory 
relief; and 
(ii) recommendations for legislative ac-
tion required to improve program efficiency 
and lower administrative costs for the 
school meal programs. 
(d) SPENDING LIMITATION.—Not more than a total of 
$475,000 shall be used to carry out subsections (b) and (c). 
SEC. 303. PRODUCT AVAILABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the extent 
practicable, make available lactose-free milk with an ex-
tended shelf life for use in the commodity distribution pro-
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gram authorized under section 14 of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a). 
(b) SIZE AND FORM.—The milk described in subsection 
(a) shall, to the extent practicable, be made available in 
a size and form acceptable for and conducive to consump-
tion by school-aged children. 
SEC. 304. PROCUREMENT. 
In administering the summer food service program for 
children established under section 13 of the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) and the 
child and adult care food program established under section 
17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the Secretary shall ensure 
that— 
(1) service institutions participating in the pro-
grams have flexibility in determining the frequency of 
procurement and food items included in each solicita-
tion; and 
(2) any procurement procedure implemented by 
a State agency is cost effective and efficient in meet-
ing the relevant meal pattern requirements. 
SEC. 305. SCHOOL NUTRITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a School Nutrition Advisory Committee (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Committee’’) to provide input in 
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the administration of the school lunch program authorized 
under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the school breakfast program 
established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1773) (referred to in this section as ‘‘child nutri-
tion programs’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—Members of the Committee 
shall be appointed by the Secretary from rec-
ommendations made by the chair and ranking mem-
ber of the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
Membership on the Committee shall represent the fol-
lowing stakeholders: 
(A) An organization that conducts research 
and advocates on issues relating to child nutri-
tion. 
(B) An organization that advocates for car-
diac health. 
(C) 
A 
professional 
organization 
rep-
resenting dietitians. 
(D) A trade association representing fruit 
and vegetable growers. 
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(E) A coalition of large urban school food 
authorities. 
(F) 2 representatives from State agencies 
that administer the child nutrition programs. 
(G) 
A 
professional 
organization 
rep-
resenting school food employees. 
(H) 
A 
professional 
organization 
rep-
resenting school board members. 
(I) A council representing large school dis-
tricts. 
(J) A professional association representing 
school administrators. 
(K) An entity that processes and manufac-
tures meat products. 
(L) An entity that processes and manufac-
tures dairy products. 
(M) An entity that processes and manufac-
tures grain products. 
(N) An entity that assists suppliers and 
school food authorities in selling and obtaining 
food products. 
(O) A school food authority located in each 
of the 7 regions established for activities of the 
Food and Nutrition Service, including— 
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(i) 3 representatives from districts lo-
cated in rural areas; 
(ii) 2 representatives from districts lo-
cated in urban areas; and 
(iii) 2 representatives from districts lo-
cated in urban cluster areas as defined by 
census tract data. 
(P) A council that represents public officials 
who head departments of elementary and sec-
ondary education. 
(Q) 
A 
professional 
organization 
rep-
resenting pediatricians. 
(2) TERMS.—The members will serve on the 
Committee for a 3-year term. The chairmen of each 
congressional committee, under paragraph (1) shall 
alternate in appointing a chair and vice chair of the 
committee. 
(c) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall— 
(1) provide a venue for communication between 
stakeholders and the Department of Agriculture re-
garding child nutrition programs; 
(2) give insight into child nutrition program im-
plementation; 
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(3) review and make recommendations to the 
Secretary on policy development involving child nu-
trition programs; and 
(4) evaluate methods for programmatic and ad-
ministrative improvement of child nutrition pro-
grams. 
(d) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet quarterly. 
(e) STAFFING.—The Secretary shall provide such staff 
personnel as may be required to assist the Committee in 
carrying out the duties of the Committee, but such staff 
shall not interfere in the discussions or conclusions reached 
by the Committee. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Committee 
shall terminate on September 30, 2025. 
