PERMANENCY OF STATE-LOCAL AGREEMENTS FOR CARRYING OUT THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.

SEC. 212. PERMANENCY OF STATE-LOCAL AGREEMENTS FOR CARRYING OUT THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM. (a) Elimination of Duplicate Provision.— (1) In general.— Section 4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)), as similarly amended first by section 330(a) of the School Lunch and Child Nutrition Amendments of 1986, as contained in Public Law 99–591 (100 Stat. 3341–366) and later by section 4210(a) 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 210 of the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–435) is amended to read as if only the amendment made by section 4210(a) of the Child Nutrition Amendments of 1986, as contained in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987, was enacted. (2) Improvement of school breakfast program under hunger prevention act.— (A) The first sentence of section 4(b)(3) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(3)) is amended by striking “3 cents” and inserting “6 cents”. (B) The amendments made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect as if such amendments had been effective on July 1, 1989. (b) State-Local Agreements.— Subparagraph (A) of section 4(b)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)) is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and 01); (2) by inserting “(i)” after “(A)”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: “(ii) The agreements described in clause (i)(I) shall be permanent agreements that may be amended as necessary. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to limit the ability of the State educational agency to suspend or terminate any such agreement in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.”.