Sec. 3. Commodity assistance for school breakfast program
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Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1755 ) is amended— by striking subsection
(b)and inserting the following: Not later than September 30 of the following school year, the Secretary shall deliver to each State participating in— the school lunch program established under this Act, commodities valued at the total level of assistance authorized under subsection
(c)for each school year for the school lunch program in the State; and the school breakfast program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ), commodities valued at the total level of assistance authorized under subsection
(d)for each school year for the school breakfast program in the State. ; and by striking subsection
(d)and inserting the following: Subject to paragraph (2), in the case of the school breakfast program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ), the value of donated foods shall be 10 cents. The value of donated foods under paragraph
(1)shall be adjusted on July 1, 2017, and each July 1 thereafter, to reflect changes in the Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. The Index shall be computed using 5 major food components of the Producer Price Index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (cereal and bakery products, meats, poultry and fish, dairy products, processed fruits and vegetables, and fats and oils). Each component shall be weighed using the same relative weight as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The value of food assistance for each meal shall be adjusted each July 1 by the annual percentage change in a 3-month average value of the Price Index for Foods Used in Schools and Institutions for March, April, and May each year. The adjustment shall be computed to the nearest 1/4 cent. Subject to subparagraph (B), for each school year, the total amount of commodity assistance, or cash in lieu of commodity assistance, available to a State for the school breakfast program shall be the product obtained by multiplying— the number of breakfasts served in the preceding school year; by the rate established under paragraphs
(1)and (2). After the end of each school year, the Secretary shall— reconcile the number of breakfasts served by schools in each State with the number of breakfasts served by schools in each State during the preceding school year; and increase or reduce subsequent commodity assistance, or cash in lieu of commodity assistance, provided to each State based on the reconciliation. .
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