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 108 STAT. 4716 PUBLIC LAW 103-448—NOV. 2, 1994 " (c) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— ^A project conducted under this section shall— "(A) use the same meal patterns and receive reimbursement payments for meals and supplements at the same rates provided to child care centers participating in the child care food program under section 17 for free meals and supplements; and "(B) receive reimbursement payments for meals and supplements served on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, at the request of the sponsor of any such project. "(2) MODIFICATION.—The Secretary may modify the meal pattern requirements to take into account the needs of infants. " (3) HOMELESS CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR FREE MEALS WITH- OUT APPLICATION. —Homeless children under the age of 6 in emergency shelters shall be considered eligible for free meals without application. "(d) FUNDING PRIORITIES.— From the amount described in subsection (g), the Secretary shall provide funding for projects carried out under this section for a particular fiscal year (referred to in this subsection as the 'current fiscal year') in the following order of priority, to the maximum extent practicable: "(1) The Secretary shall first provide the funding to entities and organizations, each of which— "(A) received funding under this section or section 18(c) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this section) to carry out a project for the preceding fiscal year; and "(B) is eligible to receive funding under this section to carry out the project for the current fiscal year; to enable the entity or organization to carry out the project under this section for the current fiscal year at the level of service provided by the project during the preceding fiscal year. "(2) From the portion of the amount that remains after the application of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide funds to entities and organizations, each of which is eligible to receive funding under this section, to enable the entity or organization to carry out a new project under this section for the current fiscal year, or to expand the level of service provided by a project for the current fiscal year over the level provided by the project during the preceding fiscal year. "(e) NOTICE. —The Secretary shall advise each State of the availability of the projects conducted under this subsection for States, cities, counties, local governments, and other public entities, and shall advise each State of the procedures for applying to participate in the project. "(f) PLAN To ALLOW PARTICIPATION IN THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.—Not later than September 30, 1996, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a plan describing— "(1) how emergency shelters and homeless children who have not attained the age of 6 and who are served by the shelters under the program might participate in the child and adult care food program authorized under section 17 by September 30, 1998; and

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