Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the 
Committee on Education and Labor, the Committee 
on Agriculture, and the Committee on Appropria-
tions, of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Ag-
riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, of the Senate, 
which describes— 
‘‘(A) how the plan has been executed; and 
‘‘(B) the number of schools that have new 
salad bars or fruit and vegetable bars as a re-
sult of such plan. 
‘‘(5) MANDATORY SPENDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Out of the funds in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 
Secretary of Treasury shall provide to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture by October 15 of each of 
fiscal years 2011 through 2012 the amount of 
$10,000,000 and the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall accept and use such funds to implement 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated, in addition to the mandatory fund-
ing under subparagraph (A) for each of the fis-
cal years listed in such subparagraph, such 
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sums as are necessary to carry out this sub-
section, to remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 5. IDENTIFYING AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO THE 
PURCHASE OF PERISHABLE FRUITS AND 
VEGETABLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish and implement a plan to identify and remove bar-
riers to facilitate the equitable purchase of fruits and vege-
tables within the procurement and distribution systems 
administered by Secretary, acting through the Agricul-
tural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture.
The plan shall seek to identify and remove barriers to the 
equitable purchase of fruits and vegetables at all levels of 
the procurement and distribution systems, including any 
barriers related to the initial surveys, bidding, transpor-
tation, handling, storage, and delivery to schools. 
(b) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall evaluate and report to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress recommendations to reduce or elimi-
nate the barriers identified pursuant to subsection (a). 
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SEC. 6. BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS OF 
FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM. 
Section 19(i)(6)(A) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of funds made avail-
able to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary may use not more than $500,000 
for administrative costs of carrying out this 
program, including national and regional train-
ing conferences emphasizing sharing best prac-
tices, and providing technical assistance. Such 
training programs may also include strategies 
and best practices for increasing access to fresh 
fruits and vegetables in other school meals pro-
grams.’’. 
SEC. 7. IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SCHOOL MEALS 
THROUGH RULEMAKING. 
Not later than 24 months after the date of receiving 
the review initiated by the National Academy of Sciences, 
Institute of Medicine in February 2008 of the National 
School Lunch and School Breakfast Program Meal Pat-
terns and Nutrient Standards authorized under the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751), the Secretary shall promulgate a final rule updat-
ing the nutrition standards and meal requirements for 
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school meal programs in a manner consistent with the 
findings of such review. 
SEC. 8. EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amount ap-
propriated under subsection (e), the Secretary shall pro-
vide funds to States, according to the allocation formula 
described in subsection (b), for the purpose of awarding 
grants, on a competitive basis, to school food authorities 
to provide equipment assistance to schools participating 
in the school lunch program established under the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 
et seq.). 
(b) ALLOCATION FORMULA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount appro-
priated under subsection (e), the Secretary shall al-
locate funds to States in a manner proportional with 
each State’s administrative expense allocation under 
section 7(a)(2) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1776(a)(2)). 
(2) REALLOCATION.—If a State does not re-
ceive funds under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
reallocate such funds to other States in amounts the 
Secretary determines necessary. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
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(1) STATES.—To qualify to receive an alloca-
tion of funds under this section, a State shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(2) SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES.—To qualify 
to receive a grant under this section, a school food 
authority shall submit an application to the applica-
ble State at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the State may require. 
Such application shall demonstrate to the State that 
such school food authority serves schools that have 
a need for equipment assistance. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, a State shall give priority to school food authorities 
that have, under the jurisdiction of such authorities, 
schools in which not less than 50 percent of the students 
are eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND AP-
PROPRIATION.—Out of any moneys in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall provide to the Secretary $100,000,000 to carry out 
this section, to remain available until expended. 
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