To encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for school meals programs.

SA 2370. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill S. 3240, to reauthorize agricultural programs
through 2017, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 361, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:

SEC. 4208. PULSE CROP PRODUCTS.

(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
greater awareness and interest in the number and variety of
pulse crop products available to schoolchildren, as
recommended by the most recent Dietary Guidelines for
Americans published under section 301 of the National
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 5341).
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible pulse crop.--The term ``eligible pulse crop''
means dry beans, dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.
(2) Pulse crop product.--The term ``pulse crop product''
means a food product derived in whole or in part from an
eligible pulse crop.
(c) Purchase of Pulse Crops and Pulse Crop Products.--In
addition to the commodities delivered under section 6 of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1755), the Secretary shall purchase eligible pulse crops and
pulse crop products for use in--
(1) the school lunch program established under the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.); and
(2) the school breakfast program established by section 4
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
(d) Evaluation.--Not later than September 30, 2016, the
Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the activities
conducted under subsection (c), including--
(1) an evaluation of whether children participating in the
school lunch and breakfast programs described in subsection
(c) increased overall consumption of eligible pulse crops as
a result of the activities;
(2) an evaluation of which eligible pulse crops and pulse
crop products are most acceptable for use in the school lunch
and breakfast programs;
(3) any recommendations of the Secretary regarding the
integration of the use of pulse crop products in carrying out
the school lunch and breakfast programs;
(4) an evaluation of any change in the nutrient composition
in the school lunch and breakfast programs due to the
activities; and
(5) an evaluation of any other outcomes determined to be
appropriate by the Secretary.
(e) Report.--As soon as practicable after the completion of
the evaluation under subsection (d), the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representative a report describing
the results of the evaluation.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
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