Agreement for direct certification and cooperation

Each State agency shall enter into an agreement with the State agency administering the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).

The agreement shall establish procedures that ensure that—

(A) any child receiving benefits under this chapter shall be certified as eligible for free lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and free breakfasts under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), without further application; and

(B) each State agency shall cooperate in carrying out paragraphs (3)(F) and (4) of section 9(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(b) ).