,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #acie ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ba1 #bjac ,ms4 ,titus 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 and ,ms4 ,fudge7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act to establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,weekends ,without ,hunger ,act4 #b4 ,weekends and holidays without hunger ,section #ah of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7l7 ,weekends and holidays without hunger 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,at-risk school child ,the term at-risk school child has the meaning given the term in section #ag7r77#a74 7,b7 ,eligible institution 7i7 ,in general ,the term eligible institution means a public or private nonprofit institution that is determined by the ,secretary to be able to meet safe food storage1 handling1 and delivery standards established by the ,secretary4 7ii7 ,inclusions ,the term eligible institution includes-- 7,i7 an elementary or secondary school or school food service authority2 7,,ii7 a food bank or food pantry2 7,,iii7 a homeless shelter2 and 7,,iv7 such other type of emergency feeding agency as is approved by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,establishment ,subject to the availability of appropriations provided in advance in an appropriations ,act specifically for the purpose of carrying out this subsection1 the ,secretary shall establish a program under which the ,secretary shall provide commodities1 on a competitive basis1 to eligible institutions to provide nutritious food to at-risk children on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year4 7#c7 ,eligibility 7,a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive commodities under this subsection1 an eligible institution shall submit an application to the ,secretary at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may determine4 7,b7 ,plan ,an application under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include the plan of the eligible institution for the distribution of nutritious foods to at-risk school children1 including-- 7i7 methods of food service delivery to at-risk school children2 7ii7 assurances that children receiving foods under the project will not be publicly separated or overtly identified2 7iii7 lists of the types of food to be provided under the project and provisions to ensure food quality and safety2 7iv7 information on the number of at-risk school children to be served and the per-child cost of providing the children with food2 and 7v7 such other information as the ,secretary determines to be necessary to assist the ,secretary in evaluating projects that receive commodities under this subsection4 7#d7 ,priority ,in selecting applications under this subsection1 the ,secretary shall give priority to eligible institutions that-- 7,a7 have on-going programs and experience serving populations with significant proportions of at-risk school children2 7,b7 have a good record of experience in food delivery and food safety systems2 7,c7 maintain high-quality control1 accountability1 and recordkeeping standards2 7,d7 provide children with readily consumable food of high nutrient content and quality2 7,e7 demonstrate cost efficiencies and the potential for obtaining supplemental funding from non-,federal sources to carry out projects2 and 7,f7 demonstrate the ability to continue projects for the full approved term of the pilot project period4 7#e7 ,guidelines 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall issue guidelines containing the criteria for projects to receive commodities under this section4 7,b7 ,inclusions ,the guidelines shall1 to the maximum extent practicable within the funds available and applications submitted1 take into account-- 7i7 geographical variations in project locations to include qualifying projects in rural1 urban1 and suburban areas with high proportions of families with at-risk school children2 7ii7 different types of projects that offer nutritious foods on weekends and during school holidays to at-risk school children2 and 7iii7 institutional capacity to collect1 maintain1 and provide statistically valid information necessary for the ,secretary-- 7,i7 to analyze and evaluate the results of the pilot project2 and 7,,ii7 to make recommendations to ,congress4 7#f7 ,evaluation 7,a7 ,interim evaluation ,not later than ,november #cj1 #bjaf1 the ,secretary shall complete an interim evaluation of the pilot program carried out under this subsection4 7,b7 ,final report ,not later than ,december #ca1 #bjah1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a final report that contains-- 7i7 an evaluation of the pilot program carried out under this subsection2 and 7ii7 any recommendations of the ,secretary for legislative action4 7#g7 ,funding 7,a7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary1 to remain available until expended4 7,b7 ,availability of funds ,not more than #c percent of the funds made available under subparagraph 7,a7 may be used by the ,secretary for expenses associated with review of the operations and evaluation of the projects carried out under this subsection4 4