MEAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN AFTERSCHOOL CARE.

SEC. 106. MEAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN AFTERSCHOOL CARE. (a) General Authority.— The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 17 the following new section: “SEC. 17A. MEAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN AFTERSCHOOL CARE. “(a) General Authority.— “(1) Grants to states.— The Secretary shall carry out a program to assist States through grants-in-aid and other means to provide meal supplements to children in afterschool care in eligible elementary and secondary schools. 103 STAT. 886 “(2) Eligible schools.— For the purposes of this section, the term ‘eligible elementary and secondary schools’ means schools that— “(A) operate school lunch programs under this Act; “(B) sponsor afterschool care programs; and “(C) are participating in the child care food program under section 17 on May 15, 1989. “(b) Eligible Children.— Reimbursement may be provided under this section only for supplements served to children— “(1) who are not more than 12 years of age; or “(2) in the case of children of migrant workers or children with handicaps, who are not more than 15 years of age. “(c) Reimbursement.— For the purposes of this section, the national average payment rate for supplements shall be equal to those established under section 17(c)(3) (as adjusted pursuant to section ll(a)(3)). “(d) Contents of Supplements.— The requirements that apply to the content of meal supplements served under child care food programs operated with assistance under this Act shall apply to the content of meal supplements served under programs operated with assistance under this section.”. (b) Implementation.— Not later than July 1, 1990, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue final regulations to implement section 17 A of the National School Lunch Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section).