SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.

SEC. 105. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN. (a) Establishment of Site Limitation.— Section 13(a)(7)(B) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(7)(B)) is amended by striking clause (i) and inserting the following: “(i) operate— “(I) not more than 25 sites, with not more than 300 children being served at any one site; or “(II) with a waiver granted by the State agency under standards developed by the Secretary, with not more than 500 children being served at any one site;”. (b) Elimination of Meal Contracting Restrictions, Indication of Interest Requirement, and Vendor Registration Requirements.— Section 13 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(7)(B)— (A) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii); and (B) by redesignating clauses (iv) through (vii) as clauses (ii) through (v) respectively; and (2) in subsection (1)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the first sentence— (I) by striking “(other than private nonprofit organizations eligible trader subsection (a)(7))”; and (II) by striking “only with food service management companies registered with the State in which they operate” and inserting “with food service management companies”; and (ii) by striking the last sentence; (B) in paragraph (2)— 112 STAT. 3149 (i) in the first sentence, by striking “shall” and inserting “may”; and (ii) by striking the second and third sentences; (C) by striking paragraph (3); and (D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. (c) Offer Versus Serve.— Section 13(f)(7) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(f)(7)) is amended in the first sentence by striking “attending a site on school premises operated directly by the authority”. (d) Reauthorization of Program.— Section 13(q) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(q)) is amended by striking “1998” and inserting “2003”. (e) Technical Amendment.— (1) In general.— Section 706(j)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2293) is amended by striking “methods of assessing” and inserting “methods for assessing”. (2) Effective date.— The amendment made by paragraph (1) takes effect on January 1, 1997.