[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 1614 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1614

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                                 AN ACT

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National School Lunch 
Act to promote healthy eating habits for children and to extend certain 
 authorities contained in such Acts through fiscal year 1998, and for 
                            other purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1614

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National School Lunch 
Act to promote healthy eating habits for children and to extend certain 
 authorities contained in such Acts through fiscal year 1998, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Better Nutrition 
and Health for Children Act of 1994''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
               TITLE I--SCHOOL LUNCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Delivery of commodities.
Sec. 102. Combined Federal and State commodity purchases.
Sec. 103. Nutritional requirements.
Sec. 104. Elimination of whole milk requirement.
Sec. 105. Use of free and reduced price meal eligibility information.
Sec. 106. Automatic eligibility of Head Start participants.
Sec. 107. Use of nutrition education and training program resources.
Sec. 108. Special assistance for schools electing to serve all children 
                            free lunches or breakfasts.
Sec. 109. Definition of school.
Sec. 110. Reimbursement for meals, supplements, and milk under certain 
                            programs contingent on timely submission of 
                            claims and final program operations report.
Sec. 111. Organically produced agricultural products.
Sec. 112. Food and nutrition projects.
Sec. 113. Summer food service program for children.
Sec. 114. Commodity distribution program.
Sec. 115. Child and adult care food program.
Sec. 116. Homeless children nutrition program; demonstration program 
                            for the prevention of boarder babies.
Sec. 117. Pilot projects.
Sec. 118. Food service management institute.
Sec. 119. Compliance and accountability.
Sec. 120. Duties of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to 
                            nonprocurement debarment under certain 
                            child nutrition programs.
Sec. 121. Nutrition education promotion program.
Sec. 122. Information clearinghouse.
Sec. 123. Guidance and grants for accommodating medical and special 
                            dietary needs of children with 
                            disabilities.
Sec. 124. Inspection of juice and juice products.
Sec. 125. Administration of nutrition programs.
            TITLE II--SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Sec. 201. School breakfast program.
Sec. 202. State administrative expenses.
Sec. 203. Competitive foods of minimal nutritional value.
Sec. 204. Special supplemental nutrition program.
Sec. 205. Nutrition education and training program.
                  TITLE III--OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Distribution of commodities on certain Indian reservations.
                       TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATES

Sec. 401. Effective dates.

               TITLE I--SCHOOL LUNCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS

SEC. 101. DELIVERY OF COMMODITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 6 of the National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1755) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(b) The Secretary shall deliver, to each State participating in 
the school lunch program under this Act, commodities valued at the 
total level of assistance authorized under subsection (c) for each 
school year for the school lunch program in the State, not later than 
September 30 of the following school year.'';
            (2) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and
            (3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (f), and clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection 
        (g)(3)(A), of section 14 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a) are 
        amended by striking ``section 6(e)'' and inserting ``section 
        6(c)''.
            (2) The last sentence of section 16(a) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1765(a)) is amended by striking ``section 6(e) of this 
        Act'' and inserting ``section 6(c)''.
            (3) Section 17(h)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1766(h)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``section 6(e)'' and 
        inserting ``section 6(c)''.

SEC. 102. COMBINED FEDERAL AND STATE COMMODITY PURCHASES.

    Section 7 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1756) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
enter into an agreement with a State agency under which funds payable 
to the State under section 4 or 11 may be used by the Secretary for the 
purpose of purchasing commodities for use by schools in the State in 
meals served under the school lunch program under this Act.''.

SEC. 103. NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Technical Assistance for School Lunch Program.--Section 9(a)(1) 
of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance and 
training, including technical assistance and training in the 
preparation of lower-fat versions of foods commonly used in the school 
lunch program under this Act, to schools participating in the school 
lunch program to assist the schools in complying with the nutritional 
requirements prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
and in providing appropriate meals to children with medically certified 
special dietary needs. The Secretary shall provide additional technical 
assistance to schools that are having difficulty maintaining compliance 
with the requirements.''.
    (b) Minimum Nutritional Requirements Measured by Weekly Average of 
Nutrient Content of School Lunches.--Section 9(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1758(a)(1)(A)) (as amended by subsection (a)) is further 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``; except that such minimum nutritional 
        requirements'' and inserting the following: ``, except that--
            ``(i) the minimum nutritional requirements'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
        and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(ii) the minimum nutritional requirements shall be 
        measured by not less than the weekly average of the nutrient 
        content of school lunches.''.
    (c) Dietary Guidelines for Americans.--Section 9 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1758) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(f)(1) Not later than July 1, 1996, the Secretary, State 
educational agencies, schools, and school food service authorities 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, inform students who 
participate in the school lunch and school breakfast programs, and 
parents and guardians of the students, of--
            ``(A) the nutritional content of the lunches and breakfasts 
        that are served under the programs; and
            ``(B) the consistency of the lunches and breakfasts with 
        the guidelines contained in the most recent `Dietary Guidelines 
        for Americans' that is published under section 301 of the 
        National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 
        (7 U.S.C. 5341) (referred to in this subsection as the 
        `Guidelines'), including the consistency of the lunches and 
        breakfasts with the guideline for fat content.
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 
July 1, 1996, schools that are participating in the school lunch or 
school breakfast program shall serve lunches and breakfasts under the 
programs that are consistent with the Guidelines (as measured in 
accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii)).
    ``(B) State educational agencies may grant waivers from the 
requirements of subparagraph (A) subject to criteria established by the 
appropriate State educational agency. The waivers shall not permit 
schools to implement the requirements later than July 1, 1998, or a 
later date determined by the Secretary.
    ``(C) To assist schools in meeting the requirements of this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall--
            ``(i) develop, and provide to schools, standardized 
        recipes, menu cycles, and food product specification and 
        preparation techniques; and
            ``(ii) provide to schools information regarding nutrient 
        standard menu planning, assisted nutrient standard menu 
        planning, and other approaches, including food-based menu 
        systems with nutrient analysis, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(D) Schools may use any of the approaches described in 
subparagraph (C) to meet the requirements of this paragraph.
    ``(3)(A) Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing 
committees of Congress a detailed and specific plan that describes the 
actions the Secretary will take to encourage schools that are 
participating in the school lunch and school breakfast programs to 
serve lunches and breakfasts under each program that are consistent 
with the Guidelines.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall include in the plan--
            ``(i) a strategy for providing technical assistance to 
        States, State educational agencies, schools, and school food 
        service authorities to encourage consistency with the 
        Guidelines; and
            ``(ii) a strategy for informing State child nutrition 
        directors, school food service directors, parents, guardians, 
        and students of--
                    ``(I) the provisions of the Guidelines;
                    ``(II) the importance of implementing the 
                Guidelines; and
                    ``(III) specific suggestions for dietary 
                modifications that would achieve the objectives of the 
                Guidelines.''.

SEC. 104. ELIMINATION OF WHOLE MILK REQUIREMENT.

    Section 9(a)(2) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1758(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
            (2) by striking ``fluid whole milk and fluid unflavored 
        lowfat milk'' and inserting ``fluid milk, except that a State 
        educational agency may require schools in the State to offer 
        any type or types of milk to students''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall purchase each calendar year to carry 
out the school lunch program under this Act, and the school breakfast 
program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773), lowfat cheese on a bid basis in a quantity that is the milkfat 
equivalent of the quantity of milkfat the Secretary estimates the 
Commodity Credit Corporation will purchase each calendar year as a 
result of the elimination of the requirement that schools offer 
students fluid whole milk and fluid unflavored lowfat milk, based on 
data provided by the Director of Office of Management and Budget.
    ``(ii) Not later than 30 days after the Secretary provides an 
estimate required under clause (i), the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on whether the Director concurs with the estimate of the 
Secretary.
    ``(iii) The quantity of lowfat cheese that is purchased under this 
subparagraph shall be in addition to the quantity of cheese that is 
historically purchased by the Secretary to carry out school feeding 
programs. The Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to 
ensure that purchases under this subparagraph shall not displace 
commercial purchases of cheese by schools.''.

SEC. 105. USE OF FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION.

    Clause (iii) of section 9(b)(2)(C) of the National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(iii) The use or disclosure of any information obtained from an 
application for free or reduced price meals, or from a State or local 
agency referred to in clause (ii), shall be limited to--
            ``(I) a person directly connected with the administration 
        or enforcement of this Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
        (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), or a regulation issued pursuant to 
        either Act;
            ``(II) a person directly connected with the administration 
        or enforcement of a State health or education program 
        administered by the State or local educational agency (other 
        than a program carried out under title XIX of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.)); and
            ``(III)(aa) the Comptroller General of the United States 
        for audit and examination authorized by any other provision of 
        law; and
            ``(bb) notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
        Federal, State, or local law enforcement official for the 
        purpose of investigating an alleged violation of any program 
        covered by paragraph (1) or this paragraph.
    ``(iv) Information provided by a school under clause (iii)(II) 
shall be limited to the income eligibility status of the child for whom 
application for free or reduced price meal benefits was made or for 
whom eligibility information was provided under clause (ii), unless the 
consent of the parent or guardian of the child for whom application for 
benefits was made is obtained.
    ``(v) A person described in clause (iii) who publishes, divulges, 
discloses, or makes known in any manner, or to any extent not 
authorized by Federal law (including a regulation), any information 
obtained under this subsection shall be fined not more than $1,000 or 
imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.''.

SEC. 106. AUTOMATIC ELIGIBILITY OF HEAD START PARTICIPANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(b)(6) of the National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(6)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
                ``a member of'';
                    (B) in clause (i)--
                            (i) by inserting ``a member of'' after 
                        ``(i)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or'' at the end;
                    (C) in clause (ii)--
                            (i) by inserting ``a member of'' after 
                        ``(ii)''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``; or''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(iii) enrolled as a participant in a Head Start program 
        authorized under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), 
        on the basis of a determination that the child is a member of a 
        family that meets the low-income criteria prescribed under 
        section 645(a)(1)(A) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
        9840(a)(1)(A)).''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``food stamps or aid 
        to families with dependent children'' and inserting ``food 
        stamps or aid to families with dependent children, or of 
        enrollment or participation in a Head Start program on the 
        basis described in subparagraph (A)(iii),''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
become effective on September 1, 1995.

SEC. 107. USE OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM RESOURCES.

    Section 9 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) (as 
amended by section 103(c)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(g) In carrying out this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), a State educational agency shall, 
particularly with regard to the responsibilities of the agency under 
subsection (a)(3), use resources provided through the nutrition 
education and training program authorized under section 19 of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788) for training aimed at improving 
the quality and acceptance of school meals.''.

