,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #afcc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ac1 #bjba,mr4 ,wyden introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act to establish a program for the procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables to provide healthier school meals1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,local ,school ,foods ,expansion ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,program for procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables ,section #f7;f7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agee7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,pilot project for procurement of and inserting ,program for procurement of domestically grown2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking conduct a pilot project and inserting carry out a program 7referred to in this subsection as the program72 7,b7 by inserting domestically grown before unprocessed2 and 7,c7 by striking #h and inserting #ad2 7#c7 by striking pilot project each place it appears and inserting program2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#b71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting domestically grown before unprocessed2 7#e7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,f71 respectively2 and 7,b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following3 7,b7 the demonstrated commitment of the ,state to support small1 local1 and socially disadvantaged farmers2 7,c7 the demonstrated commitment of the ,state to support ,tribal agricultural producers and communities utilizing traditional foods2 7,d7 whether the ,state will serve a high proportion of children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds in carrying out the program2 2 7#f7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking ,recordkeeping and reporting and inserting ,recordkeeping1 reporting1 and evaluation2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 the challenges and opportunities presented by the program in the ,state4 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,program evaluation 7i7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph1 the ,secretary shall evaluate the impact of the program1 including with respect to-- 7,i7 the quantity and cost of each type of unprocessed fruit and vegetable procured by each ,state under the program2 7,,ii7 the benefit of the procured unprocessed fruits and vegetables to school food service in each ,state1 including the benefit to meeting school meal requirements2 7,,iii7 the economic impact of the program on agricultural producers in the ,state2 7,,iv7 the economic1 geographic1 social1 and administrative barriers to participation1 including the reimbursement process1 experienced by agricultural producers and school food authorities2 and 7,v7 eligibility requirements for agricultural producers1 including any barriers to becoming approved vendors4 7ii7 ,report ,not later than #d years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate a report that describes the results of the evaluation conducted under clause 7i7 and an analysis of that evaluation4 2 and 7#g7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,funding 7,a7 ,mandatory funding ,there is appropriated to carry out this subsection #be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbf4 7,b7 ,reservation for administrative costs2 technical assistance 7i7 ,in general ,of the funds appropriated under subparagraph 7,a7 for each fiscal year1 #aj1jjj1jjj shall be reserved for ,states selected under the program under paragraph 7#a7 to carry out the activities described in clause 7ii77,i74 7ii7 ,administrative costs2 technical assistance 7,i7 ,in general ,the funds reserved under clause 7i7 shall be used-- 7aa7 for the administrative costs of carrying out the program1 including costs of satisfying record keeping and reporting requirements2 7bb7 to coordinate among or share with agencies and departments involved in carrying out the program in the ,state2 and 7cc7 to provide technical assistance and outreach to-- 7,,aa7 vendors to become certified to participate in the program2 and 7,,bb7 school food authorities1 regional food hubs1 ,state and local agencies1 ,indian ,tribal organizations1 agricultural producers1 socially disadvantaged farmers1 and other entities to participate in the program4 7,,ii7 ,minimum allotment ,of the funds reserved under clause 7i71 each ,state selected under paragraph 7#c77;,a7 shall receive not less than #ejj1jjj for each fiscal year during which the ,state participates in the program4 7,c7 ,reservation for technical assistance to nonparticipating ,states ,of the funds appropriated under subparagraph 7,a7 for each fiscal year1 #a1jjj1jjj shall be reserved-- 7i7 only if there are fewer than #ad ,states participating in the program that fiscal year2 and 7ii7 to provide technical assistance with eligibility requirements for ,states seeking to participate in the program4 4