I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3006 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require 
the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to 
finance certain improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school 
food service personnel, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2017 
Mr. BARLETTA (for himself, Mr. DESAULNIER, and Mr. THOMPSON of Penn-
sylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Commit-
tees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make 
loan guarantees and grants to finance certain improve-
ments to school lunch facilities, to train school food 
service personnel, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘School Food Mod-
ernization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEES AND GRANTS TO FINANCE CER-
TAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHOOL LUNCH FA-
CILITIES. 
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
is amended by inserting after section 26 (42 U.S.C. 
1769g) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 27. LOAN GUARANTEES AND GRANTS TO FINANCE 
CERTAIN 
IMPROVEMENTS 
TO 
SCHOOL 
LUNCH FACILITIES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DURABLE EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘dura-
ble equipment’ means durable food preparation, han-
dling, cooking, serving, and storage equipment great-
er than $500 in value. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a local educational agency or a school 
food authority administering or operating a 
school lunch program; 
‘‘(B) a tribal organization; or 
‘‘(C) a consortium that includes a local 
educational agency or school food authority de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), a tribal organiza-
tion, or both. 
‘‘(3) INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term ‘infrastruc-
ture’ means a food storage facility, kitchen, food 
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service facility, cafeteria, dining room, or food prepa-
ration facility. 
‘‘(4) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘local educational agency’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(5) SCHOOL
FOOD
AUTHORITY.—The term 
‘school food authority’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 210.2 of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
‘‘(6) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘tribal 
organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(b) LOAN
GUARANTEES
FOR
ASSISTANCE
TO 
SCHOOLS
FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
AND 
DURABLE
EQUIPMENT
NECESSARY
TO
PROVIDE 
HEALTHY
MEALS
THROUGH
SCHOOL
LUNCH
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO GUARANTEE LOANS.—The 
Secretary shall issue a loan guarantee to an eligible 
entity for purposes of financing the construction, re-
modeling, or expansion of infrastructure or the pur-
chase of durable equipment that the Secretary deter-
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mines will assist the eligible entity in providing 
healthy meals through a school lunch program. 
‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE
BASIS.—Subject to para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall select eligible entities 
to receive a loan guarantee under this subsection on 
a competitive basis. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCES.—In issuing a loan guar-
antee under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
a preference to an eligible entity that, as compared 
with other eligible entities seeking a loan guarantee 
under this subsection, the Secretary determines 
demonstrates substantial or disproportionate— 
‘‘(A) need for infrastructure improvement; 
or 
‘‘(B) durable equipment need or impair-
ment. 
‘‘(4) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish procedures to enable the Secretary to oversee 
the construction, remodeling, or expansion of infra-
structure or the purchase of durable equipment for 
which a loan guarantee is issued under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(5) GUARANTEE AMOUNT.—A loan guarantee 
issued under this subsection may not guarantee 
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