[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4379 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4379

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand the 
  summer electronic benefits transfer for children program to include 
    benefit transfer during school closures, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2023

 Mr. Levin (for himself and Mrs. Hayes) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand the 
  summer electronic benefits transfer for children program to include 
    benefit transfer during school closures, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Stop Child Hunger Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER FOR CHILDREN 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 13A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1762) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``and school closure period, as applicable,'' 
                after ``for each summer''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and school closure 
                        periods, as applicable,'' after ``summer 
                        months''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``or during a school closure 
                        period.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``for summer months or a 
                        school closure period, as applicable,'' after 
                        ``pursuant to subsection (a)'';
                            (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``be--'' and inserting ``be, for 
                        calendar year 2024 and each year thereafter, in 
                        an amount that is not less than the value of 
                        breakfast, lunch, and a snack at the free rate 
                        for each day of such summer months or school 
                        closure period; and''; and
                            (iii) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                        subparagraph (A); and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ``or a school 
                closure period, as applicable'' after ``summer 
                months'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ``or a school 
        closure period, as applicable'' after ``with respect to 
        summer'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``50'' and inserting ``100'';
            (5) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``or school closure period, 
                        as applicable'' after ``summer'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``or during'' and 
                                inserting ``, during''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``, or during the 
                                calendar year in which such school 
                                closure period began'' after 
                                ``operational period'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by inserting ``or during the 
                                calendar year in which such school 
                                closure period began'';
                                    (II) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``and'' at 
                                        the end and inserting ``or''; 
                                        and
                                            (bb) by striking ``(i) 
                                        enrolled'' and inserting 
                                        ``enrolled'';
                                    (III) by striking clause (ii);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (6); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Free rate.--The term `free rate' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 1101(j)(4) of the Families First 
        Coronavirus Response Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 note).
            ``(5) School closure period.--The term `school closure 
        period' means a period in which an elementary school or 
        secondary school is closed, operating remotely, or operating in 
        a hybrid manner for 5 or more consecutive weekdays during a 
        calendar year.''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Implementation Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
        to make grants to States to support the development of data 
        systems or upgrades to existing data systems that are necessary 
        to implement this section.
            ``(2) Funding.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations provided in advance in an appropriations Act 
        specifically for the purpose of carrying out this section, and 
        in addition to such appropriations, on October 1, 2024, out of 
        any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 
        carry out this subparagraph $50,000,000, to remain available 
        until expended.''.
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