more than 80 percent of the principal amount of the 
loan. 
‘‘(6) FEES.—The Secretary shall establish fees 
with respect to loan guarantees under this sub-
section that, as determined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) are sufficient to cover all the adminis-
trative costs to the Federal Government for the 
operation of the program; 
‘‘(B) may be in the form of an application 
or transaction fee, or interest rate adjustment; 
and 
‘‘(C) may be based on the risk premium 
associated with the loan or loan guarantee, tak-
ing into consideration— 
‘‘(i) the price of Treasury obligations 
of a similar maturity; 
‘‘(ii) prevailing market conditions; 
‘‘(iii) the ability of the eligible infra-
structure project to support the loan guar-
antee; and 
‘‘(iv) the total amount of the loan 
guarantee. 
‘‘(7) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To provide loan guar-
antees under this subsection, the Secretary 
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shall reserve $300,000,000 of the loan guar-
antee authority remaining and unobligated as of 
the date of enactment of the School Food Mod-
ernization Act under the program of community 
facility guaranteed loans under section 306(a) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)). 
‘‘(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary may use not more than 5 percent of the 
amount made available to carry out this sub-
section for each fiscal year to provide technical 
assistance to applicants and prospective appli-
cants in preparing applications and creating fi-
nancing packages that leverage a mix of public 
and private funding sources. 
‘‘(c) EQUIPMENT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE
GRANTS.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2017 and subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary shall make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 
assist the eligible entities in purchasing the durable 
equipment and infrastructure needed to serve 
healthier meals and improve food safety. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
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‘‘(A) eligible entities in States that have 
enacted comparable statutory grant funding 
mechanisms or that have otherwise appro-
priated funds to assist eligible entities in pur-
chasing the durable equipment and infrastruc-
ture needed to serve healthier meals and im-
prove food safety, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(B) eligible entities that have identified 
and are reasonably expected to meet an unmet 
local or community need, including through— 
‘‘(i) a public-private partnership or 
partnership with a food pantry or other 
low-income assistance agency; or 
‘‘(ii) the provision for or allowance of 
kitchen or cafeteria usage by related or 
outside community organizations. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
costs for assistance funded through a grant 
awarded under this subsection shall not exceed 
80 percent of the total cost of the durable 
equipment or infrastructure. 
‘‘(B) MATCHING.—As a condition on re-
ceiving a grant under this subsection, an eligi-
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ble entity shall provide matching support in the 
form of cash or in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
or vary the requirements of subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) if the Secretary determines that undue 
hardship or effective exclusion from participa-
tion in the grant program under this subsection 
would otherwise result. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated $25,000,000 to carry out 
this subsection for each of fiscal years 2017 
through 2022. 
‘‘(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary may use not more than 5 percent of the 
amount made available to carry out this sub-
section for each fiscal year to provide technical 
assistance to applicants and prospective appli-
cants in preparing applications and creating fi-
nancing packages that leverage a mix of public 
and private funding sources.’’. 
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SEC. 3. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL. 
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
is amended by inserting after section 21 (42 U.S.C. 
1769b–1) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 21A. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
grant program under which the Secretary shall award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to provide support to eligi-
ble third-party training institutions described in sub-
section (b) to develop and administer training and tech-
nical assistance for school food service personnel to meet 
nutrition standards under section 4(b)(3) and improve ef-
ficacy and efficiency of the school lunch program under 
this Act and the school breakfast program established by 
section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE THIRD-PARTY INSTITUTIONS DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘eligible 
third-party institution’ means— 
‘‘(1) a nonprofit organization with dem-
onstrated experience in food or nutrition services 
training and technical assistance; 
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