Enhancing direct certification

Section 9(b)(5) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(5)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting (including any school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education) before may certify; and (2) in subparagraph (E)— (A) in clause (i), by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (ii)— (i) by striking who and inserting whom; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) a child whose placement with a caregiver was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or a tribal child welfare agency, without regard to whether the agency is responsible for the care and placement of the child; (iv) a child for whom an adoption assistance payment is made under section 473(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)) or under a similar State-funded or State-operated program, as determined by the Secretary; (v) a child for whom a kinship guardianship assistance payment is made under section 473(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(d)) or under a similar State-funded or State-operated program, as determined by the Secretary, without regard to whether the child was previously in foster care; or (vi) a child of a family that— (I) lives in housing dedicated to low-income families with a caregiver who is a grandparent or another older person that cares for the child full-time; or (II) receives housing or housing assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.)..