[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3294 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3294
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect
to reimbursements under the child and adult care food program, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 14 (legislative day, November 13), 2023
Mr. Casey (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Fetterman, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Welch) 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 with respect
to reimbursements under the child and adult care food program, and for
other purposes.
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 ``Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act
of 2023''.
SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENTS UNDER CACFP PROGRAM.
(a) Additional Reimbursements.--Section 17 of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by inserting
``and subject to paragraph (7)'' after ``subsection
(f)(3)'' each place it appears; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Additional Reimbursement.--Beginning on the first day of the
first month that begins after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
each meal and supplement served under this section shall receive an
additional reimbursement in the amount of 10 cents (as adjusted
pursuant to section 11(a) of this Act).'';
(2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ``multiplying
the'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting the following: ``multiplying--
``(i) the total number of each type of meal
(breakfast, lunch, or supper) or supplement
served in such institution in that fiscal year;
and
``(ii) the sum obtained by adding the
applicable national average payment rate for
each such type of meal or supplement, as
determined under subsection (c), to the
additional reimbursement amount required under
paragraph (7) of that subsection.'';
(3) in subsection (o)(3)(A), by inserting ``(including the
additional reimbursement amount required under subsection
(c)(7))'' before the period at the end;
(4) in subsection (r)(4)(B)--
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ``plus the
additional reimbursement amount required under
paragraph (7) of that subsection'' before the period at
the end; and
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``plus the
additional reimbursement amount required under
subsection (c)(7)'' before the period at the end; and
(5) in subsection (t)(5)(B), by inserting ``plus the
additional reimbursement amount required under paragraph (7) of
that subsection'' before the period at the end.
(b) Reimbursement of Family or Group Day Care Home Sponsoring
Organizations.--Section 17(f)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in clause (ii)--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``Tier i
family or group day care homes'' and inserting
``Calculation of reimbursement'';
(ii) by striking subclause (I);
(iii) by redesignating subclauses (II),
(III), and (IV) as subclauses (I), (II), and
(III), respectively;
(iv) in subclause (I) (as so
redesignated)--
(I) by striking ``subclause (III),
a tier I'' and inserting ``subclause
(II), a''; and
(II) by striking ``, except that''
and all that follows through ``section
9'';
(v) in subclause (II) (as so
redesignated)--
(I) by striking ``subclause (IV)''
and inserting ``subclause (III)''; and
(II) by striking ``subclause (II)''
and inserting ``subclause (I)'';
(vi) in subclause (III) (as so
redesignated), in the first sentence, by
striking ``food at home'' and inserting ``food
away from home''; and
(vii) by adding at the end the following:
``(IV) Additional reimbursement.--
The additional reimbursement amount
required under subsection (c)(7) shall
apply to the reimbursements of meals
and supplements under this
subparagraph.''; and
(B) by striking clause (iii); and
(2) by striking subparagraph (E).
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