SEC. 108. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOLS ELECTING TO SERVE ALL CHILDREN 
              FREE LUNCHES OR BREAKFASTS.

    Section 11(a)(1) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1759a(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``In the case of'' 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), (D), or (E), in the 
case of''; and
            (3) by striking the third and fourth sentences and 
        inserting the following new subparagraphs:
    ``(C)(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (D), in the case of any 
school that--
            ``(I) elects to serve all children in the school free 
        lunches under the school lunch program during any period of 3 
        successive school years, or in the case of a school that serves 
        both lunches and breakfasts, elects to serve all children in 
        the school free lunches and free breakfasts under the school 
        lunch program and the school breakfast program established 
        under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
        1773) during any period of 3 successive school years; and
            ``(II) pays, from sources other than Federal funds, for the 
        costs of serving the lunches or breakfasts that are in excess 
        of the value of assistance received under this Act and the 
        Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) with 
        respect to the number of lunches or breakfasts served during 
        the period;
special assistance payments shall be paid to the State educational 
agency with respect to the school during the period on the basis of the 
number of lunches or breakfasts determined under clause (ii) or (iii).
    ``(ii) For purposes of making special assistance payments under 
clause (i), except as provided in clause (iii), the number of lunches 
or breakfasts served by a school to children who are eligible for free 
lunches or breakfasts or reduced price lunches or breakfasts during 
each school year of the 3-school-year period shall be considered to be 
equal to the number of lunches or breakfasts served by the school to 
children eligible for free lunches or breakfasts or reduced price 
lunches or breakfasts during the first school year of the period.
    ``(iii) For purposes of computing the amount of the payments, a 
school may elect to determine on a more frequent basis the number of 
children who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches or 
breakfasts who are served lunches or breakfasts during the 3-school-
year period.
    ``(D)(i) In the case of any school that, on the date of enactment 
of this subparagraph, is receiving special assistance payments under 
this paragraph for a 3-school-year period described in subparagraph 
(C), the State may grant, at the end of the 3-school-year period, an 
extension of the period for an additional 2 school years, if the State 
determines, through available socioeconomic data approved by the 
Secretary, that the income level of the population of the school has 
remained stable.
    ``(ii) A school described in clause (i) may reapply to the State at 
the end of the 2-school-year period described in clause (i) for the 
purpose of continuing to receive special assistance payments, as 
determined in accordance with this paragraph, for a subsequent 5-
school-year period. The school may reapply to the State at the end of 
the 5-school-year period, and at the end of each 5-school-year period 
thereafter for which the school receives special assistance payments 
under this paragraph, for the purpose of continuing to receive the 
payments for a subsequent 5-school-year period. The school shall 
require submission of applications for free and reduced price lunches, 
or for free and reduced price lunches and breakfasts, in the first 
school year of each 5-school-year period for which the school receives 
special assistance payments under this paragraph, for the purpose of 
calculating the special assistance payments.
    ``(E)(i) In the case of any school that--
            ``(I) elects to serve all children in the school free 
        lunches under the school lunch program during any period of 4 
        successive school years, or in the case of a school that serves 
        both lunches and breakfasts, elects to serve all children in 
        the school free lunches and free breakfasts under the school 
        lunch program and the school breakfast program during any 
        period of 4 successive school years; and
            ``(II) pays, from sources other than Federal funds, for the 
        costs of serving the lunches or breakfasts that are in excess 
        of the value of assistance received under this Act and the 
        Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) with 
        respect to the number of lunches or breakfasts served during 
        the period;
total Federal cash reimbursements and total commodity assistance shall 
be provided to the State educational agency with respect to the school 
at a level that is equal to the total Federal cash reimbursements and 
total commodity assistance received by the school in the last school 
year for which the school accepted applications under the school lunch 
or school breakfast program, adjusted annually for inflation in 
accordance with paragraph (3)(B) and for changes in enrollment, to 
carry out the school lunch or school breakfast program.
    ``(ii) A school described in clause (i) may reapply to the State at 
the end of the 4-school-year period described in clause (i), and at the 
end of each 4-school-year period thereafter for which the school 
receives reimbursements and assistance under this subparagraph, for the 
purpose of continuing to receive the reimbursements and assistance for 
a subsequent 4-school-year period. The State may approve an application 
under this clause if the State determines, through available 
socioeconomic data approved by the Secretary, that the income level of 
the population of the school has remained consistent with the income 
level of the population of the school in the last school year for which 
the school accepted the applications described in clause (i).''.

SEC. 109. DEFINITION OF SCHOOL.

    (a) In General.--Section 12(d)(5) of the National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1760(d)(5)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``under,'' and 
                inserting ``under and'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, and'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``of clauses (A) 
        and (B)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
become effective on October 1, 1995.

SEC. 110. REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEALS, SUPPLEMENTS, AND MILK UNDER CERTAIN 
              PROGRAMS CONTINGENT ON TIMELY SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS AND 
              FINAL PROGRAM OPERATIONS REPORT.

    Section 12 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may 
provide reimbursements for final claims submitted to State agencies by 
eligible schools, institutions, and service institutions for service of 
meals, supplements, and milk under this Act or the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) only if--
            ``(A) the claims have been submitted to the State agencies 
        not later than 60 days after the last day of the month for 
        which reimbursements are claimed; and
            ``(B) the final program operations report for the month is 
        submitted to the Secretary not later than 90 days after the 
        last day of the month.
    ``(2) The Secretary may waive the requirements of paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 111. ORGANICALLY PRODUCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

    Section 12 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) (as 
amended by section 110) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(k)(1) The Secretary shall make available, at the request of 
State educational agencies and schools participating in the school 
lunch program, information about means for schools to obtain 
organically produced agricultural products (as defined in section 2103 
of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)), such as 
meats, poultry products, fruits, products made from grains, dairy 
products, and vegetables that are organically produced.''.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall apply beginning on the date the Secretary 
establishes an organic certification program for producers and handlers 
of agricultural products in accordance with such Act (7 U.S.C. 6501 et 
seq.).''.

SEC. 112. FOOD AND NUTRITION PROJECTS.

    Section 12 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) (as 
amended by section 111) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(l)(1) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the 
Food and Nutrition Service or through the Extension Service, shall 
award on an annual basis grants to a private nonprofit organization or 
educational institution in each of 3 States to create, operate, and 
demonstrate food and nutrition projects that are fully integrated with 
elementary school curricula.
    ``(2) Each organization or institution referred to in paragraph (1) 
shall be selected by the Secretary and shall--
            ``(A) assist local schools and educators in offering food 
        and nutrition education that integrates math, science, and 
        verbal skills in the elementary grades;
            ``(B) assist local schools and educators in teaching 
        agricultural practices through practical applications, like 
        gardening;
            ``(C) create community service learning opportunities or 
        educational programs;
            ``(D) be experienced in assisting in the creation of 
        curriculum-based models in elementary schools;
            ``(E) be sponsored by an organization or institution, or be 
        an organization or institution, that provides information, or 
        conducts other educational efforts, concerning the success and 
        productivity of American agriculture and the importance of the 
        free enterprise system to the quality of life in the United 
        States; and
            ``(F) be able to provide model curricula, examples, advice, 
        and guidance to school, community groups, States, and local 
        organizations regarding means of carrying out similar projects.
    ``(3) Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out 
this subsection, the Secretary shall make grants to each of the 3 
private organizations or institutions selected under this section in 
amounts of not less than $100,000, nor more than $200,000, for each of 
fiscal years 1995 through 1998.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall establish fair and reasonable auditing 
procedures regarding the expenditure of funds under this subsection.
    ``(5) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subsection such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1995 
through 1998.''.

SEC. 113. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) Order of Priority.--Section 13(a)(4) of the National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(4)) is amended by striking subparagraphs 
(A) through (F) and inserting the following:
            ``(A) School food authorities.
            ``(B) Units of local, municipal, or county government that 
        have demonstrated successful program performance in a prior 
        year.
            ``(C) Other units of local, municipal, or county 
        government, and private nonprofit organizations eligible under 
        paragraph (7).''.
    (b) Private Nonprofit Organizations.--Section 13(a)(7) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
    (c) Non-School Sites.--Section 13(c)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1761(c)(1)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``or that provide meal service at non-school sites to 
children who are not in school for a period during the months of 
October through April due to an unanticipated school closure''.
    (d) Registered Food Service Management Company Reports.--Section 
13(l)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(l)(3)) is amended by striking 
``and their program record'' and inserting ``that have been seriously 
deficient in their participation in the program,''.
    (e) Management and Administration Plan.--Section 13(n) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1761(n)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by adding ``and'' after the semicolon 
        at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the semicolon at the end 
        and inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking paragraphs (4) through (12).
    (f) Elimination of Warning in Private Nonprofit Organization 
Application Relating to Criminal Provisions and Related Matters.--
Section 13(q) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(q)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraphs (1) and 
        (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2)''.
    (g) Hearings Regarding State Action on the Basis of Federal Review 
Findings.--Section 13(q) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(q)) (as amended by 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (f)) is further amended by 
inserting before paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) A State shall not be required to provide a hearing to a 
private nonprofit organization concerning a State action taken on the 
basis of a Federal review finding with respect to a program carried out 
under this section. If a State does not provide a hearing to the 
organization concerning the action, the Secretary, on request, shall 
provide a hearing to the organization concerning the action.''.
    (h) Extension of Program.--Section 13(r) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1761(r)) is amended by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1998''.
    (i) All-Day Activities.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
            (1) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, identify sources of Federal funds that may be 
        available from other Federal agencies for service institutions 
        under the summer food service program for children established 
        under section 13 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1761) to carry out all-day educational and recreational 
        activities for children at feeding sites under the program; and
            (2) notify through State agencies, as determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary, the service institutions of the 
        sources.

SEC. 114. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension.--Section 14(a) of the National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1762a(a)) is amended by striking ``1994'' and inserting 
``1998''.
    (b) Nutritional Content.--Section 14(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1762a(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
    ``(2) The Secretary shall improve the overall nutritional quality 
of entitlement commodities (within the meaning of section 18) provided 
to schools under the school lunch program to assist the schools in 
improving the nutritional content of meals served under the program.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall--
            ``(A) require that nutritional content information labels 
        be placed on packages or shipments of commodities provided to 
        schools under the school lunch program; or
            ``(B) otherwise provide nutritional content information 
        regarding the commodities provided to schools under the school 
        lunch program.''.

SEC. 115. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.

