[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3092 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3092

To conduct a pilot program in support of efforts to increase the amount 
   of purchases of local fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and 
service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving a 
  grant from the Secretary of Agriculture for that purpose instead of 
    obtaining commodities under Department of Agriculture programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2011

  Mr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
Committee on Agriculture, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To conduct a pilot program in support of efforts to increase the amount 
   of purchases of local fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and 
service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving a 
  grant from the Secretary of Agriculture for that purpose instead of 
    obtaining commodities under Department of Agriculture programs.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Local School Foods Act''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PURCHASE OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR 
              SCHOOLS AND SERVICE INSTITUTIONS.

    Section 10603 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 612c-4) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or to provide grants 
        under the pilot program described in subsection (c)'' after 
        ``crops'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Pilot Program for Purchase of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for 
Schools and Service Institutions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the amount specified in subsection 
        (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall use not more than 
        $1,000,000 to conduct a pilot program under which the Secretary 
        will give not more than three participating States the option 
        of receiving a grant in an amount equal to the value of the 
        commodities that the participating State would otherwise 
        receive under this section for each of fiscal years 2012 and 
        2013.
            ``(2) Use of grant funds.--A participating State receiving 
        a grant under this subsection may use the grant funds solely to 
        purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to 
        schools and service institutions in the State participating in 
        the food service programs under the Richard B. Russell National 
        School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child 
        Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
            ``(3) Selection of participating states.--The Secretary 
        shall select participating States from applications submitted 
        by the States. Each participating State shall be from a 
        different Department of Agriculture region.
            ``(4) Reporting requirements.--
                    ``(A) School and service institution requirement.--
                Schools and service institutions in a participating 
                State shall keep records of purchases of fresh fruits 
                and vegetables made using the grant funds and report 
                such records to the State.
                    ``(B) State requirement.--Each participating State 
                shall submit to the Secretary a report on the success 
                of the pilot program in the State, including 
                information on--
                            ``(i) the amount and value of each type of 
                        fresh fruit and vegetable purchased by the 
                        State; and
                            ``(ii) the benefit provided by such 
                        purchases in conducting the school food service 
                        in the State, including meeting school meal 
                        requirements.''.
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