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 118 STAT. 737 PUBLIC LAW 108–265—JUNE 30, 2004 and material may be made available electronically via the Internet.’’. (2) AGREEMENT FOR DIRECT CERTIFICATION AND COOPERA TION.—Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(u) AGREEMENT FOR DIRECT CERTIFICATION AND COOPERA TION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State agency shall enter into an agreement with the State agency administering the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The agreement shall establish procedures that ensure that— ‘‘(A) any child receiving benefits under this Act shall be certified as eligible for free lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and free breakfasts under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), without further application; and ‘‘(B) each State agency shall cooperate in carrying out paragraphs (3)(F) and (4) of section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)).’’. (c) FUNDING.— (1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1, 2005, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture to assist States in carrying out the amendments contained in this section and the provisions of section 9(b)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (as amended by section 105(a)) $9,000,000, to remain available until expended. (2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Secretary shall be enti tled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to assist States in carrying out the amendments made by this section and the provisions of section 9(b)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (as amended by section 105(a)) the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without further appropriation. (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) Effective July 1, 2008, paragraph (5) of section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)) (as added by subsection (b)(1)) is amended— (A) by striking subparagraph (B); (B) by striking ‘‘CERTIFICATION.—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ and inserting ‘‘CERTIFICATION.— ’’; and (C) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as subpara graphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting appro priately. (2) Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) (as amended by subsection (a)(1)) is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(12)(B), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; and (B) in the second sentence of subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)(G)’’. Effective date. 42 USC 1758 note. Effective date. Regulations.

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