[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4444]
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SA 3179. Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hassan, and Mr.
Tillis) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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___. PURCHASES OF LOCALLY PRODUCED FOODS UNDER SCHOOL
LUNCH PROGRAM.
Section 9(j)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(j)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and'';
(2) by striking ``Program, to use'' and inserting the
following: ``Program--
``(A) to use''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) to use `locally grown', `locally raised', or `locally
caught' as a product specification.''.
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