    (a) Reapplication for Assistance at 3-Year Intervals.--Section 
17(d)(2)(A) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(d)(2)(A)) 
is amended by striking ``2-year intervals'' and inserting ``3-year 
intervals''.
    (b) Use of Administrative Funds to Conduct Outreach and Recruitment 
to Unlicensed Day Care Homes.--Section 17(f)(3)(C) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(C)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(C)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
    ``(ii) Funds for administrative expenses may be used by a family or 
group day care home sponsoring organization to conduct outreach and 
recruitment to unlicensed family or group day care homes so that the 
day care homes may become licensed.''.
    (c) Information and Training Concerning Child Health and 
Development.--Section 17(k) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(k)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The Secretary shall encourage States to provide information 
and training concerning child health and development to family or group 
day care home sponsoring organizations.''.
    (d) Extension of Statewide Demonstration Projects.--Section 17(p) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(p)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), strike ``25 percent of the 
        children served by such organization'' and insert ``25 percent 
        of the children enrolled in the organization or 25 percent of 
        the licensed capacity of the organization for children, 
        whichever is less,'';
            (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``1992'' and inserting 
        ``1998''; and
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``1994'' and inserting 
        ``1998''.
    (e) WIC Information.--Section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(q)(1) The Secretary shall provide State agencies with basic 
information concerning the importance and benefits of the special 
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
authorized under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1786).
    ``(2) The State agency shall--
            ``(A) provide each child care institution participating in 
        the program established under this section, other than 
        institutions providing day care outside school hours for 
        schoolchildren, with materials that include--
                    ``(i) a basic explanation of the benefits and 
                importance of the special supplemental nutrition 
                program for women, infants, and children;
                    ``(ii) the maximum income limits, according to 
                family size, applicable to children up to age 5 in the 
                State under the special supplemental nutrition program 
                for women, infants, and children; and
                    ``(iii) a listing of the addresses and phone 
                numbers of offices at which parents may apply;
            ``(B) annually provide the institutions with an update of 
        the information on income limits described in subparagraph 
        (A)(ii); and
            ``(C) ensure that, at least once a year, the institutions 
        to which subparagraph (A) applies provide written information 
        to parents that includes--
                    ``(i) basic information on the benefits provided 
                under the special supplemental nutrition program for 
                women, infants, and children;
                    ``(ii) information on the maximum income limits, 
                according to family size, applicable to the program; 
                and
                    ``(iii) information on where parents may apply to 
                participate in the program.''.

SEC. 116. HOMELESS CHILDREN NUTRITION PROGRAM; DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 
              FOR THE PREVENTION OF BOARDER BABIES.

    (a) Homeless Children Nutrition Program.--The National School Lunch 
Act is amended by inserting after section 17A (42 U.S.C. 1766a) the 
following new section:

``SEC. 17B. HOMELESS CHILDREN NUTRITION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct projects designed to 
provide food service throughout the year to homeless children under the 
age of 6 in emergency shelters.
    ``(b) Agreements To Participate in Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into 
        agreements with State, city, local, or county governments, 
        other public entities, or private nonprofit organizations to 
        participate in the projects conducted under this section.
            ``(2) Eligibility requirements.--The Secretary shall 
        establish eligibility requirements for the entities described 
        in paragraph (1) that desire to participate in the projects 
        conducted under this section, including requirements that--
                    ``(A) each private nonprofit organization shall 
                operate not more than 5 food service sites under the 
                project and shall serve not more than 300 homeless 
                children under the age of 6 at each site; and
                    ``(B) each food service site operated by any of the 
                organizations shall meet applicable State and local 
                health, safety, and sanitation standards.
    ``(c) Project Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--A project conducted under this section 
        shall--
                    ``(A) use the same meal patterns, and receive 
                reimbursement payments for meals and supplements at the 
                same rates, as apply to child care centers 
                participating in the child care food program 
                established under section 17 for free meals and 
                supplements; and
                    ``(B) receive reimbursement payments for meals and 
                supplements served on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, 
                at the request of the sponsor of the project.
            ``(2) Modification.--The Secretary may modify the meal 
        pattern requirements to take into account the needs of infants.
            ``(3) Homeless children eligible for free meals without 
        application.--Homeless children under the age of 6 in emergency 
        shelters shall be considered eligible for free meals without 
        submitting an application.
    ``(d) Funding Priorities.--From the amount described in subsection 
(f), the Secretary shall provide funding for projects carried out under 
this section for a particular fiscal year (referred to in this 
subsection as the `current fiscal year') in the following order of 
priority, to the maximum extent practicable:
            ``(1) The Secretary shall first provide such funding to 
        entities and organizations, each of which--
                    ``(A) received funding under this section or 
                section 18(c) (as in effect on the day before the date 
                of enactment of this section) to carry out a project 
                for the preceding fiscal year; and
                    ``(B) is eligible to receive funding under this 
                section to carry out the project for the current fiscal 
                year;
        to enable the entity or organization to carry out the project 
        under this section for the current fiscal year at the level of 
        service provided by the project during the preceding fiscal 
        year.
            ``(2) From the portion of the amount that remains after the 
        application of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide funds 
        to entities and organizations, each of which is eligible to 
        receive funding under this section, to enable the entity or 
        organization to carry out a new project under this section for 
        the current fiscal year, or to expand the level of service 
        provided by a project for the current fiscal year over the 
        level provided by the project during the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(e) Notice.--The Secretary shall advise each State of the 
availability of the projects conducted under this subsection for 
States, cities, counties, local governments, and other public entities, 
and shall advise each State of the procedures for applying to 
participate in the project.
    ``(f) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--From funds made available under section 
        7(a)(5)(B)(i) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
        1776(a)(5)(B)(i)), the Secretary shall expend $3,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1995 and each subsequent fiscal year to carry out 
        this section.
            ``(2) Exception.--The Secretary may expend less than the 
        amount described in paragraph (1) if there is an insufficient 
        number of suitable applicants to carry out projects under this 
        section. Any funds made available under this subsection to 
        carry out the projects for a fiscal year that are not obligated 
        to carry out the projects in the fiscal year shall remain 
        available until expended for purposes of carrying out the 
        projects.
    ``(g) Definition of Emergency Shelter.--As used in this section, 
the term `emergency shelter' has the meaning provided in section 321(2) 
of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11351(2)).''.
    (b) Demonstration Program for the Prevention of Boarder Babies.--
Subsection (c) of section 18 of the National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1769(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c)(1) Using the funds provided under paragraph (7), the 
Secretary shall conduct at least 1 demonstration project through a 
participating entity during each of fiscal years 1995 through 1998 that 
is designed to provide food and nutrition services throughout the year 
to--
            ``(A) homeless pregnant women; and
            ``(B) homeless mothers or guardians of infants, and the 
        children of the mothers and guardians.
    ``(2) To be eligible to obtain funds under this subsection, a 
homeless shelter, transitional housing organization, or other entity 
that provides or will provide temporary housing for individuals 
described in paragraph (1) shall (in accordance with guidelines 
established by the Secretary)--
            ``(A) submit to the Secretary a proposal to provide food 
        and nutrition services, including a plan for coordinating the 
        services with services provided under the special supplemental 
        nutrition program for women, infants, and children authorized 
        under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
        1786);
            ``(B) receive the approval of the Secretary for the 
        proposal;
            ``(C) be located in an urban area that has--
                    ``(i) a significant population of boarder babies;
                    ``(ii) a very high rate of mortality for children 
                under 1 year of age; or
                    ``(iii) a significant population of homeless 
                pregnant women and homeless women with infants;
        as determined by the Secretary; and
            ``(D) be able to coordinate services provided under this 
        subsection with the services provided by the local government 
        and with other programs that may assist the participants 
        receiving services under this subsection.
    ``(3) Food and nutrition services funded under this subsection--
            ``(A) may include--
                    ``(i) meals, supplements, and other food;
                    ``(ii) nutrition education;
                    ``(iii) nutrition assessments;
                    ``(iv) referrals to--
                            ``(I) the special supplemental nutrition 
                        program for women, infants, and children 
                        authorized under section 17 of such Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 1786);
                            ``(II) the medical assistance program 
                        established under title XIX of the Social 
                        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and
                            ``(III) other public or private programs 
                        and services;
                    ``(v) activities related to the services described 
                in any of clauses (i) through (iv); and
                    ``(vi) administrative activities related to the 
                services described in any of clauses (i) through (v); 
                and
            ``(B) may not include the construction, purchase, or rental 
        of real property.
    ``(4)(A) A participating entity shall--
            ``(i) use the same meal patterns, and receive reimbursement 
        payments for meals and supplements at the same rates, as apply 
        to child care centers participating in the child care food 
        program under section 17 for free meals and supplements;
            ``(ii) receive reimbursement payments for meals and 
        supplements served on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, at the 
        request of the entity; and
            ``(iii) maintain a policy of not providing services or 
        assistance to pregnant women, or homeless women with infants, 
        who use a controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of 
        the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)).
    ``(B) The Secretary may modify the meal pattern requirements to 
take into account the needs of infants, homeless pregnant women, 
homeless mothers, guardians of infants, or the children of the women, 
mothers, or guardians.
    ``(C) The Secretary shall provide funding to a participating entity 
for services described in paragraph (3) that are provided to 
individuals described in paragraph (1).
    ``(5) The Secretary shall impose such auditing and recordkeeping 
requirements as are necessary to monitor the use of Federal funds to 
carry out this subsection.
    ``(6) The Secretary shall periodically report to the appropriate 
committees of Congress on projects carried out under this subsection.
    ``(7)(A) Out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide to the 
Secretary $400,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1998 to carry 
out this subsection. The Secretary shall be entitled to receive the 
funds and shall accept the funds.
    ``(B) Any funds provided under subparagraph (A) to carry out 
projects under this subsection for a fiscal year that are not obligated 
in the fiscal year shall be used by the Secretary to carry out the 
homeless children nutrition program established under section 17B.
    ``(8) As used in this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `boarder baby' means an abandoned infant 
        described in section 103(1) of the Abandoned Infants Assistance 
        Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-505; 42 U.S.C. 670 note).
            ``(B) The term `nutrition education' has the meaning 
        provided in section 17(b)(7) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
        (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(7)).''.

SEC. 117. PILOT PROJECTS.

