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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3092 

To conduct a pilot program in support of efforts to increase the amount 

of purchases of local fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service 

institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving a grant 

from the Secretary of Agriculture for that purpose instead of obtaining 

commodities under Department of Agriculture programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 4, 2011 

Mr. WELCH introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To conduct a pilot program in support of efforts to increase 

the amount of purchases of local fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain 

States the option of receiving a grant from the Secretary 

of Agriculture for that purpose instead of obtaining commodities under Department of Agriculture programs. 

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 ‘‘Local School Foods 

3 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PURCHASE OF FRESH FRUITS 

5 AND VEGETABLES FOR SCHOOLS AND SERV6 ICE INSTITUTIONS. 

7 Section 10603 of the Farm Security and Rural In8 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or to pro10 vide grants under the pilot program described in 

11 subsection (c)’’ after ‘‘crops’’; 

12 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub13 section (d); and 

14 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(c) PILOT PROGRAM FOR PURCHASE OF FRESH

17 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR SCHOOLS AND SERVICE

18 INSTITUTIONS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount specified in 

20 subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall use 

21 not more than $1,000,000 to conduct a pilot pro22 gram under which the Secretary will give not more 

23 than three participating States the option of receiv24 ing a grant in an amount equal to the value of the 

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1 erwise receive under this section for each of fiscal 

2 years 2012 and 2013. 

3 ‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A participating 

4 State receiving a grant under this subsection may 

5 use the grant funds solely to purchase fresh fruits 

6 and vegetables for distribution to schools and service 

7 institutions in the State participating in the food 

8 service programs under the Richard B. Russell Na9 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) 

10 and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

11 1771 et seq.). 

12 ‘‘(3) SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING STATES.— 

13 The Secretary shall select participating States from 

14 applications submitted by the States. Each partici15 pating State shall be from a different Department of 

16 Agriculture region. 

17 ‘‘(4) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) SCHOOL AND SERVICE INSTITUTION

19 REQUIREMENT.—Schools and service institu20 tions in a participating State shall keep records 

21 of purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables 

22 made using the grant funds and report such 

23 records to the State. 

24 ‘‘(B) STATE REQUIREMENT.—Each par25 ticipating State shall submit to the Secretary a 


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1 report on the success of the pilot program in 

2 the State, including information on— 

3 ‘‘(i) the amount and value of each 

4 type of fresh fruit and vegetable purchased 

5 by the State; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) the benefit provided by such pur7 chases in conducting the school food serv8 ice in the State, including meeting school 

9 meal requirements.’’. 

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