113 HR 208 IH: Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-01-04
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of
2013
.
2.The Congress finds the following:
(1)In 2009 the number
of Americans facing hunger or food insecurity was 50,200,000, and 17,200,000
children lived in these households.
(2)According to the
United States Department of Agriculture, as of January 2010 more than
40,000,000 people participate in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance
Program (SNAP). In 2009 on a monthly average, 33,700,000 people participated in
this program, 11 percent of the United States population. SNAP, WIC, and the
NSLP are the largest nutrition assistance programs and provided nutrition
assistance to 57 percent of the food insecure households.
(3)Administrative
burdens involved in securing supplemental nutrition assistance benefits are
particularly burdensome for working families.
(4)In 2009 more than
16,200,000 people in the United States, of whom 5,700,000 were children, were
forced to rely on soup kitchens, food pantries, and other charitable feeding
programs.
(5)The charitable
food distribution system in the United States would benefit from increased
coordination and technical assistance.
(6)Helping those who
use feeding programs to move beyond the soup kitchen,
by
promoting the values of community, opportunity, and responsibility, is a
national priority.
<enum>I</enum><header>Amendments to the
food and nutrition act of 2008</header>
<section id="H30C49B2E48FA41018D403CCC594BCC23"><enum>101.</enum><header>Amendments to
the food and nutrition act of 2008</header>
<subsection id="H82EE1F0BD20F4BEE98CCAD66B8FCF3DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative
cost sharing and quality control</header><text>Section 16(k) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(k)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (k)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F3163C970254000A6C551BC06223041" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2CF8803906A04E678333EB9C8C1FDF45"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Administrative
cost for increasing access</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, the Secretary is authorized to pay to each State agency an amount
equal to 75 percent of the administrative costs incurred by the State agency in
carrying out new activities not previously funded by the State—</text>
<paragraph id="H299D6C9DDF124BA8A6B325237A4CD532"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the number of hours that
supplemental nutrition assistance offices are open on weekends and nights if
there is neither a decrease in the total number of supplemental nutrition
assistance offices that are open in the State nor a decrease in the number of
hours such offices are open during regular work week;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C53A5C4EE0F48EFA6D0F9E19BB8EB3E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct verifiable activities to reduce
the average wait time that applicants spend at supplemental nutrition
assistance offices or to reduce the average number of office visits required of
applicants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01B02B42CA0949BBA7A2D4AA651B7AF9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to accept applications for supplemental
nutrition assistance benefit by means of the Internet;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0058F31A1D0A4A7992B090C227901C86"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to upgrade computer systems and technology
in ways that specifically increase access to the supplemental nutrition
assistance program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC937DABD319E4C93A2140D91F83B0B4D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the time of application, to provide
applicants with a checklist listing all documents required for a complete
supplemental nutrition assistance
application.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEB80E1243884D0E8F75B961540982D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reduction of
burdensome and duplicative office visits; prohibition of
fingerprinting</header><text>Section 11(e)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2020">7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E7E3064101F4A1CA705B1637B531771"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEAAE7D929B8649808357CE10AE7EA1DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by striking
<quote>In</quote> and inserting <quote>that in</quote>,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7BBF0AF9559045A59F2C15C00D2F4D3D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D) by inserting the following before the semicolon at the end: <quote>, and
the fingerprint of any member of a household shall not be required for the
purpose of participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program or
for issuance of benefits for which the household would otherwise be
eligible</quote>,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1DFA4AEC968470A82AD6DD0EAF20DF4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively,
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0675D967E8D64ABCA1285F246AEAE8D9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (B) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31C06DAD54974B30A7FA3CF955652301" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id4D4854FF51AF4819AE4DC41E7C2B7A02" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that the State agency shall inform
households, at the time of application, that—</text>
<clause id="id0F83411D26E647489500C59878453A11"><enum>(i)</enum><text>household members are not required
to appear in person at the time of application, or at any other time,
unless—</text>
<subclause id="id3CC943D8700A4967AA7C78FBA7070068"><enum>(I)</enum><text>expressly required by this Act; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7D597D99BC98489994640704607AFAC8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in accordance with clause (ii);
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idAEF2683129254C4BA6291AB29F70AC0F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the State agency has a basis to
reasonably believe that information provided by a household is incorrect or
that a household has failed to provide information required for participation
in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, then the State agency
shall—</text>
<subclause id="id292200B1B0C44BD7814163F00B49DA4D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provide to the household a written
statement notifying the household of such belief; specifying the factual basis
of such belief, informing the household of the applicable information that is
believed to be incorrect or missing, and instructing the household how to
