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 124 STAT. 3223 PUBLIC LAW 111–296—DEC. 13, 2010 ‘‘(A) include information pertaining to food safety inspections, local wellness policies, meal program participa- tion, the nutritional quality of program meals, and other information as determined by the Secretary; and ‘‘(B) ensure that information is made available to the public by local educational agencies in an accessible, easily understood manner in accordance with guidelines estab- lished by the Secretary. ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.’’. 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 pro- vided 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 sec- tion 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 sub- section 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 coopera- tive 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 sec- tion)) 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; Public information. Guidelines.