fying school under this subsection shall not ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(i) $50,000 for a single fiscal year; 
or 
‘‘(ii) $100,000 for all fiscal years. 
‘‘(C) MAXIMUM
GRANT
TERM.—A local 
education agency or State department of edu-
cation shall not provide subgrants to a quali-
fying school under this subsection for more 
than 5 fiscal years. 
‘‘(f) PREFERENCE.—In providing grants and sub-
grants under this section, the Secretary, a local education 
agency, and a State department of education shall give 
priority to qualifying schools— 
‘‘(1) in which 75 percent or more of the stu-
dents of which are eligible for free or reduced-price 
school lunches under the school lunch program es-
tablished under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and 
‘‘(2) that demonstrate— 
‘‘(A) an intent to use the grants or sub-
grants to establish or support connections be-
tween the qualifying schools and local agricul-
tural producers and food providers; 
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‘‘(B) that the qualifying schools have es-
tablished, or intend to establish, a universal 
free breakfast program; or 
‘‘(C) that the qualifying schools have con-
sidered, or intend to establish, service methods 
that make breakfast a part of the school day. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a local education agency or 
State department of education shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) develop an appropriate application 
process; and 
‘‘(B) advertise the availability of funds 
under this section to qualified schools, local 
education agencies, and State departments of 
education. 
‘‘(h) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A qualifying school may 
use a grant provided under this section— 
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‘‘(A) to establish, promote, or expand a 
school breakfast program of the qualifying 
school under this section, which shall include a 
nutritional education component; 
‘‘(B) to increase the quantity of local or 
fresh food available under the school breakfast 
program of the qualifying school under this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(C) to provide nutritional education mate-
rials to students; 
‘‘(D) to extend the period during which 
school breakfast is available at the qualifying 
school; 
‘‘(E) to provide school breakfast to stu-
dents of the qualifying school during the school 
day; 
‘‘(F) to increase participation in the school 
breakfast program, including through a uni-
versal free breakfast program; 
‘‘(G) to compensate for receipts no longer 
collected from reduced and paid breakfasts 
when operating a universal free breakfast pro-
gram; 
‘‘(H) to provide to students first-hand 
knowledge of food systems, including through— 
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‘‘(i) occasional activities, such as in-
viting agricultural producers to speak at 
the qualifying school or offering student 
field trips to local agricultural projects; or 
‘‘(ii) integrating food system informa-
tion into the curriculum (including mathe-
matics and science classes) of the quali-
fying school; or 
‘‘(I) to collaborate with local colleges, uni-
versities, or other research entities (including 
hunger advocacy entities)— 
‘‘(i) to compile data and reports relat-
ing to the school breakfast program of the 
qualifying school; and 
‘‘(ii) to submit the data and reports to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—Each activity of a quali-
fying school under this subsection shall be carried 
out in accordance with applicable nutritional guide-
lines and regulations issued by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture. 
‘‘(i) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.—Grants made 
available under this subsection shall not diminish or other-
wise affect the expenditure of funds from State and local 
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sources for the maintenance of the school breakfast pro-
gram. 
‘‘(j) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, local edu-
cation agencies, State departments of education, and 
qualifying schools that receive grants and subgrants 
under this section, shall submit to Congress an an-
nual report describing the impact of the school 
breakfast programs of the qualifying schools on and 
classroom performance and environment. 
‘‘(2) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall 
provide guidance and minimum standards for data 
collection to grant recipients and any collaborating 
local colleges, universities, or research entities as 
necessary to ensure that annual reports under this 
section are able to provide an adequate qualitative 
and quantitative evaluation of the grant impacts. 
‘‘(k) EVALUATION.—Not later than 180 days before 
the end of a grant term under this section, a local edu-
cation agency or State department of education that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) evaluate whether electing to provide uni-
versal free breakfasts under the school breakfast 
program in accordance with Provision 2 as estab-
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lished under subsections (b) through (k) of section 
245.9 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations), would be cost-effective for the 
qualified schools based on estimated administrative 
savings and economies of scale; and 
‘‘(2) submit the results of the evaluation to the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012.’’. 
Æ 
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