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 124 STAT. 3200 PUBLIC LAW 111–296—DEC. 13, 2010 of data collection, and other criteria as determined by the Secretary; ‘‘(II) be consistent with the Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys, as published by the Office of Management and Budget; ‘‘(III) be consistent with standards and requirements that ensure proper use of Federal funds; and ‘‘(IV) specify that the socioeconomic survey be conducted at least once every 4 years. ‘‘(B) USE OF ALTERNATIVES.—Alternatives described in subparagraph (A) that provide accurate and effective means of providing meal reimbursement consistent with the eligi- bility status of students may be— ‘‘(i) implemented for use in schools or by school food authorities that agree— ‘‘(I) to serve all breakfasts and lunches to stu- dents at no cost in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary; and ‘‘(II) to pay, from sources other than Federal funds, the costs of serving any lunches and break- fasts that are in excess of the value of assistance received under this Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) with respect to the number of lunches and breakfasts served during the applicable period; or ‘‘(ii) further tested through demonstration projects carried out by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (C). ‘‘(C) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying out demonstration projects described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may waive any requirement of this Act relating to— ‘‘(I) counting of meals provided by school lunch or breakfast programs; ‘‘(II) applications for eligibility for free or reduced priced meals; or ‘‘(III) required direct certification under section 9(b)(4). ‘‘(ii) NUMBER OF PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall carry out demonstration projects under this paragraph in not more than 5 local educational agencies for each alternative model that is being tested. ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—A demonstration project carried out under this paragraph shall have a duration of not more than 3 years. ‘‘(iv) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evaluate each demonstration project carried out under this para- graph in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary. ‘‘(v) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out evaluations under clause (iv), the Secretary shall evaluate, using comparisons with local educational agencies with similar demographic characteristics— ‘‘(I) the accuracy of the 1 or more methodolo- gies adopted as compared to the daily counting