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[USC02] 42 USC 1759a: Special assistance funds
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42 USC 1759a: Special assistance funds Text contains those laws in effect on September 20, 2019
(C)(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (D), in the case of any school or school district that-
(E)(i) In the case of any school or school district that-
(F) Universal meal service in high poverty areas.-
(i) Definition of identified students.-The term "identified students" means students certified based on documentation of benefit receipt or categorical eligibility as described in section 245.6a(c)(2) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
(ii) Election of special assistance payments.-
(I) In general.-A local educational agency may, for all schools in the district or on behalf of certain schools in the district, elect to receive special assistance payments under this subparagraph in lieu of special assistance payments otherwise made available under this paragraph based on applications for free and reduced price lunches if-
(II) Election to stop receiving payments.-A local educational agency may, for all schools in the district or on behalf of certain schools in the district, elect to stop receiving special assistance payments under this subparagraph for the following school year by notifying the State agency not later than June 30 of the current school year of the intention to stop receiving special assistance payments under this subparagraph.
(iii) First year of option.-
(I) Special assistance payment.-For each month of the first school year of the 4-year period during which a school or local educational agency elects to receive payments under this subparagraph, special assistance payments at the rate for free meals shall be made under this subparagraph for a percentage of all reimbursable meals served in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying-
(II) Payment for other meals.-The percentage of meals served that is not described in subclause (I) shall be reimbursed at the rate provided under section 1753 of this title.
(iv) Second, third, or fourth year of option.-
(I) Special assistance payment.-For each month of the second, third, or fourth school year of the 4-year period during which a school or local educational agency elects to receive payments under this subparagraph, special assistance payments at the rate for free meals shall be made under this subparagraph for a percentage of all reimbursable meals served in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying-
(v) Grace year.-
(I) In general.-If, not later than April 1 of the fourth year of a 4-year period described in clause (ii)(I), a school or local educational agency has a percentage of enrolled students who are identified students that meets or exceeds a percentage that is 10 percentage points lower than the threshold described in clause (viii), the school or local educational agency may elect to receive special assistance payments under subclause (II) for an additional grace year.
(II) Special assistance payment.-For each month of a grace year, special assistance payments at the rate for free meals shall be made under this subparagraph for a percentage of all reimbursable meals served in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying-
(III) Payment for other meals.-The percentage of meals served that is not described in subclause (II) shall be reimbursed at the rate provided under section 1753 of this title.
(vi) Applications.-A school or local educational agency that receives special assistance payments under this subparagraph may not be required to collect applications for free and reduced price lunches.
(vii) Multiplier.-
(I) Phase-in.-For each school year beginning on or before July 1, 2013, the multiplier shall be 1.6.
(II) Full implementation.-For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2014, the Secretary may use, as determined by the Secretary-
(viii) Threshold.-
(I) Phase-in.-For each school year beginning on or before July 1, 2013, the threshold shall be 40 percent.
(II) Full implementation.-For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2014, the Secretary may use a threshold that is less than 40 percent.
(ix) Phase-in.-
(I) In general.-In selecting States for participation during the phase-in period, the Secretary shall select States with an adequate number and variety of schools and local educational agencies that could benefit from the option under this subparagraph, as determined by the Secretary.
(II) Limitation.-The Secretary may not approve additional schools and local educational agencies to receive special assistance payments under this subparagraph after the Secretary has approved schools and local educational agencies in-
(x) Election of option.-
(I) In general.-For each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2014, any local educational agency eligible to make the election described in clause (ii) for all schools in the district or on behalf of certain schools in the district may elect to receive special assistance payments under clause (iii) for the next school year if, not later than June 30 of the current school year, the local educational agency submits to the State agency the percentage of identified students at the school or local educational agency.
(II) State agency notification.-Not later than May 1 of each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2011, each State agency with schools or local educational agencies that may be eligible to elect to receive special assistance payments under this subparagraph shall notify-
(III) Public notification of local educational agencies.-Not later than May 1 of each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2011, each State agency with 1 or more schools or local educational agencies eligible to elect to receive special assistance payments under clause (iii) shall submit to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall publish, lists of the local educational agencies receiving notices under subclause (II).
