HR 3444 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Appropriations Child health Congressional oversight Department of Education Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance School administration State and local finance User charges and fees

School Food Modernization Act

Introduced: June 24, 2019 Introduced by: DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Jul 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Jun 24, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, 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.

Jun 24, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Food Modernization Act

This bill provides for loan guarantees and grants to support healthy meals under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.

The bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs), school food authorities, tribal organizations, and other eligible entities to finance infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases to facilitate their provision of healthy meals through the school meal programs.

USDA must also award competitive matching grants to assist LEAs, school food authorities, and tribal organizations in purchasing the durable equipment and infrastructure they need to serve healthier meals and improve food safety.

USDA must give preference under both programs to applicants that demonstrate a substantial or disproportionate need for food service infrastructure or durable equipment, and shall establish fees for the loan guarantee program.

In addition, USDA must 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 (1) meet or exceed nutrition standards under the school meal programs, and (2) improve the efficacy and efficiency of the school meal programs.

What's happening now July 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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