124 STAT. 3219 PUBLIC LAW 111–296—DEC. 13, 2010 ‘‘(ii) ROUNDING.—A school food authority may round the adjusted price for a paid lunch under clause (i) down to the nearest 5 cents. ‘‘(iii) MAXIMUM REQUIRED PRICE INCREASE.— ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The maximum annual aver- age price increase required to meet the require- ments of this subparagraph shall not exceed 10 cents for any school food authority. ‘‘(II) DISCRETIONARY INCREASE.—A school food authority may increase the average price for a paid lunch for a school year by more than 10 cents. ‘‘(C) EQUAL OR GREATER PRICE.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a school food authority that established an average price for a paid lunch in the previous school year that was equal to or greater than the difference between the total Federal reimbursement for a free lunch and the total Federal reimbursement for a paid lunch, the school food authority shall establish an average price for a paid lunch that is not less than the difference between the total Federal reimbursement for a free lunch and the total Federal reimbursement for a paid lunch. ‘‘(ii) ROUNDING.—A school food authority may round the adjusted price for a paid lunch under clause (i) down to the nearest 5 cents. ‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.— ‘‘(A) REDUCTION IN PRICE.—A school food authority may reduce the average price of a paid lunch established under this subsection if the State agency ensures that funding from non-Federal sources (other than in-kind contributions) is added to the nonprofit school food service account of the school food authority in an amount estimated to be equal to at least the difference between— ‘‘(i) the average price required of the school food authority for the paid lunches under paragraph (2); and ‘‘(ii) the average price charged by the school food authority for the paid lunches. ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SOURCES.—For the purposes of subparagraph (A), non-Federal sources does not include revenue from the sale of foods sold in competition with meals served under the school lunch program authorized under this Act or the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773). ‘‘(C) OTHER PROGRAMS.—This subsection shall not apply to lunches provided under section 17 of this Act. ‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish proce- dures to carry out this subsection, including collecting and publishing the prices that school food authorities charge for paid meals on an annual basis and procedures that allow school food authorities to average the pricing of paid lunches at schools throughout the jurisdiction of the school food authority.’’. Procedures.
