,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bd1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,wel* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 ,ms4   
,p+ree ( ,ma9e1 & ,mr4 ,des,jarlais7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & !         
,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to conduct a pilot 
program 9 support ( ef=ts to increase ! 
am\nt ( pur*ases ( local fre% fruits &  
vegetables = s*ools & s]vice in/itutions
 by giv+ c]ta9 ,/ates ! option ( receiv+
 a grant f ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture = 
t purpose in/ead ( obta9+ commodities "u
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture programs4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,local ,s*ool ,foods ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 
,additional au?ority = pur*ase ( fre%   
fruits1 vegetables1 & o!r specialty food
 crops ,section #ajfjc ( ! ,f>m         

,security & ,rural ,inve/m5t ,act (     
#bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c-#d7 is       
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7b71 by /rik+
 #bjab & ins]t+ #bjag2  7#b7 by         
r$esignat+ subsection 7c7 z subsection  
7d72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7b7 ! foll[+ new subsection3  7c7 ,pilot
 grant program = pur*ase ( fre% fruits &
 vegetables  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,us+ am\nts  
made available to c>ry out subsection   
7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all    
conduct a pilot program "u :i* !        
,secret>y w give n m ?an five p>ticipat+
 ,/ates ! option ( receiv+ a grant 9 an 
am\nt equal to ! value ( ! commodities t
 ! p>ticipat+ ,/ate w\ld o!rwise receive
 "u ?is section = ea* ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjad ?r\gh #bjah4  7#b7 ,use ( grant   
funds ,a p>ticipat+ ,/ate receiv+ a     
grant "u ?is subsection may use ! grant 
funds solely to pur*ase fre% fruits &   
vegetables = di/ribution to s*ools &    
s]vice in/itutions 9 ! ,/ate t          
p>ticipate 9 ! food s]vice programs "u !
 ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool   

,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47
 & ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #agga et seq474 ,to ! maximum 
ext5t practicable1 ! fruits & vegetables
 %all be locally gr[n1 z det]m9$ by !   
,/ate4  7#c7 ,selection ( p>ticipat+    
,/ates ,! ,secret>y %all select         
p>ticipat+ ,/ates f applications        
submitt$ by ! ,/ates4  7#d7 ,report+    
requirem5ts  7,a7 ,s*ool & s]vice       
in/itution requirem5t ,s*ools & s]vice  
in/itutions 9 a p>ticipat+ ,/ate %all   
keep records ( pur*ases ( fre% fruits & 
vegetables made us+ ! grant funds &     
report su* records to ! ,/ate4  7,b7    
,/ate requirem5t ,ea* p>ticipat+ ,/ate  
%all submit to ! ,secret>y a report on !
 success ( ! pilot program 9 ! ,/ate1   
includ+ in=mation on--  7i7 ! am\nt &   
value ( ea* type ( fre% fruit &         
vegetable pur*as$ by ! ,/ate2 &  7ii7 ! 
b5efit provid$ by su* pur*ases 9        
conduct+ ! s*ool food s]vice 9 ! ,/ate1 
includ+ meet+ s*ool meal requirem5ts4  4