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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4192
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish
pilot projects to support and evaluate the provision of before-school
activities that advance student academic achievement and encourage the
establishment of, and increase participation in, school breakfast pro-
grams.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 11, 2002
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. DAVIS
of Florida, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LEE, and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act to establish pilot projects to support and evaluate
the provision of before-school activities that advance stu-
dent academic achievement and encourage the establish-
ment of, and increase participation in, school breakfast
programs.
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 ‘‘Educational Grants
for Great Starts Act’’.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECTS TO SUPPORT AND EVALUATE BE-
FORE-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(g) PILOT PROJECTS TO SUPPORT AND EVALUATE
BEFORE-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS TO STATE AGENCIES.—
‘‘(A) GRANTS.—(i) Subject to funds made
available under paragraph (5), the Secretary, in
coordination with the Secretary of Education,
shall make grants to seven State agencies to
conduct pilot projects in seventeen elementary
schools in each such State to—
‘‘(I) support the provision of before-
school activities that advance student aca-
demic achievement and encourage the es-
tablishment of, or increase participation in,
school breakfast programs; and
‘‘(II) evaluate the effect of providing
before-school activities on participation in
school breakfast programs.
‘‘(ii) In carrying out clause (i), the Sec-
retary shall make grants to one State in each
of the seven geographic regions of the United
States (as determined for purposes of programs
of the Food and Nutrition Service).
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary
may make a grant to a State agency under
subparagraph (A) only if the State agency
submits to the Secretary an application
that contains, at a minimum, the informa-
tion described in clause (ii).
‘‘(ii) INFORMATION.—The information
described in this clause is the following:
‘‘(I) A description of how the
State agency will provide oversight of
pilot projects to be conducted in se-
lected elementary schools in the State
to ensure that before-school activities
under the projects will increase par-
ticipation in the school breakfast pro-
gram.
‘‘(II) A description of the meth-
ods to be used by the State agency to
promote and make available all appro-
priate information concerning sub-
grants to be made under paragraph
(2) for the conduct of pilot projects in
selected elementary schools in the
State.
‘‘(III) A description of the meth-
ods to be used by the State agency to
collect data for the evaluation of the
pilot projects in accordance with para-
graph (4)(A).
‘‘(C) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—In making
grants to State agencies under subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall ensure that the pilot
projects to be conducted in elementary schools
under the jurisdiction of the local educational
agencies are selected so as to—
‘‘(i)(I) ensure the likelihood that pro-
posed before-school activities under the
pilot projects will increase participation in
school breakfast programs; and
‘‘(II) ensure coordination of the pilot
projects with other programs and activities
offered by the elementary schools;
‘‘(ii)(I) provide for an equitable dis-
tribution of pilot projects among urban
and rural elementary schools; and
‘‘(II) provide for an equitable distribu-
tion of pilot projects among elementary
‘‘(bb) In the case of an elemen-
tary school without a breakfast pro-
gram and within which a pilot project
will be conducted, a description of a
plan that outlines how the school will
establish and operate a breakfast pro-
gram in coordination with the pilot
project.
‘‘(II) A description of how the
local educational agency, in conjunc-
tion with the school food authority,
will carry out the pilot projects in ac-
cordance with this subsection, includ-
ing a description of (aa) the specific
activities that will be carried out by
the local educational agency to remove
any perceived stigma associated with
participation in the breakfast program
and to increase participation in the
program, and (bb) all other specific
activities that will be carried out
under the projects.
‘‘(III) A description of a pro-
posed budget to carry out the pilot
projects.
‘‘(C) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—In making
subgrants to local educational agencies under
subparagraph (A), the State agency shall en-
sure that the local educational agencies have
under their jurisdiction a sufficient number of
elementary schools that are not participating in
the pilot projects to permit a valid evaluation of
the results of the pilot projects.
‘‘(D) DURATION OF PILOT PROJECTS.—A
local 
educational 
agency 
that 
receives 
a
subgrant under subparagraph (A) to conduct a
pilot project in accordance with this subsection
shall conduct the project during a period of not
less than 3 successive school years.
‘‘(E) MINIMUM AMOUNT OF AWARDS TO
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.—Subject to the avail-
ability of funds of a subgrant provided to a
local educational agency under subparagraph
(A) to conduct a pilot project in accordance
with this subsection, the minimum amount pro-
vided to an elementary school under the pilot
project for a school year shall be not less than
$50,000.
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—Amounts provided under a
grant or subgrant made under this subsection may
not be used to provide a Federal reimbursement for
school breakfasts under the school breakfast pro-
gram.
‘‘(4) EVALUATION; REPORT.—
‘‘(A) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall
conduct an evaluation of the pilot projects con-
ducted by local educational agencies under this
subsection with respect to the establishment of,
and increased participation in, school breakfast
programs.
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than September
30, 2005, the Secretary shall prepare and sub-
mit to Congress a report that contains the re-
sults of the evaluation conducted under sub-
paragraph (A).
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(A) GENERAL
AUTHORIZATION.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subsection (other than paragraph (4))
$6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003
through 2005.
‘‘(B) EVALUATION.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (4)
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.’’.
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