[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3405 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3405

   To amend the child and adult care food program under the National 
  School Lunch Act to revise the eligibility of private organizations 
                          under that program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 1998

 Ms. Woolsey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the child and adult care food program under the National 
  School Lunch Act to revise the eligibility of private organizations 
                          under that program.

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

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE CHILD AND 
              ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH 
              ACT.

    Section 17(a) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)) 
is amended in the second sentence by striking ``for which it receives 
compensation from amounts granted to the States under title XX of the 
Social Security Act (but only if such organization receives 
compensation under such title for at least 25 percent of its enrolled 
children or 25 percent of its licensed capacity, whichever is less)'' 
and inserting ``with at least 25 percent of the children served by such 
organization who meet the income eligibility criteria established under 
section 9(b) for free or reduced price meals''.
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