correct or to provide the appropriate information; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB0E58711E42D4A3C8692157478E10186"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not require any member of such household
to appear in person unless either the household fails to provide the
appropriate information or the State agency cannot verify the accuracy of
information the household provides in response to the request made under this
subparagraph by the State
agency;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H30C014AB3F8F4E51BBCD7F710E9EBF04"><enum>102.</enum><header>Comparative
progress report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18 of
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2027">7 U.S.C. 2027</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4767D877AB54427EB1CE5560B1812EE6" style="traditional">
<subsection id="H80B0C6048A024A569774F7057CE4518A"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit a single,
unified, annual report to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the
comparative progress of States in improving access to the supplemental
nutrition assistance program. The following statistics shall be included in the
report with respect to each particular State:</text>
<paragraph id="HF1914CF022D048F68DA2781AF20A85EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The percentage of supplemental nutrition
assistance program applications processed within the 30-day period required by
this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC8378E59AD146B199DFC8EC0A3527A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The average number of days required to
process expedited applications for supplemental nutrition assistance
benefits.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB5C65C3F514A44B6B38EFC9ED4CB6F5B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The average number of days required to
process regular applications for supplemental nutrition assistance
benefits.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F96CBA90C6D4F209C3E847643B19EA4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The average number of office visits that
each applicant makes to receive supplemental nutrition assistance
benefits.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35E041FE2C8F4072A2B2F1CAC141BD6C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statewide negative errors rates.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D9EE15F9C4B43A0B376BB8CF9C106E5"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The overall participation rate of
households that are eligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition
assistance program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA57442E6F224709AFD7ACCC3DFE2A65"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The information
specified in paragraphs (1) through (6) for a particular geographical area in
such
State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Anti-hunger
grants program</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CBECB8DECB547A59802409A2ADB0A3F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants
Program Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HF85FF2A198CF4697B98A29EF2EDD1C43"><enum>202.</enum><header>Beyond the Soup
Kitchen Pilot Program</header>
<subsection id="HEDA67CADB1B14B3F916F8D9234F927FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
pilot program</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a pilot program, to
be known as the <quote>Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program</quote>, in
accordance with this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBD52B1846906472392BA652BDC5296D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the pilot program are—</text>
<paragraph id="HC8C4D53E152E472A8FFED3D51B15CA18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide grant
assistance to a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group
in each pilot community for purposes of allocating subgrants to other
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups in such community;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9AE33321041F4CF98627BC42CFEA5309"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide
technical assistance grants.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H16083AFD6E474378820928E386660FB1"><enum>203.</enum><header>Selection of
primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups and
subgrantees</header>
<subsection id="H6433F484F63241A4A9646C4478CF707F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants to
primary community-Based nonprofit feeding and anti-Hunger
groups</header><text>Under the pilot program and for a fiscal year, the
Secretary shall award not more than 30 grants to primary community-based
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups, in accordance with this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA37C5288E5C14A93A076647FE50220F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To
be eligible for an award of a grant for a fiscal year under this section, a
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group shall submit to the
Secretary an application that contains a description of how the applicant
proposes to use the grant funds to implement the components of the pilot
program listed in subsection (c) in the pilot community of the community-based
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group. The application shall be submitted in
such form, at such time, and containing such other information as the Secretary
may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5DA80B6E5051435A88F66C6C4F754BCB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pilot program
components</header><text>An application for a grant under this section shall
contain the following components:</text>
<paragraph id="HF024416B8E67470BAC0FCBCE4CC82ACC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Programs
component</header><text>A program component that describes, with respect to a
target population of a pilot community and in accordance with section 204,
programs designed for the following purposes:</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FA521F6D69944AE8751963ECCC32214"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To reduce hunger
in such target population.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H736ADC9D14524FCAAF098177D58F9E25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To increase the
use of nutrition assistance and anti-poverty programs by such target
population.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA0D3C12E4334CC998CF5E5558D52009"><enum>(C)</enum><text>To bolster food
security within such target population.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FCE152EAF81447599D03C0B3FD0E7FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>To assist
individuals and families within such target population to develop
