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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Student Non-Discrimination Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) Public school students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual
or transgender (LGBT), or are perceived to be LGBT, or who
associate with LGBT people, have been and are subjected to
pervasive discrimination, including harassment, bullying,
intimidation and violence, and have been deprived of equal
educational opportunities, in schools in every part of our
Nation.
(2) While discrimination, including harassment, bullying,
intimidation and violence, of any kind is harmful to students
and to our education system, actions that target students based
on sexual orientation or gender identity represent a distinct
and especially severe problem.
(3) Numerous social science studies demonstrate that
discrimination, including harassment, bullying, intimidation
and violence, at school has contributed to high rates of
absenteeism, dropout, adverse health consequences, and academic
underachievement among LGBT youth.
(4) When left unchecked, discrimination, including
harassment, bullying, intimidation and violence, in schools
based on sexual orientation or gender identity can lead, and
has lead to, life-threatening violence and to suicide.
(5) Public school students enjoy a variety of
constitutional rights, including rights to equal protection,
privacy, and free expression, which are infringed when school
officials engage in discriminatory treatment or are indifferent
to discrimination, including harassment, bullying, intimidation
and violence, on the basis of sexual orientation or gender
identity.
(6) While Federal statutory protections expressly address
discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion,
disability, and national origin, Federal civil rights statutes
do not expressly include ''sexual orientation'' or ''gender
identity''. As a result, students and parents have often had
limited legal recourse to redress for discrimination on the
basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to ensure that all students have access to public
education in a safe environment free from discrimination,
including harassment, bullying, intimidation and violence, on
the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity;
(2) to provide a comprehensive Federal prohibition of
discrimination in public schools based on actual or perceived
sexual orientation or gender identity;
(3) to provide meaningful and effective remedies for
discrimination in public schools based on actual or perceived
sexual orientation or gender identity;
(4) to invoke congressional powers, including but not
limited to the power to enforce the 14th Amendment to the
Constitution and to provide for the general welfare pursuant to
section 8 of article I of the Constitution and the power to
enact all laws necessary and proper for the execution of the
foregoing powers pursuant to section 8 of article I of the
Constitution, in order to prohibit discrimination in public
schools on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity;
and
(5) to allow the Department of Education to effectively
combat discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender
identity in public schools through regulation and enforcement,
as the Department has issued regulations under and enforced
title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and other
nondiscrimination laws in a manner that effectively addresses
discrimination.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:
(1) Program or activity.--The terms ''program or activity''
and ''program'' have same meanings given such terms as applied
under section 606 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000d-4a) to the operations of public entities under paragraph
(2)(B) of such section.
(2) Gender identity.--The term ''gender identity'' means
the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other
gender-related characteristics of an individual, with or
without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth.
(3) Harassment.--The term ''harassment'' means conduct that
is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to limit a
student's ability to participate in or benefit from a public
school education program or activity, or to create a hostile or
abusive educational environment at a public school, including
acts of verbal, nonverbal, or physical aggression,
intimidation, or hostility, if such conduct is based on--
(A) a student's actual or perceived sexual
orientation or gender identity; or
(B) the actual or perceived sexual orientation or
gender identity of a person or persons with whom a
student associates or has associated.
(4) Public schools.--The term ''public schools'' means
public elementary and secondary schools, including local
educational agencies, educational service agencies, and State
educational agencies, as defined in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
(5) Sexual orientation.--The term ''sexual orientation''
means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.
(6) Student.--The term ''student'' means an individual who
is enrolled in a public school or who, regardless of official
enrollment status, attends classes or participates in a public
school's programs or educational activities.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION; EXCEPTIONS.

(a) In General.--No student shall, on the basis of actual or
perceived sexual orientation or gender identity of such individual or
of a person with whom the student associates or has associated, be
excluded from participation in, or be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving
Federal financial assistance.
(b) Harassment.--For purposes of this Act, discrimination includes,
but is not limited to, harassment of a student on the basis of actual
or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity of such student or
of a person with whom the student associates or has associated.
(c) Retaliation Prohibited.--
(1) Prohibition.--No person shall be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination, retaliation, or reprisal under any program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance based on his or
her opposition to conduct made unlawful by this Act.
(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection,
''opposition to conduct made unlawful by this Act'' includes,
but is not limited to--
(A) opposition to conduct reasonably believed to be
made unlawful by this Act,
(B) any formal or informal report, whether oral or
written, to any governmental entity, including public
schools and employees thereof, regarding conduct made
unlawful by this Act or reasonably believed to be made
unlawful by this Act,
(C) participation in any investigation, proceeding,
or hearing related to conduct made unlawful by this Act
or reasonably believed to be made unlawful by this Act,
and
(D) assistance or encouragement provided to any
other person in the exercise or enjoyment of any right
granted or protected by this Act,
if in the course of that expression, the person involved does
not purposefully provide information known to be false to any
public school or other governmental entity regarding a
violation, or alleged violation, of this Act.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT; REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.

