Title: Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID–19 Act
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID-19 Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to reimburse institutions that are emergency shelters for meals and supplements provided under the Child and Adult Care Food Program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency to individuals who have not attained the age of 25 and who are receiving assistance from such shelters. Under current law, individuals who are older than age 18 are not eligible to participate in the program.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1139 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1139

To reimburse meals and supplements provided to individuals who have not 
attained the age of 25 under certain meal programs authorized under the 
 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2021

  Ms. Jayapal (for herself and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To reimburse meals and supplements provided to individuals who have not 
attained the age of 25 under certain meal programs authorized under the 
 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID-
19 Act''.

SEC. 2. MEALS AND SUPPLEMENTS REIMBURSEMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE 
              NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25.

    (a) Program for At-Risk School Children.--Beginning on the date of 
enactment of this section, notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A) of section 
17(r) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1766(r)), during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under 
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), the 
Secretary shall reimburse institutions that are emergency shelters 
under such section 17(r) (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)) for meals and supplements 
served to individuals who, at the time of such service--
            (1) have not attained the age of 25; and
            (2) are receiving assistance, including non-residential 
        assistance, from such emergency shelter.
    (b) Participation by Emergency Shelters.--Beginning on the date of 
enactment of this section, notwithstanding paragraph (5)(A) of section 
17(t) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1766(t)), during the COVID-19 public health emergency declared under 
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), the 
Secretary shall reimburse emergency shelters under such section 17(t) 
(42 U.S.C. 1766(t)) for meals and supplements served to individuals 
who, at the time of such service have not attained the age of 25.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Emergency shelter.--The term ``emergency shelter'' has 
        the meaning given the term under section 17(t)(1) of the 
        Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1766(t)(1)).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
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