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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5480 

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct 

the Secretary to competitively award grants to, or enter into cooperative 

agreements with, Governors of States to carry out comprehensive and 

innovative strategies to end childhood hunger, including establishing public-private partnerships and alternative models for service delivery that 

promote the reduction or elimination of childhood hunger by 2015. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 8, 2010 

Mr. POLIS of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

Act to direct the Secretary to competitively award grants 

to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, Governors 

of States to carry out comprehensive and innovative 

strategies to end childhood hunger, including establishing 

public-private partnerships and alternative models for 

service delivery that promote the reduction or elimination 

of childhood hunger by 2015. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ending Childhood 

3 Hunger Challenge Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. STATE CHILDHOOD HUNGER CHALLENGE GRANTS. 

5 The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

6 (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 

7 section 22 the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 23. STATE CHILDHOOD HUNGER CHALLENGE 

9 GRANTS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 

11 under subsection (k), the Secretary may competitively 

12 award grants, or enter into competitively awarded cooper13 ative agreements with, the Governors of States to carry 

14 out comprehensive and innovative demonstration projects 

15 to end childhood hunger, including projects that establish 

16 public-private partnerships and alternative models for 

17 service delivery that promote the reduction or elimination 

18 of childhood hunger by 2015. 

19 ‘‘(b) GRANT SIZE.—In determining the size of a 

20 grant to award to a State under this section, the Secretary 

21 shall consider— 

22 ‘‘(1) the proportion of children in the State cer23 tified as eligible for free and reduced price meals 

24 under this Act; and 

25 ‘‘(2) the rates of food insecurity, hunger, or 

26 poverty in the State, as determined by the Secretary. 


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1 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

2 or cooperative agreement under this section, a Governor 

3 of a State shall submit to the Secretary an application 

4 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor5 mation as the Secretary may require. 

6 ‘‘(d) PROJECTS.—A Governor of a State receiving 

7 funds under this section shall use such funds to carry out 

8 a demonstration project based on a comprehensive and in9 novative strategy to end childhood hunger, including a 

10 project that— 

11 ‘‘(1) enhances benefits or provides for innova12 tive program delivery models in the Federal child 

13 nutrition programs, including the school meal pro14 grams, afterschool snack programs, summer feeding 

15 programs, weekend feeding programs, child and 

16 adult care food programs, the Special Supplemental 

17 Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Chil18 dren established under the Child Nutrition Act of 

19 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), and programs under 

20 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 

21 et seq.); 

22 ‘‘(2) increase access and participation in Fed23 eral child nutrition programs; and 

24 ‘‘(3) improve the coordination of Federal, State, 

25 and community resources and services aimed at 


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1 eliminating food insecurity and hunger, including 

2 Federal nutrition assistance programs, Federal child 

3 nutrition programs, other Federal, State, or local as4 sistance programs and services, and private or non5 profit assistance efforts. 

6 ‘‘(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta8 tion with the Secretaries listed in paragraph (2), 

9 shall determine the range of projects to be funded 

10 under this section and evaluate applications sub11 mitted under subsection (c) based on publicly dis12 seminated criteria that may include— 

13 ‘‘(A) a description of the target population, 

14 including children eligible for free or reduced 

15 price meals under this Act or section 4 of the 

16 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 

17 seq.) that are at risk of experiencing hunger or 

18 food insecurity; 

19 ‘‘(B) a commitment to approaches that use 

20 rigorous methodologies for implementation and 

21 evaluation, as described in subsection (g); 

22 ‘‘(C) a comprehensive and innovative strat23 egy to reduce the risk of childhood hunger or 

24 provide a significant improvement to the food 

25 security status of households with children; 


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1 ‘‘(D) as part of the comprehensive and in2 novative strategy, a consideration of approaches 

3 to improve the nutritional status of children eli4 gible for free and reduced price meals under 

5 this Act or section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 

6 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.); 

7 ‘‘(E) a partnership among public and pri8 vate stakeholders that demonstrates a commit9 ment to collaborate toward ending childhood 

10 hunger through a coordinated plan; 

11 ‘‘(F) a preference for projects with a 25 

12 percent non-Federal match that may be pro13 vided in cash or fairly evaluated in-kind con14 tributions, including facilities, equipment, serv15 ices, or staffing from a State government, a 

16 local government, or a private source; and 

17 ‘‘(G) such other criteria as are determined 

18 by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con20 sult with— 

21 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of Health and Human 

22 Services; 

23 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of Labor; 

24 ‘‘(C) the Secretary of Education; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

2 Development. 

3 ‘‘(f) REQUIREMENTS.—A Governor of a State receiv4 ing funding under this section to carry out a demonstra5 tion project shall provide for— 

6 ‘‘(1) a collaboration among key stakeholders in 

7 the State, such as representatives from business, 

8 nonprofits, faith- and community-based organiza9 tions, institutions of higher education, the philan10 thropic sector, and public agencies that oversee Fed11 eral child nutrition programs, education, housing, 

12 public health, and other social service programs; 

13 ‘‘(2) a collaborative planning process that re14 sults in a comprehensive agenda to eliminate child15 hood hunger that is— 

16 ‘‘(A) described in a detailed project plan; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(B) provided to the Secretary for ap19 proval; 

20 ‘‘(3) an annual budget; 

21 ‘‘(4) specific performance goals, including the 

22 goal to sharply reduce or eliminate food insecurity 

23 among children in the State by 2015, as determined 

24 through a methodology prescribed by the Secretary 

25 and carried out by the Governor; and 


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1 ‘‘(5) an independent evaluation described in 

2 subsection (g). 

