,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ah1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,merkley 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 vehicle summer meal      
delivery pilot program1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,feeding ,our ,rural
 ,kids ,act of #bjbc or the ,,fork ,act 
of #bjbc4  #b4 ,vehicle summer meal     
delivery pilot program ,section #ac7;a7 
of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national  
,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#agfa7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#ad7 ,vehicle      
summer meal delivery pilot program  7,a7
 ,definition of eligible entity ,in this
 paragraph1 the term eligible entity    
means a service institution4  7,b7      
,establishment ,the ,secretary shall    

establish a pilot program 7referred to  
in this paragraph as the pilot program71
 to be carried out beginning with the   
first summer following the date of      
enactment of this paragraph1 to award   
grants to eligible entities to purchase 
or retrofit vehicles to facilitate the  
distribution of noncongregate meals made
 available pursuant to this section4    
7,c7 ,priority ,in awarding grants under
 the pilot program1 the ,secretary shall
 give priority to eligible entities--   
7i7 with high rates of students who are 
eligible for free or reduced price      
lunches under this ,act2 and  7ii7 that 
serve a high proportion of students from
 socially disadvantaged backgrounds4    
7,d7 ,geographic diversity ,in awarding 
grants under the pilot program1 the     
,secretary shall ensure1 to the maximum 
extent practicable1 that eligible       
entities receiving grants are located in
 diverse geographic areas4  7,e7 ,grants
  7i7 ,term ,the term of a grant awarded
 under the pilot program shall be #a    

year4  7ii7 ,maximum amount ,the amount 
of a grant awarded under the pilot      
program shall not exceed #ajj1jjj4      
7iii7 ,administrative expenses ,an      
eligible entity awarded a grant under   
the pilot program shall use not more    
than #aj percent of grant funds for     
administrative expenses4  7iv7 ,report  
requirement ,not later than #a year     
after receiving a grant under the pilot 
program1 an eligible entity shall submit
 to the ,secretary a report describing  
the use of the grant funds1 including-- 
7,i7 the number of entities that        
benefitted from the grant2 and  7,,ii7  
the number of children served as a      
result of the grant4  7,f7 ,technical   
assistance2 best practices ,the         
,secretary shall provide technical      
assistance to1 and share best practices 
with1 eligible entities that receive    
grants under the pilot program4  7,g7   
,report ,not later than #d years after  
the date of enactment of this paragraph1
 the ,secretary shall submit to         

,congress a report on the administration
 of the pilot program1 including a      
summary of the reports received pursuant
 to subparagraph 7,d77iii74  7,h7       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary to carry out the pilot       
program #a1jjj1jjj for each year of the 
#c-year period beginning on the date of 
establishment of the pilot program4  4