SCHOOL LUNCH DATA.

SEC. 242. SCHOOL LUNCH DATA. (a) Limited Waiver of Confidentiality Requirement.— (1) In general.—Section 9(b)(2)(C)(iii) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)) is amended— (A) in subclause (II), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(IV) a person directly connected with the administration of the State medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or the State children’s health insurance program under title XXI of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) solely for the purpose of identifying children eligible for benefits under, and enrolling children in, such programs, except that this subclause shall apply only to the extent that the State and the school food authority so elect.”. (2) Certification and notification.—Section 9(b)(2)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(2)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(vi) Requirements for waiver of confidentiality.—A State that elects to exercise the option described in clause (iii)(IV) shall ensure that any school food authority acting in accordance with that option— “(I) has a written agreement with the State or local agency or agencies administering health insurance programs for children under titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. and 1397aa et seq.) that requires the health agencies to use the information obtained under clause (iii) to seek to enroll children in those health insurance programs; and “(II)(aa) notifies each household, the information of which shall be disclosed under clause (iii), that the information disclosed will be used only to enroll children in health programs referred to in clause (iii)(IV); and “(bb) provides each parent or guardian of a child in the household with an opportunity to elect not to have the information disclosed. “(vii) Use of disclosed information.—A person to which information is disclosed under clause (iii)(IV) shall use or disclose the information only as necessary for the purpose of enrolling children in health programs referred to in clause (iii)(IV).”. (b) Demonstration Project.— (1) In general.—Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(r) Demonstration Project Relating to Use of the WIC Program for Identification and Enrollment of Children in Certain Health Programs.— “(1) In general.—In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish a demonstration project in at least 114 STAT. 412 20 local agencies in one State under which costs of nutrition services and administration (as defined in subsection (b)(4)) shall include the costs of identification of children eligible for benefits under, and the provision of enrollment assistance for children in— “(A) the State medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and “(B) the State children’s health insurance program under title XXI of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.). “(2) State-related requirements.—The State in which a demonstration project is established under paragraph (1)— “(A) shall operate not fewer than 20 pilot site locations; “(B) as of the date of establishment of the demonstration project— “(i) with respect to the programs referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1)— “(I) shall have in use a simplified application form with a length of not more than two pages; “(II) shall accept mail-in applications; and “(III) shall permit enrollment in the program in a variety of locations; and “(ii) shall have served as an original pilot site for the program under this section; and “(C) as of December 31,1998, shall have had— “(i) an infant mortality rate that is above the national average; and “(ii) an overall rate of age-appropriate immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases that is below 80 percent. “(3) Termination of authority.—The authority provided by this subsection terminates September 30, 2003.”. (2) Technical amendments.—Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(4), by striking “(4)” and all that follows through “means” and inserting “(4) ‘Costs of nutrition services and administration’ or ‘nutrition services and administration’ means”; and (B) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking “costs incurred by State and local agencies for nutrition services and administration” and inserting “costs of nutrition services and administration incurred by State and local agencies”. (3) Grant for demonstration project.— Section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(p) Grant for Demonstration Project.— “(1) Use of funds for wic demonstration project.— “(A) In general.—The Secretary shall make grants of funds under this subsection to a State— “(i) for purposes that include carrying out the demonstration project under section 17(r) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(r)); and “(ii) for the purpose described in clause (i), in amounts not to exceed $10,000 for each fiscal year for each site in the State. “(B) Apportionment.—A State that receives a grant under subparagraph (A) shall apportion the funds received 114 STAT. 413 to ensure that each site in the State receives not more than $10,000 for any fiscal year. “(2) Evaluations of demonstration project.—The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the demonstration project and grant program for identification and enrollment efforts funded under this subsection that include a determination of— “(A) the number of children enrolled as a result of the enactment of this subsection; “(B) the income levels of the families of enrolled children; “(C) the cost of identification and enrollment assistance services provided under the project or grant program; “(D) the effect on the caseloads of local agencies that carry out the special supplemental nutrition program for woman, infants, and children established under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); and “(E) such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. “(3) Funding.— “(A) In general.—Out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2004, to remain available until expended but not later than September 30, 2004. “(B) Receipt and acceptance.—The Secretary shall be entitled to receive the funds and shall accept the funds provided under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.”. (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section take effect on October 1, 2000.