3.0.0 3230 2023-01-11T13:49:46Z 2023-01-11T13:49:46Z House HR 2021-05-13 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 83 (Thursday, May 13, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WELCH:H.R. 3230.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havePower To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H2316]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-05-13T16:01:30Z Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2021 117 1633 S 2021-05-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2021-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2021-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N Agriculture and Food Child health Congressional oversight Education of the disadvantaged Elementary and secondary education Food assistance and relief Fruit and vegetables Indian social and development programs Minority and disadvantaged businesses Nutrition and diet Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Agriculture and Food 00 2021-05-13 Introduced in House 2022-07-14T14:52:36Z Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2021

This bill expands and otherwise revises a program to support state procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables under the National School Lunch Program.

Specifically, the bill expands the number of participating states from a maximum of 8 to a maximum of 14 and establishes additional requirements with respect to priorities, reporting, and evaluations, including with respect to socially disadvantaged populations and the program's economic impact.

The bill provides funds for the program through FY2026.

]]> Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2021 Display Title Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a program for the procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables to provide healthier school meals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Local School Foods Expansion Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3230ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3230ih.xml 2021-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.