S.Amdt. 974

1. Adds SEC. 42___. SERVICE OF TRADITIONAL FOODS IN PUBLIC FACILITIES on page 421, between lines 3 and 4

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   Inserted: SEC. 42___. SERVICE OF TRADITIONAL FOODS IN PUBLIC FACILITIES.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Food service program.--The term "food service program" includes--

   Inserted: (A) food service at a residential child care facility with a license from an appropriate State agency;

   Inserted: (B) a child nutrition program (as defined in section 25(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769f (b));

   Inserted: (C) food service at a hospital or clinic; and

   Inserted: (D) a senior meal program.

   Inserted: (2) Indian; indian tribe.--The terms "Indian" and "Indian tribe" have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).

   Inserted: (3) Traditional food.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--The term "traditional food" means food that has traditionally been prepared and consumed by an Indian tribe.

   Inserted: (B) Inclusions.--The term "traditional food" includes--

   Inserted: (i) wild game meat;

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   Inserted: (ii) fish;

   Inserted: (iii) seafood; and

   Inserted: (iv) plants.

   Inserted: (b) Program.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on the request of a Governor of a State, the Secretary shall allow the donation to and serving of traditional food through a food service program at a public facility or a nonprofit that primarily serves Indians if the operator of the food service program--

   Inserted: (1) ensures that the food is received whole, gutted, gilled, as quarters, or as a roast, without further processing;

   Inserted: (2) makes a reasonable determination that--

   Inserted: (A) the animal was not diseased;

   Inserted: (B) the food was butchered, dressed, transported, and stored to prevent contamination, undesirable microbial growth, or deterioration; and

   Inserted: (C) the food will not cause a significant health hazard or potential for human illness;

   Inserted: (3) carries out any further preparation or processing of the food at a different time or in a different space from the preparation or processing of other food for the applicable program to prevent cross-contamination;

   Inserted: (4) cleans and sanitizes food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils after processing the traditional food; and

   Inserted: (5) labels donated traditional food with the name of the food and stores the traditional food separately from other food for the applicable program, including through storage in a separate freezer or refrigerator or in a separate compartment or shelf in the freezer or refrigerator.

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   On page 421, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

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