(IV) Public notification of schools.-Not later than May 1 of each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2011, each local educational agency in a State with 1 or more schools eligible to elect to receive special assistance payments under clause (iii) shall submit to the State agency, and the State agency shall publish-
(xi) Implementation.-
(I) Guidance.-Not later than 90 days after December 13, 2010, the Secretary shall issue guidance to implement this subparagraph.
(II) Regulations.-Not later than December 31, 2013, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that establish procedures for State agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to meet the requirements of this subparagraph, including exercising the option described in this subparagraph.
(III) Publication.-If the Secretary uses the authority provided in clause (vii)(II)(bb) to use a different multiplier for different schools or local educational agencies, for each school year beginning on or after July 1, 2014, not later than April 1, 2014, the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Secretary a table that indicates-
(xii) Report.-Not later than December 31, 2013, the Secretary shall publish a report that describes-
(II) for schools and local educational agencies described in subclause (I)-
(III) for schools and local educational agencies that elect to receive special assistance payments under this subparagraph-
(IV) the impact of electing to receive special assistance payments under this subparagraph on-
(xiii) Funding.-
(I) In general.-On October 1, 2010, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out clause (xii) $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014.
(II) Receipt and acceptance.-The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out clause (xii) the funds transferred under subclause (I), without further appropriation.
(B) Computation of adjustment.-
(i) In general.-The annual adjustment under this paragraph shall reflect changes in the cost of operating meal programs under this chapter and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 [42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.], as indicated by the change in the series for food away from home of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
(ii) Basis.-Each annual adjustment shall reflect the changes in the series for food away from home for the most recent 12-month period for which such data are available.
(iii) Rounding.-On July 1, 1999, and on each subsequent July 1, the national average payment rates for meals and supplements shall be adjusted to the nearest lower cent increment and shall be based on the unrounded amounts for the preceding 12-month period.
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall identify alternatives to-
The Secretary shall establish requirements for the use of a socioeconomic survey under clause (ii), which shall-
Alternatives described in subparagraph (A) that provide accurate and effective means of providing meal reimbursement consistent with the eligibility status of students may be-
(i) implemented for use in schools or by school food authorities that agree-
For the purpose of carrying out demonstration projects described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may waive any requirement of this chapter relating to-
In carrying out evaluations under clause (iv), the Secretary shall evaluate, using comparisons with local educational agencies with similar demographic characteristics-
(June 4, 1946, ch. 281, §11, as added Pub. L. 87–823, §6, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 946 ; amended Pub. L. 91–248, §7, May 14, 1970, 84 Stat. 211 ; Pub. L. 92–153, §4, Nov. 5, 1971, 85 Stat. 420 ; Pub. L. 93–150, §3(a), Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 561 ; Pub. L. 94–105, §8, Oct. 7, 1975, 89 Stat. 514 ; Pub. L. 95–166, §9, Nov. 10, 1977, 91 Stat. 1336 ; Pub. L. 95–627, §§4, 5(c), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3619 , 3620; Pub. L. 96–499, title II, §204(a), Dec. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 2601 ; Pub. L. 97–35, title VIII, §§801(b), 812, 813(b), 819(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 522 , 530, 533; Pub. L. 101–147, title II, §203, title III, §312(2), (3), Nov. 10, 1989, 103 Stat. 909 , 916; Pub. L. 103–448, title I, §111, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4706 ; Pub. L. 104–193, title VII, §704(a), (b)(1), (c), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2289 , 2290; Pub. L. 105–336, title I, §103(a), (b)(1), (c)(1), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3145 , 3146; Pub. L. 107–76, title VII, §766, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 744 ; Pub. L. 108–265, title I, §§104(d)(3), 113, June 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 738 , 747; Pub. L. 111–296, title I, §104, title IV, §441(a)(2), (3), Dec. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 3193 , 3261.)
The Child Nutrition Act of 1966, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1)(C)(i)(II), (E)(i)(II), (F)(ii)(I)(bb), (3)(B)(i), and (g)(2)(B)(i)(II), (C)(v)(I), is Pub. L. 89–642, Oct. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 885 , which is classified generally to chapter 13A (§1771 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of that Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1771 of this title and Tables.
