School Food Modernization Act
Summary
School Food Modernization Act This bill provides for loan guarantees and grants to support healthy meals under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs), school food authorities, tribal organizations, and other eligible entities to finance infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases to facilitate their provision of healthy meals through the school meal programs. USDA must also award competitive matching grants to assist LEAs, school food authorities, and tribal organizations in purchasing the durable equipment and infrastructure they need to serve healthier meals and improve food safety. USDA must give preference under both programs to applicants that demonstrate a substantial or disproportionate need for food service infrastructure or durable equipment, and shall establish fees for the loan guarantee program. In addition, USDA must award competitive matching grants to experienced third-party training institutions to provide school food service personnel with the training and technical assistance they need to (1) meet or exceed nutrition standards under the school meal programs, and (2) improve the efficacy and efficiency of the school meal programs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 9, 2021
Last action Aug 11, 2021
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Total actions
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Committee
2
Aug 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
lower
Jul 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Jul 9, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 34 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark DeSaulnier
DDemocratic
Co
A. Donald McEachin
DDemocratic
Co
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Case
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Henry Cuellar
DDemocratic
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