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124 STAT. 3185 PUBLIC LAW 111–296—DEC. 13, 2010 Sec. 404. Authorization of the summer food service program for children. Sec. 405. Year-round services for eligible entities. Sec. 406. Training, technical assistance, and food service management institute. Sec. 407. Federal administrative support. Sec. 408. Compliance and accountability. Sec. 409. Information clearinghouse. PART II—CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1966 Sec. 421. Technology infrastructure improvement. Sec. 422. State administrative expenses. Sec. 423. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. Sec. 424. Farmers market nutrition program. Subtitle B—Technical Amendments Sec. 441. Technical amendments. Sec. 442. Use of unspent future funds from the American Recovery and Reinvest- ment Act of 2009. Sec. 443. Equipment assistance technical correction. Sec. 444. Budgetary effects. Sec. 445. Effective date. SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Agri- culture. TITLE I—A PATH TO END CHILDHOOD HUNGER Subtitle A—National School Lunch Program SEC. 101. IMPROVING DIRECT CERTIFICATION. (a) PERFORMANCE AWARDS.—Section 9(b)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(4)) is amended— (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO- GRAM’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(E) PERFORMANCE AWARDS.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Ef fective for each of the school years beginning July 1, 2011, July 1, 2012, and July 1, 2013, the Secretary shall offer performance awards to States to encourage the States to ensure that all children eligible for direct certification under this para- graph are certified in accordance with this paragraph. ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—For each school year described in clause (i), the Secretary shall— ‘‘(I) consider State data from the prior school year, including estimates contained in the report required under section 4301 of the Food, Conserva- tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1758a); and ‘‘(II) make performance awards to not more than 15 States that demonstrate, as determined by the Secretary— ‘‘(aa) outstanding performance; and ‘‘(bb) substantial improvement. ‘‘(iii) USE OF FUNDS.—A State agency that receives a performance award under clause (i)— Effective dates. 7 USC 3179 note.