assets.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC0C5A7E04B648248F7CE14D90701FFA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>To promote the
economic independence of individuals and families within such target
population.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H006213D8C9E2489793E16FEA0DE509C2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>To improve the
nutrition of such target population.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1716789CED7E474781737EAEB27371BF"><enum>(G)</enum><text>To reduce the
occurrence of obesity in such target population.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3011A01AE49E44D18E8BA122A6873790"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Community food
council</header><text>A community food council component that describes the
formation and operation of a community food council designed to engage
emergency feeding groups, Federal, State, and local government agencies, the
cooperative extension system, land-grant colleges and universities, and
historically African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian educational
institutes for the purposes described under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2886D09D829B45E9B6501962B61F28F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subgrants
component</header><text>A subgrants component that describes a plan for the
allocation of grants funds to subgrantees by the primary community-based
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group, in accordance with subsection
(e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H27A5CF8BFB354F5884EBFB37505D43CE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In
evaluating an application of a community-based nonprofit feeding and
anti-hunger group, the Secretary shall consider, in addition to such other
criteria as the Secretary determines appropriate, the extent to which the
application of the group demonstrates the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H013A94A27EA3496F9F02497C89E732ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The capacity to
serve as a leader for other community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger
groups in the pilot community and to successfully provide technical assistance
and other assistance to the greatest number of such groups.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F222FBF8ED44A7A88DEF586B86205A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Successful
experience—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0C58DE02287949F195ACFBFD3C032033"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in conducting a
program described in section 204(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68D947E01E774F3A82E9C798D6C84C78"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in working with a
national service, community service, or volunteer service group that conducts a
program described in section 204(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAD7B846B573C448B85853BCCAB6DB4D6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in managing and
using Federal grant funds, including grants for community food and nutrition
programs authorized under section 681(a) of the Community Services Block Grant
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9922">42 U.S.C. 9922(a)</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E7D98E6E0314B748B8BBC133D981A2E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in working
cooperatively with a nutrition assistance and anti-poverty program, other
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups, and faith-based and
other community programs in the pilot community; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E22C4C0C54840AA87578A1907A2ABF2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in researching,
monitoring, and evaluating the hunger problems in the pilot community of such
organization and nutrition assistance and anti-poverty programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCEEFBD66C0234C869231F9F35B0CEC63"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In the case of a
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group with a large budget,
the existence of a financial mechanism to implement the proposal and staff
expertise to handle large Federal and private grants, or in the case of a
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group with a small budget,
proven effectiveness in the delivery and coordination of a program described in
section 204(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AEF13AD2B4F4993887AAA229CFEE2F6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The ability to influence other community,
government, and private resources to assist in the creation and implementation
of the pilot program in the pilot community of the community-based nonprofit
feeding and anti-hunger group.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4738A5F52EDB4A8AA2A3553738BD41E5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Subgrants</header>
<paragraph id="HC077E17790DD4EF0B39EEDF3BDFFCA90"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Selection by
primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group
required</header><text>Under the pilot program, the Secretary shall require a
primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group that is awarded
a grant under subsection (a) to select at least 10, but no more than 200,
subgrantees to carry out subgrants under the grants. Such subgrants shall be
used in support of the pilot program in the pilot community of such group, in
accordance with section 204.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD720462992A04C80BBBBEC9DC44BA96D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection of
subgrantees</header><text>A primary community-based nonprofit feeding and
anti-hunger group shall select subgrantees for purposes of paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H25B54F25203E45C9A775C035BC44D824"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by selecting the
subgrantee in the application submitted under subsection (b); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8062A8050D9442D8470735A9B5EE153"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in consultation
with the Secretary of Agriculture after evaluating proposals submitted by
subgrantee applicants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB9769029BBF84961BA08A3760395CEAE"><enum>204.</enum><header>Uses of
grants</header>
<subsection id="H339D9B8AAE1C40D2AEE4899836D8514F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Required uses by
primary community-Based nonprofit feeding and anti-Hunger
groups</header><text>A primary community-based nonprofit feeding and
anti-hunger group that is awarded a grant under section 203(a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6D67F403CF0044A69ECD21D8A51A99D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>allocate at least
