,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aahg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aa1    
#bjai,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to prevent childhood        
exposure to chlorpyrifos through certain
 school meal programs4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safe   
,school ,meals for ,kids ,act4  #b4     
,preventing childhood dietary exposure  
to chlorpyrifos  7a7 ,in general        
,beginning with the #bjah-bjai school   
year1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture    
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary7 shall phase out all food    
that has been treated with1 or has      
levels in excess of the threshold       
established by the ,secretary under     
subsection 7b77#a7 of1 chlorpyrifos     
residue in food--  7#a7 in school meals 
provided under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell
 ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db     

,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq472  7#b7 in      
school meals provided under the school  
breakfast program established by section
 #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of    
#aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc72 and  7#c7  
provided by the ,department of ,defense 
,fresh ,fruit and ,vegetable ,program4  
7b7 ,requirements ,in carrying out      
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall--  
7#a7 establish a threshold for          
chlorpyrifos for the food described in  
subsection 7a7 of not more than 4#jja   
micrograms of chlorpyrifos per kilogram 
of food1 as the ,secretary determines to
 be necessary2  7#b7 provide guidance1  
in consultation with ,state and local   
educational agencies1 to eliminate      
chlorpyrifos from meals provided by     
schools1 which may include guidance or  
criteria related to food procurement or 
supply contract policies2  7#c7         
periodically update the guidance        
described in paragraph 7#b72 and  7#d7  
provide technical assistance to ,state  
and local educational agencies to       

enforce the requirements of this        
section4  7c7 ,review by the ,secretary 
,not later than ,january #a1 #bjbj1 and 
every #b years thereafter until ,january
 #a1 #bjbh1 the ,secretary shall conduct
 a review to evaluate whether1 based on 
reports provided by ,state and local    
educational agencies1 any of the food   
described in subsection 7a7 exceeds the 
threshold for chlorpyrifos established  
by the ,secretary under subsection      
7b77#a74