    (a) Fortified Fluid Milk.--Section 18 of the National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(e)(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out 
this subsection, the Secretary shall establish pilot projects in at 
least 25 school districts under which the milk offered by schools meets 
the fortification requirements of paragraph (3) for lowfat, skim, and 
other forms of fluid milk.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall make available to school districts 
information that compares the nutritional benefits of fluid milk that 
meets the fortification requirements of paragraph (3) and the 
nutritional benefits of other milk that is made available through the 
school lunch program established under this Act.
    ``(3) The fortification requirements for fluid milk for the pilot 
project referred to in paragraph (1) shall provide that--
            ``(A) all whole milk in final package form for beverage use 
        shall contain not less than--
                    ``(i) 3.25 percent milk fat; and
                    ``(ii) 8.7 percent milk solids not fat;
            ``(B) all lowfat milk in final package form for beverage 
        use shall contain not less than 10 percent milk solids not fat; 
        and
            ``(C) all skim milk in final package form for beverage use 
        shall contain not less than 9 percent milk solids not fat.
    ``(4)(A) In selecting where to establish pilot projects under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall take into account, among other factors, 
the availability of fortified milk and the interest of the school 
district in being included in the pilot project.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall establish the pilot projects in as many 
geographic areas as practicable, except that none of the projects shall 
be established in school districts that use milk described in paragraph 
(3) or similar milk.
    ``(5) Not later than 2 years after the establishment of pilot 
projects under this subsection, the Secretary shall report to the 
appropriate committees of Congress on--
            ``(A) the acceptability of fortified whole, lowfat, and 
        skim milk products to participating children;
            ``(B) the impact of offering the milk on milk consumption;
            ``(C) the views of the school food service authorities on 
        the pilot projects; and
            ``(D) any increases or reductions in costs attributed to 
        the pilot projects.
    ``(6) The Secretary shall--
            ``(A) obtain copies of any research studies or papers that 
        discuss the impact of the fortification of milk pursuant to 
        standards established by the States; and
            ``(B) on request, make available to State agencies and the 
        public--
                    ``(i) the information obtained under subparagraph 
                (A); and
                    ``(ii) information about where to obtain milk 
                described in paragraph (3).
    ``(7)(A) The pilot projects established under this subsection shall 
terminate on the last day of the third year after the establishment of 
the pilot projects.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall advise representatives of all districts 
participating in the pilot projects that the districts may continue to 
offer the fortified forms of milk described in paragraph (3) after the 
project terminates.''.
    (b) Increased Choices of Fruits, Vegetables, Legumes, Cereals, and 
Grain-Based Products.--Section 18 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) (as 
amended by subsection (a)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(f)(1) The Secretary is authorized to establish a pilot project 
to assist schools participating in the school lunch program established 
under this Act, and the school breakfast program established under 
section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), to offer 
participating students additional choices of fruits, vegetables, 
legumes, cereals, and grain-based products (including, subject to 
paragraph (7), organically produced agricultural commodities and 
products) (collectively referred to in this subsection as `qualified 
products').
    ``(2) The Secretary shall establish procedures under which schools 
may apply to participate in the pilot project. To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall select qualified schools that apply 
from each State.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall use the funds provided under this 
subsection to provide to the schools referred to in paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) per meal reimbursements, in addition to 
        reimbursements otherwise due the schools;
            ``(B) incentive awards to schools that agree to increase 
        the choices of the schools of qualified products during the 
        school year; or
            ``(C) qualified products acquired by the Secretary.
    ``(4) The Secretary may provide a priority for receiving funds 
under this subsection to--
            ``(A) schools that are located in low-income areas (as 
        defined by the Secretary); and
            ``(B) schools that rarely offer 3 or more choices of 
        qualified products per meal.
    ``(5) On request, the Secretary shall provide information to the 
appropriate committees of Congress on the impact of the pilot project 
on participating schools, including--
            ``(A) the extent to which school children increased 
        consumption of qualified products;
            ``(B) the extent to which increased consumption of 
        qualified products offered under the pilot project has 
        contributed to a reduction in fat intake in the school 
        breakfast and school lunch programs;
            ``(C) the desirability of--
                    ``(i) requiring that each school participating in 
                the school breakfast program increase the number of 
                choices of qualified products offered per meal to at 
                least 2 choices;
                    ``(ii) requiring that each school participating in 
                the school lunch program increase the number of choices 
                of qualified products offered per meal; and
                    ``(iii) mandating that the Secretary provide 
                additional Federal reimbursements to assist schools in 
                complying with clauses (i) and (ii);
            ``(D) the views of school food service authorities on the 
        pilot project; and
            ``(E) any increase or reduction in costs to the schools in 
        offering the additional qualified products.
    ``(6) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated to carry 
out this subsection, the Secretary shall use not more than $10,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1997 to carry out this 
subsection.
    ``(7) For purposes of this subsection, qualified products shall 
include organically produced agricultural commodities and products 
beginning on the date the Secretary establishes an organic 
certification program for producers and handlers of agricultural 
products in accordance with the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).''.
    (c) Increased Choices of Lowfat Dairy Products and Lean Meat and 
Poultry Products.--Section 18 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) (as amended 
by subsection (b)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(g)(1) The Secretary is authorized to establish a pilot project 
to assist schools participating in the school lunch program established 
under this Act, and the school breakfast program established under 
section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), to offer 
participating students additional choices of lowfat dairy products and 
lean meat and poultry products (including, subject to paragraph (7), 
organically produced agricultural commodities and products) 
(collectively referred to in this subsection as `qualified products').
    ``(2) The Secretary shall establish procedures under which schools 
may apply to participate in the pilot project. To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall select qualified schools that apply 
from each State.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall use the funds provided under this 
subsection to provide to the schools referred to in paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) per meal reimbursements, in addition to 
        reimbursements otherwise due the schools;
            ``(B) incentive awards to schools that agree to increase 
        the choices of the schools of qualified products during the 
        school year; or
            ``(C) qualified products acquired by the Secretary.
    ``(4) The Secretary may provide a priority for receiving funds 
under this subsection to--
            ``(A) schools that are located in low-income areas (as 
        defined by the Secretary); and
            ``(B) schools that rarely offer 3 or more choices of 
        qualified products per meal.
    ``(5) On request, the Secretary shall provide information to the 
appropriate committees of Congress on the impact of the pilot project 
on participating schools, including--
            ``(A) the extent to which school children increased 
        consumption of qualified products;
            ``(B) the extent to which increased consumption of 
        qualified products offered under the pilot project has 
        contributed to a reduction in fat intake in the school 
        breakfast and school lunch programs;
            ``(C) the desirability of--
                    ``(i) requiring that each school participating in 
                the school breakfast program increase the number of 
                choices of qualified products offered per meal to at 
                least 2 choices;
                    ``(ii) requiring that each school participating in 
                the school lunch program increase the number of choices 
                of qualified products offered per meal; and
                    ``(iii) mandating that the Secretary provide 
                additional Federal reimbursements to assist schools in 
                complying with clauses (i) and (ii);
            ``(D) the views of the school food service authorities on 
        the pilot project; and
            ``(E) any increase or reduction in costs to the schools in 
        offering the additional qualified products.
    ``(6) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated to carry 
out this subsection, the Secretary shall use not more than $10,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1997 to carry out this 
subsection.
    ``(7) For purposes of this subsection, qualified products shall 
include organically produced agricultural commodities and products 
beginning on the date the Secretary establishes an organic 
certification program for producers and handlers of agricultural 
products in accordance with the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).''.

SEC. 118. FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE.

    (a) Required Activities.--Section 21(c)(2) of the National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b-1(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause 
                (viii);
                    (B) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x); and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (viii) the following 
                new clause:
                            ``(ix) culinary skills; and'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(F) training food service personnel to comply 
                with the nutrition guidance and objectives of section 
                24 through a national network of instructors or other 
                means;
                    ``(G) preparing informational materials, such as 
                video instruction tapes and menu planners, to promote 
                healthier food preparation; and
                    ``(H) assisting State educational agencies in 
                providing additional nutrition and health instructions 
                and instructors, including training personnel to comply 
                with the nutrition guidance and objectives of section 
                24.''.
    (b) Use of Food Service Management Institute for Dietary and 
Nutrition Activities.--Section 21(d) (42 U.S.C. 1769b-1(d)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(d) Coordination.--The'' and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(d) Coordination.--
            ``(1) In general.--The''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Use of institute for dietary and nutrition 
        activities.--The Secretary shall use any food service 
        management institute established under subsection (a)(2) to 
        assist in carrying out dietary and nutrition activities of the 
        Secretary.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 21 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1769b-1) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``from'' and 
        inserting ``subject to the availability of, and from,''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Training activities and technical assistance.--There 
        are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1990, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, and $1,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 1992 through 1998 for purposes of carrying out 
        subsection (a)(1).
            ``(2) Food service management institute.--
                    ``(A) Funding.--Out of any moneys in the Treasury 
                not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall provide to the Secretary $2,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 1995 and each subsequent fiscal year to 
                carry out subsection (a)(2). The Secretary shall be 
                entitled to receive the funds and shall accept the 
                funds.
                    ``(B) Additional funding.--In addition to amounts 
                made available under subparagraph (A), there are 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 
                (a)(2) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 1995 
                and each subsequent fiscal year. The Secretary shall 
                carry out activities under subsection (a)(2), in 
                addition to the activities funded under subparagraph 
                (A), to the extent provided for, and in such amounts as 
                are provided for, in advance in appropriations Acts.
                    ``(C) Funding for education, training, or applied 
                research or studies.--In addition to amounts made 
                available under subparagraphs (A) and (B), from amounts 
                otherwise appropriated in discretionary appropriations, 
                the Secretary may provide funds to any food service 
                management institute established under subsection 
                (a)(2) for projects specified by the Secretary that 
                will contribute to implementing dietary or nutrition 
                initiatives. Any additional funding under this 
                subparagraph shall be provided noncompetitively in a 
                separate cooperative agreement.''.

SEC. 119. COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the Office of Technology Assessment shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate 
that analyzes--
            (1) the status of the coordinated review system authorized 
        under section 22 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1769c);
            (2) the advantages and disadvantages of the system; and
            (3) the cost impact of the system on schools.

