‘‘(J) 1 shall be a representative of a spon-
soring organization of family or group day care 
homes. 
‘‘(K) 1 shall be a representative of an anti- 
hunger advocacy organization. 
‘‘(L) 1 shall be a representative of an at- 
risk, after school program. 
‘‘(M) 1 shall be a representative of a child 
care advocacy organization. 
‘‘(N) 1 shall be a representative of an ad-
vocacy organization representing parents with 
young children. 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the rec-
ommendations described in paragraph (2)(B), the 
Advisory Committee shall consider— 
‘‘(A) information, recommendations, and 
reports from the Paperwork Reduction Work 
Group established by the Food and Nutrition 
Service pursuant to section 119(i) of the Child 
Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108–265; 118 Stat. 755); 
‘‘(B) the use of electronic systems and rec-
ordkeeping technologies to reduce paperwork 
for program participants and program opera-
tors; and 
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‘‘(C) duplicative requirements across mul-
tiple Federal programs. 
‘‘(5) GUIDANCE AND REGULATIONS.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall issue guidance and, 
as appropriate, regulations based on the rec-
ommendations described in paragraph (2)(B) for 
streamlined and consolidated paperwork and record-
keeping requirements for the program, including rec-
ommendations and actions taken to reduce paper-
work for parents and program operators by— 
‘‘(A) streamlining and modernizing appli-
cations; and 
‘‘(B) streamlining and modernizing the 
monitoring and auditing of programmatic docu-
mentation and recordkeeping, including— 
‘‘(i) eliminating the use of the enroll-
ment form for the purpose of claiming 
meals; 
‘‘(ii) allowing the use of direct certifi-
cation in all States; 
‘‘(iii) requiring States to accept as 
documentation digital forms, digitized and 
electronic 
signatures, 
and 
electronic 
records; 
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‘‘(iv) allowing the use of electronic 
data collection systems containing all re-
quired Federal child and adult care food 
program standards; 
‘‘(v) addressing non-mandated State- 
specific requirements; and 
‘‘(vi) requiring the adoption of gen-
erally accepted technologies for client-fac-
ing technology, virtual visits, and tech-
nology used for administrative functions by 
the child and adult care food program to 
reduce the burden on participants and pro-
gram operators and administrators. 
‘‘(6) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after issuing the guidance and, as appro-
priate, regulations described in paragraph (5), 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate and the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives containing the information described in 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall contain the following: 
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‘‘(i) With respect to each instance in 
which the Secretary did not implement a 
recommendation of the Advisory Com-
mittee, an explanation with respect to why 
such recommendation was not imple-
mented. 
‘‘(ii) Additional recommendations with 
respect to legislative action that may fur-
ther strengthen and streamline the pro-
gram application and monitoring process 
and reduce administrative burdens on 
grantees, program participants, and local, 
State, and Federal governments.’’. 
Æ 
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