Direct certification

Section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)(F)(iii)(II)(bb), by inserting in not more than 3 school years after measures; and (2) in paragraph (5)— (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking Discretionary certification and inserting Direct certification of additional low-income children; (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking may certify and inserting (including any school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education) shall certify; (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting a closing parenthesis before the semicolon at the end; (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking or at the end; and (E) in subparagraph (E)— (i) in clause (i), by striking or at the end; (ii) in clause (ii)— (I) by striking who and inserting whom; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) 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.); or (F) a child who receives supplemental security income payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.)..