Sec. 203. Annual reimbursement rate and commodity improvements
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Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1755(c)(1) ) is amended— by amending subsection
(b)to read as follows: The Secretary shall deliver, to each State participating in the school lunch program under this Act and the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ) commodities valued at the total level of assistance authorized under subsections
(c)and
(d)for each school year for the school lunch and school breakfast programs in the State, not later than September 30 of the following school year. ; in subsection (c), by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: Not later than January 15 of each year after the date of the enactment of the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act, the Secretary shall— calculate the national average value of donated foods, or cash payments in lieu thereof, in accordance with subparagraph (B); and adjust the amount calculated under clause
(i)by the annual percentage change in the 3-month average value of the Producer Price Index for Foods Used in Schools and Institutions— for the preceding August, September, and October, computed to the nearest ¼ cent; using 5 major food components in the Producer Price Index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which are— cereal and bakery products; meats, poultry, and fish; dairy products; processed fruits and vegetables; and fats and oils; and weighing each such component using the same relative weight as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national average value of donated foods, or cash payments in lieu thereof, shall be equal to 12 percent of the quotient obtained by dividing— the total assistance provided in the preceding school year under section 4, this section, and section 11; by the number of lunches served in the preceding school year. Not later than January 15 of each year after the date of the enactment of the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act, the Secretary shall calculate the total commodity assistance or cash payments in lieu thereof available to a State for the upcoming school year by multiplying the number of lunches served in the most recent school year for which data are available by the rate established in subparagraph (A). The Secretary shall also annually reconcile the amount of commodity assistance or cash payments in lieu thereof made available under this subparagraph with the amount of assistance used by each State and increase or reduce subsequent commodity assistance or cash payments in lieu thereof based on such reconciliation. ; by amending subsection
(d)to read as follows: The national average value of donated foods for school breakfasts, or cash payments in lieu thereof, shall be 6 cents, adjusted in the same manner as the amount calculated under clause
(i)of subparagraph
(A)of subsection (c)(1) is adjusted under clause
(ii)of such subparagraph. Not later than January 15 of each year after the date of the enactment of the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act, the Secretary shall— calculate the total commodity assistance or cash payments in lieu thereof available to a State for the upcoming school year by multiplying the number of breakfasts served in the most recent school year for which data are available by the rate established in paragraph (1); and annually reconcile the amount of commodity assistance or cash payments in lieu thereof made available under this subparagraph with the amount of assistance used by each State and increase or reduce subsequent commodity assistance or cash payments in lieu thereof based on such reconciliation. ; by striking subsection (e); and by redesignating subsection
(f)as subsection (e). Section 11(a)(3)(B)) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(3)(B) ) is amended— in clause (ii)— by striking most recent ; and by inserting ending on the preceding April 30 after 12-month period ; and in clause (iii), by inserting ending on April 30 after 12-month period .
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