Each Federal department and agency which is empowered to extend
Federal financial assistance to any education program or activity, by
way of grant, loan, or contract other than a contract of insurance or
guaranty, is authorized and directed to effectuate the provisions of
section 4 of this Act with respect to such program or activity by
issuing rules, regulations, or orders of general applicability which
shall be consistent with achievement of the objectives of the Act
authorizing the financial assistance in connection with which the
action is taken. No such rule, regulation, or order shall become
effective unless and until approved by the President. Compliance with
any requirement adopted pursuant to this section may be effected--
(1) by the termination of or refusal to grant or to
continue assistance under such program or activity to any
recipient as to whom there has been an express finding on the
record, after opportunity for hearing, of a failure to comply
with such requirement, but such termination or refusal shall be
limited to the particular political entity, or part thereof, or
other recipient as to whom such a finding has been made, and
shall be limited in its effect to the particular program, or
part thereof, in which such noncompliance has been so found, or
(2) by any other means authorized by law,
except that no such action shall be taken until the department or
agency concerned has advised the appropriate person or persons of the
failure to comply with the requirement and has determined that
compliance cannot be secured by voluntary means. In the case of any
action terminating, or refusing to grant or continue, assistance
because of failure to comply with a requirement imposed pursuant to
this section, the head of the Federal department or agency shall file
with the committees of the House and Senate having legislative
jurisdiction over the program or activity involved a full written
report of the circumstances and the grounds for such action. No such
action shall become effective until 30 days have elapsed after the
filing of such report.

SEC. 6. CAUSE OF ACTION.

(a) Cause of Action.--Subject to subsection (c) of this section, an
aggrieved individual may assert a violation of this Act in a judicial
proceeding. Aggrieved persons may be awarded all appropriate relief,
including but not limited to equitable relief, compensatory damages,
cost of the action, and remedial action.
(b) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be construed to
preclude an aggrieved individual from obtaining other remedies under
any other provision of law or to require such individual to exhaust any
administrative complaint process or notice-of-claim requirement before
seeking redress under this section.
(c) Statute of Limitations.--For actions brought pursuant to this
section, the statute of limitations period shall be determined in
accordance with section 1658(a) of title 28 of the United States Code.
The tolling of any such limitations period shall be determined in
accordance with the law governing actions under section 1979 of the
Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) in the forum State.

SEC. 7. STATE IMMUNITY.

(a) State Immunity.--A State shall not be immune under the 11th
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States from suit in Federal
court for a violation of this Act.
(b) Waiver.--A State's receipt or use of Federal financial
assistance for any program or activity of a State shall constitute a
waiver of sovereign immunity, under the 11th Amendment to the
Constitution or otherwise, to a suit brought by an aggrieved individual
for a violation of section 4 of this Act.
(c) Remedies.--In a suit against a State for a violation of this
Act, remedies (including remedies both at law and in equity) are
available for such a violation to the same extent as such remedies are
available for such a violation in the suit against any public or
private entity other than a State.

SEC. 8. ATTORNEY'S FEES.

Section 722(b) of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988(b)) is
amended by inserting ''the Student Nondiscrimination Act of 2011,''
after ''Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of
2000,''.

SEC. 9. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.

(a) Federal and State Nondiscrimination Laws.--Nothing in this Act
shall be construed to preempt, invalidate, or limit rights, remedies,
procedures, or legal standards available to victims of discrimination
or retaliation under any other Federal law or law of a State or
political subdivision of a State, including title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), or section 1979 of
the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983). The obligations imposed by this
Act are in addition to those imposed by title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), and the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
(b) Free Speech and Expression Laws and Religious Student Groups.--
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter legal standards
regarding, or affect the rights available to individuals or groups
under, other Federal laws that establish protections for freedom of
speech and expression, such as legal standards and rights available to
religious and other student groups under the 1st Amendment to the
Constitution and the Equal Access Act (20 U.S.C. 4071 et seq.).

