STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO USE OF PRIVATE FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND CATERERS UNDER SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.

SEC. 302. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO USE OF PRIVATE FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND CATERERS UNDER SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM. (a) Study.— The Comptroller General of the United States, in conjunction with the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment, shall conduct a study on the use of private food establishments and caterers by schools that participate in the school lunch program under the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773). In conducting the study, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) examine the extent to which, manner in which, and terms under which the private food establishments and caterers supply meals and food to students and schools that participate in the school lunch program or the school breakfast program; (2) determine the nutritional profile of all foods provided to students during school hours; (3) evaluate the impact that the services provided by the establishments and caterers have on local child nutrition programs and the ability of the establishments and caterers to utilize the commodities under section 14 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a); and (4) examine the impact that private food establishments and caterers have on— (A) student participation in the national school lunch program; (B) school food service employment; (C) generation of revenues through school lunch sales and a la carte sales of food in schools; and (D) the number of students leaving schools during lunch periods. (b) Report.— Not later than September 1, 1996, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor, and the Committee on Agriculture, of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that contains the findings, determinations, and evaluations of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a).