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 idD3215A3148A742E586892D8EF1A0500D: 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 id23A070E296B142B485567C60F3E80EBE: 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 idF41A6D66B88542B4B29B5E41EBCF33BE: 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 id2D727132AF254BBE94F5922B9253EF58: 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 idD681478AF7734B0FA68E6AA882399FFA: 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...
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
IntroducedMr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. King, Mr. Van …
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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 and inserting the following: (I)In generalThe term eligible child means a child who
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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