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 124 STAT. 3189 PUBLIC LAW 111–296—DEC. 13, 2010 under section 9(b)(1)(A) of this Act and section 4(e)(1)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(e)(1)(A)). ‘‘(ii) SCOPE OF PROJECT.—The Secretary shall carry out the demonstration project under this subpara- graph— ‘‘(I) for the school year beginning July 1, 2012, in selected local educational agencies that collec- tively serve 2.5 percent of students certified for free and reduced price meals nationwide, based on the most recent available data; ‘‘(II) for the school year beginning July 1, 2013, in selected local educational agencies that collec- tively serve 5 percent of students certified for free and reduced price meals nationwide, based on the most recent available data; and ‘‘(III) for the school year beginning July 1, 2014, and each subsequent school year, in selected local educational agencies that collectively serve 10 percent of students certified for free and reduced price meals nationwide, based on the most recent available data. ‘‘(iii) PURPOSES OF THE PROJECT.—At a minimum, the purposes of the demonstration project shall be— ‘‘(I) to determine the potential of direct certifi- cation with the Medicaid program to reach children who are eligible for free meals but not certified to receive the meals; ‘‘(II) to determine the potential of direct certifi- cation with the Medicaid program to directly cer- tify children who are enrolled for free meals based on a household application; and ‘‘(III) to provide an estimate of the effect on Federal costs and on participation in the school lunch program under this Act and the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) of direct certification with the Medicaid program. ‘‘(iv) COST ESTIMATE.—For each of 2 school years of the demonstration project, the Secretary shall esti- mate the cost of the direct certification of eligible chil- dren for free school meals through data derived from— ‘‘(I) the school meal programs authorized under this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.); ‘‘(II) the Medicaid program; and ‘‘(III) interviews with a statistically represent- ative sample of households. ‘‘(C) AGREEMENT.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1 of the first school year during which a State agency will participate in the demonstration project, the State agency shall enter into an agreement with the 1 or more State agencies conducting eligibility determina- tions for the Medicaid program. Deadline.