,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,pingree 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,newhouse1 and ,ms4 ,bonamici7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,richard ,b4 ,russell         
,national ,school ,lunch ,act to require
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture to carry
 out a grant program to make grants to  
eligible local educational agencies to  
carry out food waste reduction programs1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,school ,food ,recovery ,act of #bjbj4  
#b4 ,school food waste reduction grant  
program ,section #ah of the ,richard ,b4
 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi7 is amended by     
inserting before subsection 7b7 the     
following3  7a7 ,school food waste      
reduction grant program  7#a7 ,grant    
program established  7,a7 ,in general   

,the ,secretary shall carry out a       
program to make grants1 on a competitive
 basis1 to eligible local educational   
agencies to carry out food waste        
measurement and reporting1 prevention1  
education1 and reduction projects4  7,b7
 ,regional balance ,in awarding grants  
under this subsection1 the ,secretary   
shall1 to the maximum extent            
practicable1 ensure that--  7i7 a grant 
is awarded to an eligible local         
educational agency in each region served
 by the ,administrator of the ,food and 
,nutrition ,service2 and  7ii7 equitable
 treatment of rural1 urban1 and tribal  
communities4  7#b7 ,application ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant under this  
subsection1 an eligible local           
educational agency shall submit an      
application to the ,secretary at such   
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  
require4  7#c7 ,priority ,in making     
grants under this subsection the        
,secretary shall give priority to an    

eligible local educational agency that  
demonstrates in the application under   
paragraph 7#b7 that such eligible local 
educational agency will use the grant   
to--  7,a7 carry out experiential       
education activities that encourage     
children enrolled in such eligible local
 educational agency to participate in   
food waste measurement and education2   
7,b7 prioritize the best use of food in 
accordance with the ,food ,recovery     
,hierarchy published by the             
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency2  7,c7 with respect 
to food waste prevention and reduction1 
collaborate with other eligible local   
educational agencies1 tribes1           
nongovernmental and community-based     
organizations1 and other community      
partners2  7,d7 evaluate the activities 
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,c7 and make evaluation plans2 and     
7,e7 establish a food waste measurement1
 prevention1 and reduction project with 
long-term sustainability4  7#d7 ,federal

 share  7,a7 ,in general ,the ,federal  
share of a food waste measurement1      
prevention1 and reduction project funded
 through a grant awarded under this     
subsection shall not exceed #ge percent 
of the total cost of such food waste    
reduction project4  7,b7 ,federal       
matching ,as a condition of receiving a 
grant under this subsection1 an eligible
 local educational agency shall provide 
matching funds in the form of cash or   
in-kind contributions1 including        
facilities1 equipment1 or services      
provided by ,state and local            
governments1 nonprofit organizations1   
and private sources4  7#e7 ,use of funds
 ,an eligible local educational agency  
that receives a grant under this section
 shall use funds under such grant to    
carry out at least one of the following3
  7,a7 ,planning a food waste           
measurement1 prevention1 and reduction  
project4  7,b7 ,carrying out activities 
under such a project4  7,c7 ,providing  
training to support such a project4     

7,d7 ,purchasing equipment to support   
such a project4  7,e7 ,offering food    
waste education to students enrolled in 
such eligible local educational agency4 
7#f7 ,evaluation  7,a7 ,agreement ,as a 
condition of receiving a grant under    
this subsection1 each eligible local    
educational agency shall agree to       
cooperate in an evaluation by the       
,secretary of the project carried out   
using grant funds4  7,b7 ,periodic      
evaluation ,not later than #b years     
after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph and every #b years thereafter1
 the ,secretary shall carry out an      
evaluation of the grants made under this
 section that includes--  7i7 the amount
 of ,federal funds used to carry out    
such grants2 and  7ii7 an evaluation of 
the outcomes of the projects carried out
 pursuant to such grants4  7#g7         
,definition of eligible local           
educational agency ,in this subsection1 
the term eligible local educational     
agency means a local educational agency 

that participates in the school lunch   
program under this ,act or the school   
breakfast program established under     
section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act
 of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc74  4  #c4
 ,technical assistance ,section #ba7;b7 
of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national  
,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#agfi;b-#a7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 in   
paragraph 7#b71 by striking and at the  
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#d7 food waste 
measurement1 prevention1 and reduction4 
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