[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2749 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2749
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve
access to nutritious meals for young children in child care.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 6, 2009
Mrs. Gillibrand 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
access to nutritious meals for young children in child care.
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 ``Access to Nutritious Meals for Young
Children Act of 2009''.
TITLE I--INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS
SEC. 101. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.
(a) National Average Payment.--
(1) Lunches and suppers.--Section 17(c) of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(c)) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the same as the
national average payment rates for free lunches,
reduced price lunches, and paid lunches, respectively,
under sections 4 and 11 of this Act as appropriate''
and inserting ``$2.88 for free lunches and suppers,
$2.48 for reduced price lunches and suppers, and 45
cents for paid lunches and suppers'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the same as the
national average payment rates for free breakfasts,
reduced price breakfasts, and paid breakfasts,
respectively, under section 4(b) of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966'' and inserting ``$1.66 for free
breakfasts, $1.36 for reduced price breakfasts, and 46
cents for paid breakfasts''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``30 cents'' and inserting
``84 cents'';
(ii) by striking ``one-half the rate for
free supplements'' and inserting ``47 cents'';
and
(iii) by striking ``2.75 cents'' cents and
inserting ``16 cents''.
(b) A Third Meal Option.--Section 17(f)(2)(B) of the Richard B.
Russell School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(2)(B)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``two meals'' and inserting ``3 meals'';
(2) by striking ``2 meals'' and inserting ``3 meals''; and
(3) by striking ``, for children that are maintained in a
child care setting for eight or more hours per day''.
(c) Reimbursement of Family or Group Day Care Home Sponsoring
Organizations.--Section 17(f)(3) of the Richard B. Russell School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in clause (ii)--
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ``50
percent'' each place it appears in items (aa)
and (bb) and inserting ``40 percent''; and
(ii) in subclause (III), by striking ``the
factors in effect on July 1, 1996'' and
inserting ``$2.41 for lunches and suppers,
$1.39 for breakfasts, and 76 cents for
supplements''; and
(B) in clause (iii)(I)--
(i) in item (aa), by striking ``95 cents
for lunches and suppers, 27 cents for
breakfasts, and 13 cents for supplements'' and
inserting ``$1.53 for lunches and suppers, 64
cents for breakfasts, and 28 cents for
supplements''; and
(ii) in item (bb), by striking ``July 1,
1997'' and inserting ``July 1, 2010''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) Nutrition services and administrative
funds.--
``(i) In general.--Effective July 1, 2010
and in addition to the annual cost of living
adjustment described in clause (iii), the
Secretary shall raise the maximum allowable
levels of the family or group day care home
sponsoring organization monthly administrative
reimbursement by $5 per home.
``(ii) Administration expenses.--In
addition to the reimbursement described in
clause (i), family or group day care home
sponsoring organizations shall receive
reimbursement for the administrative expenses
of the family or group day care home sponsoring
organizations in amounts not exceeding the
maximum allowable levels prescribed by the
Secretary.
``(iii) Adjustment.--The maximum allowable
levels described in this subparagraph shall be
adjusted on July 1 of each year to reflect
changes in the Consumer Price Index for all
items for the most recent 12-month period for
which such data are available with the
exception of any year for which application of
the Consumer Price Index would result in a
decrease in reimbursement rates.''.
TITLE II--STREAMLINING AND SIMPLIFICATION OF PROGRAM AND PAPERWORK
REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 201. STREAMLINING AND SIMPLIFICATION OF PROGRAM AND PAPERWORK
REQUIREMENTS.
Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1766) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(u) Streamlining and Simplification of Program and Paperwork
Requirements.--The Secretary shall improve the ability of the child and
adult care food program to reach low-income families by streamlining
program and paperwork requirements, including requirements for States,
sponsoring organizations, child care providers, and parents.''.
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