[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3581 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3581

   To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve, promote, and 
          expand the school breakfast program under that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 1993

  Mr. Sawyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve, promote, and 
          expand the school breakfast program under that Act.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF COST BASIS FOR SEVERE NEED REIMBURSEMENT.

    Section 4(d) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(d)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``, and in which'' and 
        all that follows through ``program''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
    ``(2) If at least 40 percent of the students at a school who 
participate in the school lunch program established under the National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) are eligible to receive meals 
at free or reduced prices, the school shall be entitled to receive the 
meal reimbursement rate specified in subsection (b)(2).''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.

    Section 4(f)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1773(f)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) In cooperation with State educational agencies, the Secretary 
shall establish a program to 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 that 
        enhance the public image of the program.''.

SEC. 3. STARTUP COSTS FOR SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.

    Section 4(g)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1773(g)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``and $5,000,000 for 
        each of the fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994,'' and 
        inserting ``, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 through 
        1994, and $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 through 
        1998,''; and
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new 
        sentence: ``Of the amounts made available under the preceding 
        sentence for fiscal years 1995 through 1998, not more than 
        $3,000,000 shall be used to carry out the expansion program 
        authorized by subsection (h) for each of fiscal years 1995 and 
        1996, and not more than $4,000,000 shall be used to carry out 
        the expansion program for each of fiscal years 1997 and 
        1998.''.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS.

    Section 4 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1773) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:

                        ``expansion of programs

    ``(h)(1) With funds made available to carry out this subsection 
under subsection (g)(1), the Secretary shall make payments on a 
competitive basis to State educational agencies in a substantial number 
of States for distribution to eligible schools to assist the schools 
with expenses incurred in expanding a school breakfast program 
established under this section. Payments received under this subsection 
shall be in addition to payments to which State educational agencies 
are entitled under subsection (b).
    ``(2) In making payments under this subsection in any fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall provide a preference to State educational agencies 
that submit to the Secretary--
            ``(A) a plan to expand school breakfast programs conducted 
        in the State, including a description of--
                    ``(i) the manner in which the agency will provide 
                technical assistance and funding to schools in the 
                State to expand the programs; or
                    ``(ii) significant public or private resources that 
                have been assembled to carry out the expansion of the 
                programs during the year; or
            ``(B) documentation of the need for--
                    ``(i) equipment, including the purchase, 
                replacement, or upgrading of equipment associated with 
                expanding the school breakfast program; or
                    ``(ii) other needs, including a need for temporary 
                personnel, or funds to defray administrative or other 
                costs associated with expanding the school breakfast 
                program.
    ``(3) Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (g)(2), and 
paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (g), shall apply to payments 
made under this subsection.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
1994, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later.

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