‘‘(2) an institution of higher education as de-
fined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002); 
‘‘(3) an area career and technical education 
school as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302); or 
‘‘(4) a consortium of entities described in para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3). 
‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBLE THIRD-PARTY INSTI-
TUTIONS.—The Secretary shall establish specific criteria 
that eligible third-party training institutions shall meet to 
qualify to receive grants under this section, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) a demonstrated capacity to administer ef-
fective training and technical assistance program-
ming to school food service personnel; 
‘‘(2) prior, successful experience in providing or 
engaging in training and technical assistance pro-
gramming or applied research activities involving eli-
gible entities, school food service administrators, or 
directors; 
‘‘(3) prior, successful experience in developing 
relevant educational training tools or course mate-
rials or curricula on topics addressing child and 
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school nutrition or the updated nutrition standards 
under section 4(b)(3); and 
‘‘(4) the ability to deliver effective and cost-effi-
cient training and technical assistance programming 
to school food service personnel— 
‘‘(A) at training sites that are located 
within a proximate geographic distance to 
schools, central kitchens, or other worksites; or 
‘‘(B) through an online training and assist-
ance program on topics that do not require in- 
person attendance. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
assist the institutions receiving grants under this section 
in publicizing and disseminating training and other project 
materials and online tools to the maximum extent prac-
ticable. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of costs 
for training and technical assistance funded through 
a grant awarded under this section shall not exceed 
80 percent of the total cost of the training and tech-
nical assistance. 
‘‘(2) MATCHING.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under this section, the eligible third-party 
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training institution shall provide matching support 
in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(f) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary shall establish pro-
cedures to enable the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) to oversee the administration and oper-
ation of training and technical assistance funded 
through grants awarded under this section; and 
‘‘(2) to ensure that the training and assistance 
is operated consistent with the goals and require-
ments of this Act. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out this section 
for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2022. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may use not more than 5 percent of the amount 
made available to carry out this section for each fis-
cal year to provide technical assistance to applicants 
and prospective applicants in preparing applications 
and creating financing packages that leverage a mix 
of public and private funding sources.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 1 year after funds are made available 
to carry out sections 21A and 27 of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (as added by this Act), and 
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annually thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the progress of the Secretary 
in implementing such sections. 
SEC. 5. STUDY AND REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE USE OF 
STATE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE FUNDS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall con-
duct a study on— 
(1) the use of State administrative expense 
funds by State agencies; 
(2) innovative, effective, replicable, model poli-
cies, practices, and training methods that may be 
implemented using State administrative expense 
funds; 
(3) factors that interfere with the ability of 
State agencies to use State administrative expense 
funds effectively; and 
(4) how State administrative expense funds 
may be used to encourage the implementation of ef-
fective and consistent school nutrition workforce 
training, with particular emphasis on training and 
technical assistance to improve the implementation 
of nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools 
including— 
(A) nutrition standards for foods sold in 
schools other than foods provided under the 
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Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act; 
(B) local school wellness policies; 
(C) updated professional standards for 
school nutrition professionals; and 
(D) other school food service practices, 
standards, and operational requirements as the 
Secretary may identify as requiring additional 
assistance. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT
AND
USE
OF
ASSESSMENT 
TOOL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall develop an assessment tool for the purpose of 
carrying out the study under subsection (a). Such 
tool shall include a general methodology for evalu-
ating effectiveness of State agencies in providing 
training and technical assistance using State admin-
istrative expense funds. 
(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.—In 
developing the assessment tool under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall consider public research, stake-
holder input, and direct feedback from school nutri-
tion personnel. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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