Sec. 5. Study and report to Congress on the use of State administrative expense funds
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The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study on— the use of State administrative expense funds by State agencies; innovative, effective, replicable, model policies, practices, and training methods that may be implemented using State administrative expense funds; factors that interfere with the ability of State agencies to use State administrative expense funds effectively; and how State administrative expense funds may be used to encourage the implementation of effective and consistent school nutrition workforce training, with particular emphasis on training and technical assistance to improve the implementation of nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools including— nutrition standards for foods sold in schools other than foods provided under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act; local school wellness policies; professional standards for school nutrition professionals; and other school food service practices, standards, and operational requirements as the Secretary may identify as requiring additional assistance. The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop an assessment tool for the purpose of carrying out the study under subsection (a). Such tool shall include a general methodology for evaluating effectiveness of State agencies in providing training and technical assistance using State administrative expense funds.
In developing the assessment tool under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider public research, stakeholder input, and direct feedback from school nutrition personnel. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report containing— a summary of the study conducted under subsection (a); any findings and recommendations resulting from such study; a plan for disseminating to State agencies best practices on the use of State administrative expense funds for training and technical assistance; and recommendations, if any, for the ongoing monitoring and improvement of training and technical assistance carried out by State agencies using State administrative expense funds.
In this section: The term State administrative expense funds means the State administrative expense funds described in part 235 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). The term State agency has the meaning given the term in section 235.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).