3.0.0 2016 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z Senate S S 2011-12-16 112 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-12-16T19:50:28Z 2011-12-16 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2011-12-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8736-8737) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Nutrition and diet Retail and wholesale trades Telephone and wireless communication Agriculture and Food 00 2011-12-16 Introduced in Senate 2012-03-08T22:50:38Z Fresh Regional Eating for Schools and Health Act of 2011 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) regarding the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly food stamp program) to: (1) authorize pilot programs that will assist SNAP beneficiaries in meeting federal nutrition guidelines and promote innovative local projects, (2) implement smartphone and tablet technology for acceptance of electronic benefit transfers, (3) require retail stores with gross annual SNAP sales in excess of $1 million to report food purchased by program recipients to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and (4) include qualifying online food retailers within SNAP.

Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 regarding the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children program (WIC) to: (1) implement smartphone and tablet technology for acceptance of electronic benefit transfers; and (2) permit retail stores to receive alternative program training, including through videoconferencing.

Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to permit schools to use 50% of USDA funds for agricultural commodities to purchase locally grown food for food service programs under such Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act regarding direct agricultural real estate loans to: (1) extend eligibility to a new farmer who has obtained a baccalaureate degree related to farm management (including horticulture and agricultural business management), and (2) suspend loan time limits.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to extend operating loan eligibility to food banks and other nonprofit hunger assistance organizations.

]]> Fresh Regional Eating for Schools and Health Act of 2011 Display Title Fresh Regional Eating for Schools and Health Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase access to healthy food for families, to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to increase access to credit for small and new farmers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Fresh Regional Eating for Schools and Health Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2016is/xml/BILLS-112s2016is.xml 2011-12-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.