1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Summer Meals Act of 2019 . 2. Summer food service program for children (a) Better Integrate Summer Education and Summer Meals Program Section 13(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(A)(i) ) (relating to the definition of the term area in which poor economic conditions exist ) is amended by striking 50 percent each place it appears and inserting 40 percent . (b) Reduce red tape for public-Private partnerships Section 13(a)(8) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8) ) is amended— (1) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through Except and inserting the following: (8) Year-round meal service (A) Seamless summer option for schools Except ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Year-round meal service for other service institutions Each service institution (other than a service institution described in subparagraph (A)), in addition to being eligible for reimbursement for meals described in subsection (b)(2) served during each day of operation during the periods described in subsection (c)(1), may be reimbursed for up to 1 meal and 1 snack per child served during each day of operation during— (i) afterschool hours; (ii) weekends