[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E870]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        EMERGENCY CHILD & ADULT NUTRITION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2021

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                           HON. ALMA S. ADAMS

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 3, 2021

  Ms. ADAMS. Madam Speaker, today I introduced the Emergency Child & 
Adult Nutrition Assistance Act of 2021. This legislation will extend 
COVID-19 relief for both the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the 
school food authorities through the end of the 2021 school year to help 
cover their operational costs. This bill will also extend the 
availability of funds through September 2022. Additionally, each state 
that carries out a reimbursement program, will be required to submit a 
report on the use of such funds no later than March 2023.
  As we continue to recover from the pandemic, many school districts 
and school food authorities are still facing major challenges to the 
fiscal sustainability of their school meal programs due to decreases in 
meals served and supplemental sales, and many adult and child care 
centers and after school programs continue to need support to feed 
children and adults in need during the public health crisis. The 
increased cost of food and supplies and the loss of revenue have dealt 
critical blows to funding for these essential programs.
  The supplemental funding provided by the Emergency Child & Adult 
Nutrition Assistance Act will ensure that school meal programs and 
child and adult care programs have sufficient support to continue 
feeding the most vulnerable in our communities as we grapple with the 
continued impacts of this pandemic.