- adult day care center
means any public agency or private nonprofit organization, or any proprietary title XIX or title XX center, which—
- at-risk school child
means a school child who—
- block claim
has the meaning given the term in section 226.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
- child
includes an individual, regardless of age, who—
- child nutrition program
means—
- children
means—
- combat pay
means any additional payment under chapter 5 of title 37, or otherwise designated by the Secretary to be appropriate for exclusion under this paragraph, that is received by or from a member of the United States Armed Forces deployed to a designated combat zone, if the additional pay—
- Commodity only schools
means schools that do not participate in the school lunch program under this chapter, but which receive commodities made available by the Secretary for use by such schools in nonprofit lunch programs.
- contractor
means a person that contracts with a State, an agency of a State, or a local agency to provide goods or services in relation to the participation of a local agency in a child nutrition program.
- covered Indian Tribal organization
means an Indian Tribal organization that participates in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established under section 1786 of this title.
- Dietary Guidelines
means the Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 5341 of title 7.
- disability
has the meaning given the term in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for purposes of title II of that Act (29 U.S.C 760 et seq.).
- domestic commodity or product
means—
- eligible child
means a child—
- eligible elementary and secondary schools
means schools that—
- eligible household
means a household that includes at least 1 eligible child.
- eligible local food banks or charitable organizations
means any food bank or charitable organization which is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of title 26.
- eligible program
means—
- eligible pulse crop
means dry beans, dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.
- eligible school
means a school or institution that participates in a program under this chapter or the school breakfast program established under section 1773 of this title.
- eligible school district
has the same meaning given such term in section 1581(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985.
- eligible service provider
means—
- emergency shelter
means—
- error prone application
means an approved household application that—
- household application
means an application for a child of a household to receive free or reduced price school lunches under this chapter, or free or reduced price school breakfasts under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), for which an eligibility determination is made other than under paragraph (4) or (5).
- identified students
means students certified based on documentation of benefit receipt or categorical eligibility as described in section 245.6a(c)(2) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
- institution
means—
- local agency
means a school, school food authority, child care center, sponsoring organization, or other entity authorized to operate a child nutrition program at the local level.
- local educational agency
has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of title 20.
- Medicaid program
means the program of medical assistance established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
- non-response rate
means (in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary) the percentage of approved household applications for which verification information has not been obtained by a local educational agency after attempted verification under subparagraphs (F) and (G).
- nonprocurement debarment
means an action to bar a person from programs and activities involving Federal financial and nonfinancial assistance, but not including Federal procurement programs and activities.
- nonprogram food
includes food that is sold in competition with a program established under this chapter or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
- paid lunch
means a reimbursable lunch served to students who are not certified to receive free or reduced price meals.
- person
means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, or other legal entity, however organized.
- private nonprofit organization
means an organization that—
- program
means the summer food service program for children authorized by this section.
- proprietary title XIX or title XX center
means any private, for-profit center providing adult day care services for which it receives compensation from amounts granted to the States under title XIX or XX of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., 1397 et seq.] and which title XIX or title XX beneficiaries were not less than 25 percent of enrolled eligible participants in a calendar month preceding initial application or annual reapplication for program participation.
- pulse crop product
means a food product derived in whole or in part from an eligible pulse crop.
- required percentage
means—
- School
means (A) any public or nonprofit private school of high school grade or under, and (B) any public or licensed nonprofit private residential child care institution (including, but not limited to, orphanages and homes for the mentally retarded, but excluding Job Corps Centers funded by the Department of Labor).
- School year
means the annual period from July 1 through June 30.
- Secretary
means the Secretary of Agriculture.
- selected local educational agency
means a local educational agency that has a demonstrated high level of, or a high risk for, administrative error, as determined by the Secretary.
- service institution
means a public or private nonprofit school food authority, local, municipal, or county government, public or private nonprofit higher education institution participating in the National Youth Sports Program, or residential public or private nonprofit summer camp, that develops special summer or school vacation programs providing food service similar to food service made available to children during the school year under the school lunch program under this chapter or the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
- State
means—
- State educational agency
means, as the State legislature may determine, (A) the chief State school officer (such as the State superintendent of public instruction, commissioner of education, or similar officer), or (B) a board of education controlling the State department of education.
- supplemental nutrition assistance program
means the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
- tier I family or group day care home
means—
- without further application
means that no action is required by the household of the child.