Agriculture Subcommittee Marks Up Nutrition Title of Farm Bill

On Thursday, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry held their markup for the 2007 Farm Bill. Regarding the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable (FFV) Program for School Lunch programs, the bill provides a contingent expansion of the program. According to the bill, if $100,000,000 in offset funding become available to the reserve fund, and if that funding is specifically and exclusively dedicated to increasing funding for the FFV, then the program would expand to 50 elementary or secondary schools in each state and any additional schools in each state would be added in proportion to the student population of the state. According to committee staff, Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) is working hard to secure the funding before the bill goes to the House floor.

On Thursday, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry held their markup for the 2007 Farm Bill. Regarding the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable (FFV) Program for School Lunch programs, the bill provides a contingent expansion of the program. According to the bill, if $100,000,000 in offset funding become available to the reserve fund, and if that funding is specifically and exclusively dedicated to increasing funding for the FFV, then the program would expand to 50 elementary or secondary schools in each state and any additional schools in each state would be added in proportion to the student population of the state. According to committee staff, Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) is working hard to secure the funding before the bill goes to the House floor.
The full committee markup is scheduled to take place the week of June 25, and we will continue to monitor its progress through the committee.
Resources:
House Committee on Agriculture, http://agriculture.house.gov/index.shtml
Author: DAD, SAS