[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3040 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3040

 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide 
 children from rural areas with better access to meals served through 
  the summer food service program for children and certain child care 
                               programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 25, 2010

    Mr. Lugar (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Cochran) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide 
 children from rural areas with better access to meals served through 
  the summer food service program for children and certain child care 
                               programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AREA ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) Summer Food Service Program for Children.--Section 13(a)(1)(C) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1761(a)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``40 
percent''.
    (b) Program for At-Risk School Children.--Section 17(r)(1)(B) of 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1766(r)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``40 
percent''.
    (c) Meal Supplements for Children in Afterschool Care.--Section 
17A(c)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1766a(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting 
``40 percent''.

SEC. 2. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM RURAL TRANSPORTATION GRANTS.

    Section 13(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended by striking paragraphs (9) and (10) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(9) Summer food service program rural transportation 
        grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall award 
                competitive grants to service institutions selected by 
                the Secretary to increase participation at congregate 
                feeding sites in the summer food service program for 
                children authorized by this section through innovative 
                approaches to limited transportation in rural areas.
                    ``(B) Eligibility.--To be selected to receive a 
                grant under this paragraph, a service institution--
                            ``(i) may be located in any State; and
                            ``(ii) shall--
                                    ``(I) submit to the Secretary an 
                                application at such time, in such 
                                manner, and containing such information 
                                as the Secretary may require;
                                    ``(II) meet criteria established by 
                                the Secretary; and
                                    ``(III) agree to the terms and 
                                conditions of the grant, as established 
                                by the Secretary.
                    ``(C) Priority.--In awarding grants under this 
                paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to service 
                institutions that--
                            ``(i) serve both breakfast and lunch; or
                            ``(ii) offer educational or enrichment 
                        programs.
                    ``(D) Duration.--A service institution that 
                receives a grant under this paragraph may use the grant 
                funds during the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in 
                fiscal year 2010.
                    ``(E) Travel reimbursement.--A service institution 
                that receives a grant under this paragraph may use 
                grant funds to provide reimbursement for travel to 
                satellite congregate feeding sites.
                    ``(F) Funding.--
                            ``(i) In general.--On October 1, 2010, out 
                        of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
                        appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 
                        shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out 
                        this section $10,000,000, to remain available 
                        until expended.
                            ``(ii) Receipt and acceptance.--The 
                        Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall 
                        accept, and shall use to carry out this section 
                        the funds transferred under clause (i), without 
                        further appropriation. 
                            ``(iii) Limitation.--Not more than 1 
                        percent of the funds made available under 
                        clause (i) may be used by the Secretary for the 
                        administrative costs of carrying out this 
                        paragraph.''.
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