112 STAT. 3162
PUBLIC LAW 105-336—OCT. 31, 1998
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)(A)) is amended by striking "1998"
and inserting "2003".
(1) CONSIDERATION OF PRICE LEVELS OF RETAIL STORES FOR
PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.— Section 17(h) of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
"(11) CONSIDERATION OF PRICE LEVELS OF RETAIL STORES
FOR PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.—
"(A) IN GENERAL.— For the purpose of promoting efficiency and to contain costs under the program, a State
agency shall, in selecting a retail store for participation
in the program, take into consideration the prices that
the store charges for foods under the program as compared
to the prices that other stores charge for the foods.
Procedures.
"(B) SUBSEQUENT PRICE INCREASES.—The State agency
shall establish procedures to ensure that a retail store
selected for participation in the program does not subsequently raise prices to levels that would otherwise make
the store ineligible for participation in the program.".
Deadlines.
(2) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall
42 USC 1786
promulgate—
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(A) not later than March 1, 1999, proposed regulations
to carry out section 17(h)(ll) of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(ll)), as added by paragraph
(1); and
(B) not later than March 1, 2000, final regulations
to carry out section 17(h)(ll) of that Act.
(m) MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM PLAN.— Section 17(h)
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)), as amended
by subsection (1)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
"(12) MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM PLAN.—
"(A) IN GENERAL.—In consultation with State agencies,
vendors, and other interested persons, the Secretary shall
establish a long-range plan for the development and
implementation of management information systems
(including electronic benefit transfers) to be used in carry-
ing out the program.
Deadline.
"(B) REPORT,—Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report
on actions taken to carry out subparagraph (A).
"(C) INTERIM PERIOD. —Prior to the date of submission
of the report of the Secretary required under subparagraph
(B), a State agency may not require retail stores to pay
the cost of systems or equipment that may be required
to test electronic benefit transfer systems.",
(n) USE OF FUNDS IN PRECEDING AND SUBSEQUENT FISCAL
YEARS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.— Section 17(i)(3)(A) of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(i)(3)(A)) is amended—
(A) by striking "subparagraphs (B) and (C)" and inserting "subparagraph (B)"; and
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