3.0.0 3444 2022-11-01T13:50:56Z 2022-11-01T13:50:56Z House HR 2019-06-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 106 (Monday, June 24, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeSAULNIER:H.R. 3444.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H5076]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2019-07-15T19:38:46Z Referred to 2019-06-24T16:03:15Z hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-06-24T16:03:20Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-06-24T16:03:10Z School Food Modernization Act of 2019 116 1949 S 2019-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4459) Related bill CRS 2019-07-15 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Committee 2019-06-24 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2019-06-24 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-06-24 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 N T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 2019-06-24 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-06-24 True K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] Mike Kelly R PA 16 2019-06-24 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2019-07-10 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-07-12 False C001108 Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] James Comer R KY 1 2019-07-15 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2019-07-22 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-07-30 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2019-08-23 False F000468 Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] Lizzie Fletcher D TX 7 2019-09-16 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2019-09-17 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-09-24 False S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2019-10-11 False S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2019-10-15 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2019-11-26 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2020-01-13 False Agriculture and Food Appropriations Child health Congressional oversight Department of Education Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance School administration State and local finance User charges and fees Agriculture and Food 00 2019-06-24 Introduced in House 2022-04-01T16:03:34Z School Food Modernization Act

This bill provides for loan guarantees and grants to support healthy meals under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.

The bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs), school food authorities, tribal organizations, and other eligible entities to finance infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases to facilitate their provision of healthy meals through the school meal programs.

USDA must also award competitive matching grants to assist LEAs, school food authorities, and tribal organizations in purchasing the durable equipment and infrastructure they need to serve healthier meals and improve food safety.

USDA must give preference under both programs to applicants that demonstrate a substantial or disproportionate need for food service infrastructure or durable equipment, and shall establish fees for the loan guarantee program.

In addition, USDA must 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 (1) meet or exceed nutrition standards under the school meal programs, and (2) improve the efficacy and efficiency of the school meal programs.

]]> School Food Modernization Act Display Title School Food Modernization Act Official Title as Introduced 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 House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced School Food Modernization Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3444ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3444ih.xml 2019-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. 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.