SEC. 120. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE RELATING TO 
              NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT UNDER CERTAIN CHILD NUTRITION 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) in recent years, there has been an alarming number of 
        instances of price-fixing and bid-rigging regarding foods 
        purchased for--
                    (A) the school lunch program established under the 
                National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and
                    (B) the school breakfast program established under 
                section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
                1773);
            (2) effective educational and monitoring programs can 
        greatly reduce the incidence of price-fixing and bid-rigging by 
        companies that sell products to schools;
            (3) reducing the incidence of price-fixing and bid-rigging 
        in connection with the school lunch and breakfast programs 
        could save school districts, parents, and taxpayers millions of 
        dollars per year; and
            (4) the Comptroller General of the United States has noted 
        that bid-rigging awareness training is an effective means of 
        deterring improper collusion and bid-rigging.
    (b) Nonprocurement Debarment.--The National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 25. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY RELATING TO NONPROCUREMENT 
              DEBARMENT.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to promote the 
prevention and deterrence of instances of fraud, bid rigging, and other 
anticompetitive activities encountered in the procurement of products 
for child nutrition programs by--
            ``(1) establishing guidelines and a timetable for the 
        Secretary to initiate debarment proceedings, as well as 
        establishing mandatory debarment periods; and
            ``(2) providing training, technical advice, and guidance in 
        identifying and preventing the activities.
    ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Child nutrition program.--The term `child nutrition 
        program' means--
                    ``(A) the school lunch program established under 
                this Act;
                    ``(B) the summer food service program for children 
                established under section 13;
                    ``(C) the child and adult care food program 
                established under section 17;
                    ``(D) the homeless children nutrition program 
                established under section 17B;
                    ``(E) the special milk program established under 
                section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
                1772);
                    ``(F) the school breakfast program established 
                under section 4 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1773); and
                    ``(G) the special supplemental nutrition program 
                for women, infants, and children authorized under 
                section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786).
            ``(2) Contractor.--The term `contractor' means a person 
        that contracts with a State, an agency of a State, or a local 
        agency to provide goods or services in relation to the 
        participation of a local agency in a child nutrition program.
            ``(3) Local agency.--The term `local agency' means a 
        school, school food authority, child care center, sponsoring 
        organization, or other entity authorized to operate a child 
        nutrition program at the local level.
            ``(4) Nonprocurement debarment.--The term `nonprocurement 
        debarment' means an action to bar a person from programs and 
        activities involving Federal financial and nonfinancial 
        assistance, but not including Federal procurement programs and 
        activities.
            ``(5) Person.--The term `person' means any individual, 
        corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, or other 
        legal entity, however organized.
    ``(c) Assistance To Identify and Prevent Fraud and Anticompetitive 
Activities.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) in cooperation with any other appropriate individual, 
        organization, or agency, provide advice, training, technical 
        assistance, and guidance (which may include awareness training, 
        training films, and troubleshooting advice) to representatives 
        of States and local agencies regarding means of identifying and 
        preventing fraud and anticompetitive activities relating to the 
        provision of goods or services in conjunction with the 
        participation of a local agency in a child nutrition program; 
        and
            ``(2) provide information to, and fully cooperate with, the 
        Attorney General and State attorneys general regarding 
        investigations of fraud and anticompetitive activities relating 
        to the provision of goods or services in conjunction with the 
        participation of a local agency in a child nutrition program.
    ``(d) Nonprocurement Debarment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3) and 
        subsection (e), not later than 180 days after notification of 
        the occurrence of a cause for debarment described in paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary shall initiate nonprocurement debarment 
        proceedings against the contractor who has committed the cause 
        for debarment.
            ``(2) Causes for debarment.--Actions requiring initiation 
        of nonprocurement debarment pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
        include a situation in which a contractor is found guilty in 
        any criminal proceeding, or found liable in any civil or 
        administrative proceeding, in connection with the supplying, 
        providing, or selling of goods or services to any local agency 
        in connection with a child nutrition program, of--
                    ``(A) an anticompetitive activity, including bid-
                rigging, price-fixing, the allocation of customers 
                between competitors, or other violation of Federal or 
                State antitrust laws;
                    ``(B) fraud, bribery, theft, forgery, or 
                embezzlement;
                    ``(C) knowingly receiving stolen property;
                    ``(D) making a false claim or statement; or
                    ``(E) other obstruction of justice.
            ``(3) Exception.--If the Secretary determines that a 
        decision on initiating nonprocurement debarment proceedings 
        cannot be made within 180 days after notification of the 
        occurrence of a cause for debarment described in paragraph (2) 
        because of the need to further investigate matters relating to 
        the possible debarment or for other good cause (as determined 
        by the Secretary), the Secretary may have such additional time 
        as the Secretary considers necessary to make a decision, but 
        not to exceed an additional 180 days.
            ``(4) Mandatory child nutrition program debarment 
        periods.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to the other provisions 
                of this paragraph and notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law except subsection (e), if, after 
                deciding to initiate nonprocurement debarment 
                proceedings pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary 
                decides to debar a contractor, the debarment shall be 
                for a period of not less than 1 year.
                    ``(B) Previous debarment.--If the contractor has 
                been previously debarred pursuant to nonprocurement 
                debarment proceedings initiated pursuant to paragraph 
                (1), and the cause for debarment is described in 
                paragraph (2) based on activities that occurred 
                subsequent to the initial debarment, the debarment 
                shall be for a period of not less than 3 years.
                    ``(C) Scope.--At a minimum, a debarment under this 
                subsection shall serve to bar the contractor for the 
                specified period from contracting to provide goods or 
                services in conjunction with the participation of a 
                local agency in a child nutrition program.
                    ``(D) Reversal, reduction, or exception.--Nothing 
                in this section shall restrict the ability of the 
                Secretary to--
                            ``(i) reverse a debarment decision;
                            ``(ii) reduce the period or scope of a 
                        debarment;
                            ``(iii) grant an exception permitting a 
                        debarred contractor to participate in a 
                        particular contract to provide goods or 
                        services; or
                            ``(iv) otherwise settle a debarment action 
                        at any time;
                in conjunction with the participation of a local agency 
                in a child nutrition program, if the Secretary 
                determines there is good cause for the action, after 
                taking into account factors set forth in paragraphs (1) 
                through (6) of subsection (e).
            ``(5) Information.--On request, the Secretary shall present 
        to the appropriate congressional committees information 
        regarding the decisions required by this subsection.
            ``(6) Relationship to other authorities.--A debarment 
        imposed under this section shall not reduce or diminish the 
        authority of a Federal, State, or local government agency or 
        court to penalize, imprison, fine, suspend, debar, or take 
        other adverse action against a person in a civil, criminal, or 
        administrative proceeding.
            ``(7) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such 
        regulations as are necessary to carry out this subsection.
    ``(e) Mandatory Debarment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, the Secretary shall initiate the nonprocurement debarment 
proceedings described in subsection (d)(1) against the contractor who 
has committed a cause for debarment (as determined under subsection 
(d)(2)), unless the action--
            ``(1) is likely to have a significant adverse effect on 
        competition or prices in the relevant market or nationally;
            ``(2) will interfere with the ability of a local agency to 
        procure a needed product for a child nutrition program;
            ``(3) is unfair to a person that is not involved in the 
        improper activity that would otherwise result in the debarment;
            ``(4) is likely to have significant adverse economic 
        impacts on the local economy in a manner that is unfair to 
        innocent parties;
            ``(5) is not justified in light of the penalties already 
        imposed on the contractor for violations relevant to the 
        proposed debarment; or
            ``(6) is not in the public interest, or otherwise is not in 
        the interests of justice, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies.--Prior to seeking 
judicial review in a court of competent jurisdiction, a contractor 
against whom a nonprocurement debarment proceeding has been initiated 
shall--
            ``(1) exhaust all administrative procedures prescribed by 
        the Secretary; and
            ``(2) receive notice of the final determination of the 
        Secretary.
    ``(g) Information Relating to Prevention and Control of 
Anticompetitive Activities.--On request, the Secretary shall present to 
the appropriate congressional committees information regarding the 
activities of the Secretary relating to anticompetitive activities, 
fraud, nonprocurement debarment, and any waiver granted by the 
Secretary under this section.''.
    (c) Applicability.--Section 25 of the National School Lunch Act (as 
added by subsection (b)) shall not apply to a cause for debarment as 
described in section 25(d)(2) of such Act that is based on an activity 
that took place prior to the effective date of section 25 of such Act.
    (d) No Reduction in Authority To Debar or Suspend a Person From 
Federal Financial and Nonfinancial Assistance and Benefits.--The 
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture that exists on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act to debar or suspend a person from 
Federal financial and nonfinancial assistance and benefits under 
Federal programs and activities shall not be diminished or reduced by 
this Act or the amendment made by subsection (b).

SEC. 121. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROMOTION PROGRAM.

    The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) (as amended 
by section 120(b)) is further amended by adding at the end of each the 
following new section:

``SEC. 26. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROMOTION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, using amounts received under 
subsection (d), shall establish a nutrition education promotion program 
to promote healthy eating habits among participants in the domestic 
food assistance programs of the Department.
    ``(b) Conduct of Program.--In carrying out the program described in 
subsection (a), the Secretary may--
            ``(1) develop or assist other persons in developing 
        appropriate educational materials, including public service 
        announcements, promotional publications, and press kits for the 
        purpose of promoting nutrition education;
            ``(2) distribute or assist other persons in distributing 
        the materials to appropriate public or private individuals and 
        entities; and
            ``(3) provide funds to public or private individuals and 
        entities, including teachers, child care providers, physicians, 
        health professional organizations, food service personnel, 
        school food authorities, and community-based organizations for 
        the purpose of assisting the individuals and entities in 
        conducting nutrition education promotion programs to promote 
        healthy eating habits among the participants in the domestic 
        food assistance programs of the Department.
    ``(c) Cooperative Agreements and Grants.--The Secretary may enter 
into cooperative agreements with, and make grants to, Federal agencies, 
State, and local governments, and other entities, to carry out the 
program described in subsection (a).
    ``(d) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of 
        gifts, bequests, or devises of services or property, both real 
        and personal, for the purpose of establishing and carrying out 
        the program described in subsection (a). Gifts, bequests, or 
        devises of money and proceeds from the sale of other property 
        received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be deposited in 
        the Treasury and shall be available for disbursement on order 
        of the Secretary.
            ``(2) Criteria for acceptance.--The Secretary shall 
        establish criteria for determining whether to solicit and 
        accept gifts, bequests, or devises under paragraph (1), 
        including criteria that would ensure that the acceptance of any 
        gifts, bequests, or devises would not--
                    ``(A) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the 
                Secretary to carry out the responsibilities of the 
                Secretary in a fair and objective manner; or
                    ``(B) compromise, or appear to compromise, the 
                integrity of any governmental program or any officer or 
                employee involved in the program.''.

