Sec. 12. Verification of citizenship for WIC and school meals

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Section 17(d) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: An infant or a child shall be considered ineligible for the program under this section if— the infant or child is not— a citizen of the United States; or an alien who is admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ); and a parent (including a guardian) of the infant or child is— an alien (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ) who is unlawfully present in the United States; an alien granted asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 ); an alien granted parole under section 212(d)(5) or 236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) , 1126(a)(2)(B)); an alien granted temporary protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a ); an alien granted deferred action or deferred enforced departure, including pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children issued on June 15, 2012; or an alien granted withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3) ). .

Section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: A child shall be considered ineligible for free or reduced price lunch under this Act and free or reduced price breakfast under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ) if— the child is not— a citizen of the United States; or an alien who is admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ); and a parent (including a guardian) of the child is— an alien (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ) who is unlawfully present in the United States; an alien granted asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 ); an alien granted parole under section 212(d)(5) or 236(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) , 1126(a)(2)(B)); an alien granted temporary protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a ); an alien granted deferred action or deferred enforced departure, including pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children issued on June 15, 2012; or an alien granted withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3) ). .

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