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 103 STAT. 890 PUBLIC LAW 101-147—NOV. 10, 1989 42 USC 1769 d. State and local governments. 42 USC 1769e. of the National School Lunch Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section). SEC. 111. INFORMATION ON INCOME ELIGIBILITY. The National School Lunch Act (as amended by sections 109 and 110 of this Act) (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 23. INFORMATION ON INCOME ELIGIBILITY. "(a) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED. — In the case of each program established under this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the Secretary shall provide to each appropriate State agency— "(1) information concerning what types of income are counted in determining the eligibility of children to receive free or reduced price meals under the program in which such State, State agency, local agency, or other entity is participating, particularly with respect to how net self-employment income is determined for family day care providers participating in the child care food program (including the treatment of reimburse- ments provided under this section); and "(2) information concerning the consideration of applications for free or reduced price meals from households in which the head of the household is less than 21 years old. "(b) TIME FOR PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall provide the information required by subsection (a) before the expira- tion of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989 and shall as necessary provide revisions of such information. "(c) FORM SIMPUFICATION.— Not later than July 1, 1990, the Sec- retary shall— "(1) review the model application forms for programs under this Act and programs under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966; and "(2) simplify the format and instructions for such forms so that the forms are easily understandable by the individuals who must complete them.". SEC. 112. NUTRITION GUIDANCE FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. The National School Lunch Act (as amended by sections 109, 110, and 111 of this Act) (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 24. NUTRITION GUIDANCE FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. "(a) NUTRITION GUIDANCE PUBLICATION. — "(1) DEVELOPMENT. —The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly develop and approve a publication to be entitled 'Nutrition Guidance for Child Nutrition Programs' (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'publication'). The Secretary shall develop the publication as required by the preceding sentence before the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989. "(2) TIME FOR DISTRIBUTION. —Before the expiration of the 6- month period beginning on the date that the development of the publication is completed, the Secretary shall distribute the publication to school food service authorities and institutions and organizations participating in covered programs.

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