[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4671]
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  SA 3313. Mrs. GILLIBRAND 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___. PREVENTING CHILDHOOD DIETARY EXPOSURE TO 
                   CHLOPYRIFOS.

       (a) In General.--Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, 
     the Secretary shall phase out all food that has been treated 
     with, or has levels in excess of the threshold established by 
     the Secretary under subsection (b)(1) of, chlorpyrifos 
     residue in food--
       (1) in school meals provided under the Richard B. Russell 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
       (2) in school meals provided under the school breakfast 
     program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); and
       (3) provided by the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and 
     Vegetable Program.
       (b) Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) establish a threshold for chlorpyrifos for the food 
     described in subsection (a) of not more than .001 micrograms 
     of chlorpyrifos per kilogram of food, as the Secretary 
     determines to be necessary;
       (2) provide guidance, in consultation with State and local 
     educational agencies, to eliminate chlorpyrifos from meals 
     provided by schools, which may include guidance or criteria 
     related to food procurement or supply contract policies;
       (3) periodically update the guidance described in paragraph 
     (2); and
       (4) provide technical assistance to State and local 
     educational agencies to enforce the requirements of this 
     section.
       (c) Review by the Secretary.--Not later than January 1, 
     2020, and every 2 years thereafter until January 1, 2028, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a review to evaluate whether, based 
     on reports provided by State and local educational agencies, 
     any of the food described in subsection (a) exceeds the 
     threshold for chlorpyrifos established by the Secretary under 
     subsection (b)(1).
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