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HR 5344 109th Congress House Agriculture and Food Child nutrition Depressed areas Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Families Food service Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Planning Poor children School lunch program Social Welfare Youth services

Summer Food Service Program Improvement Act of 2006

Introduced: June 27, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Jun 2, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
May 10, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 10, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Summer Food Service Program Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise requirements for the summer food service program for children.

Provides for a redefinition of rural areas in which poor economic conditions exist.

Revises requirements relating to payments to service institutions for operating expenses and administrative costs.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive startup grants to ten States to assist eligible service institutions in initiating summer food service program sites.

What's happening now June 2, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 25, 2006
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 27, 2006
HOLDEN, TIM
· Jun 27, 2006
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Jun 21, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5344: Summer Food Service Program Improvement Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5344/
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"H.R. 5344: Summer Food Service Program Improvement Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5344/.
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