SEC. 122. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

    The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) (as amended 
by section 121) is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:

``SEC. 27. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into a contract with a 
nongovernmental organization described in subsection (b) to establish 
and maintain a clearinghouse to provide information to nongovernmental 
groups located throughout the United States that assist low-income 
individuals or communities regarding food assistance, self-help 
activities to aid individuals in becoming self-reliant, and other 
activities that empower low-income individuals or communities to 
improve the lives of low-income individuals and reduce reliance on 
Federal, State, or local governmental agencies for food or other 
assistance.
    ``(b) Nongovernmental Organization.--The nongovernmental 
organization referred to in subsection (a) shall be selected on a 
competitive basis and shall--
            ``(1) be experienced in the gathering of first-hand 
        information in all the States through onsite visits to 
        grassroots organizations in each State that fight hunger and 
        poverty or that assist individuals in becoming self-reliant;
            ``(2) be experienced in the establishment of a 
        clearinghouse similar to the clearinghouse described in 
        subsection (a);
            ``(3) agree to contribute in-kind resources towards the 
        establishment and maintenance of the clearinghouse and agree to 
        provide clearinghouse information, free of charge, to the 
        Secretary, States, counties, cities, antihunger groups, and 
        grassroots organizations that assist individuals in becoming 
        self-sufficient and self-reliant;
            ``(4) be sponsored by an organization, or be an 
        organization, that--
                    ``(A) has helped combat hunger for at least 10 
                years;
                    ``(B) is committed to reinvesting in the United 
                States; and
                    ``(C) is knowledgeable regarding Federal nutrition 
                programs;
            ``(5) be experienced in communicating the purpose of the 
        clearinghouse through the media, including the radio and print 
        media, and be able to provide access to the clearinghouse 
        information through computer or telecommunications technology, 
        as well as through the mails; and
            ``(6) be able to provide examples, advice, and guidance to 
        States, counties, cities, communities, antihunger groups, and 
        local organizations regarding means of assisting individuals 
        and communities to reduce reliance on government programs, 
        reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and otherwise assist low-
        income individuals and communities become more self-sufficient.
    ``(c) Audits.--The Secretary shall establish fair and reasonable 
auditing procedures regarding the expenditures of funds to carry out 
this section.
    ``(d) Funding.--Out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the Secretary 
to provide to the organization selected under this section, to 
establish and maintain the information clearinghouse, $200,000 for each 
of fiscal years 1995 and 1996, $150,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 
and 1998, and $75,000 for fiscal year 1999. The Secretary shall be 
entitled to receive the funds and shall accept the funds.''.

SEC. 123. GUIDANCE AND GRANTS FOR ACCOMMODATING MEDICAL AND SPECIAL 
              DIETARY NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

    The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) (as amended 
by section 122) is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:

``SEC. 28. GUIDANCE AND GRANTS FOR ACCOMMODATING MEDICAL AND SPECIAL 
              DIETARY NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Children with disabilities.--The term `children with 
        disabilities' means individuals, each of which is--
                    ``(A) a participant in a covered program; and
                    ``(B) an individual with a disability, as defined 
                in section 7(8) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                U.S.C. 706(8)) for purposes of section 504 of the 
                Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).
            ``(2) Covered program.--The term `covered program' means--
                    ``(A) the school lunch program established under 
                this Act;
                    ``(B) the school breakfast program established 
                under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
                U.S.C. 1773); and
                    ``(C) any other program established under this Act 
                or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
                seq.) that the Secretary determines is appropriate.
            ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
        school food service authority, or institution or organization, 
        that participates in a covered program.
    ``(b) Guidance.--
            ``(1) Development.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Attorney General and the Secretary of Education, shall develop 
        and approve guidances for accommodating the medical and special 
        dietary needs of children with disabilities under covered 
        programs in a manner that is consistent with section 504 of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).
            ``(2) Timing.--In the case of the school lunch program 
        established under this Act and the school breakfast program 
        established under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
        (42 U.S.C. 1773), the Secretary shall develop the guidance as 
        required by paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after the date 
        of enactment of this section.
            ``(3) Distribution.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
        that the development of the guidance relating to a covered 
        program is completed, the Secretary shall distribute the 
        guidance to school food service authorities, and institutions 
        and organizations, participating in the covered program.
            ``(4) Revision of guidance.--The Secretary, in consultation 
        with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Education, shall 
        periodically update and approve the guidance to reflect new 
        scientific information and comments and suggestions from 
        persons carrying out covered programs, recognized medical 
        authorities, parents, and other persons.
    ``(c) Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations provided in advance to carry out this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall make grants on a competitive 
        basis to State educational agencies for distribution to 
        eligible entities to assist the eligible entities with 
        nonrecurring expenses incurred in accommodating the medical and 
        special dietary needs of children with disabilities in a manner 
        that is consistent with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
        of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).
            ``(2) Additional assistance.--Subject to paragraph 
        (3)(A)(iii), assistance received through grants made under this 
        subsection shall be in addition to any other assistance that 
        State educational agencies and eligible entities would 
        otherwise receive.
            ``(3) Allocation by secretary.--
                    ``(A) Preference.--In making grants under this 
                subsection for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
                provide a preference to State educational agencies 
                that, individually--
                            ``(i) submit to the Secretary a plan for 
                        accommodating the needs described in paragraph 
                        (1), including a description of the purpose of 
                        the project for which the agency seeks such a 
                        grant, a budget for the project, and a 
                        justification for the budget;
                            ``(ii) provide to the Secretary data 
                        demonstrating that the State served by the 
                        agency has a substantial percentage of children 
                        with medical or special dietary needs, and 
                        information explaining the basis for the data; 
                        or
                            ``(iii) demonstrate to the satisfaction of 
                        the Secretary that the activities supported 
                        through such a grant will be coordinated with 
                        activities supported under other Federal, 
                        State, and local programs, including--
                                    ``(I) activities carried out under 
                                title XIX of the Social Security Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
                                    ``(II) activities carried out under 
                                the Individuals with Disabilities 
                                Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); 
                                and
                                    ``(III) activities carried out 
                                under section 19 of the Child Nutrition 
                                Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788) or by the 
                                food service management institute 
                                established under section 21.
                    ``(B) Reallocation.--The Secretary shall act in a 
                timely manner to recover and reallocate to other States 
                any amounts provided to a State educational agency 
                under this subsection that are not used by the agency 
                within a reasonable period (as determined by the 
                Secretary).
                    ``(C) Applications.--The Secretary shall allow 
                State educational agencies to apply on an annual basis 
                for assistance under this subsection.
            ``(4) Allocation by state educational agencies.--In 
        allocating funds made available under this subsection within a 
        State, the State educational agency shall give a preference to 
        eligible entities that demonstrate the greatest ability to use 
        the funds to carry out the plan submitted by the State in 
        accordance with paragraph (3)(A)(i).
            ``(5) Maintenance of effort.--Expenditures of funds from 
        State and local sources to accommodate the needs described in 
        paragraph (1) shall not be diminished as a result of grants 
        received under this subsection.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 1995 through 2000 to carry out this subsection.''.

SEC. 124. INSPECTION OF JUICE AND JUICE PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.) (as amended by section 123) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:

``SEC. 29. INSPECTION OF JUICE AND JUICE PRODUCTS.

    ``(a) Definition of Juice and Juice Product.--As used in this 
section, the terms `juice' and `juice product' mean juice and a juice-
based product, respectively, for which a United States standard for a 
grade has been issued by the Secretary under the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.).
    ``(b) Prohibition.--No State, State agency, or local agency shall 
contract to procure, or make available, juice or a juice product for 
use in the school lunch program established under this Act or the 
school breakfast program established under section 4 of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) unless the juice or juice 
product was processed under in-plant inspection conducted by the 
Secretary.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such regulations as 
are necessary to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
become effective on the date that is 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 125. ADMINISTRATION OF NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations that--
            (1) significantly ease the administrative and paperwork 
        burdens on participating schools and families with respect to--
                    (A) the school lunch program established under the 
                National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and
                    (B) the school breakfast program established under 
                section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
                1773); and
            (2) streamline Federal, State, and local administration of 
        all programs established under the National School Lunch Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
        (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).

            TITLE II--SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND RELATED PROGRAMS

SEC. 201. SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.

    (a) Technical Assistance for School Breakfast Program.--Section 
4(e)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(e)(1)) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) The Secretary shall provide through State educational 
agencies technical assistance and training, including technical 
assistance and training in the preparation of foods high in complex 
carbohydrates and lower-fat versions of foods commonly used in the 
school breakfast program established under this section, to schools 
participating in the school breakfast program to assist the schools in 
complying with the nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) and in providing appropriate meals to 
children with medically certified special dietary needs. The Secretary 
shall provide through State educational agencies additional technical 
assistance to schools that are having difficulty maintaining compliance 
with the requirements.''.
    (b) Startup and Expansion of School Breakfast Program and Summer 
Food Service Program for Children.--Subsection (g) of section 4 of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(g)) is amended to read as 
follows:

                            ``startup costs

    ``(g)(1) The Secretary shall make payments, totalling not less than 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 through 1996, $6,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998, and $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 
and each subsequent fiscal year, 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 
to payments to which State agencies are entitled under subsection (b) 
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 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 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 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 national 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 breakfast program or a summer food service program for 
children, respectively.
    ``(9) Expenditures of funds from State and local sources for the 
maintenance of the 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 subsection:
            ``(A) The term `eligible school' means a school--
                    ``(i) attended by children a significant percentage 
                of whom are members of low-income families; and
                    ``(ii) that agrees to operate the breakfast program 
                established with the assistance provided under this 
                section for a period of not less than 3 years.
            ``(B) The term `service institutions' 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. 202. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    (a) Funding for Homeless Children Nutrition Program.--Section 7(a) 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection'' and 
        inserting ``paragraphs (2) through (5)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, of 
the amounts that are provided under paragraph (1), before making the 
allocations required under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the Secretary 
shall allocate $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and each subsequent 
fiscal year to carry out section 17B of the National School Lunch Act.
    ``(ii) After making the allocations required under clause (i) and 
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the Secretary shall allocate, for 
purposes of administrative costs, any remaining amounts among States 
that demonstrate a need for the amounts.''.
    (b) Withholding of Funds for Serious Deficiency in State 
Administration of Programs.--Section 7(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1776(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(9)(A) If the Secretary determines that the administration of any 
program by a State under this Act (other than section 17) or under the 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), or compliance with 
a regulation issued to carry out a program pursuant to either of such 
Acts, is seriously deficient, and the State fails to correct the 
deficiency within a period of time specified by the Secretary, the 
Secretary may withhold from the State all or part of the funds 
allocated to the State under this section and sections 13(k)(1) and 17 
of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(k)(1) and 1766).
    ``(B) On a subsequent determination by the Secretary that the 
administration of the program for which the Secretary withheld funds 
under subparagraph (A), or compliance with the regulation issued to 
carry out the program, is no longer seriously deficient and is carried 
out in an acceptable manner, the Secretary may allocate all or part of 
the funds withheld under subparagraph (A) to the State.''.
    (c) Extension of Authority To Provide Funds for State 
Administrative Expenses.--Section 7(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1776(h)) 
is amended by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1998''.
    (d) Prohibition of Funding Unless State Agrees To Participate in 
Certain Studies or Surveys.--Section 7 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1776) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(h) The Secretary may not provide amounts under this section to a 
State for administrative costs incurred in any fiscal year unless the 
State agrees to participate in each study or survey of a program 
authorized under this Act or the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.) that is conducted by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 203. COMPETITIVE FOODS OF MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE.

