Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2023”.
Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect to reimbursements under the child and adult care food program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Reimbursements under CACFP program
Additional reimbursements— Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended—
in subsection (c)—
in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by inserting “and subject to paragraph (7)” after “subsection (f)(3)” each place it appears; and
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 this paragraph, 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) of this Act).”
in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking “multiplying the” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following:
“(i) the total number of each type of meal (breakfast, lunch, or supper) or supplement served in such institution in that fiscal year; and
“(ii) the sum obtained by adding the applicable national average payment rate for each such type of meal or supplement, as determined under subsection (c), to the additional reimbursement amount required under paragraph (7) of that subsection.”
in subsection (o)(3)(A), by inserting “(including the additional reimbursement amount required under subsection (c)(7))” before the period at the end;
in subsection (r)(4)(B)—
in clause (i), by inserting “plus the additional reimbursement amount required under paragraph (7) of that subsection” before the period at the end; and
in clause (ii), by inserting “plus the additional reimbursement amount required under subsection (c)(7)” before the period at the end; and
in subsection (t)(5)(B), by inserting “plus the additional reimbursement amount required under paragraph (7) of that subsection” before the period at the end.
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—
in subparagraph (A)—
in clause (ii)—
in the heading, by striking “Tier i family or group day care homes” and inserting “Calculation of reimbursement”;
by striking subclause (I);
by redesignating subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively;
in subclause (I) (as so redesignated)—
by striking “subclause (III), a tier I” and inserting “subclause (II), a”; and
by striking “, except that” and all that follows through “section 9”;
in subclause (II) (as so redesignated)—
by striking “subclause (IV)” and inserting “subclause (III)”; and
by striking “subclause (II)” and inserting “subclause (I)”;
in subclause (III) (as so redesignated), in the first sentence, by striking “food at home” and inserting “food away from home”; and
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.”
by striking clause (iii); and
by striking subparagraph (E).