3 ‘‘(g) EVALUATION.—Each Governor of a State receiv4 ing funding under this section, with respect to any project 

5 carried out with such funds in the State, shall carry out 

6 an independent evaluation— 

7 ‘‘(1) that measures the impact of any activities 

8 carried out under the project on the level of food in9 security in the State that— 

10 ‘‘(A) focuses particularly on the rate of 

11 food insecurity among children in the State; 

12 ‘‘(B) includes a preimplementation baseline 

13 and annual measurements taken during the 

14 project of the level of food insecurity in the 

15 State; and 

16 ‘‘(C) is carried out using a scientifically 

17 valid methodology prescribed by the Secretary; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(2) that evaluates— 

20 ‘‘(A) the impact of the project on appro21 priate participation, food security, nutrition, 

22 and associated behavioral outcomes among par23 ticipating children; and 

24 ‘‘(B) using rigorous experimental designs 

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1 ment or other methods that are capable of pro2 ducing scientifically valid information, to deter3 mine which activities are effective in reducing 

4 the prevalence or preventing the incidence of 

5 food insecurity and hunger in the community, 

6 especially among children. 

7 ‘‘(h) REPORTING.—Not later than December 31, 

8 2011 and each December 31 thereafter until the date on 

9 which the last evaluation under subsection (g) of a project 

10 funded under this section is completed, the Secretary 

11 shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) submit to the Committee on Agriculture 

13 and the Committee on Education and Labor of the 

14 House of Representatives and the Committee on Ag15 riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, a 

16 report that includes a description of— 

17 ‘‘(A) the status of each demonstration 

18 project carried out with funds under this sec19 tion; and 

20 ‘‘(B) the results of any evaluations of the 

21 demonstration projects completed during the 

22 previous fiscal year; and 

23 ‘‘(2) ensure that the evaluation results are 

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1 viders, other partners, and the public in order to 

2 promote the wide use of successful strategies. 

3 ‘‘(i) LIMITATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) DURATION.—No project may be funded 

5 under this section for more than 5 years. 

6 ‘‘(2) NUMBER OF PROJECT.—No State may re7 ceive funds under this section to carry out more 

8 than 1 project. 

9 ‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE BASIS.—Funds provided 

10 under this section shall be made available to a Gov11 ernor of a State for each year of the grant or con12 tract awarded to such State. The amount of funds 

13 provided for each year shall be contingent on the 

14 satisfactory implementation of the project plan sub15 mitted under subsection (f)(2) and progress towards 

16 the performance goals defined in the plan. 

17 ‘‘(4) ALTERING NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO18 GRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No project that makes 

20 use of, alters, or coordinates with the supple21 mental nutrition assistance program may be 

22 funded under this section unless the project is 

23 fully consistent with the project requirements 

24 described in section 17(b)(1)(B) of the Food 


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1 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

2 2026(b)(1)(B)). 

3 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In determining 

4 whether a project is fully consistent with the re5 quirements described in subparagraph (A) and 

6 therefore eligible to be funded under this sec7 tion, the Secretary shall ensure that allowing 

8 the project to be funded under this section— 

9 ‘‘(i) would demonstrably advance the 

10 goal of ending childhood hunger, as posi11 tively determined by the Secretary; 

12 ‘‘(ii) would preserve all existing enti13 tlements to nutrition assistance benefits 

14 and services; 

15 ‘‘(iii) would not restrict eligibility or 

16 reduce benefits for any individual; and 

17 ‘‘(iv) would not result in a transfer of 

18 funding designated by law for a specific 

19 program authorized under this Act, the 

20 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

21 1771 et seq.), the commodity supplemental 

22 food program established under section 5 

23 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protec24 tion Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; 

25 Public Law 93–86), the Emergency Food 


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1 Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501 et 

2 seq.), or the Food and Nutrition Act of 

3 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), to any other 

4 program. 

5 ‘‘(5) OTHER BENEFITS.—Funds made available 

6 under this section may not be used for any project 

7 in a manner that is inconsistent with— 

8 ‘‘(A) the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

9 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.); 

10 ‘‘(B) the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

11 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); or 

12 ‘‘(C) the Emergency Food Assistance Act 

13 of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.). 

14 ‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means a person 

16 under the age of 18. 

17 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en18 tity’ means a public or private not-for-profit agency 

19 or organization, as determined by the Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(3) GOVERNOR OF A STATE.—The term ‘Gov21 ernor of a State’ means— 

22 ‘‘(A) a Governor of a State; or 

23 ‘‘(B) an eligible entity approved by a Gov24 ernor of a State. 


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1 ‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 to carry 

3 out this section for fiscal years 2011 through 2015, to re4 main available until September 30, 2015.’’. 

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