2010-Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 111–296, §104(a)(2), substituted "(E), or (F)" for "or (E)".
2004-Subsec. (a)(1)(C) to (E). Pub. L. 108–265, §113, inserted "or school district" after "school" wherever appearing other than as part of "school year", "school years", "school lunch", "school breakfast", and "4-school-year period".
2001-Subsec. (f)(1)(E). Pub. L. 107–76, §766(1), substituted "2003" for "2001".
1998-Subsec. (a)(1)(C)(i)(I). Pub. L. 105–336, §103(a)(1)(A), substituted "4" for "3" before "successive school years" in two places.
1996-Subsec. (a)(1)(D)(i). Pub. L. 104–193, §704(a), struck out ", on November 2, 1994," after "any school that".
1994-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–448 designated first sentence as subpar. (A) and second sentence as subpar. (B), substituted "Except as provided in subparagraph (C), (D), or (E), in the case of" for "In the case of" in subpar. (B), added subpars. (C) to (E), and struck out at end "In the case of any school that (A) elects to serve all children in that school free lunches under the school lunch program during any period of three successive school years and (B) pays, from sources other than Federal funds, for the costs of serving such lunches which are in excess of the value of assistance received under this chapter with respect to the number of lunches served during that period, special assistance payments shall be paid to the State educational agency with respect to that school during that period on the basis of the number of lunches determined under the succeeding sentence. For purposes of making special assistance payments in accordance with the preceding sentence, the number of lunches served by a school to children eligible for free lunches and reduced price lunches during each school year of the three-school-year period shall be deemed to be the number of lunches served by that school to children eligible for free lunches and reduced price lunches during the first school year of such period, unless that school elects, for purposes of computing the amount of such payments, to determine on a more frequent basis the number of children eligible for free and reduced price lunches who are served lunches during such period."
1989-Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 101–147, §312(2), (3), substituted "reduced price" for "reduced-price" and "special assistance" for "special-assistance" wherever appearing in pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (a) and first sentence of subsec. (b).
1981-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–35, §801(b), redesignated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "(A)" for "(1)" and "(B)" for "(2)", and struck out provisions relating to special assistance factors, adjustments, etc., for funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1973, and after, and added pars. (2) and (3).
1980-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–499 struck out provision that if in any State all schools charged students a uniform price for reduced-price lunches, and such price was less than twenty cents, the special assistance factor prescribed for reduced-price lunches in such State was to be equal to the special assistance factor for free lunches reduced by either ten cents or the price charged for reduced-price lunches in such State, whichever was greater.
1978-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–627 substituted "20 cents" for "10 cents" after "which shall be", inserted "for All Urban Consumers" after "Consumer Price Index", and inserted provision relating to the special assistance factor prescribed for reduced-price lunches in any State in which all schools charge students a uniform price for lunches.
1977-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–166 provided for special-assistance payments to the State educational agency where 80 percent of children in attendance during the school year are eligible for free lunches or reduced-price lunches and for determination of number of lunches served to children eligible for free lunches and reduced-price lunches where the school serves all students, eligible and noneligible, and funds for noneligible students are from other than Federal funds.
1975-Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 94–105 substituted "Each year by not later than a date specified by the Secretary" for "Not later than January 1 of each year", and "following school year" for "following fiscal year".
1973-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–150 added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) provisions relating to appropriations authorization for fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and succeeding fiscal years of such sums as may be necessary to provide special assistance to assure access to the school lunch program under this chapter by children of low-income families.
1971-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 92–153 established a reimbursement rate as amount of funds to be disbursed to schools in a State, provided for receipt of a greater amount or reimbursement per meal if the school established financial inability to support service of meals, and prescribed maximum per meal amount and higher maximum per meal amount for especially needy schools.
1970-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–248 authorized for fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to provide assistance to assure access to school lunch program by children of low-income families.
Pub. L. 104–193, title VII, §704(b)(2), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2290 , provided that: "The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall become effective on July 1, 1997."
Pub. L. 96–499, title II, §204(b), Dec. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 2601 , related to annual and semiannual adjustments required under the former sixth sentence of subsec. (a) of this section during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1981.