103 STAT. 908 PUBLIC LAW 101-147—NOV. 10, 1989 Contracts. Effective date. 42 USC 1758 note. TITLE II—PAPERWORK REDUCTION AMENDMENTS PART A—REDUCTION OF PAPERWORK UNDER THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT SEC. 201. PERMANENCY OF STATE-LOCAL AGREEMENTS FOR CARRYING OUT THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. Section 8 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1757) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentences: "The agreements described in the preceding sentence 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.". SEC. 202. INCOME DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) ELIMINATION OF DUPUCATE 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 Amend- ments 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 loo- 356. —(A) Section 9(b)(l)(A) of the National School Lunch Act (as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection) (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(l)(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 Na- tional 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 determina- tion 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.
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