Sec. 101. Free school breakfast program
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Section 4(a) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773(a) ) is amended, in the first sentence— by striking is hereby and inserting are ; and by inserting to provide free breakfast to all children enrolled at those schools before in accordance . Section 4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking subclause
(II)and inserting the following: the national average payment for free breakfasts, as specified in subparagraph (B). ; by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: The national average payment for each free breakfast shall be $2.72, adjusted annually for inflation in accordance with clause
(ii)and rounded in accordance with clause (iii). The annual inflation adjustment under clause
(i)shall reflect changes in the cost of operating the free breakfast program under this section, as indicated by the change in the Consumer Price Index for food away from home for all urban consumers. Each inflation annual adjustment under clause
(i)shall reflect the changes in the Consumer Price Index for food away from home for the most recent 12-month period for which that data is available. On July 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the national average payment rate for free breakfast shall be— adjusted to the nearest lower-cent increment; and based on the unrounded amounts for the preceding 12-month period. ; by striking subparagraphs
(C)and (E); and by redesignating subparagraph
(D)as subparagraph (C); by striking paragraphs
(2)and (3); by redesignating paragraphs
(4)and
(5)as paragraphs
(2)and (3), respectively; and in paragraph
(3)(as so redesignated), by striking paragraph
(3)or
(4)and inserting paragraph
(2). Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ) is amended by striking subsection
(c)and inserting the following: Funds apportioned and paid to any State for the purpose of this section shall be disbursed by the State educational agency to schools selected by the State educational agency to assist those schools in operating a breakfast program. . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) or any other provision of law, effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, as a condition of participation in the breakfast program under section 4 of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ), a school— shall not collect any debt owed to the school for unpaid meal charges; and shall continue to accrue debt for unpaid meal charges— for the purpose of receiving reimbursement under section 212; and until the effective date specified in section 2. Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ) is amended by striking subsection
(d)and inserting the following: A school participating in the free breakfast program under this section shall not collect any debt owed to the school for unpaid meal charges. . Section 23(a) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1793(a) ) is amended by striking school in severe need, as described in section 4(d)(1) and inserting the following: school— that has a free breakfast program under section 4 or seeks to initiate a free breakfast program under that section; and of which not less than 40 percent of the students are identified students (as defined in paragraph
(8)of section 1113(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6313(a) )) . Section 4(e) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773(e) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)(A), in the second sentence, by striking free or and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting free to all children enrolled at a school participating in the school breakfast program. ; and in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by striking the full charge to the student for a breakfast meeting the requirements of this section or . Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a school or school food authority— shall not— physically segregate or otherwise discriminate against any child participating in the breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ); or overtly identify a child described in clause
(i)by a special token or ticket, an announced or published list of names, or any other means; and shall provide the program meal to any child eligible under the program. Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: A school or school food authority shall not— physically segregate or otherwise discriminate against any child participating in the free breakfast program under this section; or overtly identify a child described in paragraph
(1)by a special token or ticket, an announced or published list of names, or any other means. . Section 20(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1789(b) ) is amended— by striking and reduced-price ; and by striking and shall and all that follows through section . The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) is amended— by striking or reduced price each place it appears; by striking and reduced price each place it appears; and by striking a reduced price each place it appears.
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