I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6968 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to authorize 
the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to carry out a food service 
delivery pilot program for children during the non-school summer months, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2020 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 
HURD of Texas, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. TRONE, Mr. MCCAUL, 
Mr. RUSH, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. 
KINZINGER, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CROW, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. 
NORTON, and Mr. ALLRED) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make 
grants to carry out a food service delivery pilot program 
for children during the non-school summer months, 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 ‘‘Meals on Wheels for 
Kids Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGREGATE MEAL SERVICE REQUIREMENT. 
Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(13) OFF-SITE CONSUMPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this subparagraph, the Secretary shall make 
available an option to States to provide pro-
gram meals to children under this section 
through service institutions that provide off-site 
consumption. 
‘‘(B) 
AVAILABILITY.—In 
administering 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure that 
off-site consumption is only available to a child 
if— 
‘‘(i) the child is determined to be eligi-
ble for a free or reduced price lunch under 
this Act and a free or reduced price break-
fast under section 4 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); and 
‘‘(ii) not less than 1 of the conditions 
described in subparagraph (C) is present. 
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‘‘(C) CONDITIONS.—The conditions re-
ferred to in subparagraph (B)(ii) are the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) The child lives in a rural area or 
hard-to-reach area. 
‘‘(ii) The child lives in an area in 
which poor economic conditions exist. 
‘‘(iii) The program is available to the 
child at a congregate feeding site but— 
‘‘(I) the site is closed due to ex-
treme weather conditions; 
‘‘(II) the site is not reasonably 
accessible to the child, as determined 
by the Secretary; 
‘‘(III) violence or other public 
safety concerns in the area prevent 
the child from traveling safely to the 
site; or 
‘‘(IV) the site is open not more 
than 4 days a week. 
‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION.—In administering 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(i) any meal served by a service in-
stitution 
through 
off-site 
consumption 
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meets the same standards for safety and 
quality as a meal served at a congregate 
feeding site; and 
‘‘(ii) each State gives priority to a 
child living in an area in which a con-
gregate feeding site is not reasonably ac-
cessible, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this subpara-
graph, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) establish guidelines to ensure the 
safety of children provided program meals 
through off-site consumption; and 
‘‘(ii) establish best practices to ensure 
the safety of meals served through off-site 
consumption.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (n)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(6)’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and (7) the plans of the State for 
using off-site consumption described in sub-
section (a)(13), if applicable.’’. 
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SEC. 3. FOOD SERVICE DELIVERY PILOT PROGRAM FOR 
SUMMER MONTHS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (i) of section 13 of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1761) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) FOOD SERVICE DELIVERY PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a pilot program under which the Secretary 
shall award grants on a competitive basis to States 
to enter into contracts with eligible service institu-
tions or a consortia of eligible service institutions to 
deliver meals in accordance with paragraph (5). 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant 
under this subsection shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
subsection, the Secretary may give priority to appli-
cations submitted by eligible service institutions— 
‘‘(A) from States with— 
‘‘(i) high low-income child popu-
lations; or 
‘‘(ii) high child populations in rural 
areas or hard-to-reach areas; or 
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‘‘(B) that plans to provide educational en-
richment opportunities to children who receive 
meals under the pilot program. 
‘‘(4) CONDITIONS.—As a condition of receiving 
a grant under this subsection, a State shall— 
‘‘(A) require that any service institution 
with which the State enters into a contract to 
provide meals pursuant to this subsection— 
‘‘(i) complies with the nutrition re-
quirements under section 9(a)(1)(A) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(1)(A)) with re-
spect to such meals; and 
‘‘(ii) delivers at least 5 meals a week 
during the non-school summer months to 
children in accordance with paragraph (5); 
‘‘(B) in selecting service institutions to 
enter into a contract pursuant to this sub-
section, give priority to service institutions lo-
cated in rural areas or hard-to-reach areas; and 
‘‘(C) provide matching support in the form 
of cash or in-kind contributions, including fa-
cilities, equipment, or services provided by the 
State in an amount that is at least equal to 100 
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percent of the amount of Federal funds received 
under the grant under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—A State 
that receives a grant under this subsection shall 
use the grant funds to enter into one or more 
contracts with one or more service institutions 
to deliver meals during the summer months di-
rectly to children who— 
‘‘(i) are eligible— 
‘‘(I) to participate in the summer 
food service program under this sec-
tion; or 
‘‘(II) for free or reduced price 
lunch under this Act or free or re-
duced price breakfast under section 4 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1773); and 
‘‘(ii) live in a rural area or hard-to- 
reach area. 
‘‘(B) PERMISSIBLE
USE
OF
FUNDS.—A 
State that receives a grant under this sub-
section may use the grant funds to provide to 
children described in subparagraph (A) meals 
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during extended school breaks or closures the 
duration of which is greater than 5 school days. 
‘‘(6) OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide for an independent evaluation of the 
services carried out under paragraph (5) that 
measures, to the maximum extent practicable, 
the impact of such grants on the reduction of 
hunger and access to meals for children resid-
ing in rural or hard-to-reach areas and low-in-
come areas during summer months. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM REVIEW.—Not later than 
18 months after the date on which grants are 
first provided under this subsection, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) review and evaluate the effective-
ness of the services carried out under para-
graph (5); 
‘‘(ii) suggest alternative services not 
offered by a grant recipient that would be 
appropriate for providing summer meals to 
children in rural or hard-to-reach areas; 
‘‘(iii) submit to the Committee on Ag-
riculture of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Education and Labor of 
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the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate, a report containing 
the results of the review conducted under 
clause (i) and a description of the services 
provided through the programs funded 
under such a grant; and 
‘‘(iv) make the report described in 
clause (iii) available on the public website 
of the Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(C) PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE
INFOR-
MATION.—In making the report under subpara-
graph (B)(iii) publicly available, the Secretary 
shall ensure that such report does not contain 
any information that would identify any child or 
parent, family member, or guardian of a child 
who received services pursuant to this sub-
section. 
‘‘(7) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out this 
subsection shall terminate on the date that is 3 
years after the date of the enactment this sub-
section. 
‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to amounts made available under subsection 
(r), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
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out this subsection $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 
and each of the 2 fiscal years thereafter. 
‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘rural area’ 
means any area other than— 
‘‘(i) a city or town that has a popu-
lation of greater than 50,000 inhabitants; 
and 
‘‘(ii) any urbanized area contiguous 
and adjacent to a city or town described in 
clause (i). 
‘‘(B) STATE.—The term ‘State’ includes 
each Federally-recognized Indian Tribe.’’. 
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