Sec. 113. Compliance and accountability
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Section 22 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1769c ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking
(1)and inserting In general .—There shall be There shall be ; by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)as paragraphs
(1)and (2), respectively, and indenting appropriately; in paragraph
(1)(as so redesignated), by striking and at the end; in paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the Buy American requirement described in section 12(n). ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking nutritional and all that follows through paragraph
(1)and inserting requirements described in subsection
(a); and in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 3-year cycle and inserting 5-year cycle ; and by striking paragraph
(3)and inserting the following: Each State agency shall work with the local educational agencies that have the highest national rates of certification errors to develop an error reduction plan and monitor implementation of the plan over the remainder of the review cycle. Each error reduction plan may include— specific measures that the local educational agency shall take to reduce certification errors, including— improving the application; using technology to minimize opportunities for error; enhancing training and oversight of staff involved in the certification and verification process; conducting a preliminary review of denied applications to correct erroneous denials; and for not more than 50 percent of the local educational agencies with error reduction plans, increasing the standard verification sample size to an amount that is not more than 50 percent more than the number of applications described in section 9(b)(3)(D)(i)(II)(aa); a timeline for the local educational agency to implement those measures within the review cycle; annual goals for reductions in certification errors; and technical assistance to be provided by the State agency. Each State agency shall— assist the local educational agencies identified under subparagraph
(D)with developing an error reduction plan that complies with subparagraph (B); provide technical assistance as described in the error reduction plan under subparagraph (B)(iv); conduct annual reviews focused on the direct certification, application, certification, verification, meal counting, and meal claiming processes; and submit to the Secretary annually reports on the progress of local educational agencies with error reduction plans toward implementing the measures and achieving the goals identified under subparagraph (B). Each State agency shall identify the local educational agencies that meet criteria determined by the Secretary to develop an error reduction plan. Small local educational agencies, as determined by the Secretary, shall make up not more than 1/2 of the selected agencies. Local educational agencies with small sample sizes, as determined by the Secretary, shall be exempt from developing an error reduction plan under this paragraph. In selecting local educational agencies under this subparagraph, certification error shall be assessed based on a measure determined by the Secretary that, to the maximum extent practicable, applies to 10 percent of local educational agencies at any 1 time and considers— the results of the reviews conducted under paragraph (1); and the percentage of household applications verified under section 9(b)(3)(D)(i) that had the level of benefits changed as a result of information obtained during the verification process, excluding benefit terminations resulting from not obtaining information during household verification conducted under section 9(b)(3)(G). ; and in subsection (d), by striking 2015 and inserting 2020 .
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