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‘‘(ii) adjust the resulting amount in accordance
with subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
‘‘(iii) round the result to the nearest lower cent
increment.
‘‘(E) ADJUSTMENT ON JANUARY 1 AND JULY 1, 1996.—
The Secretary shall adjust the rates for breakfasts and
supplements on January 1, 1996, for the remainder of
the school year, and shall adjust the rates for lunches
on July 1, 1996, by rounding the previously established
rates to the nearest lower cent increment.
‘‘(F) ADJUSTMENT
FOR
24-MONTH
PERIOD
BEGINNING
JULY 1, 1996.—In the case of the 24-month period beginning
July 1, 1996, the national average payment rates for paid
lunches, paid breakfasts, and paid supplements shall be
the same as the national average payment rate for paid
lunches, paid breakfasts, and paid supplements, respec-
tively, for the school year beginning July 1, 1995, rounded
to the nearest lower cent increment.
‘‘(G) ADJUSTMENT FOR SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING JULY
1, 1998.—In the case of the school year beginning July
1, 1998, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) base the adjustments made under this para-
graph for—
‘‘(I) paid lunches and paid breakfasts on the
amount of the unrounded adjustment for paid
lunches for the school year beginning July 1, 1995;
and
‘‘(II) paid supplements on the amount of the
unrounded adjustment for paid supplements for
the school year beginning July 1, 1995;
‘‘(ii) adjust each resulting amount in accordance
with subparagraph (C); and
‘‘(iii) round each result to the nearest lower cent
increment.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall become effective on January 1, 1996.
SEC. 12906. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Section 13(a) of the National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘initiate, maintain,
and expand’’ and insert ‘‘initiate and maintain’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (E) in the second sentence, by
striking ‘‘the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’; and
(2) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ‘‘Except as provided
in subparagraph (C), private’’ and inserting ‘‘Private’’.
(b) SERVICE INSTITUTIONS.—Section 13(b) of the Act is amended
by striking ‘‘(b)(1)’’ and all that follows through the end of paragraph
(1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) SERVICE INSTITUTIONS.—
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in
this paragraph, payments to service institutions shall equal
the full cost of food service operations (which cost shall
include the costs of obtaining, preparing, and serving food,
but shall not include administrative costs).
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‘‘(iii) round the result to the nearest lower cent
increment.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall become effective on January 1, 1996.
SEC. 12922. FREE AND REDUCED PRICE BREAKFASTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1)(B), by striking
‘‘, adjusted to the nearest one-fourth cent’’ and inserting ‘‘(as
adjusted pursuant to section 11(a) of the National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)))’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)—
(A) by striking ‘‘nearest one-fourth cent’’ and inserting
‘‘nearest lower cent increment for the applicable school
year’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow-
ing: ‘‘, and the adjustment required by this clause shall
be based on the unrounded adjustment for the preceding
school year’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall become effective on July 1, 1996.
SEC. 12923. CONFORMING REIMBURSEMENT FOR PAID BREAKFASTS
AND LUNCHES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The last sentence of section 4(b)(1)(B) of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B)) is amended
by striking ‘‘8.25 cents’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Act)’’ and
inserting ‘‘the same as the national average lunch payment for
paid meals established under section 4(b) of the National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753(b))’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall become effective on January 1, 1996.
SEC. 12924. SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773)
is amended by striking subsections (f) and (g).
SEC. 12925. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS.
Section 15 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1784)
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands’’; and
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the
end; and
(B) by striking ‘‘, and (C)’’ and all that follows through
‘‘Governor of Puerto Rico’’.
SEC. 12926. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
(a) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 19(f) of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788(f)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(B) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(A)’’;
(ii) by striking clauses (ix) through (xix);
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stamp program, another household participating
in the food stamp program, or both, unless the
allowance is prorated between the household and
the other individual, household, or both.
‘‘(iii) MANDATORY ALLOWANCE.—
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—A State agency may make
the use of a standard utility allowance mandatory
for all households with qualifying utility costs if—
‘‘(aa) the State agency has developed 1
or more standards that include the cost of
heating and cooling and 1 or more standards
that do not include the cost of heating and
cooling; and
‘‘(bb) the Secretary finds that the stand-
ards will not result in an increased cost to
the Secretary.
‘‘(II) HOUSEHOLD ELECTION.—A State agency
that has not made the use of a standard utility
allowance mandatory under subclause (I) shall
allow a household to switch, at the end of a certifi-
cation period, between the standard utility allow-
ance and a deduction based on the actual utility
costs of the household.
‘‘(iv) AVAILABILITY OF ALLOWANCE TO RECIPIENTS
OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subclause (II),
if a State agency elects to use a standard utility
allowance that reflects heating or cooling costs,
the standard utility allowance shall be made avail-
able to households receiving a payment, or on
behalf of which a payment is made, under the
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981
(42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) or other similar energy
assistance program, if the household still incurs
out-of-pocket heating or cooling expenses in excess
of any assistance paid on behalf of the household
to an energy provider.
‘‘(II) SEPARATE ALLOWANCE.—A State agency
may use a separate standard utility allowance for
households on behalf of which a payment described
in subclause (I) is made, but may not be required
to do so.
‘‘(III) STATES NOT ELECTING TO USE SEPARATE
ALLOWANCE.—A State agency that does not elect
to use a separate allowance but makes a single
standard utility allowance available to households
incurring heating or cooling expenses (other than
a household described in subclause (I) or (II) of
subparagraph (C)(ii)) may not be required to
reduce the allowance due to the provision (directly
or indirectly) of assistance under the Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
8621 et seq.).
‘‘(IV) PRORATION OF ASSISTANCE.—For the pur-
pose of the food stamp program, assistance pro-
vided under the Low-Income Home Energy Assist-
ance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) shall