To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to enhance direct certification under the school lunch program.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to enhance direct certification under the school lunch program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers. The main policy domain is Social Welfare, Healthcare, Education.
Who Benefits and How
families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H5765A89A2DC248F0BFA6172C94CD4BBE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caregivers, Access, and Responsible Expansion for Kids Act of 2024 or the CARE for Kids Act of 2024.
- Section H243F9124392640008D72EDA89A8DA345: 2. Enhancing direct certification Section 9(b)(5) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(5)) is amended— in the matter...
- Section H14B8AC89349544EBBE79BDBE7D12AA79: 3. Extended eligibility Section 9(b)(9) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(9)) is amended— by redesignating subparagraph...
- Section H5ACAC7677D8846AE8ED48E27C688729F: 4. Expanding automatic eligibility Section 9(b)(12)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(12)(A)) is amended— by conforming...
- Section HCBF3B68EDBAF49AEA890B6D1A3A753A7: 5. Medicaid direct certification Section 9(b)(15)(A)(i) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(15)(A)(i)) is amended— in the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to enhance direct certification under the school lunch program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Social Welfare, Healthcare, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to enhance direct certification under the school lunch program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Hayes (for herself, Mr. Bacon, and Ms. Ross) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a child that— has been determined eligible for free or reduced price meals under this Act by a local educational agency (referred to in this subparagraph as the original local educational agency)
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