Sec. 4601. P-EBT PROGRAM EXTENSION

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## SEC. 4601 P-EBT PROGRAM EXTENSION Section 1101 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116-127; 7 U.S.C. 2011 note) is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)— #####

(A)by striking “fiscal year 2020” and inserting “fiscal years 2020 and 2021”; and #####

(B)by inserting “or has reduced the number of days or hours that students attend the school” after “school is closed”; ####

(2)in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by inserting “and, as applicable, households with children eligible for assistance under subsection (h)” after “children”; ####

(3)in subsection (c), by inserting “or has reduced the number of days or hours that students attend the school” after “school that is closed”; ####

(4)in subsection (f)— #####

(A)by striking “ To facilitate ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) In general > > To facilitate ” > ; and #####

(B)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(2) Simplifying assumptions for school year 2020-2021 > > A State agency may use simplifying assumptions and the best feasibly available data to provide benefits to and establish benefit levels and eligibility periods for eligible children and children eligible for assistance under subsection

(h)for purposes of this section. ” > ; ####

(5)by redesignating subsections

(h)and

(i)as subsections

(i)and (j), respectively; ####

(6)by inserting after subsection

(g)the following: > > ### “(h) Assistance for Children in Child Care > > > #### “(1) In general > > Beginning on October 1, 2020, subject to an approved State agency plan under subsection

(b)or an approved amendment to such a plan, in any case in which, during a public health emergency designation, a covered child care facility is closed or has reduced attendance or hours for at least 5 consecutive days, or 1 or more schools in the area of a covered child care facility are closed or have reduced attendance or hours for at least 5 consecutive days, each household containing at least 1 child enrolled in such a covered child care facility and the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) shall be eligible to receive assistance, in accordance with paragraph (2), until covered child care facilities or schools in the area reopen or operate at full attendance and hours, as applicable, as determined by the State agency. > > > #### “(2) Assistance > > A household shall receive benefits under paragraph

(1)in an amount that is equal to at least 1 breakfast and 1 lunch at the free rate for each child enrolled in a covered child care facility for each day that the child does not attend the facility because the facility is closed or operating with reduced attendance or hours. > > > #### “(3) State option > > A State shall not be required to provide assistance under this subsection in order to provide assistance to eligible children under a State agency plan under subsection (b). ” > ; ####

(7)in subsection

(i)(as so redesignated)— #####

(A)in each of paragraphs

(1)through (3), by inserting a paragraph heading, the text of which comprises the term defined in that paragraph; #####

(B)by redesignating paragraphs

(1)through

(3)as paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively; #####

(C)by inserting before paragraph

(2)(as so redesignated) the following: > > #### “(1) Covered child care facility > > The term ‘covered child care facility’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > an organization described in subparagraph

(A)or

(B)of section 17(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)(2)); and > > > ##### “(B) > > a family or group day care home. ” > ; #####

(D)in paragraph

(2)(as so redesignated), by inserting “or reduced attendance or hours” after “closure”; #####

(E)by inserting after paragraph

(2)(as so redesignated) the following: > > #### “(3) Free rate > > The term ‘free rate’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > with respect to a breakfast, the rate of a free breakfast under the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); and > > > ##### “(B) > > with respect to a lunch, the rate of a free lunch under the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). ” > ; and #####

(F)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(6) State > > The term ‘State’ has the meaning given the term in section 12(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(d)). ” > ; and ####

(8)in subsection

(j)(as so redesignated), by inserting “(including all administrative expenses)” after “this section”.

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