1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caregivers, Access, and Responsible Expansion for Kids Act of 2019 or the CARE for Kids Act of 2019 . 2. Enhancing direct certification Section 9(b)(5) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(5) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting (including any school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education) before may certify ; and (2) in subparagraph (E)— (A) in clause (i), by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (ii)— (i) by striking who and inserting whom ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) a child whose placement with a caregiver was carried out with the involvement of an agency that administers a State plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or a tribal child welfare agency, without regard to whether the agency is responsible for the care and placement of the child; (iv) a child for whom an adoption assistance payment is made under section 473(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 673(a) ) or under a similar State-funded or State-operated program, as determined by the Secretary; (v) a child for whom a kinship guardianship assistance payment is made under section 473(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 673(d) ) or under a similar State-funded or State-operated program, as determined by the Secretary, without regard to whether the child was previously in foster care; or (vi) a child of a family that— (I) lives in housing dedicated to low-income families with a caregiver who is a grandparent or another older person that cares for the child full-time