3.0.0 3687 2023-01-11T13:38:45Z 2023-01-11T13:38:45Z House HR 2017-09-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FORTENBERRY:H.R. 3687.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority for this bill is pursuant toArticle I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H7089]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-09-06T14:00:40Z Farm to School Act of 2017 115 1767 S 2017-09-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2017-09-06 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-09-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 N F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2017-09-06 True D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2017-10-12 False L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2017-10-12 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2017-10-31 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2017-10-31 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2017-11-17 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2017-11-17 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2017-11-17 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2017-11-30 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2017-11-30 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2017-12-11 False H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI 1 2017-12-11 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2018-09-06 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2018-10-26 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2018-11-30 False Agriculture and Food Aquaculture Congressional oversight Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Higher education Indian social and development programs Public contracts and procurement Seafood Agriculture and Food 00 2017-09-06 Introduced in House 2018-05-04T15:56:11Z Farm to School Act of 2017

This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm to School Program through FY2022 and modify the program. The program currently provides grants and technical assistance to schools, state and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers, and nonprofit entities to improve access to local foods in schools.

The bill makes schools participating in the Summer Food Service Program for children, the early care and afterschool portions of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the School Breakfast Program eligible to participate in the program. It also permits USDA to provide land-grant colleges and universities with grants, research, and technical assistance under the program.

The purposes for grants awarded under the program are expanded to include agricultural literacy and nutrition education. The bill requires USDA to provide technical assistance, research, and information to increase awareness of and participation in farm to school programs among agricultural producers.

In awarding grants, USDA must seek to improve local food procurement and distribution options for agricultural producers and eligible schools. USDA is permitted to fund projects that include innovative approaches to aggregation, processing, transportation, and distribution.

The bill establishes new limitations on the amount and duration of grants.

The bill also establishes reporting requirements and limits funds that may be used for administrative costs.

]]> Farm to School Act of 2017 Display Title Farm to School Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Farm to School Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize the farm to school program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3687ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3687ih.xml 2017-09-06 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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.