Direct Certification and Certification of Homeless, Migrant and Runaway Children for Free School Meals (US Food and Nutrition Service Regulation) (FNS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Direct Certification and Certification of Homeless, Migrant and Runaway Children for Free School Meals (US Food and Nutrition Service Regulation) (FNS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This rule amends the regulations affecting the determination of children's eligibility for free meals under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program by direct certification and categorical eligibility. Conforming changes and miscellaneous technical changes are also made, as appropriate, for the Special Milk Program for Children, the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program. The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Reauthorization Act) amended the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require local educational agencies to conduct direct certification in conjunction with the Food Stamp Program, which is now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under the direct certification process, a local educational agency obtains documentation of a child's receipt of SNAP benefits from the State or local SNAP office. This rule also incorporates provisions from the Reauthorization Act concerning the certification of certain children who are homeless, runaway, or migratory. This book contains: - The complete text of the Direct Certification and Certification of Homeless, Migrant and Runaway Children for Free School Meals (US Food and Nutrition Service Regulation) (FNS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section