SEC. 10. SEVERABILITY.

If any provision of this Act, or any application of such provision
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the
remainder of this Act, and the application of the provision to any
other person or circumstance shall not be affected.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall not apply to conduct occurring before the
effective date of this Act.
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Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 - Prohibits public school students from being excluded from participating in, or subject to discrimination under, any federally-assisted educational program on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates.

Considers harassment to be a form of discrimination.

Prohibits retaliation against anyone for opposing conduct they reasonably believe to be unlawful under this Act.

Authorizes federal departments and agencies to enforce these prohibitions by cutting off the educational assistance of recipients found to be violating them.

Allows an aggrieved individual to assert a violation of this Act in a judicial proceeding and recover reasonable attorney's fees should they prevail.

Deems a state's receipt of federal educational assistance for a program to constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity for conduct prohibited under this Act regarding such program.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fire Safety Education Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation's fire losses are estimated at 5,000 deaths
and 29,000 injuries annually, producing an economic loss
conservatively estimated at $10,000,000,000 a year plus more
than $1,000,000,000 a year in health care costs;
(2) sustained and targeted fire safety education at the
State and local levels, particularly in identifiable high-risk
populations, produces dramatic results in preventing fires,
fire deaths, and dollar loss from fire;
(3) in recent years, the Nation's fire departments have
seen their fire safety education budgets cut dramatically and,
in many cases, eliminated;
(4) there is a need to expand the availability of State and
local fire prevention programs and supporting resources and
materials to help State agencies and local fire departments in
carrying out effective public education;
(5) fire departments in other countries with fewer fire
deaths per capita than the United States spend an average of 4-
10 percent of their budgets on fire prevention, versus less
than 3 percent for United States departments; and
(6) only by accurately collecting and analyzing data on
fire deaths, injuries and dollar loss can the Nation's fire
departments pinpoint the populations and regions where they
most need to direct their educational efforts, thus leading to
a more efficient and effective use of resources.

SEC. 3. FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION.

(a) Awards.--The Administrator may enter into contracts,
cooperative agreements, or grants with eligible entities to obtain and
distribute at the State and local level fire safety and prevention
education programs and supporting educational resources.
(b) Use of Funds.--Of the amounts received by an entity under
subsection (a)--
(1) not more than 25 percent may be used for statewide fire
safety and prevention programs;
(2) not more than 25 percent may be used to implement new
regional or local fire safety and prevention programs targeting
high risk populations; and
(3) at least 50 percent shall be used for awards of not
more than $10,000 for existing regional or local fire safety
and prevention programs that have been demonstrated to be
effective in preventing fires, fire deaths and injuries, and
dollar losses from fire.

SEC. 4. DATA COLLECTION.

The Administrator may enter into contracts, cooperative agreements,
or grants with States for the purpose of implementing the revised
National Fire Incident Reporting System, established under section 9 of
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2208),
to improve and enhance the collection and analysis of fire data at the
State and local levels.

SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS.

Each eligible entity desiring a contract, cooperative agreement, or
grant under this Act shall submit an application to the Administrator
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
the Administrator may reasonably require.

SEC. 6. REPORTS AND EVALUATION.

(a) Annual Report to Administrator.--An entity receiving funds
under section 3 shall prepare and submit to the Administrator an annual
report which contains such information as the Administrator may
require. At a minimum, the report shall describe the program activities
undertaken with such funds, including--
(1) any program that has been developed directly or
indirectly by the entity, and the target population of such
program;
(2) support materials that have been obtained and the
method by which such materials are distributed; and
(3) any initiatives undertaken by the entity to develop
public-private partnerships to secure non-Federal support for
the development and distribution of programs and material in
furtherance of this Act.
(b) Report to Congress.--The Administrator shall prepare and submit
to the Congress an annual report which includes a description of the
programs undertaken and materials developed and distributed by entities
receiving funds under section 3.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Fire Safety Education.--For the purposes of carrying out
section 3 of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, of which no
more than $500,000 may be spent in any fiscal year on administrative
costs.
(b) Data Collection.--For the purposes of carrying out section 4 of
this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for fiscal
year 1995, of which no more than $300,000 shall be spent on
administrative costs.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Act--
(1) the term ''Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the United States Fire Administration;
(2) the term ''eligible entity'' means the office of the
State fire marshal for a State or an equivalent State office
having primary responsibility for fire safety and prevention in
the State;
(3) the term ''fire safety and prevention education
programs'' includes publications, audiovisual presentations,
and demonstrations; and
(4) the term ''State'' means any State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa,
the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or
possession of the United States.
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Fire Safety Education Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants with entities to obtain and distribute at the State and local level fire safety and prevention education programs and supporting educational resources.
Authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants with States for the purpose of implementing the revised National Fire Incident Reporting System to improve the collection and analysis of fire data at the State and local levels.
Authorizes appropriations.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Hunger Has a Cure Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. STANDARD DEDUCTION.

