,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ffjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1          
#bjbb,mrs4 ,hayes 7= h]self1 ,ms4       
,br[nley1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 & ,mr4        
,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool 
,lun* ,act to e/abli% a pilot program   
promot+ scrat* cook+ 9 s*ool meal       
programs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,scrat* ,cook$ ,meals =    
,/ud5ts ,act4  #b4 ,pilot program =     
grants promot+ scrat* cook+ 9 s*ool meal
 programs ,section #ah ( ! ,ri*>d ,b4   
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi7 is am5d$ by ins]t+
 be=e subsection 7b7 ! foll[+ new       
subsection3  7a7 ,scrat* cook+ pilot    
program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  7,a7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y  
%all e/abli% a pilot program to aw>d    
competitive grants to s*ool food        

au?orities & local educational ag5cies  
to promote scrat* cook+4  7,b7 ,scrat*  
cook+ def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m    
scrat* cook+ means ! prep>ation ( food  
us+ +r$i5ts t are unprocess$ or m9imally
 process$4  7#b7 ,grant am\nts &        
duration ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is          
subsection %all be made-- 7,a7 = a p]iod
 ( #b s*ool ye>s2 &  7,b7 9 #a in/allm5t
 9 ! fir/ s*ool ye> & #a in/allm5t 9 !  
second s*ool ye>1 ) ea* su* in/allm5t   
equal to or less ?an #ajj1jjj4  7#c7    
,eligible uses ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is    
subsection %all be us$ by a s*ool food  
au?ority or local educational ag5cy to  
promote scrat* cook+1 :i* may include-- 
7,a7 promot+ pr(essional developm5t &   
tra9+ relat$ to prep>+1 procur+1        
adv]tis+1 s]v+1 & creat+ m5us ( meals   
made ) scrat* cook+2  7,b7 pur*as+      
cafet]ia equipm5t or mak+ infra/ructure 
modifications necess>y = scrat* cook+2  
7,c7 employee comp5sation = additional  
food prep>ation necess>y = scrat* cook+2
 &  7,d7 provid+ te*nical assi/ance1    

pupil engagem5t1 & education relat$ to  
scrat* cook+1 su* z ta/e te/s1 recipe   
developm5t1 & cul9>y education4  7#d7   
,priority ,9 evaluat+ grant applications
 "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all    
give ! highe/ priority to s*ool food    
au?orities & local educational ag5cies  
t-- 7,a7 s]ve ! greate/ proportion (    
/ud5ts eligible = free or r$uc$ price   
lun* "u ?is ,act2  7,b7 are-- 7i7       
self-op]at$2 or  7ii7 provide an        
assurance to ! ,secret>y t ! s*ool food 
au?ority or local educational ag5cy w be
 self-op]at$ on or be=e ! date t is #a  
ye> be=e ! la/ day ( ! grant p]iod2 &   
7,c7 ei!r-- 7i7 h employees :o are      
repres5t$ by a collective b>ga9+        
agreem5t or memor&um ( und]/&+2 or  7ii7
 provide an assurance to ! ,secret>y t !
 s*ool food au?ority or local           
educational ag5cy w1 ) respect to !     
employees ( su* s*ool food au?ority or  
local educational ag5cy1 negotiate a    
collective b>ga9+ agreem5t or memor&um (
 und]/&+ on or be=e ! date t is #a ye>  

be=e ! la/ day ( ! grant p]iod4  7#e7   
,te*nical assi/ance  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y %all ent] into an agreem5t )  
"o or m nonpr(it organizations to       
e/abli% & c>ry out a te*nical assi/ance 
& res\rce c5t] to provide te*nical      
assi/ance ) respect to c>ry+ out        
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c7 ( p>agraph 
7#c74  7,b7 ,collaboration requirem5t ,z
 soon z practicable aft] receiv+ a grant
 "u ?is subsection1 a s*ool food        
au?ority or local educational ag5cy %all
 collaborate ) ! te*nical assi/ance &   
res\rce c5t] e/abli%$ "u subp>agraph    
7,a7 to-- 7i7 conduct a ne$s assessm5t  
to evaluate equipm5t ne$s1 equipm5t     
utilization1 procurem5t processes1 &    
work=ce capabilities ( ! s*ool food     
au?ority or local educational ag5cy2 &  
7ii7 bas$ on su* ne$s assessm5t1 e/abli%
 a /rategic plan to c>ry out ! grant "u 
?is subsection4  7#f7 ,report+          
requirem5ts ,ea* s*ool food au?ority &  
local educational ag5cy t receives a    
grant "u ?is subsection %all report to !

 ,secret>y at ! end ( ! grant p]iod--   
7,a7 ! *ange1 f ! beg9n+ ( ! grant      
p]iod1 9 ! ov]all p]c5tage ( ! #bj mo/  
exp5sive procurem5t items ) :ole        
+r$i5ts1 raw +r$i5ts1 or bo?2  7,b7 !   
*ange1 f ! beg9n+ ( ! grant p]iod1 9 !  
ov]all p]c5tage ( procur$ food items t  
are locally procur$2  7,c7 ! *ange1 f ! 
beg9n+ ( ! grant p]iod1 9 ! ov]all      
p]c5tage ( m5u items 9 a #d-week m5u    
cycle prep>$ ) scrat* cook+2  7,d7 !    
*ange1 f ! beg9n+ ( ! grant p]iod1 9 !  
ov]all p]c5tage ( packag+ t is s+le-s]ve
 packag+2  7,e7 ! *ange1 f ! beg9n+ ( ! 
grant p]iod1 to ov]all cul9>y1 fiscal1  
procurem5t1 & managem5t op]ations2 &    
7,f7 ! *ange1 f ! beg9n+ ( ! grant      
p]iod1 9 ! ov]all p]c5tage ( /ud5ts :o  
p>ticipate 9 ! s*ool lun* program "u ?is
 ,act4  7#g7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is subsection #bj1jjj1jjj = ! fir/     
fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is subsection & = ea* ( !   

f\r subsequ5t fiscal ye>s4  7,b7        
,res]vations ,( ! am\nts made available 
"u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all   
res]ve-- 7i7 n m ?an #ae p]c5t =        
purposes ( c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#e71     
includ+ adm9i/rative exp5ses2 &  7ii7 n 
m ?an #e p]c5t = o!r adm9i/rative       
exp5ses ( ! ,secret>y4  4