[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5383 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5383

  To amend the child and adult care food program under the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act to provide alternative reimbursement 
rates under that program for family or group day care homes located in 
                          less populous areas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2000

   Mr. Barrett of Nebraska 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 Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act to provide alternative reimbursement 
rates under that program for family or group day care homes located in 
                          less populous areas.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM UNDER THE 
              RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 17(f)(3)(A) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(A)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) Alternative reimbursement for family 
                        or group day care homes located in less 
                        populous areas.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--In the case of a 
                                geographic area described in subclause 
                                (II) that is served by at least 1 tier 
                                I family or group day care home (as 
                                defined in clause (ii)(I)) and at least 
                                1 family or group day care home that 
                                participates in the program under this 
                                section but does not meet the criteria 
                                set forth in clause (ii)(I) (commonly 
                                known as a `tier II family or group day 
                                care home'), upon request to the State 
                                agency in a single application by the 
                                sponsoring organization of each family 
                                or group day care home located in such 
                                geographic area and approval of such 
                                application in accordance with this 
                                clause, each such family or group day 
                                care home in the area shall be provided 
                                reimbursement factors for the costs 
                                described in clause (i) in accordance 
                                with this clause, and not in accordance 
                                with clause (ii) or (iii), as the case 
                                may be.
                                    ``(II) Geographic area.--A 
                                geographic area described in this 
                                subclause is an area--
                                            ``(aa) that is a 
                                        concentration of population of 
                                        fewer than 25,000 individuals 
                                        either legally bounded as an 
                                        incorporated place or 
                                        identified by the Bureau of the 
                                        Census as a Census Designated 
                                        Place (CDP);
                                            ``(bb) in which not less 
                                        than 50 percent of the total 
                                        number of children enrolled in 
                                        elementary schools located in 
                                        the area are certified eligible 
                                        to receive free or reduced 
                                        price school meals under this 
                                        Act of the Child Nutrition Act 
                                        of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
                                        seq.); and
                                            ``(cc) in which not more 
                                        than 50 percent of the total 
                                        number of children 
                                        participating in the program 
                                        under this section are being 
                                        served by tier I family or 
                                        group day care homes (as 
                                        defined in clause (ii)(I)).
                                    ``(III) Approval.--The State agency 
                                shall approve a request for a 
                                geographic area under subclause (I) if 
                                (aa) the State agency determines that 
                                the estimated aggregate amount of 
                                reimbursement factors provided to all 
                                family or group day care homes in the 
                                geographic area under this clause will 
                                be equal to or greater than the 
                                estimated aggregate amount of 
                                reimbursement factors provided to all 
                                such homes under clauses (ii) and 
                                (iii), and (bb) the requirements of 
                                this clause are otherwise met.
                                    ``(IV) Reimbursement factors.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--Subject 
                                        to item (bb), a family or group 
                                        day care home shall be provided 
                                        reimbursement factors under 
                                        this clause that are equal to 
                                        the average of the unrounded 
                                        reimbursement factors for 
                                        lunches and suppers, 
                                        breakfasts, and supplements 
                                        under clauses (ii) and (iii), 
                                        respectively.
                                            ``(bb) Additional 
                                        requirement.--A family or group 
                                        day care home that participates 
                                        in the program under this 
                                        section and is located in a 
                                        geographic area for which a 
                                        State agency has approved a 
                                        request for reimbursement 
                                        factors in accordance with this 
                                        clause may, at the option of 
                                        the home, elect to be provided 
                                        reimbursement factors 
                                        determined in accordance with 
                                        the requirements contained in 
                                        items (aa) and (bb) of clause 
                                        (iii)(II) with respect to 
                                        children described in such 
                                        items.
                                    ``(V) Adjustments.--The 
                                reimbursement factors under subclause 
                                (IV) shall be rounded to the nearest 
                                lower cent increment and based on the 
                                unrounded adjustment in effect on June 
                                30 of the preceding school year.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 17(f)(3)(A)(iv) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act, as added by subsection (a), shall 
take effect on July 1, 2001.
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