42 U.S.C. § 1766a : US Code - Section 1766A: Meal supplements for children in afterschool care

Search 42 U.S.C. § 1766a : US Code - Section 1766A: Meal supplements for children in afterschool care

(a) General authority
(1) Grants to States
The Secretary shall carry out a program to assist States
through grants-in-aid and other means to provide meal supplements
under a program organized primarily to provide care for children
in afterschool care in eligible elementary and secondary schools.
(2) Eligible schools
For the purposes of this section, the term "eligible elementary
and secondary schools" means schools that -
(A) operate school lunch programs under this chapter;
(B) sponsor afterschool care programs; and
(C) operate afterschool programs with an educational or
enrichment purpose.
(b) Eligible children
Reimbursement may be provided under this section only for
supplements served to school children who are not more than 18
years of age, except that the age limitation provided by this
subsection shall not apply to a child described in section
1760(d)(1)(A) of this title.
(c) Reimbursement
(1) At-risk school children
In the case of an eligible child who is participating in a
program authorized under this section operated at a site located
in a geographical area served by a school in which at least 50
percent of the children enrolled are certified as eligible to
receive free or reduced price school meals under this chapter or
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), a
supplement provided under this section to the child shall be -
(A) reimbursed at the rate at which free supplements are
reimbursed under section 1766(c)(3) of this title; and
(B) served without charge.
(2) Other school children
In the case of an eligible child who is participating in a
program authorized under this section at a site that is not
described in paragraph (1), for the purposes of this section, the
national average payment rate for supplements shall be equal to
those established under section 1766(c)(3) of this title (as
adjusted pursuant to section 1759a(a)(3) of this title).
(d) Contents of supplements
The requirements that apply to the content of meal supplements
served under child care food programs operated with assistance
under this chapter shall apply to the content of meal supplements
served under programs operated with assistance under this section.