Increased Program Access Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reimburse summer food service programs for children in service institutions and food programs for children in afterschool care for free meals or snacks served to children in areas where at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children meet the income eligibility criteria for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation at congregate feeding sites in summer food service programs for children through innovative approaches to limited transportation in underserved areas.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4734 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4734
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide
children from underserved areas with better access to meals served
through the summer food service program for children and certain child
care programs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 2, 2010
Ms. Woolsey (for herself and Mr. Platts) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide
children from underserved areas with better access to meals served
through the summer food service program for children and certain child
care programs.
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 ``Increased Program Access Act''.
SEC. 2. AREA ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Summer Food Service Program for Children.--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 striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``40
percent''.
(b) Program for At-Risk School Children.--Section 17(r)(1)(B) of
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1766(r)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``40
percent''.
(c) Meal Supplements for Children in Afterschool Care.--Section
17A(c)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1766a(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting
``40 percent''.
SEC. 3. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION GRANTS FOR
UNDERSERVED AREAS.
Section 13(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended by striking paragraphs (9) and (10) and
inserting the following:
``(9) Summer food service program transportation grants for
underserved areas.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall award
competitive grants to service institutions selected by
the Secretary to increase participation at congregate
feeding sites in the summer food service program for
children authorized by this section through innovative
approaches to limited transportation in underserved
areas (including rural areas), as determined by the
Secretary.
``(B) Eligibility.--To be selected to receive a
grant under this paragraph, a service institution--
``(i) may be located in any State; and
``(ii) shall--
``(I) submit to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require;
``(II) meet criteria established by
the Secretary; and
``(III) agree to the terms and
conditions of the grant, as established
by the Secretary.
``(C) Priority.--In awarding grants under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to service
institutions that--
``(i) serve both breakfast and lunch; or
``(ii) offer educational or enrichment
programs.
``(D) Duration.--A service institution that
receives a grant under this paragraph may use the grant
funds during the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in
fiscal year 2011.
``(E) Travel reimbursement.--A service institution
that receives a grant under this paragraph may use
grant funds to provide reimbursement for travel to
satellite congregate feeding sites.
``(F) Funding.--
``(i) In general.--On October 1, 2010, out
of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out
this section $10,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
``(ii) Receipt and acceptance.--The
Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section
the funds transferred under clause (i), without
further appropriation.
``(iii) Limitation.--Not more than 1
percent of the funds made available under
clause (i) may be used by the Secretary for the
administrative costs of carrying out this
paragraph.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
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