School Food Modernization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5731 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5731 To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food service personnel, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 10, 2025 Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to finance certain improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food service personnel, 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``School Food Modernization Act''. SEC. 2. LOAN GUARANTEES AND GRANTS TO FINANCE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHOOL LUNCH FACILITIES. The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act is amended by inserting after section 26 (42 U.S.C. 1769g) the following: ``SEC. 27. LOAN GUARANTEES AND GRANTS TO FINANCE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHOOL LUNCH FACILITIES. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Durable equipment.--The term `durable equipment' means durable food preparation, handling, cooking, serving, and storage equipment greater than $500 in value. ``(2) Elig