Sec. 302. Program delivery
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The Secretary shall work with States participating in programs authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ) and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ) to encourage— streamlining of program administration, including data collection and reporting requirements, at the State level; communication among State agencies administering the programs; coordination of administration of Federal benefits at the State level to ensure efficiency of program delivery and improved access to participants, including efficiencies for operation between the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ) and the program under subsection
(m)of such section ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ); and consolidation and elimination of duplicative or unnecessary Federal and State reporting requirements. The Secretary, through an independent researcher with expertise in economics or government efficiency, shall conduct a study on the school meal programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ) and section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ) to examine alternative funding mechanisms and delivery to improve program effectiveness and efficiency while reducing program costs, by— analyzing how businesses currently partner with schools or institutions to operate the school meal programs, and examining better ways to work with private sector businesses in the programs; providing analysis and recommendations on improvements to the programs by lowering administrative and program costs to schools, local educational agencies, States, and the Federal government, including analysis and recommendations with respect to— financial impacts, including estimating potential cost-savings of business participation for families, schools, local educational agencies, States, and the Federal government; regulatory and other barriers preventing business participation, and how to remove such barriers to encourage such business participation; and regulatory and other barriers to better utilize donations, including donations of food products, while still complying with food safety requirements; and considering the factors the Secretary is working on with States under subsection (a), while carrying out the analysis under paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of this subsection. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— make the regulatory and guidance changes recommended under subsections
(a)and (b); and submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate— the findings of the study conducted under subsection (b); a plan for legislative and regulatory action, including— a timetable of action for regulatory relief; and recommendations for legislative action required to improve program efficiency and lower administrative costs for the school meal programs. Not more than a total of $475,000 shall be used to carry out subsections
(b)and (c).
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