ORGANIC FOOD PILOT PROGRAM.

SEC. 210. ORGANIC FOOD PILOT PROGRAM. Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(j) Organic Food Pilot Program.—“(1) Establishment.—The Secretary shall establish an organic food pilot program (referred to in this subsection as the ‘pilot program’) under which the Secretary shall provide grants on a competitive basis to school food authorities selected under paragraph (3).“(2) Use of funds.—“(A) In general.—The Secretary shall use funds provided under this section—“(i) to enter into competitively awarded contracts or cooperative agreements with school food authorities selected under paragraph (3); or“(ii) to make grants to school food authority applicants selected under paragraph (3).“(B) School food authority uses of funds.—A school food authority that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to establish a pilot program that increases the quantity of organic foods provided to schoolchildren under the school lunch program established under this Act.“(3) Application.—“(A) In general.—A school food authority seeking a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, containing such information, and at such time as the Secretary shall prescribe.“(B) Criteria.—In selecting contract, grant, or cooperative agreement recipients, the Secretary shall consider—“(i) the poverty line (as defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2), including any revision required by that section)) applicable to a family of the size involved of the households in the district served by the school food authority, giving preference to school food authority applicants in which not less than 50 percent of the households in the district are at or below the Federal poverty line;“(ii) the commitment of each school food authority applicant—“(I) to improve the nutritional value of school meals;124 STAT. 3224“(II) to carry out innovative programs that improve the health and wellness of schoolchildren; and“(III) to evaluate the outcome of the pilot program; and“(iii) any other criteria the Secretary determines to be appropriate.“(4) Authorization of appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000 for fiscal years 2011 through 2015.”.