under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) to release to appropriate officials administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program such information as may be necessary to carry out this section. (f) Waivers To facilitate implementation of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may approve waivers of the limits on certification periods otherwise applicable under section 3(f) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(f) ), reporting requirements otherwise applicable under section 6(c) of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(c) ), and other administrative requirements otherwise applicable to State agencies under such Act. (g) Funding The Secretary of Agriculture shall use funds made available under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) to fund, with the exception of the commodities described in subsection (h), benefits provided under this section. (h) Availability of commodities During fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of Agriculture may utilize funds appropriated under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 ( 7 U.S.C. 612c ), to purchase commodities for emergency distribution in any area of the United States during a public health emergency designation. (i) Definitions In this section: (1) The term eligible child means a child (as defined in section 12(d), or served under section 11(a)(1), of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1760(d) , 1759(a)(1)) who, if not for the closure of the school attended by the child during a public health emergency designation and due to concerns about a novel coronavirus outbreak, would receive free or reduced price school meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 175l et seq.) at the school. (2) The term public health emergency designation means the declaration— (A) of a public health emergency, based on an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42