Bill > HR6801

This bill, called the Funding Emergency Eating Distribution for the Children or the FEED the Children Act, aims to provide reimbursements for the emergency operational costs incurred by school food authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to allocate funds to each participating state to cover 55% of the difference between the amount a school food authority was reimbursed during the reimbursement months (March-June 2020) and the amount it was reimbursed during the alternate period (January-February 2020), to account for the increased operational costs due to the pandemic. 2. Allowing states to reserve up to 1% of the allocated funds for administrative expenses. 3. Requiring states to report on the use of the funds by September 30, 2021, and any unexpended funds to revert to the Secretary. 4. Defining key terms such as "emergency operational costs," "new school food authority," and "reimbursement sections" to provide context for the implementation of the reimbursement program. The overall goal of the bill is to help school food authorities maintain their operations and continue providing meals to students during the COVID-19 crisis, by reimbursing them for the increased costs they have incurred.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6801/all-info