,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #idgd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #be1 #bjbf,ms4 ,mc,donald ,rivet 7for herself and ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf to direct the ,secretary of ,agriculture to establish the ,local ,foods for ,healthy ,schools ,program4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,local ,foods for ,healthy ,schools ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,local foods for healthy schools program ,subtitle ,a of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afba et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #baj;,b4 ,local foods for healthy schools program 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish a program1 to be known as the ,local ,foods for ,healthy ,schools ,program1 7in this section referred to as the ,program7 under which the ,secretary shall enter into noncompetitive cooperative agreements with eligible units of government for the purpose of-- 7#a7 purchasing local foods from covered producers2 and 7#b7 facilitating the distribution of such foods to schools operating in the geographic boundaries of each such eligible unit of government4 7b7 ,use of funds ,under a cooperative agreement entered into under this section1 an eligible unit of government shall-- 7#a7 with respect to the use of any funds received under the ,program-- 7,a7 purchase only local foods from a covered producer and distribute such food to any school food authority that is interested in receiving such food2 or 7,b7 disburse such funds to any such school food authority to purchase only local foods from a covered producer2 and 7#b7 reserve not more than #e percent of any funds received under the ,program to-- 7,a7 provide training and technical assistance to persons involved in carrying out the activities described under this section2 7,b7 with respect to purchasing local foods from a covered producer1 pay the cost such producer incurs in obtaining any required food safety certification2 7,c7 conduct oversight and reporting in the ,state of such eligible unit of government2 and 7,d7 administer the activities described under this section4 7c7 ,application ,an eligible unit of government seeking to enter into a cooperative agreement under the ,program shall submit to the ,secretary an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require1 including-- 7#a7 a plan that-- 7,a7 identifies the lead agency responsible for carrying out such plan2 7,b7 identifies any community partner1 including an aggregator1 that will contribute to implementation of such plan2 7,c7 describes the proposed use of any funds received under the ,program2 and 7,d7 demonstrates that1 to the extent possible based on availability and local conditions1 a wide variety of local foods will be purchased and distributed using funds received under the ,program2 and 7#b7 an assurance that-- 7,a7 the funds received under this section will supplement1 and not supplant1 funds provided by the ,state in support of providing local foods to school food authorities or for school meals2 and 7,b7 the eligible unit of government has sufficient mechanisms in place to ensure the efficient and reliable transfer of funds received under the ,program1 or distribution of food1 to school food authorities1 schools1 covered producers1 and community partners in accordance with the plan required under paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,coordination ,in carrying out any requirements of the ,program1 an eligible unit of government shall coordinate with any other applicable eligible unit of government in the ,state in which such unit of government operates4 7e7 ,noncompetitive allocation 7#a7 ,allocation formula ,of the amounts available to carry out the ,program for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall develop an allocation formula that provides-- 7,a7 a ,state-based allocation that is equal for each ,state2 7,b7 that any funds remaining after the allocation under subparagraph 7,a7 are distributed such that the amount a ,state receives under this subparagraph bears the same proportion to such remaining funds as the number of students receiving meals under the programs described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of subsection 7h77#d7 in that ,state bears to the number of such students in all ,states2 and 7,c7 in the case of funds allocated to an eligible unit of government that are not obligated by the end of the applicable performance period1 for the rescission and reallocation1 in the manner described in subparagraph 7,b71 of such funds for purposes of carrying out the ,program4 7#b7 ,limitation ,in developing the allocation formula under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall allot not more than #cj percent of the total funds available to carry out this section under subsection 7g7 to the ,state-based allocation under paragraph 7#a77;,a74 7#c7 ,reallocation ,from any funds that an eligible unit of government has not obligated by the end of the performance period for the cooperative agreement of such eligible unit of government1 the ,secretary may reallocate1 in the manner described in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 such funds to #a or more ,states in which an eligible unit of government has entered into a cooperative agreement with the ,secretary1 if such eligible unit of government in such a ,state has the capacity to expend additional funds4 7f7 ,reports 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,secretary requires any funds received under the ,program to be expended1 each eligible unit of government that enters into a cooperative agreement under the ,program shall submit to the ,secretary a report containing data relating to the purchase and distribution of local foods described under subsection 7b77#a71 including the amount of any funds expended1 the name of the covered producer receiving any such funds1 and the local foods purchased from such producer4 7#b7 ,determination by ,secretary ,in establishing any additional requirement related to the submission of a report under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall minimize any administrative burden on eligible units of government1 school food authorities1 schools1 and community partners involved in carrying out the activities described under this section4 7#c7 ,publication ,an eligible unit of government that submits a report under paragraph 7#a7 shall make such report available to the public on the website of the ,state educational agency 7as defined in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja77 of the applicable ,state at the time of such submission4 7g7 ,funding 7#a7 ,mandatory funding ,for fiscal year #bjbf1 and each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,secretary shall use #bjj1jjj1jjj of the funds of the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation to carry out this section4 7#b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,in addition to other funds and authorities available to the ,secretary1 there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #bjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf1 and each fiscal year thereafter1 to remain available until expended4 7#c7 ,administration ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary may reserve not more than #j4ej percent of the total amount of funds made available under this subsection each fiscal year to support ,federal administrative activities to carry out this section4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered producer ,the term covered producer means a farmer1 producer1 rancher1 processor1 distributor1 or other such business involved in food production or distribution that-- 7,a7 is in the geographic boundaries of a ,state in which an eligible unit of government has entered into a cooperative agreement with the ,secretary under this section2 7,b7 is in a #djj-mile radius of the location of the school food authority receiving a distribution under the ,program2 or 7,c7 meets such other requirement proposed by such eligible unit of government and approved by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,eligible unit of government ,the term eligible unit of government means an agency1 commission1 or department of a ,state responsible for agriculture1 child nutrition1 procurement1 food distribution1 or such other similar activities1 as determined appropriate by the ,secretary1 in such ,state4 7#c7 ,local foods ,the term local foods means agricultural products that-- 7,a7 are minimally processed1 including products that are whole1 cut1 pureed1 fresh1 frozen1 canned1 or dried2 and 7,b7 are produced and distributed-- 7i7 in the same ,state2 7ii7 in a #djj-mile radius of the school food authority receiving or purchasing such products under the ,program2 or 7iii7 in a manner that meets any such other requirement proposed by such eligible unit of government and approved by the ,secretary4 7#d7 ,school ,the term school means a school 7as defined in section #ab7;d7 of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfj7;d777 that participates in-- 7,a7 the school lunch program established under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq472 or 7,b7 the school breakfast program established under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc74 7#e7 ,school food authority ,the term school food authority means the governing body that-- 7,a7 is responsible for the administration of a program described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of paragraph 7#d7 in one or more schools2 and 7,b7 has legal authority to receive from an eligible unit of government a distribution of local foods or disbursement of funds under the ,program4 7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7#g7 ,state ,the term ,state means any of the fifty ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 or the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4 4