Reimbursement of school meal delinquent debt program

(a) Definitions In this section: (1) Delinquent debt The term delinquent debt means the debt owed by a parent or guardian of a child to a school— (A) as of the effective date specified in section 10302; and (B) for meals served by the school under— (i) the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); (ii) the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); or (iii) both of the programs described in clauses (i) and (ii). (2) Program The term program means the program established under subsection (b)(1). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Reimbursement program (1) Establishment Not later than 60 days after the effective date specified in section 10302, the Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall reimburse each school participating in a program described in clause (i) or (ii) of subsection (a)(1)(B) for all delinquent debt. (2) Form for reimbursement To carry out the program, the Secretary shall design and distribute to State agencies a form to collect data relating to all delinquent debt in applicable schools in the State, organized by school food authority. (3) Completion date The Secretary shall provide all reimbursements under the program not later than 180 days after the effective date specified in section 10302. (c) Report Not later than 2 years after the effective date specified in section 10302, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that describes the successes and challenges of the program.