,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eahd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,welch1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 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 summer meal delivery     
vehicle pilot program1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,feeding ,our ,rural
 ,kids ,act of #bjbf or the ,,fork ,act 
of #bjbf4  #b4 ,summer meal delivery    
vehicle 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 ,summer meal  
delivery vehicle 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 that is 
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this paragraph1 to award grants to     
eligible entities to purchase1 retrofit1
 or repair 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     
located in-- 7i7 an area in which poor  
economic conditions exist2  7ii7 an area
 outside a core-based statistical area  
7as defined in section #d of the ,,maps 
,act of #bjba 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #fajb note2
 ,public ,law #aag-bai772 and  7iii7 an 
area that serves a high proportion of   
students from socially disadvantaged    
backgrounds4  7,d7 ,locations ,in       
awarding grants under the pilot program1
 the ,secretary shall ensure1 to the    

maximum extent practicable1 that        
eligible entities receiving grants are  
located in different ,states4  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 ,an eligible entity awarded 
a grant under the pilot program shall   
periodically submit to the ,secretary1  
at such intervals as determined by the  
,secretary1 a report describing the use 
and impact of the grant funds1          
including-- 7,i7 the number of sites1   
and type of sites1 that benefitted from 
the grant funds2  7,,ii7 the number of  
children served as a result of the grant
 funds2 and  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         
establishment of the pilot program1 the 
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the administration of the     
pilot program1 including a summary of   
the reports received by the ,secretary  
under subparagraph 7,e77iv74  7,h7      
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary to carry out the pilot       
program #a1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjbg through #bjbi4  4