match the award to the purpose and scope 
of the project to be funded. 
‘‘(E) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may 
not award a grant under this subsection if the 
grant funds would be used solely for the pur-
pose of carrying out a conference.’’; 
(5) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
Tribal,’’ after ‘‘State’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) WAIVER OR MODIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may waive or modify the matching require-
ment under this paragraph if the Secretary 
determines that a waiver or modification is 
necessary to reduce barriers to applications 
for projects that meet 1 or more of the cri-
teria for receiving highest priority under 
paragraph (5). 
‘‘(ii) PROCESS.—The Secretary shall 
establish and make publicly available the 
process by which an applicant may request 
a waiver or modification under clause (i). 
‘‘(D) TRIBAL
AGENCIES.—The Secretary 
may allow a Tribal agency to use funds pro-
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vided to the Indian Tribe of the Tribal agency 
through a Federal agency (including the Indian 
Health Service) or any other Federal benefit to 
satisfy all or part of the non-Federal share de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) if that use is con-
sistent with the purpose of the funds or other 
Federal benefit provided.’’; 
(6) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (F) and (G) as clauses (i) through (vi) 
and (ix), respectively, and indenting the clauses 
appropriately; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘To the maximum 
extent practicable’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable’’; 
(C) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘school’’ and inserting ‘‘institution’’; 
(D) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘lunches’’ and inserting ‘‘meals’’; 
(E) by striking clause (iii) (as so redesig-
nated) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(iii)(I) incorporate experiential and 
traditional and culturally appropriate food, 
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nutrition, or agricultural education activi-
ties in curriculum planning; and 
‘‘(II) serve a high proportion of chil-
dren from socially disadvantaged back-
grounds;’’; 
(F) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘eligible schools’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘partners’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible insti-
tutions, State and local agencies, Tribal organi-
zations and agencies, agricultural producers or 
groups of agricultural producers, land-grant col-
leges and universities, and nonprofit entities’’; 
(G) in clause (vi) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(H) by inserting after clause (vi) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(vii) expand the selection of local 
commodities for eligible institutions; 
‘‘(viii) identify and address chronic 
diet-related health issues of the children 
served by eligible institutions; and’’; and 
(I) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) TRIBAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, in providing 
assistance under this subsection for projects 
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that serve Tribal communities, the Secretary 
shall give the highest priority to projects that 
incorporate 
products, 
including 
traditional 
foods, from Tribal agricultural producers, as 
determined by the Secretary.’’; 
(7) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
(B) by striking the paragraph designation 
and heading and all that follows through ‘‘non-
profit entities—’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
RE-
SEARCH.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance, research, and in-
formation to assist eligible institutions, State 
and local agencies, Indian Tribal organizations, 
agricultural producers or agricultural producer 
groups, and nonprofit entities—’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A) (as so des-
ignated)— 
(i) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(ii) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated), 
by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) to increase awareness of, and 
participation in, farm to school programs 
among agricultural and aquaculture pro-
ducers or agricultural producer groups, in-
cluding beginning farmers and ranchers, 
veteran farmers and ranchers, and socially 
disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (as 
those terms are defined in section 2501(a) 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
2279(a))).’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REVIEW.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the 
Farm to School Act of 2023 and every 3 
years thereafter, the Secretary shall review 
and submit to the Committees on Agri-
culture and Education and the Workforce 
of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate a report that de-
scribes the progress that has been made in 
identifying and eliminating regulatory and 
other barriers related to developing farm to 
school programs. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing 
the report, the Secretary shall examine— 
‘‘(I) the direct and indirect regu-
latory compliance costs affecting the 
production and marketing of locally or 
regionally produced agricultural food 
products to school and early childhood 
food programs; 
‘‘(II) barriers to local and re-
gional market access for small-scale 
production; 
‘‘(III) 
barriers 
to 
funding 
projects that meet the criteria de-
scribed in paragraph (5)(A); 
‘‘(IV) barriers to local and re-
gional market access for Tribal farm-
ers and ranchers; and 
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‘‘(V) barriers to funding Tribal 
projects under farm to school pro-
grams.’’; 
(8) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—Of the funds pro-
vided to the Secretary under subparagraph (A), 
not more than 5 percent may be used to pay 
administrative costs incurred by the Secretary 
in carrying out this subsection.’’; and 
(9) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘2011 
through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 through 2029’’. 
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