S.Amdt. 3129

SA 3129. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 43__. PROCUREMENT OF UNPROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

Section 6(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(f)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Pilot
Project'' and inserting ``Program'';
(2) by striking ``pilot project'' each place it appears and
inserting ``program'';
(3) in paragraph (1), by striking ``shall conduct'' and all
that follows through the period at the end and inserting
``shall carry out a program to facilitate the procurement of
domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables in not
fewer than 15 States receiving funds under this Act.'';
(4) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting ``domestically grown,'' before
``unprocessed'';
(5) in paragraph (3)(B), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``1 project is'' and inserting ``2 projects
are'';
(6) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) the demonstrated ability of the States to
competitively procure domestically grown, unprocessed fruits
and vegetables.''; and
(7) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting
``Recordkeeping, reporting requirements, and evaluation'';
and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) the assessment of the challenges and opportunities
presented by the program; and
``(iv) the quantity of fruits and vegetables purchased from
in-State producers.
``(C) Program evaluation.--
``(i) In general.--Using the information provided to the
Secretary under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary
shall periodically evaluate the program--

``(I) to measure the impact of the program; and
``(II) to assess barriers to implementation of the program,
such as water, environmental conditions, infrastructure,
labor, utilities, and State and local regulations.

``(ii) Requirement.--In carrying out an evaluation under
clause (i), the Secretary shall include an evaluation of
schools that, before February 7, 2014, were permitted to
operate cash in lieu of commodities programs.
``(iii) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the
results of the first evaluation under clause (i), including a
thorough analysis of the outcomes of the evaluation.''.
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