[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1995 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1995

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 19, 1999

   Mr. Kohl introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


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