II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1499 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2009 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand eligibility for free school meals to certain families in areas with greater than fair market rent.

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Expanded eligibility in areas with above average fair market rent

Section 9(b)(1)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(A)) is amended in the second sentence by inserting after 130 percent the following: (or, in the case of families in a metropolitan area or nonmetropolitan county with greater than fair market rent, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development using the most recent data available, 185 percent).