; and (BB) not to the covered child. (bb) Letters A school food authority may permit a requirement that a covered child deliver a letter addressed to a parent or guardian of the covered child that contains a communication described in item (aa), subject to the condition that the letter shall not be distributed to the covered child in a manner that stigmatizes the covered child. . 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should ensure that— (1) (A) to the maximum extent practicable, an application for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is distributed— (i) in an understandable and uniform format; and (ii) by not later than July 1 each year; and (B) a school food authority offers technical assistance to a parent or legal guardian to complete an application described in subparagraph (A); (2) each school food authority coordinates with— (A) the local educational agency liaison designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii) ) to ensure that homeless children and youths eligible to receive free lunches and breakfasts under section 9(b)(12)(A)(iv) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(12)(A)(iv) ) receive those free lunches and breakfasts; and (B) the State agency responsible for administering the State plans under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) to ensure that foster children eligible to receive free lunches and breakfasts under section 9(b)(12)(A)(vii) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(12)(A)(vii) ) receive those free lunches and breakfasts