3.0.0 2210 2023-01-11T13:26:35Z 2023-01-11T13:26:35Z Senate S S 2014-04-03 113 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-04-03T20:35:18Z School Food Modernization Act 113 1783 HR 2013-07-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Related bill CRS 2014-04-03 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2014-04-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2164-2165) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2014-04-03 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2014-05-05 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2014-09-16 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2014-09-18 False Education Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Food supply, safety, and labeling Government lending and loan guarantees Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance School administration User charges and fees Education 00 2014-04-03 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-14T13:48:34Z School Food Modernization Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs) or school food authorities administering or operating a school lunch program, tribal organizations, or consortia of such entities to finance the construction, remodeling, or expansion of infrastructure or the purchase of durable equipment that will facilitate their provision of healthy meals through the school lunch program.

Requires the Secretary to give a preference to applicants that demonstrate a substantial or disproportionate need for food service infrastructure or durable equipment. Prohibits a loan guarantee from covering more than 80% of a loan's principal.

Requires the Secretary to establish fees for the loan guarantee program that: (1) are sufficient to cover the federal government's administrative costs in operating the program, and (2) may be based on the risk premium associated with the particular loan or loan guarantee.

Directs the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to assist LEAs or school food authorities administering or operating a school lunch program, tribal organizations, or consortia of such entities in purchasing the durable equipment and infrastructure they need to serve healthier meals and improve food safety.

Requires the Secretary to give grant priority to applicants that: (1) have identified and are reasonably expected to meet an unmet local or community need, and (2) are located in states that have enacted funding measures to assist them with such purchases.

Prohibits such a grant from covering more than 80% of the total cost of the durable equipment and infrastructure.

Directs the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to experienced third-party training institutions to provide school food service personnel with the training and technical assistance they need to meet updated school lunch program nutrition standards.

Prohibits such a grant from covering more than 80% of the total cost of the training and technical assistance.

]]> School Food Modernization Act Display Title School Food Modernization Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food service personnel, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced School Food Modernization Act Introduced in Senate 2014-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2210is/xml/BILLS-113s2210is.xml 2014-04-03 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.