INCOME DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.

SEC. 202. INCOME DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) Elimination of Duplicate Provisions.— (1) In general.— Section 9(b) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)), as similarly amended first by section 323 of the School Lunch and Child Nutrition Amendments of 1986, as contained in Public Law 99–500 (100 Stat. 1783–361), later by section 323 of the School Lunch and Child Nutrition Amendments of 1986, as contained in Public Law 99–591 (100 Stat. 3341–364), and later by section 4203 of the Child Nutrition Amendments of 1986, as contained in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 99–661), and as then amended by section 1 of Public Law 100–356, is amended to read as if only the amendment made by section 4203 of the Child Nutrition Amendments of 1986 was enacted. (2) Free lunch program eligibility under public law 100–356. (A) Section 9(b)(1)(A) of the National School Lunch Act (as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection) (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(A)) is amended— (i) in the second sentence, by striking “For the school years ending June 30, 1982, and June 30, 1983, the” and inserting “The”; and (ii) by striking the third sentence. (B) The amendments made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect as if such amendments had been effective on June 28, 1988. (b) Income Documentation Requirements.— Section 9 of the National School Lunch Act (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended— (1) by amending subparagraph (C) of subsection (b)(2) to read as follows: “(C) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), each eligibility determination shall be made on the basis of a complete application executed by an adult member of the household. The Secretary, State, or local food authority may verify any data contained in such application. A local school food authority shall undertake such verification of information contained in any such application as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe and, in accordance with such regulations, 103 STAT. 909shall make appropriate changes in the eligibility determination with respect to such application on the basis of such verification. “(ii) Subject to clause (iii), any school food authority may certify any child as eligible for free or reduced price lunches or breakfasts, without further application, by directly communicating with the appropriate State or local agency to obtain documentation of such child’s status as a member of— “(I) a household that is receiving food stamps under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; or “(II) a family that is receiving assistance under the program for aid to families with dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act. “(iii) School food service authorities shall only use information obtained under clause (ii) for the purpose of determining eligibility for participation in programs under this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.”; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “numbers of all adult” and all that follows and inserting the following: “number of the parent or guardian who is the primary wage earner responsible for the care of the child for whom the application is made, or that of another appropriate adult member of the child’s household, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall require that social security account numbers of all adult members of the household be provided if verification of the data contained in the application is sought under subsection (b)(2)(C).”; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: “(A) appropriate documentation relating to the income of such household (as prescribed by the Secretary) has been provided to the appropriate local school food authority so that such authority may calculate the total income of such household;”; (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting “; or”; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(C) documentation has been provided to the appropriate local school food authority showing that the family is receiving assistance under the program for aid to families with dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.”. (c) Implementation.— Not later than July 1, 1990, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue final regulations to implement the amendments made by subsection (b).