I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6006 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish 
a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 19, 2023 
Ms. SALINAS (for herself and Ms. HOYLE of Oregon) introduced the following 
bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act to establish a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot 
program, 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. VEHICLE SUMMER MEAL DELIVERY PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 13(a) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘(14) VEHICLE
SUMMER
MEAL
DELIVERY 
PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
In this paragraph, the term ‘eligible entity’ 
means a service institution. 
‘‘(B) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish a pilot program (referred to in 
this paragraph as the ‘pilot program’), to be 
carried out beginning with the first summer fol-
lowing the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
to award grants to eligible entities to purchase 
or retrofit vehicles to facilitate the distribution 
of noncongregate meals made available pursu-
ant to this section. 
‘‘(C) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under the pilot program, the Secretary shall 
give priority to eligible entities— 
‘‘(i) with high rates of students who 
are eligible for free or reduced price 
lunches under this Act; and 
‘‘(ii) that serve a high proportion of 
students from socially disadvantaged back-
grounds. 
‘‘(D) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—In award-
ing grants under the pilot program, the Sec-
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retary shall ensure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, that eligible entities receiving 
grants are located in diverse geographic areas. 
‘‘(E) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) TERM.—The term of a grant 
awarded under the pilot program shall be 
1 year. 
‘‘(ii) 
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The 
amount of a grant awarded under the pilot 
program shall not exceed $100,000. 
‘‘(iii) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.— 
An eligible entity awarded a grant under 
the pilot program shall use not more than 
10 percent of grant funds for administra-
tive expenses. 
‘‘(iv) REPORT
REQUIREMENT.—Not 
later than 1 year after receiving a grant 
under the pilot program, an eligible entity 
shall submit to the Secretary a report de-
scribing the use of the grant funds, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) the number of entities that 
benefitted from the grant; and 
‘‘(II) the number of children 
served as a result of the grant. 
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‘‘(F) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; BEST PRAC-
TICES.—The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance to, and share best practices with, eli-
gible entities that receive grants under the pilot 
program. 
‘‘(G) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the administration of the pilot program, in-
cluding a summary of the reports received pur-
suant to subparagraph (D)(iii). 
‘‘(H) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary to carry out the pilot program 
$1,000,000 for each year of the 3-year period 
beginning on the date of establishment of the 
pilot program.’’. 
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