US Congress House Bill 3687 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-3)
Status: Introduced on September 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-06 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Farm to School Act of 2017 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm to School Program through FY2022 and modify the program. The program currently provides grants and technical assistance to schools, state and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers, and nonprofit entities to improve access to local foods in schools. The bill makes schools participating in the Summer Food Service Program for children, the early care and afterschool portions of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the School Breakfast Program eligible to participate in the program. It also permits USDA to provide land-grant colleges and universities with grants, research, and technical assistance under the program. The purposes for grants awarded under the program are expanded to include agricultural literacy and nutrition education. The bill requires USDA to provide technical assistance, research, and information to increase awareness of and participation in farm to school programs among agricultural producers. In awarding grants, USDA must seek to improve local food procurement and distribution options for agricultural producers and eligible schools. USDA is permitted to fund projects that include innovative approaches to aggregation, processing, transportation, and distribution. The bill establishes new limitations on the amount and duration of grants. The bill also establishes reporting requirements and limits funds that may be used for administrative costs.

Farm to School Act of 2017

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-09-06	House	Introduced in House

SB1767 (Related) 2017-09-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3687/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3687/BILLS-115hr3687ih.pdf