‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out this section 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027. 
‘‘(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 
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 
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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 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act; 
(B) local school wellness policies; 
(C) professional standards for school nutri-
tion 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.— 
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(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-
retary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the 
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report containing— 
(1) a summary of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); 
(2) any findings and recommendations resulting 
from such study; 
(3) a plan for disseminating to State agencies 
best practices on the use of State administrative ex-
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pense funds for training and technical assistance; 
and 
(4) recommendations, if any, for the ongoing 
monitoring and improvement of training and tech-
nical assistance carried out by State agencies using 
State administrative expense funds. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSE 
FUNDS.—The term ‘‘State administrative expense 
funds’’ means the State administrative expense 
funds described in part 235 of title 7, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
(2) STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agency’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 235.2 of 
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or any suc-
cessor regulation). 
SEC. 6. OFFSET. 
Of the unobligated balance available for administra-
tive 
expenses 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
Education, 
$45,000,000 is rescinded. 
Æ 
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