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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3040 

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

children from rural areas with better access to meals served through 

the summer food service program for children and certain child care 

programs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2010 

Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. CASEY, and Mr. COCHRAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

Act to provide children from rural areas with better 

access to meals served through the summer food service 

program for children and certain child care programs. 

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

3 SECTION 1. AREA ELIGIBILITY. 

4 (a) SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHIL5 DREN.—Section 13(a)(1)(C) of the Richard B. Russell 

6 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(C)) is 


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1 amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 per2 cent’’. 

3 (b) PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN.— 

4 Section 17(r)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National 

5 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)(1)(B)) is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’. 

7 (c) MEAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN AFTER8 SCHOOL CARE.—Section 17A(c)(1) of the Richard B. Rus9 sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a(c)(1)) 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 

11 percent’’. 

12 SEC. 2. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM RURAL TRANS13 PORTATION GRANTS. 

14 Section 13(a) of the Richard B. Russell National 

15 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended by 

16 striking paragraphs (9) and (10) and inserting the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(9) SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM RURAL

19 TRANSPORTATION GRANTS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

21 award competitive grants to service institutions 

22 selected by the Secretary to increase participa23 tion at congregate feeding sites in the summer 

24 food service program for children authorized by 


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1 this section through innovative approaches to 

2 limited transportation in rural areas. 

3 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be selected to re4 ceive a grant under this paragraph, a service in5 stitution— 

6 ‘‘(i) may be located in any State; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) shall— 

8 ‘‘(I) submit to the Secretary an 

9 application at such time, in such man10 ner, and containing such information 

11 as the Secretary may require; 

12 ‘‘(II) meet criteria established by 

13 the Secretary; and 

14 ‘‘(III) agree to the terms and 

15 conditions of the grant, as established 

16 by the Secretary. 

17 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 

18 under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give 

19 priority to service institutions that— 

20 ‘‘(i) serve both breakfast and lunch; 

21 or 

22 ‘‘(ii) offer educational or enrichment 

23 programs. 

24 ‘‘(D) DURATION.—A service institution 

25 that receives a grant under this paragraph may 


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1 use the grant funds during the 5-fiscal-year pe2 riod beginning in fiscal year 2010. 

3 ‘‘(E) TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.—A serv4 ice institution that receives a grant under this 

5 paragraph may use grant funds to provide re6 imbursement for travel to satellite congregate 

7 feeding sites. 

8 ‘‘(F) FUNDING.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On October 1, 

10 2010, out of any funds in the Treasury not 

11 otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of 

12 the Treasury shall transfer to the Sec13 retary to carry out this section 

14 $10,000,000, to remain available until ex15 pended. 

16 ‘‘(ii) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.— 

17 The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, 

18 shall accept, and shall use to carry out this 

19 section the funds transferred under clause 

20 (i), without further appropriation. 

21 ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—Not more than 1 

22 percent of the funds made available under 

23 clause (i) may be used by the Secretary for 


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1 the administrative costs of carrying out 

2 this paragraph.’’. 

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