,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjac ,ms4  
,titus 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,ms4     
,sewell ( ,alabama1 & ,ms4 ,fudge7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,ri*>d ,b4      
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act to 
e/abli% a week5d & holiday fe$+ program 
to provide nutriti\s food to at-risk    
s*ool *ildr5 on week5ds & dur+ ext5d$   
s*ool holidays dur+ ! s*ool ye>4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,week5ds ,)\t ,hung] ,act4  #b4 ,week5ds
 & holidays )\t hung] ,section #ah ( !  
,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool    
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi7 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7l7   
,week5ds & holidays )\t hung]  7#a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3  7,a7    
,at-risk s*ool *ild ,! t]m at-risk s*ool
 *ild has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#ag7r77#a74  7,b7 ,eligible in/itution  
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m eligible in/itution 

means a public or private nonpr(it      
in/itution t is det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y  
to be able to meet safe food /orage1    
h&l+1 & deliv]y /&>ds e/abli%$ by !     
,secret>y4  7ii7 ,inclusions ,! t]m     
eligible in/itution includes--  7,i7 an 
elem5t>y or second>y s*ool or s*ool food
 s]vice au?ority2  7,,ii7 a food bank or
 food pantry2  7,,iii7 a homeless %elt]2
 &  7,,iv7 su* o!r type ( em]g5cy fe$+  
ag5cy z is approv$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7
 ,e/abli%m5t ,subject to ! availability 
( appropriations provid$ 9 advance 9 an 
appropriations ,act specifically = !    
purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is subsection1 !   
,secret>y %all e/abli% a program "u :i* 
! ,secret>y %all provide commodities1 on
 a competitive basis1 to eligible       
in/itutions to provide nutriti\s food to
 at-risk *ildr5 on week5ds & dur+ ext5d$
 s*ool holidays dur+ ! s*ool ye>4  7#c7 
,eligibility  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be      
eligible to receive commodities "u ?is  
subsection1 an eligible in/itution %all 
submit an application to ! ,secret>y at 

su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may det]m9e4    
7,b7 ,plan ,an application "u           
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include ! plan ( !
 eligible in/itution = ! di/ribution (  
nutriti\s foods to at-risk s*ool *ildr51
 includ+--  7i7 me?ods ( food s]vice    
deliv]y to at-risk s*ool *ildr52  7ii7  
assurances t *ildr5 receiv+ foods "u !  
project w n be publicly sep>at$ or      
ov]tly id5tifi$2  7iii7 li/s ( ! types (
 food to be provid$ "u ! project &      
provisions to ensure food quality &     
safety2  7iv7 in=mation on ! numb] (    
at-risk s*ool *ildr5 to be s]v$ & !     
p]-*ild co/ ( provid+ ! *ildr5 ) food2 &
  7v7 su* o!r in=mation z ! ,secret>y   
det]m9es to be necess>y to assi/ !      
,secret>y 9 evaluat+ projects t receive 
commodities "u ?is subsection4  7#d7    
,priority ,9 select+ applications "u ?is
 subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all give      
priority to eligible in/itutions t--    
7,a7 h on-go+ programs & exp]i5ce s]v+  
populations ) significant proportions ( 

at-risk s*ool *ildr52  7,b7 h a good    
record ( exp]i5ce 9 food deliv]y & food 
safety sy/ems2  7,c7 ma9ta9 high-quality
 control1 acc\ntability1 & recordkeep+  
/&>ds2  7,d7 provide *ildr5 ) readily   
consumable food ( high nutri5t cont5t & 
quality2  7,e7 demon/rate co/           
effici5cies & ! pot5tial = obta9+       
supplem5tal fund+ f non-,f$]al s\rces to
 c>ry out projects2 &  7,f7 demon/rate !
 ability to cont9ue projects = ! full   
approv$ t]m ( ! pilot project p]iod4    
7#e7 ,guidel9es  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,secret>y %all issue guidel9es conta9+ !
 crit]ia = projects to receive          
commodities "u ?is section4  7,b7       
,inclusions ,! guidel9es %all1 to !     
maximum ext5t practicable )9 ! funds    
available & applications submitt$1 take 
into acc\nt--  7i7 geographical         
v>iations 9 project locations to include
 qualify+ projects 9 rural1 urban1 &    
suburban areas ) high proportions (     
families ) at-risk s*ool *ildr52  7ii7  
diff]5t types ( projects t (f] nutriti\s

 foods on week5ds & dur+ s*ool holidays 
to at-risk s*ool *ildr52 &  7iii7       
in/itutional capacity to collect1       
ma9ta91 & provide /ati/ically valid     
in=mation necess>y = ! ,secret>y--  7,i7
 to analyze & evaluate ! results ( !    
pilot project2 &  7,,ii7 to make        
recomm5dations to ,congress4  7#f7      
,evaluation  7,a7 ,int]im evaluation ,n 
lat] ?an ,novemb] #cj1 #bjaf1 !         
,secret>y %all complete an int]im       
evaluation ( ! pilot program c>ri$ out  
"u ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,f9al report ,n
 lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjah1 !        
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
f9al report t conta9s--  7i7 an         
evaluation ( ! pilot program c>ri$ out  
"u ?is subsection2 &  7ii7 any          
recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y =          
legislative action4  7#g7 ,fund+  7,a7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section su* sums z are necess>y1 to 
rema9 available until exp5d$4  7,b7     
,availability ( funds ,n m ?an #c p]c5t 

( ! funds made available "u subp>agraph 
7,a7 may be us$ by ! ,secret>y = exp5ses
 associat$ ) review ( ! op]ations &     
evaluation ( ! projects c>ri$ out "u ?is
 subsection4  4