119-s1420

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1420 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1420

 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to increase 
 the amount of reimbursements under the child and adult care food 
 program, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 10, 2025

 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
 Welch, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Sanders, and Mrs. Gillibrand) 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 to increase 
 the amount of 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 2025''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENTS UNDER CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--

Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended--

    (1) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in each of 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 
 the Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025, 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) ).'';

    (2) in subsection

    (o)

    (3)
        (A) , in the first sentence, by 
 striking ``consulation'' and inserting ``consultation''; and

    (3) in subsection

    (r)

    (4)
        (B)
            (ii) , by striking ``subsection
            (c) (3) '' and inserting ``paragraphs

    (3) and

    (7) of subsection
            (c) ''.

    (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) ''; and
            (vi) 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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