SEC. 306. PAPERWORK REDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For any program authorized under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), the Secretary shall— 
(1) periodically review regulations, guidance, 
and other requirements to evaluate the volume of in-
formation required to be reported to the Department 
of Agriculture by program participants; and 
(2) if appropriate, streamline or otherwise re-
duce any unnecessary or duplicative paperwork, re-
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porting requirements, and other administrative bur-
dens while maintaining program integrity. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter, 
and upon any publishing of guidance or updated Federal 
requirements the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate a report that describes any action 
the Secretary has taken under subsection (a) during the pre-
ceding 3 calendar years, or in the case of a report submitted 
based on publishing updated guidance or requirements, a 
report on such action, including a determination of appro-
priateness under subsection (a)(2). 
SEC. 307. TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) review the current use of technology in the 
school lunch program established under the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.) and the school breakfast program estab-
lished by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1773); 
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(2) identify opportunities in which enhanced use 
of technology would reduce the rate of errors in ad-
ministration of the programs by State agencies and 
local educational agencies; and 
(3) encourage State agencies and local edu-
cational agencies to use technology in the areas iden-
tified under paragraph (2). 
(b) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) review the feasibility and evaluate the bene-
fits of using a unique student identifier in the school 
lunch program established under the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.) and the school breakfast program established by 
section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1773); 
(2) submit to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate a report describing the results of the review 
under paragraph (1); and 
(3) initiate implementation of a system for using 
a unique student identifier, unless implementation is 
not in the best interest of the programs described in 
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paragraph (1), or does not adequately protect student 
privacy. 
SEC. 308. IMPROVING HEALTH AND SAFETY OVERSIGHT 
AND MONITORING FOR THE CHILD AND 
ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall work with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve health 
and safety oversight and monitoring practices required 
under the child and adult care food program under section 
17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1766) by issuing guidance to States to— 
(1) reduce duplicative monitoring or oversight 
practices among such child and adult care food pro-
gram, the programs under the Child Care and Devel-
opment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et 
seq.) and the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), 
and other applicable programs; and 
(2) provide recommendations in cases in which 
separate State agencies administer such programs, in-
cluding practices for streamlining the monitoring of 
Federal requirements (including compliance, oper-
ations, and financial requirements as a result of mul-
tiple Federal programmatic regulations), in order to 
reduce the burden on participants and States while 
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enhancing levels of health, safety, and program integ-
rity. 
SEC. 309. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH 
ACT.— 
(1) The Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act is amended in each of sections 4, 9, 9A, 
12, 19, 23, and 25 (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1758,1758b, 
1760, 1796a, 1769d, and 1769f) by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee on Education and Labor’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and 
the Workforce’’. 
(2) Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘foster child’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘foster youth’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(5)(B), by striking ‘‘(42 
U.S.C. 11434a(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 
11434a(2)))’’. 
(3) Section 12 of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) is amended 
in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘U.S.C’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘U.S.C.’’. 
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(4) Section 14(c) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(c)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 311(a)(4) of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3030(a)(4))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 311(c)(4) of 
the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3030a(c)(4))’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 3030(b)(1))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 3030a(b)(1))’’. 
(b) CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1966.— 
(1) The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 is amended 
in each of sections 10 and 17 (42 U.S.C. 1779, 1786) 
by striking ‘‘Committee on Education and Labor’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Committee on 
Education and the Workforce’’. 
(2) Section 7(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (ii))’’. 
(3) Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (h)(4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(vi), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by strik-
ing ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting a pe-
riod; 
(B) in subsection (l)(6)(C)(iv), as redesig-
nated by section 206(a)(9) of this Act, by strik-
ing ‘‘(G)(i)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘(F)(i)’’. 
SEC. 310. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Rep-
resentatives, provided that such statement has been sub-
mitted prior to the vote on passage. 
SEC. 311. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act 
or any of the amendments made by this Act, this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act take effect on October 
1, 2016. 
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Union Calendar No. 665 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5003 
[Report No. 114–852, Part I] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for 
other purposes. 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce with an amendment 
DECEMBER 8, 2016 
The Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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