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<item congress="114" measure-type="hr" measure-number="3886" measure-id="id114hr3886" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2015-11-03" update-date="2017-08-14">
<title>Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act</title>
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<action-date>2015-11-03</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise several provisions related to the child and adult care food program.</p> <p>Under current law: (1)&nbsp;an institution that provides child or day care under the program may be reimbursed for up to two meals and one supplement per day per child; and (2)&nbsp;a&nbsp;family or group day care home sponsoring organization may receive the same&nbsp;maximum reimbursement, but&nbsp;only with respect to a child maintained in a child care setting for at least eight hours per day. The bill eliminates this distinction between institutions and sponsoring organizations, and increases maximum reimbursement for both to: (1) two meals and one supplement or one meal and two supplements per day per child; or (2) three meals and one supplement or two meals and two supplements per day per child, for each child maintained in a child care setting for at least eight hours per day.</p> <p>A determination of a for-profit day care center's eligibility to participate in the program shall be in effect for six months.</p> <p>The Department of Agriculture (USDA)&nbsp;must issue guidance and, as appropriate, regulations to assist in ensuring a fair and effective process for the identification, review, and&nbsp;correction of serious program deficiencies. </p> <p>USDA&nbsp;shall establish an advisory committee to examine the feasibility of reducing unnecessary or duplicative paperwork for those participating or seeking to participate in the program.</p>]]></summary-text>
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