; and (ii) an evaluation of the outcomes of the projects carried out using those grants. (C) Report The Secretary shall submit to Congress as a report each evaluation carried out under subparagraph (B). . (b) Technical assistance Section 21(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1769b–1(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) food waste measurement, prevention, and reduction. . 715. Support for national media campaigns to decrease incidence of food waste (a) In general The Secretary shall support national media campaigns to decrease the incidence of food waste. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. 716. Food waste research program (a) Establishment The Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison of the Department of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the Liaison ) shall establish a partnership with 5 regional partner institutions, selected under subsection (c), to carry out a Food Waste Research Program (in this section referred to as the Program ). (b) Food waste research program requirements (1) Duties In carrying out the Program, the Liaison, in partnership with the 5 regional partner institutions selected under subsection (c), shall— (A) plan, conduct, and arrange for public research, data, education, and recommendations within the areas of study specified in paragraph (2), as such areas relate to food waste reduction and food recovery issues nationwide, regionally, and locally; (B) carry out the activities of the Program within a variety of regions in the United States, which are identified and categorized by the Liaison based on the specific food recovery and food waste reduction issues of such regions