    Section 10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1779) is 
amended--
            (1) by designating the first, second, and third sentences 
        as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively;
            (2) in subsection (b) (as so designated)--
                    (A) by striking ``Such regulations'' and inserting 
                ``(1) The regulations''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
    ``(2) The Secretary shall develop and provide to elementary 
schools, through each State agency, model language that bans the sale 
of competitive foods of minimal nutritional value anywhere on 
elementary school grounds before the end of the last lunch period.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall provide to secondary schools, through 
State agencies, a copy of regulations (in existence on the effective 
date of this paragraph) concerning the sale of competitive foods of 
minimal nutritional value.
    ``(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to a State that has in 
effect a ban on the sale of competitive foods of minimal nutritional 
value in schools in the State.''.

SEC. 204. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM.

    (a) Definition of Nutritional Risk.--Section 17(b)(8) of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(8)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E);
            (2) by inserting after ``health,'' at the end of 
        subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: ``(D) 
        conditions that directly affect the nutritional health of a 
        person, such as alcoholism or drug abuse,''; and
            (3) in subparagrah (E) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``alcoholism and drug addiction, homelessness, and'' and 
        inserting ``homelessness and''.
    (b) Presumptive Eligibility.--Section 17(d)(3) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1786(d)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) Under the procedures, a pregnant woman who meets the income 
eligibility standards shall be considered presumptively eligible to 
participate in the program and shall be certified for participation 
immediately, without delaying certification until an evaluation is made 
concerning nutritional risk. A nutritional risk evaluation of the woman 
shall be completed not later than 60 days after the woman is certified 
for participation. If it is subsequently determined that the woman does 
not meet nutritional risk criteria, the certification of the woman 
shall terminate on the date of the determination.''.
    (c) Technical Corrections.--Section 17(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1786(e)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) (as added by section 
123(a)(3)(D) of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989 
(Public Law 101-147; 103 Stat. 895)) and paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
    (d) Coordination of WIC and Medicaid Programs Using Managed Care 
Providers.--Section 17(f)(1)(C)(iii) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ``, including medicaid programs 
that use managed care providers under section 1903(m) or 1915(b) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m) or 1396n(b)) (including 
coordination through the referral of potentially eligible women, 
infants, and children between the program authorized under this section 
and the medicaid program)''.
    (e) Priority Consideration for Certain Migrant Populations.--The 
first sentence of section 17(f)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(3)) 
is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
``and shall ensure that local programs provide priority consideration 
to serving migrant participants who are residing in the State for a 
limited period of time''.
    (f) Income Eligibility Guidelines.--Paragraph (18) of section 17(f) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(18)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(18) Not later than July 1 of each year, a State agency may 
implement income eligibility guidelines under this section concurrently 
with the implementation of income eligibility guidelines under the 
medicaid program established under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).''.
    (g) Use of Recovered Program Funds in Year Collected.--Section 
17(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
    ``(23) A State agency may use funds recovered as a result of 
violations in the food delivery system of the program in the year in 
which the funds are collected for the purpose of carrying out the 
program.''.
    (h) Extension of Program.--Section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786) 
is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (g)(1), by striking 
        ``1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994'' and inserting ``1991 through 
        1998''; and
            (2) in the first sentence of subsection (h)(2)(A), by 
        striking ``1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994'' and inserting 
        ``1990 through 1998''.
    (i) Use of Funds for Technical Assistance and Research Evaluation 
Projects.--Section 17(g)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(g)(5)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and administration of pilot projects'' 
        and inserting ``administration of pilot projects'';
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and carrying out technical assistance and 
        research evaluation projects of the programs established under 
        this section''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
        Secretary may allow the interagency transfer of funds made 
        available to carry out this paragraph to Federal and other 
        agencies to carry out projects and initiatives that are 
        consistent with program goals.''.
    (j) Breastfeeding Promotion and Support Activities.--
            (1) In general.--Section 17(h)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1786(h)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)(II), by striking 
                ``$8,000,000,'' and inserting ``the national minimum 
                breastfeeding promotion expenditure, as described in 
                subparagraph (E),''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(E) The national minimum breastfeeding promotion expenditure 
shall be--
            ``(i) with respect to fiscal year 1995, the amount that is 
        equal to $21 multiplied by the number of pregnant women and 
        breastfeeding women participating in the program, based on the 
        average number of pregnant women and breastfeeding women during 
        the last 3 months for which the Secretary has final data; and
            ``(ii) with respect to each of fiscal years 1996 through 
        1998, the amount described in clause (i) adjusted for inflation 
        in accordance with paragraph (1)(B)(ii).''.
            (2) Implementation.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
        permit a State agency a period of not more than 2 years after 
        the effective date of this subsection to comply with the 
        expenditure required by reason of the amendments made by 
        paragraph (1).
    (k) Development of Standards for the Collection of Breastfeeding 
Data.--Section 17(h)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(E)(i) not later than 1 year after the effective date of 
        this subparagraph, develop uniform requirements for the 
        collection of data regarding the incidence and duration of 
        breastfeeding among participants in the program; and
            ``(ii) effective beginning on the date of the establishment 
        of the uniform requirements, require each State agency to 
        report the data for inclusion in the report to Congress 
        described in subsection (d)(4).''.
    (l) Submission of Information to Congress on Waivers With Respect 
to Procurement of Infant Formula.--Section 17(h)(8)(D)(iii) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(8)(D)(iii)) is amended by striking ``at 6-month 
intervals'' and inserting ``on a timely basis''.
    (m) Cost Containment.--
            (1) In general.--Section 17(h)(8)(G) (42 U.S.C. 
        1786(h)(8)(G)) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``The'' and inserting ``During each of fiscal 
                        years 1995 and 1996, the''; and
                            (ii) by striking the second sentence and 
                        inserting the following new sentence: ``If an 
                        offer made under the preceding sentence results 
                        in the implementation of contracts by 2 or more 
                        State agencies, the Secretary shall also make 
                        offers in accordance with the preceding 
                        sentence during each of fiscal years 1997 and 
                        1998.'';
                    (B) in clause (viii), by inserting after the first 
                sentence the following new sentence: ``In conducting an 
                offer under this clause, the Secretary shall attempt to 
                develop and use procurement procedures that are likely 
                to be broadly acceptable among State agencies.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
    ``(ix) If an offer made under clause (i) results in the 
implementation of contracts by 2 or more State agencies, the Secretary 
shall promptly offer to solicit bids on behalf of State agencies 
regarding cost containment contracts to be entered into by infant 
cereal or infant juice manufacturers, or both, and State agencies. In 
carrying out this clause, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
feasible, follow the procedures prescribed in this subparagraph 
regarding offers made by the Secretary with regard to soliciting bids 
regarding infant formula cost containment contracts. If the offer of 
the Secretary to solicit bids regarding cost containment contracts for 
infant cereal or infant juice, or both, results in the implementation 
of contracts by 2 or more State agencies, the Secretary shall renew the 
offer at appropriate intervals.''.
            (2) Repeal of termination of authority.--Section 209 of the 
        WIC Infant Formula Procurement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-512; 
        42 U.S.C. 1786 note) is repealed.
    (n) Prohibition on Interest Liability to Federal Government on 
Rebate Funds.--Section 17(h)(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(8)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(L) A State shall not incur an interest liability to the Federal 
Government on rebate funds for infant formula and other foods if all 
interest earned by the State on the funds is used to carry out the 
program.''.
    (o) Use of Universal Product Codes.--Section 17(h)(8) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(8)) (as amended by subsection (n)) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(M)(i) The Secretary shall establish pilot projects to determine 
the feasibility and cost of requiring States to carry out a system for 
using universal product codes to assist retail food stores that are 
vendors under the program in providing the type of infant formula that 
the participants in the program are authorized to obtain. In carrying 
out the projects, the Secretary shall determine whether the system 
reduces the incidence of incorrect redemptions of low-iron formula or 
brands of infant formula not authorized to be redeemed through the 
program, or both.
    ``(ii) If the Secretary determines that the system is feasible, 
cost-effective, and reduces the incidence of incorrect redemptions 
described in clause (i), the Secretary shall establish such procedures 
as the Secretary determines appropriate to require States to carry out 
the system.
    ``(iii) The system shall not require a vendor under the program to 
obtain special equipment and shall not be applicable to a vendor that 
does not have equipment that can use universal product codes.''.
    (p) Use of Unspent Nutrition Services and Administration Funds.--
Section 17(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(10)(A) For each of fiscal years 1995 through 1998, the Secretary 
shall use, for the purposes specified in subparagraph (B), the lesser 
of $10,000,000 or the amount of unspent funds for nutrition services 
and administration from the previous fiscal year.
    ``(B) Funds under subparagraph (A) shall be used for--
            ``(i) the development of infrastructure for the program 
        under this section, including management information systems;
            ``(ii) special State projects of regional or national 
        significance directed toward improving the services of the 
        program under this section; and
            ``(iii) special breastfeeding support and promotion 
        projects, including projects to assess the effectiveness of 
        particular breastfeeding promotion strategies and to develop 
        State or local agency capacity or facilities to provide quality 
        breastfeeding services.''.
    (q) Spendback Funds.--Section 17(i)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1786(i)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ``(except as 
        provided in subparagraph (H))'' after ``1 percent''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(H) The Secretary may authorize a State agency to expend not more 
than 3 percent of the amount of funds allocated to a State under this 
section for supplemental foods for a fiscal year for expenses incurred 
under this section for supplemental foods during the preceding fiscal 
year, if the Secretary determines that there has been a significant 
reduction in rebates provided to the State agency that would affect the 
ability of the State agency to at least maintain the level of 
participation by eligible participants served by the State agency.''.
    (r) Elimination of Duplicative Migrant Reports.--Section 17 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(4), by inserting after ``Congress'' 
        the following: ``and the National Advisory Council on Maternal, 
        Infant, and Fetal Nutrition established under subsection (k)''; 
        and
            (2) by striking subsection (j).
    (s) Initiative To Provide Program Services at Community and Migrant 
Health Centers.--Section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786) (as amended by 
subsection (r)(2)) is further amended by inserting after subsection (i) 
the following new subsection:
    ``(j)(1) The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (referred to in this subsection as the `Secretaries') shall 
jointly establish and carry out an initiative for the purpose of 
providing both supplemental foods and nutrition education under the 
special supplemental nutrition program and health care services to low-
income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and 
children at substantially more community health centers and migrant 
health centers than are served on the date of enactment of the Better 
Nutrition and Health for Children Act of 1994.
    ``(2) The initiative shall also include--
            ``(A) activities to improve the coordination of the 
        provision of supplemental foods and nutrition education under 
        the special supplemental nutrition program and health care 
        services at facilities funded by the Indian Health Service; and
            ``(B) the development and implementation of strategies to 
        ensure that, to the maximum extent feasible, new community 
        health centers, migrant health centers, and other federally 
        supported health care facilities established in medically 
        underserved areas provide supplemental foods and nutrition 
        education under the special supplemental nutrition program.
    ``(3) The initiative may include--
            ``(A) outreach and technical assistance for State and local 
        agencies and the health centers referred to in subparagraphs 
        (A) and (B) of paragraph (2);
            ``(B) demonstration projects in selected States or local 
        areas; and
            ``(C) such other activities as the Secretaries consider 
        appropriate.
    ``(4) As used in this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `community health center' has the meaning 
        provided in section 330(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 254c(a)).
            ``(B) The term `migrant health center' has the meaning 
        provided in section 329(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        254b(a)(1)).''.
    (t) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.--
            (1) Matching requirement for indian state agencies.--
        Section 17(m)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(3)) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
        Secretary may negotiate with an Indian State agency a lower 
        percentage of matching funds than is required under the 
        preceding sentence, but not lower than 10 percent of the total 
        cost of the program, if the Indian State agency demonstrates to 
        the Secretary financial hardship for the affected Indian tribe, 
        band, group, or council.''.
            (2) Expansion.--Section 17(m)(5)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1786(m)(5)(F)) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``15 percent'' and 
                inserting ``17 percent''; and
                    (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 
                following new clause:
    ``(ii) During any fiscal year for which a State receives assistance 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall permit the State to use up 
to 1 percent of total program funds for market development or technical 
assistance to farmers' markets if the Secretary determines that the 
State intends to promote the development of farmers' markets in 
socially or economically disadvantaged areas, or remote rural areas, 
where individuals eligible for participation in the program have 
limited access to locally grown fruits and vegetables.''.
            (3) Notification of award of funds.--Section 17(m)(6)(A) of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(6)(A)) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new sentence: ``The Secretary shall inform 
        each State of the award of funds as prescribed by subparagraph 
        (G) by February 15 of each year.''.
            (4) Minimum amount of grants.--Section 17(m)(6)(B)(ii) of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(6)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 
        ``$50,000'' each place it appears and inserting ``$75,000''.
            (5) State plan submission date.--Section 17(m)(6)(D)(i) of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(6)(D)(i)) is amended by striking 
        ``at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
        reasonably require'' and inserting ``by November 15 of each 
        year''.
            (6) Maintenance of effort.--Section 17(m)(6)(F)(iii) of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(6)(F)(iii)) is amended by striking 
        ``reduce in any fiscal year'' and inserting ``reduce, in the 
        first full fiscal year of the Federal grant,''.
            (7) Allocation of additional funds.--Section 17(m)(6)(G) of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(6)(G)) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence of clause (i), by 
                striking ``45 to 55 percent'' and inserting ``60 
                percent''; and
                    (B) in the first sentence of clause (ii), by 
                striking ``45 to 55 percent'' and inserting ``40 
                percent''.
            (8) Data collection requirements.--Section 17(m)(8) of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(8)) is amended by striking subparagraphs 
        (D) and (E) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(D) if available, information on the change in 
        consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables by recipients;
            ``(E) if available, information on the effects of the 
        program on farmers' markets; and''.
            (9) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 17(m)(10)(A) 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(10)(A)) is amended by striking 
        ``and $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1994'' and inserting 
        ``$8,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $10,500,000 for fiscal year 
        1995, $12,500,000 for fiscal year 1996, $15,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1997, and $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1998''.
            (10) Elimination of reallocation of unexpended funds of 
        demonstration projects.--Section 17(m)(10)(B)(ii) of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(10)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking the 
        second sentence.
            (11) Definition of state agency.--Section 17(m)(11)(D) of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(11)(D)) is amended by inserting 
        before the period at the end the following: ``or any other 
        agency approved by the chief executive officer of the State''.
            (12) Promotion by the secretary.--The Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall promote the use of farmers' markets by 
        recipients of Federal nutrition programs administered by the 
        Secretary.
    (u) Change in Name of Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking the section heading and inserting 
                the following new section heading:

