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H.R. 4710 111th Congress House

Farm to School Improvements Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to award grants to eligible entities for farm to school programs.

Introduced: May 4, 2010 See on congress.gov
Education Advisory bodiesAgricultural educationEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Food assistance and reliefNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistancePublic-private cooperation
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Became law
Mar 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Feb 26, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 26, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm to School Improvements Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide competitive matching grants to schools, nonprofit organizations, and other able entities for farm to school programs that improve the access of school lunch and breakfast program participants to local foods.

Provides that each grant may include an implementation grant, training and technical assistance grant, and planning grant.

Requires farm to school programs to be designed to: (1) improve the nutritional health and well being of children; (2) procure healthy local foods from small and medium-sized farms; (3) support experiential nutrition education by involving school children in farm and garden-based agricultural education activities; (4) commit public and private community stakeholders to the sustained success of such programs; and (5) increase farmers' income by facilitating their access to institutional markets.

Directs the Secretary to provide grant recipients with technical assistance that includes sharing information, best practices, research, and data on existing farm to school programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5456 National Farm-to-School Act of 2010
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 10
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 14, 2010
Murphy, Patrick
· May 20, 2010
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 12, 2010
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 4, 2010
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 4, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Mar 21, 2010
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Mar 15, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 11, 2010
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 11, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 4, 2010
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 4, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 4, 2010
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 4, 2010
Shuler, Heath
· Mar 4, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· Feb 26, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4710: Farm to School Improvements Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4710/
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