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114 STAT. 416 PUBLIC LAW 106-224 -JUNE 20, 2000 "(I) the institution meets the requirements established by subparagraphs (A) and (B); and "(II) the pan;icipation of the institution will help to ensure the delivery of benefits to otherwise unserved family or group day c£U"e homes or centers or to unserved children in an area. "(ii) CRITERIA FOR SELECTION.—The State agency shall establish criteria for approving an eligible institution acting as a sponsoring organization for one or more family or group day care homes or centers that, at the time of application, is not participating in the child and adult ceire food progrgim for the purpose of determining if the participation of the institution will help ensure the delivery of benefits to otherwise unserved family or group day care homes or centers or to unserved children in an area. Deadline. " (D) NOTIFICATION TO APPLICANTS. —Not later than 30 days after the date on which an applicant institution files a completed application with the State agency, the State agency shall notify the applicant institution whether the institution has been approved or disapproved to participate in the child and adult care food program.". (2) SITE VISITS. —Section 17(d)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(d)(2)(A)) is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking "; and" and inserting a semicolon; (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and (C) by inserting after clause (i) the following: "(ii)(I) requires periodic unannounced site visits at not less than 3-year intervals to sponsored child care centers and family or group day care homes to identify and prevent management deficiencies and fraud £Uid abuse under the program; "(II) requires at least one scheduled site visit each year to sponsored child care centers and family or group day care homes to identify and prevent management deficiencies and fraud and abuse under the program and to improve program operations; and "(III) requires at least one scheduled site visit at not less than 3-year intervals to sponsoring organizations and nonsponsored child care centers to identify and prevent meuiagement deficiencies and fraud and abuse under the program and to improve program operations; and". (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 17(d)(2)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(d)(2)(B)) is amended by striking "subsection (a)(1)" and inserting "subsection (a)(5)". (4) PROGRAM INFORMATION. — (A) IN GENERAL. — Section 17(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lxmch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(3) PROGRAM INFORMATION. — "(A) IN GENERAL.—On enrollment of a child in a sponsored child care center or family or group day care home participating in the program, the center or home (or its sponsoring organization) shall provide to the child's parents or guardians—