   ``special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
                              children'';

                    (B) in the first sentence of subsection (c)(1), by 
                striking ``special supplemental food program'' and 
                inserting ``special supplemental nutrition program'';
                    (C) in the second sentence of subsection (k)(1), by 
                striking ``special supplemental food program'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``special supplemental 
                nutrition program''; and
                    (D) in subsection (o)(1)(B), by striking ``special 
                supplemental food program'' and inserting ``special 
                supplemental nutrition program''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) The second sentence of section 9(c) of the Food 
                Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2018(c)) is amended by 
                striking ``special supplemental food program'' and 
                inserting ``special supplemental nutrition program''.
                    (B) Section 685(b)(8) of the Individuals with 
                Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1484a(b)(8)) is 
                amended by striking ``Special Supplemental Food Program 
                for Women, Infants and Children'' and inserting 
                ``special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
                infants, and children''.
                    (C) Section 3803(c)(2)(C)(x) of title 31, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking ``special 
                supplemental food program'' and inserting ``special 
                supplemental nutrition program''.
                    (D) Section 399(b)(6) of the Public Health Service 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 280c-6(b)(6)) is amended by striking 
                ``special supplemental food program'' and inserting 
                ``special supplemental nutrition program''.
                    (E) Paragraphs (11)(C) and (53)(A) of section 
                1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) 
                are each amended by striking ``special supplemental 
                food program'' and inserting ``special supplemental 
                nutrition program''.
                    (F) Section 202(b) of the WIC Infant Formula 
                Procurement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-512; 42 U.S.C. 
                1786 note) is amended by striking ``special 
                supplemental food program'' and inserting ``special 
                supplemental nutrition program''.
            (3) References.--Any reference to the special supplemental 
        food program established under section 17 of the Child 
        Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) in any law, regulation, 
        document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be 
        considered to be a reference to the special supplemental 
        nutrition program established under such section.

SEC. 205. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM.

    (a) Name of Program.--Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1788) is amended by striking ``information and education'' 
each place it appears in subsections (b), (c), (d)(1), and (j)(1) and 
inserting ``education and training''.
    (b) Nutrition Education Programs.--The second sentence of section 
19(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1788(c)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``school food 
        service'' and inserting ``child nutrition program'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C); and
            (3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``; and (E) providing information to parents and 
        caregivers regarding the nutritional value of food and the 
        relationship between food and health''.
    (c) Nutrition Education and Training.--Section 19(d) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1788(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting before the period at 
        the end the following: ``, and the provision of nutrition 
        education to parents and caregivers'';
            (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (4), by striking 
        ``educational and school food service personnel'' and inserting 
        ``educational, school food service, child care, and summer food 
        service personnel''; and
            (3) in the first sentence of paragraph (5), by inserting 
        after ``schools'' the following: ``, and in child care 
        institutions and summer food service institutions,''.
    (d) Use of Funds.--Section 19(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1788(f)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
        new paragraph:
    ``(1) The funds made available under this section may, under 
guidelines established by the Secretary, be used by a State educational 
agency for--
            ``(A) employing a nutrition education specialist to 
        coordinate the program, including travel and related personnel 
        costs;
            ``(B) undertaking an assessment of the nutrition education 
        needs of the State;
            ``(C) developing and carrying out a State plan of operation 
        and management for nutrition education;
            ``(D) coordinating and promoting nutrition education and 
        training activities in local school districts (incorporating, 
        to the maximum extent practicable, as a learning laboratory, 
        the child nutrition programs);
            ``(E) contracting with public and private nonprofit 
        educational institutions for the conduct of nutrition education 
        instruction and programs relating to the purpose of this 
        section;
            ``(F) providing funding for a nutrition component in the 
        health education curriculum offered to children in kindergarten 
        through grade 12;
            ``(G) instructing teachers, school administrators, or other 
        school staff on how to promote better nutritional health and to 
        motivate children to practice sound eating habits;
            ``(H) increasing public awareness of the importance of 
        breakfasts for providing the energy necessary for the cognitive 
        development of school-age children;
            ``(I) developing means of providing nutrition education to 
        children, and families of children, through after-school 
        programs;
            ``(J) creating instructional programming for teachers, food 
        service personnel, and parents on the relationships between 
        nutrition and health and the importance of the Food Guide 
        Pyramid established by the Secretary;
            ``(K) encouraging public service advertisements to promote 
        healthy eating habits for children;
            ``(L) achieving related nutrition education purposes, 
        including the preparation, testing, distribution, and 
        evaluation of visual aids and other informational and 
        educational materials; and
            ``(M) coordinating and promoting nutrition education and 
        training activities carried out under child nutrition programs, 
        including the summer food service program for children 
        established under section 13 of the National School Lunch Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1761) and the child and adult care food program 
        established under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766).''; 
        and
            (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following 
        new paragraph:
    ``(3) A State agency may use an amount equal to not more than 15 
percent of the funds made available through a grant under this section 
for expenditures for overall administrative and supervisory or program 
purposes in connection with the program authorized under this section 
if the State makes available at least an equal amount for the 
expenditures.''.
    (e) State Coordinators for Nutrition; State Plan.--Section 19(h) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1788(h)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting 
        ``and training'' after ``education''; and
            (2) in the third sentence of paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (D); and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                following: ``; and (F) a comprehensive plan for 
                providing nutrition education during the first fiscal 
                year beginning after the submission of the plan and the 
                succeeding 4 fiscal years''.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 19(i)(2)(A) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1788(i)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``nutrition 
education and information programs'' and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ``nutrition education and training 
programs $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and each subsequent fiscal 
year.''.
    (g) Availability of Funds.--Section 19(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1788(i)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(3) Funds made available to any State under this section shall 
remain available to the State for obligation in the fiscal year 
succeeding the fiscal year in which the funds were received by the 
State.''.

                  TITLE III--OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. DISTRIBUTION OF COMMODITIES ON CERTAIN INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

    Section 3(j) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(j)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For the 
purpose of the distribution of commodities under section 4(b), the term 
`reservation' includes the geographically defined area or areas 
(including an urban area or areas) within the boundaries of former 
reservations in Oklahoma, as defined by the Secretary of the Interior, 
over which a tribal organization exercises governmental 
jurisdiction.''.

                       TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATES

SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall become effective on October 1, 1994.

            Passed the Senate August 25 (legislative day, August 18), 
      1994.

            Attest:






                                                             Secretary.

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