[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1021 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1021
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve
the summer food service program for children.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 7, 2003
Mr. Kohl introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve
the summer food service program for children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Summer Food Service Program
Improvement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF AREAS IN WHICH POOR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EXIST.
(a) In General.--Section 13(a)(1)(C) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(C)) is amended by
inserting ``(or, in the case of a rural area (as defined in section
343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A))), 40 percent)'' after ``50 percent''.
(b) Prospective Repeal.--
(1) In general.--Section 13(a)(1)(C) of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(C)) (as
amended by subsection (a)) is amended by striking ``(or,'' and
all that follows through 40 percent)''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
takes effect on October 1, 2005.
SEC. 3. PAYMENTS.
(a) Operating Expenses.--Section 13(b)(1) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(1)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--A payment to a service
institution shall be equal to the maximum amount for
food service under subparagraphs (B) and (C).''.
(b) Administrative Costs.--Section 13(b) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(b)) is amended by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
``(3) Administrative costs.--Payment to a service
institution for administrative costs shall be equal to the
maximum allowable levels determined by the Secretary under the
study required under paragraph (4).''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended by striking
subsection (f).
SEC. 4. STARTUP GRANTS FOR SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS.
Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1761) is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the
following:
``(i) Startup Grants for Summer Food Service Programs.--
``(1) Definition of eligible service institution.--In this
subsection, the term `eligible service institution' means a
service institution that agrees to operate the summer food
service program established with the assistance provided under
this subsection.
``(2) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants, on a
competitive basis, to 10 States, in a total amount of not more
than $5,000,000 for each fiscal year from funds made available
to the Secretary, to assist eligible service institutions in
initiating summer food service program sites.
``(3) Uses.--A State shall use a grant made available under
this subsection to assist eligible service institutions with
expenses incurred in initiating summer food service programs
during the first year of the sites.
``(4) Supplementary funds.--A grant under this subsection
shall supplement any payment to which a State is entitled under
this section.
``(5) Plan.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
subsection, a State shall submit to the Secretary a plan to
initiate summer food service program sites conducted in the
State, including a description of the manner in which the State
shall provide technical assistance and funding to eligible
service institutions in the State to initiate the sites.
``(6) State preferences.--In making a grant under this
subsection for a fiscal year to initiate summer food service
programs sites, the Secretary shall give preference to a State
in which not more than 10 lunches under summer food service
programs are served on an average day in June and July for each
100 free and reduced price lunches served on an average day
from September through May of the previous school year, as
determined by the Secretary.
``(7) Reallocation.--The Secretary shall act in a timely
manner to recover and reallocate to other States any amount
made available to a State under this subsection that is not
used by the agency or State within a reasonable period (as
determined by the Secretary).
``(8) Application.--The Secretary shall allow application
by States on an annual basis for grants under this subsection.
``(9) Preferences by states.--In allocating funds within
the State, each State shall give preference for assistance
under this subsection to an eligible service institution that
demonstrates the greatest need for assistance for a summer food
service program, as determined by the State.
``(10) Maintenance of effort.--The expenditure of funds
from State and local sources for the maintenance of the summer
food service program shall not be diminished as a result of
grants made available under this subsection.''.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the
amendments made by this Act take effect on October 1, 2003.
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