[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4427]
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  SA 3129. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of 
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 43__. PROCUREMENT OF UNPROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

       Section 6(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(f)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Pilot 
     Project'' and inserting ``Program'';
       (2) by striking ``pilot project'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``program'';
       (3) in paragraph (1), by striking ``shall conduct'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``shall carry out a program to facilitate the procurement of 
     domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables in not 
     fewer than 15 States receiving funds under this Act.'';
       (4) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by inserting ``domestically grown,'' before 
     ``unprocessed'';
       (5) in paragraph (3)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``1 project is'' and inserting ``2 projects 
     are'';
       (6) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) the demonstrated ability of the States to 
     competitively procure domestically grown, unprocessed fruits 
     and vegetables.''; and
       (7) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting 
     ``Recordkeeping, reporting requirements, and evaluation''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) the assessment of the challenges and opportunities 
     presented by the program; and
       ``(iv) the quantity of fruits and vegetables purchased from 
     in-State producers.
       ``(C) Program evaluation.--
       ``(i) In general.--Using the information provided to the 
     Secretary under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary 
     shall periodically evaluate the program--

       ``(I) to measure the impact of the program; and
       ``(II) to assess barriers to implementation of the program, 
     such as water, environmental conditions, infrastructure, 
     labor, utilities, and State and local regulations.

       ``(ii) Requirement.--In carrying out an evaluation under 
     clause (i), the Secretary shall include an evaluation of 
     schools that, before February 7, 2014, were permitted to 
     operate cash in lieu of commodities programs.
       ``(iii) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the 
     results of the first evaluation under clause (i), including a 
     thorough analysis of the outcomes of the evaluation.''.
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