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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1720 
To conduct a pilot program in support of efforts to increase the amount 
of purchases of local fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service 
institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving a grant 
from the Secretary of Agriculture for that purpose instead of obtaining 
commodities under Department of Agriculture programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2013 
Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. GIBSON, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, and Mr. 
DESJARLAIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To conduct a pilot program in support of efforts to increase 
the amount of purchases of local fresh fruits and vegeta-
bles for schools and service institutions by giving certain 
States the option of receiving a grant from the Secretary 
of Agriculture for that purpose instead of obtaining com-
modities under Department of Agriculture programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Local School Foods 
Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR PURCHASE OF FRESH 
FRUITS, 
VEGETABLES, 
AND 
OTHER 
SPE-
CIALTY FOOD CROPS. 
Section 10603 of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PILOT GRANT PROGRAM FOR PURCHASE OF 
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Using amounts made avail-
able to carry out subsection (b), the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall conduct a pilot program under which 
the Secretary will give not more than five partici-
pating States the option of receiving a grant in an 
amount equal to the value of the commodities that 
the participating State would otherwise receive 
under this section for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018. 
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‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A participating 
State receiving a grant under this subsection may 
use the grant funds solely to purchase fresh fruits 
and vegetables for distribution to schools and service 
institutions in the State that participate in the food 
service programs under the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) 
and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.). To the maximum extent practicable, 
the fruits and vegetables shall be locally grown, as 
determined by the State. 
‘‘(3) SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING STATES.— 
The Secretary shall select participating States from 
applications submitted by the States. 
‘‘(4) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) SCHOOL AND SERVICE INSTITUTION 
REQUIREMENT.—Schools and service institu-
tions in a participating State shall keep records 
of purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables 
made using the grant funds and report such 
records to the State. 
‘‘(B) STATE
REQUIREMENT.—Each par-
ticipating State shall submit to the Secretary a 
report on the success of the pilot program in 
the State, including information on— 
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‘‘(i) the amount and value of each 
type of fresh fruit and vegetable purchased 
by the State; and 
‘‘(ii) the benefit provided by such pur-
chases in conducting the school food serv-
ice in the State, including meeting school 
meal requirements.’’. 
Æ 
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