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HR 6481 112th Congress House

School Food Modernization Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees for purposes of financing improvements to school lunch facilities, training school food service personnel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 21, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Nov 14, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Sep 21, 2012
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2012
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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 Latest action November 14, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Food Modernization Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies, tribal organizations, or consortia of such entities to finance the construction, remodeling, or expansion of infrastructure or the purchase of durable equipment that will facilitate their provision of healthy meals through the school breakfast and lunch programs.

Favors loan guarantee applicants that demonstrate a substantial or disproportionate need (as compared with other applicants) for food service infrastructure or durable equipment.

Prohibits a loan guarantee from covering more than 90% of a loan's principal.

Directs the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to experienced third-party training institutions to provide school food service personnel with the training and technical assistance they need to meet updated school lunch program nutrition standards.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6481: School Food Modernization Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6481/
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"H.R. 6481: School Food Modernization Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6481/.
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H.R. 6481, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6481/.
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