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This bill, titled the "Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act", proposes several modifications to the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the child and adult care food program. The bill introduces changes in several key areas: first, it establishes annual eligibility certification for proprietary child care centers, ensuring regular review of their participation in the program. Second, it mandates a comprehensive review of the "serious deficiency" process for child care institutions, aiming to create clearer, fairer guidelines for determining and addressing compliance issues, including distinguishing between human error and intentional non-compliance. Third, the bill adjusts reimbursement limitations, allowing up to two meals and one supplement or one meal and two supplements per day per child, with a potential third meal option for child care settings with extended hours. The legislation also requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on third meal reimbursement to understand its impact on working families and local economies. Additionally, the bill establishes an Advisory Committee on Paperwork Reduction, composed of representatives from various child care and advocacy organizations, tasked with examining and recommending ways to reduce administrative burdens while maintaining program integrity, including suggestions for streamlining applications, documentation, and technological modernization of the program.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2818/all-info