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106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3230
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To reauthorize the authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to pay
costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or
safety risk and to make adjustments to certain child nutrition
programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL OF COMMODITIES THAT
POSE A HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK.
Section 15(e) of the Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC
Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 100-237) is amended
by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2003''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND
CHILDREN.
(a) Cost-of-Living Allowances for Members of Uniformed Services.--
Section 17(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786(d)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``continental'' and inserting
``contiguous States of the''.
(b) Demonstration Project.--Effective October 1, 2000, section
17(r)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(r)(1)) is
amended by striking ``at least 20 local agencies'' and inserting ``not
more than 20 local agencies''.
SEC. 3. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.
(a) Technical Amendments.--Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and all that follows
through ``Sec. 17.'' and inserting the following:
``SEC. 17. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.'';
and
(2) in subsection (a)(6)(C)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the
end.
(b) Exceptions to Hearing Requirements.--Section 17(d)(5)(D) of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(d)(5)(D))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``(D) Hearing.--An institution'' and
inserting the following:
``(D) Hearing.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), an institution''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) Exception for false or fraudulent
claims.--
``(I) In general.--If a State
agency determines that an institution
has knowingly submitted a false or
fraudulent claim for reimbursement, the
State agency may suspend the
participation of the institution in the
program in accordance with this clause.
``(II) Requirement for review.--
Prior to any determination to suspend
participation of an institution under
subclause (I), the State agency shall
provide for an independent review of
the proposed suspension in accordance
with subclause (III).
``(III) Review procedure.--The
review shall--
``(aa) be conducted by an
independent and impartial
official other than, and not
accountable to, any person
involved in the determination
to suspend the institution;
``(bb) provide the State
agency and the institution the
right to submit written
documentation relating to the
suspension, including State
agency documentation of the
alleged false or fraudulent
claim for reimbursement and the
response of the institution to
the documentation;
``(cc) require the
reviewing official to
determine, based on the review,
whether the State agency has
established, based on a
preponderance of the evidence,
that the institution has
knowingly submitted a false or
fraudulent claim for
reimbursement;
``(dd) require the
suspension to be in effect for
not more than 120 calendar days
after the institution has
received notification of a
determination of suspension in
accordance with this clause;
and
``(ee) require the State
agency during the suspension to
ensure that payments continue
to be made to sponsored centers
and family and group day care
homes meeting the requirements
of the program.
``(IV) Hearing.--A State agency
shall provide an institution that has
been suspended from participation in
the program under this clause an
opportunity for a fair hearing on the
suspension conducted in accordance with
subsection (e)(1).''.
(c) Statewide Demonstration Projects Involving Private For-Profit
Organizations Providing Nonresidential Day Care Services.--Section
17(p)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1766(p)(3)(C)) is amended--
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ``all families'' and
inserting ``all low-income families''; and
(2) in clause (iv), by striking ``made'' and inserting
``reported for fiscal year 1998''.
Passed the Senate October 24 (legislative day, September
22), 2000.
Attest:
Secretary.
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3230
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To reauthorize the authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to pay
costs associated with removal of commodities that pose a health or
safety risk and to make adjustments to certain child nutrition
programs.
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