SUMMER FOOD SERVICE RESIDENTIAL CAMP ELIGIBILITY.

SEC. 121. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE RESIDENTIAL CAMP ELIGIBILITY. Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(h) Summer Food Service Residential Camp Eligibility.—“(1) In general.—During the month after the date of enactment of this subsection through September, 2004, and the months of May through September, 2005, the Secretary shall modify eligibility criteria, at not more than 1 private nonprofit residential camp in each of not more than 2 States, as determined by the Secretary, for the purpose of identifying and evaluating alternative methods of determining the eligibility of residential private nonprofit camps to participate in the summer food service program for children established under section 13. “(2) Eligibility.—To be eligible for the criteria modified under paragraph (1), a residential camp—“(A) shall be a service institution (as defined in section 13(a)(1)); “(B) may not charge a fee to any child in residence at the camp; and “(C) shall serve children who reside in an area in which poor economic conditions exist (as defined in section 13(a)(1)). “(3) Payments.—“(A) In general.—Under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide reimbursement for meals served to all children at a residential camp at the payment rates specified in section 13(b)(1). “(B) Reimbursable meals.—A residential camp selected by the Secretary may receive reimbursement for 118 STAT. 759 not more than 3 meals, or 2 meals and 1 supplement, during each day of operation. “(4) Evaluation.—“(A) Information from residential camps.—Not later than December 31, 2005, a residential camp selected under paragraph (1) shall report to the Secretary such information as is required by the Secretary concerning the requirements of this subsection. “(B) Report to congress.—Not later than March 31, 2006, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that evaluates the effect of this subsection on program participation and other factors, as determined by the Secretary.”.