Section 5(e)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(1))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Such standard deductions shall be adjusted on October 1,
2001, and each October 1 thereafter to the nearest lower dollar
increment to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
for items other than food for the 12-month period ending on
June 30 preceding the date of the adjustment.''.

SEC. 3. EXCESS SHELTER DEDUCTION.

Section 5(e)(7)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2014(e)(7)) is amended--
(1) in clause (ii) by striking ''1998'' and inserting
''1997'',
(2) in clause (iii) by striking ''1999 and 2000'' and
inserting ''1998 and 1999'', and
(3) in clause (iv) by striking ''year 2001 and each
subsequent fiscal year'' and inserting ''years 2000 and 2001''.

SEC. 4. VEHICLE ALLOWANCE.

Section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) is
amended--
(1) by moving the left margin of paragraph (2), and of each
designated subdivision of such paragraph, 2 ems to the left;
and
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)(iv)--
(A) by striking ''and'' the first place it appears;
and
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the
following:
'', and $5,000 beginning on October 1, 1997, and as
adjusted on each October 1 thereafter, to reflect
changes in the new car component of the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics for the 12-month period ending on
June 30 preceding the date of the adjustment, and
rounded to the nearest $50''.

SEC. 5. WORK REQUIREMENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking '', other than a job
search program or job search training program'', and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ''preceding 36-month period'' and
all that follows through ''3 months'', and inserting
''preceding 12-month period, the individual received
food stamp benefits for not less than 6 months'', and
(B) in subparagraph (D) by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ''or is not offered an
opportunity to participate in a program that allows an
individual to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph
(B) or (C)''.
(b) Enhanced Employment and Training Program.--Section 16(h)(1) of
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ''through (C)'' and
inserting ''through (D)'',
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as
subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively,
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
''(B) To carry out employment and training
programs, and in addition to amounts reserved under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reserve
$100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 through
2002 for allocation to State agencies from funds made
available under section 18(a)(1) for such fiscal
years.'', and
(4) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated--
(i) by inserting ''(i)'' after ''Alloca-tion--'';
(ii) by striking ''subparagraph (A)'' and inserting
''subparagraphs (A) and (B)'', and
(iii) by inserting before the period at the end the
following:
''who are ineligible under section 6(o)(2) to receive
food stamp benefits.
''(ii) To be eligible to receive funds allocated
under subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, the State
agency shall agree to expend for such fiscal year, to
provide to individuals who compose such population
opportunities to participate in programs that allow
such individuals to satisfy the requirements of
subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 6(o)(2)--
''(I) the funds the State agency receives
from funds allocated under subparagraph (B);
and
''(II) of the funds the State agency
receives from funds allocated under
subparagraph (A) for such fiscal year, an
amount that is not less than the amount the
State agency received under subparagraph (A)(i)
and expended for the benefit of similar
individuals, as determined by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 6. LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

