[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1022 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1022

 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve 
                 the child and adult care food program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2003

   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 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve 
                 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child and Adult Care Food Program 
Improvements Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.

    Section 17(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking 
``during'' and all that follows through ``2003,''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF TIER I FAMILY OR GROUP HOME IN RURAL AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Section 17(f)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(A)(ii)(I)) is 
amended by inserting ``(or, in the case of a rural area (as defined by 
the Secretary), 40 percent)'' after ``50 percent''.
    (b) School Data.--Section 17(f)(3)(E)(ii) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(E)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III);
            (2) in the second sentence of subclause (I), by striking 
        ``The State agency'' and inserting the following:
                                    ``(II) Administration.--The State 
                                agency'';
            (3) in subclause (I), by striking ``organizations a list'' 
        and all that follows and inserting ``organizations--
                                            ``(aa) a list of schools 
                                        serving elementary school 
                                        children in the State in which 
                                        not less than 50 percent of the 
                                        children enrolled are certified 
                                        to receive free or reduced 
                                        price meals; and
                                            ``(bb) a list of schools in 
                                        rural areas described in 
                                        subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) serving 
                                        elementary school children in 
                                        the State in which not less 
                                        than 40 percent of the children 
                                        enrolled are certified to 
                                        receive free or reduced price 
                                        meals.''; and
            (4) in subclause (II) (as designated by paragraph (2)), by 
        striking ``list'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``lists''.
    (c) Prospective Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--Section 17(f)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of the Richard 
        B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1766(f)(3)(A)(ii)(I)) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended 
        by striking ``(or,'' and all that follows through ``40 
        percent)''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        takes effect on October 1, 2005.

SEC. 4. SUPPLEMENT REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR TIER II FAMILY OR GROUP DAY 
              CARE HOMES.

    Section 17(f)(3)(A)(iii)(I) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(A)(iii)(I)) is amended--
            (1) in item (aa), by striking ``13 cents for supplements'' 
        and inserting ``18 cents for supplements''; and
            (2) in item (bb), by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
        ``2004''.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR FAMILY OR GROUP DAY CARE 
              HOME SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS IN RURAL AREAS.

    Section 17(f)(3)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(B) Family'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Reimbursement for administrative expenses.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Family'';
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following:
                            ``(ii) Rural areas.--The levels prescribed 
                        under clause (i) shall be increased by $2.00 
                        for each family or group day care home 
                        sponsoring organization that is located in a 
                        rural area (as defined by the Secretary).''; 
                        and
            (3) in the last sentence, by striking ``Such levels'' and 
        inserting the following:
                            ``(iii) Annual adjustments.--The levels 
                        prescribed under this subparagraph''.

SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.

    Section 17(q)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(q)(3)) is amended by striking ``1999 through 2003'' 
and inserting ``2004 through 2008''.

SEC. 7. PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN IN RURAL AREAS.

    (a) Definition of At-Risk School Children.--
            (1) In general.--Section 17(r)(1)(B) of the Richard B. 
        Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)(1)(B)) is 
        amended by inserting ``(or, in the case of a rural area (as 
        defined in section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and 
        Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A))), 40 percent)'' 
        after ``50 percent''.
            (2) Prospective repeal.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 17(r)(1)(B) of the Richard 
                B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1766(r)(1)(B)) (as amended by paragraph (1)) is amended 
                by striking ``(or,'' and all that follows through 40 
                percent)''.
                    (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
                subparagraph (A) takes effect on October 1, 2005.
    (b) Limitation.--Section 17(r)(5) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)(5)) is amended by striking 
``seven States,'' and all that follows through ``and two States'' and 
inserting ``13 States, of which 11 States shall be Illinois, 
Pennsylvania, Missouri, Delaware, Michigan, Oregon, New York, 
Wisconsin, Mississippi, Iowa, and Indiana and 2 States''.

SEC. 8. PARTICIPATION BY EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

    Section 17(t)(5)(A)(i) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(t)(5)(A)(i)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``12 years of age;'' and 
        inserting ``18 years of age; or'';
            (2) by striking subclause (II); and
            (3) by redesignating subclause (III) as subclause (II).

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act take effect on October 1, 2003.
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