[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6006 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6006
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish
a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 19, 2023
Ms. Salinas (for herself and Ms. Hoyle of Oregon) introduced the
following bill
October 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish
a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VEHICLE SUMMER MEAL DELIVERY PILOT PROGRAM.
Section 13(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(14) Vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program.--
``(A) Definition of eligible entity.--In this
paragraph, the term `eligible entity' means a service
institution.
``(B) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish
a pilot program (referred to in this paragraph as the
`pilot program'), to be carried out beginning with the
first summer following the date of enactment of this
paragraph, to award grants to eligible entities to
purchase or retrofit vehicles to facilitate the
distribution of noncongregate meals made available
pursuant to this section.
``(C) Priority.--In awarding grants under the pilot
program, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible
entities--
``(i) with high rates of students who are
eligible for free or reduced price lunches
under this Act; and
``(ii) that serve a high proportion of
students from socially disadvantaged
backgrounds.
``(D) Geographic diversity.--In awarding grants
under the pilot program, the Secretary shall ensure, to
the maximum extent practicable, that eligible entities
receiving grants are located in diverse geographic
areas.
``(E) Grants.--
``(i) Term.--The term of a grant awarded
under the pilot program shall be 1 year.
``(ii) Maximum amount.--The amount of a
grant awarded under the pilot program shall not
exceed $100,000.
``(iii) Administrative expenses.--An
eligible entity awarded a grant under the pilot
program shall use not more than 10 percent of
grant funds for administrative expenses.
``(iv) Report requirement.--Not later than
1 year after receiving a grant under the pilot
program, an eligible entity shall submit to the
Secretary a report describing the use of the
grant funds, including--
``(I) the number of entities that
benefitted from the grant; and
``(II) the number of children
served as a result of the grant.
``(F) Technical assistance; best practices.--The
Secretary shall provide technical assistance to, and
share best practices with, eligible entities that
receive grants under the pilot program.
``(G) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the
date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report on the administration
of the pilot program, including a summary of the
reports received pursuant to subparagraph (D)(iii).
``(H) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
out the pilot program $1,000,000 for each year of the
3-year period beginning on the date of establishment of
the pilot program.''.
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