(a) Protecting Elderly and Child Legal Immigrants Who Have Been in
the United States for at Least 5 Years, and Legal Immigrants Who Become
Disabled After Entry.--
(1) Eligibility for food stamp benefits.--Section 402(a)(2)
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
''(E) Legal immigrants becoming disabled after
entering the united states.--In the case of the program
specified in paragraph (3)(B), paragraph (1) shall not
apply to a qualified alien who becomes disabled after
the date of entry of such immigrant into the United
States.
''(F) Legal immigrant children and elderly
individuals.--In the case of the program specified in
paragraph (3)(B), paragraph (1) shall not apply to a
qualified alien who is under 18 years of age or over 75
years of age and who has been a legal permanent
resident of the United States for not less than 5
years.''.
(2) Eligibility limitation.--Section 403(b) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1613(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(3) Legal immigrants who become disabled after entering
the united states and seek food assistance.--In the case of the
program specified in section 402(a)(3)(B), a qualified alien
who becomes disabled after the date of entry of such alien into
the United States.''.
(b) Protecting Refugees and Asylees During Their First 7 Years in
the United States.--Section 402(a)(2)(A) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1612(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ''(or 7 years in the case of the
program specified in paragraph (3)(B))'' after ''5 years''.
(c) Repealing Deeming Requirements and Protecting Legal Immigrants
Who Become Disabled After Entry.--
(1) Generic rules.--Section 421(a) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1631(a)) is amended by inserting ''(except in the
case of the program specified in section 402(a)(3)(B))'' after
''of law''.
(2) Food stamp act of 1977.--
(A) Section 5(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2014(i)) is repealed.
(B) The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall
not apply with respect to any alien who entered the
United States before August 22, 1996.

SEC. 7. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

It is the sense of the Congress that $45,000,000 should be
appropriated for fiscal year 1998 under section 204(a)(1) of the
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1) to assist in
the provision of short-term emergency food assistance to low-income
individuals in need and to continue the efficient distribution of
commodities under such Act.

SEC. 8. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FULL FUNDING FOR SPECIAL
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND
CHILDREN.

It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the Congress should include in any supplemental
appropriations bill for fiscal year 1997 a provision
appropriating not less than $76,000,000 for the special
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC)
under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) in
order to meet the expected year-end caseload of approximately 7,400,000
participants; and
(2) the Congress should appropriate not less $4,008,000,000
for fiscal year 1998 for the special supplemental nutrition
program for women, infants, and children (WIC) under section 17
of such Act in order to allow the expected year-end caseload in
such program to increase to 7,500,000 participants.

SEC. 9. ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.

(a) In General.--Section 13(b)(1)(B)(i) of the National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ''$1.97''
and inserting ''$2.23''.

SEC. 10. OUTREACH AND START-UP FUNDING FOR SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND SUMMER
FEEDING PROGRAMS.

Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(f) Expansion of Program.--(1)(A) As a national nutrition and
health policy, it is the purpose and intent of the Congress that the
school breakfast program be made available in all schools where it is
needed to provide adequate nutrition for children in attendance. The
Secretary is hereby directed, in cooperation with State educational
agencies, to carry out a program of information in furtherance of this
policy.
''(B) In cooperation with State educational agencies, the Secretary
shall promote the school breakfast program by--
''(i) marketing the program in a manner that expands
participation in the program by schools and students; and
''(ii) improving public education and outreach efforts in
language appropriate materials that enhance the public image of
the program.
''(C) As used in this paragraph, the term 'language appropriate
materials' means materials using a language other than the English
language in a case in which the language is dominant for a large
percentage of individuals participating in the program.
''(2)(A) Each State educational agency--
''(i) shall provide information to school boards and public
officials concerning the benefits and availability of the
school breakfast program; and
''(ii) shall select each year, for additional informational
efforts concerning the program, schools in the State--
''(I) in which a substantial portion of school
enrollment consists of children from low-income
families; and
''(II) that do not participate in the school
breakfast program.
''(B) Not later than October 1, 2000, the Secretary shall report to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate concerning the efforts of the Secretary and the
States to increase the participation of schools in the program.
''(g) Startup and Expansion Costs.--(1) Out of any moneys in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall provide to the Secretary $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each
subsequent fiscal year to make payments under this subsection. The
Secretary shall be entitled to receive the funds and shall accept the
funds. The Secretary shall use the funds to make payments on a
competitive basis and in the following order of priority (subject to
other provisions of this subsection), to--
''(A) State educational agencies in a substantial number of
States for distribution to eligible schools to assist the
schools with nonrecurring expenses incurred in--
''(i) initiating a school breakfast program under
this section; or
''(ii) expanding a school breakfast program; and
''(B) a substantial number of States for distribution to
service institutions to assist the institutions with
nonrecurring expenses incurred in--
''(i) initiating a summer food service program for
children; or
''(ii) expanding a summer food service program for
children.
''(2) Payments received under this subsection shall be in addition
in payments to which State agencies are entitled under subsection (b)
of this section and section 13 of the National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1761).
''(3) To be eligible to receive a payment under this subsection, a
State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan to
initiate or expand school breakfast programs conducted in the State,
including a description of the manner in which the agency will provide
technical assistance and funding to schools in the State to initiate or
expand the programs.
''(4) In making payments under this subsection for any fiscal year
to initiate or expand school breakfast programs, the Secretary shall
provide a preference to State educational agencies that--
''(A) have in effect a State law that requires the
expansion of the programs during the year;
''(B) have significant public or private resources that
have been assembled to carry out the expansion of the programs
during the year;
''(C) do not have a school breakfast program available to a
large number of low-income children in the State; or
''(D) serve an unmet need among low-income children, as
determined by the Secretary.
''(5) In making payments under this subsection for any fiscal year
to initiate or expand summer food service programs for children, the
Secretary shall provide a preference to States--
''(A)(i) in which the numbers of children participating in
the summer food service program for children represent the
lowest percentages of the number of children receiving free or
reduced price meals under the school lunch program established
under the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
or
''(ii) that do not have a summer food service program for
children available to a large number of low-income children in
the State; and
''(B) that submit to the Secretary a plan to expand the
summer food service programs for children conducted in the
State, including a description of--
''(i) the manner in which the State will provide
technical assistance and funding to service
institutions in the State to expand the programs; and
''(ii) significant public or private resources that
have been assembled to carry out the expansion of the
programs during the year.
''(6) The Secretary shall act in a timely manner to recover and
reallocate to other States any amounts provided to a State educational
agency or State under this subsection that are not used by the agency
or State within a reasonable period (as determined by the Secretary).
''(7) The Secretary shall allow States to apply on an annual basis
for assistance under this subsection.
''(8) Each State agency and State, in allocating funds within the
State, shall give preference for assistance under this subsection to
eligible schools and service institutions that demonstrate the greatest
need for a school breakfast program or a summer food service program
for children, respectively.
''(9) Expenditures for funds from State and local sources for the
maintenance of the school breakfast program and the summer food service
program for children shall not be diminished as a result of payments
received under this subsection.
''(10) As used in this section:
''(A) The term 'eligible school' means a school--
''(i) attended by children a significant percentage
of whom are members of low-income families;
''(ii)(I) as used with respect to a school
breakfast program, that agrees to operate the school
breakfast program established or expanded with the
assistance provided under this subsection for a period
of not less than 3 years; and
''(II) as used with respect to a summer food
service program for children, that agrees to operate
the summer food service program for children
established or expanded with the assistance provided
under this subsection for a period of not less than 3
years.
''(B) The term 'service institution' means an institution
or organization described in paragraph (1)(B) or (7) of section
13(a) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(B)
or (7)).
''(C) The term 'summer food service program for children'
means a program authorized by section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1761).''.

SEC. 11. RESTORATION OF ''FOURTH MEAL'' UNDER CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD
PROGRAM.

Section 17(f)(2)(B) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1766(f)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ''two meals and one supplement''
and inserting ''two meals and two supplements or three meals and one
supplement''.
answer:
Hunger Has a Cure Act of 1997 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for an annual price-indexed standard deduction adjustment (as of FY 2001).
(Sec. 3) Revises maximum excess shelter deduction amounts and authorizes such amounts through FY 2001 (currently permanent).
(Sec. 4) Provides for an annual price-indexed vehicle allowance adjustment.
(Sec. 5) Revises work requirement provisions. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to reserve specified amounts for FY 1998 through 2002 employment and training programs.
(Sec. 6) Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 to make legal immigrants who became disabled after U.S. entry and certain elderly and under-18 years of age legal immigrants eligible for the food stamp program (program). Extends program eligibility for refugees and asylees from five years to seven years. Repeals specified program attribution of (alien) sponsor income provisions.
(Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) specified funds under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 should be appropriated to provide FY 1998 short-term emergency food assistance; and (2) FY 1997 and 1998 appropriations for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) should meet case load demands.
(Sec. 9) Amends the National School Lunch Act to: (1) increase lunch and supper reimbursement rates for the summer food service program for children; and (2) increase the number of meals and-or supplements available under the child and adult food care program.
(Sec. 10) Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary to carry out school breakfast and summer feeding program outreach activities. Obligates specified Treasury funds for State start-up and expansion costs.