60 percent of the grant for subgrants in accordance with section 203(e);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD9D82E57DE4143BA98CBE69E323A5BEC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">spend at least 5 percent of the grant on
evaluation of the pilot program in the pilot community of such group.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFD278ABB4874B4D96C3F3D067056291"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible uses by
primary community-Based nonprofit feeding and anti-Hunger groups and
subgrantees</header><text>Grant funds awarded to a primary community-based
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group or allocated to a subgrantee under the
pilot program may be used for any of the following purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="HAAABF47134224B9183610A3EC8AA0089"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
programs</header><text>With respect to a target population in a pilot
community, any of the following programs:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC075FFC36A6C4FDC8CDD588A1EE86714"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A program that
informs such population about benefits under nutrition assistance and
anti-poverty programs, pre-screens members of such population to determine the
eligibility of such members to receive such benefits, and assists such members
to access relevant benefits.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3ABDE4D9BBDA4429A61D86B6FCC7A6BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A program to
assist such population to transition successfully from welfare to work.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H179ABB854007438FBF0C4BF672B00A24"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A program that is
likely to result in job creation or that involves job training, readiness,
placement, or retention activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CAA8CA33E3E47BAB5CA98A4792419E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A program to increase the supply of donated
foods to community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups, especially
of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other nutritious foods.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09F1E477D8F74091B62A72419FDA89EB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A program that
increases the access of such population to fresh fruits, vegetables, and other
nutritious foods.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE26EBCCFF04144788321C495D181CA3D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A program that
promotes the use of farmers’ markets, urban farms, and food-producing
agriculture projects, especially a program that promotes the use of such
markets, farms, and projects by nutrition assistance and anti-poverty
programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFCE1E445F914F02A6BECDC543C08531"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A program to
assess the flow of food, from production through consumption, in a
community.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9A6902C111C438A97E6FFF43B2E3E8F"><enum>(H)</enum><text>A program that
involves nutrition education, obesity reduction, or financial management
activities, especially such activities that have hands-on demonstrations or
that promote physical activity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD543163ED5ED49E7A585EB546486A5B7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A program that
promotes microenterprise and small business development, especially the
development of such a business that is food-related.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD134DE3540F74D12BF3750DCFD95F137"><enum>(J)</enum><text>A program that
assists government agencies and nonprofit groups to increase the number of
sites (and participation in existing sites) for after-school snacks and meals
programs under the summer food service program for children authorized under
section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1766">42 U.S.C. 1766</external-xref>)
and the child and adult care food program authorized under section 17 of such
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1761">42 U.S.C. 1761</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD51D237F38724708BBFE14C3D7D0CAB5"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A program that creates a customer advisory
council at a community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group to enable
an individual who obtains food from such group to consult with the council on
ways to improve the operations of such group.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H49F0D888E7704905AC936E718F3038EE"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A program to increase the assistance of
national and community service programs, including AmeriCorps, Volunteers in
Service to America (AmeriCorps–VISTA), Learn and Serve America, Senior Corps,
Freedom Corps, and any other volunteer program to aid community-based nonprofit
feeding and anti-hunger groups.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE7671CE90BB46BEBF4CB9D8B805803C"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A program to increase the involvement of
volunteers who have professional skills with community-based nonprofit feeding
and anti-hunger groups and other nonprofit groups.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B09F78B0E0D4D81A7E6E1D2A2700E5C"><enum>(N)</enum><text>A program that
relates nutrition improvement and the problem of hunger within such population
to broader issues within the pilot community, including community development
and economic improvement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7F413D75C4042579F71BC5AC246C234"><enum>(O)</enum><text>A program that
promotes the use of individual development accounts, as defined in section
404(5) of the Assets for Independence Act (title IV of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/285">Public Law 105–285</external-xref>; 42
U.S.C. 604 note), or any other such asset-development program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H794D92BDB5BA41DF9CDF3F258C83EABD"><enum>(P)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a community-based nonprofit
feeding and anti-hunger group, a program to—</text>
<clause id="H2A75F96FB67442FC9CD00A6FDE06BDF7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance to such group to increase the technical capacities of such group;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H4F83A8E39868410C9A525267BDE006E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enable the group
to more efficiently and effectively use computer technology, recruit
volunteers, write grants, or otherwise increase the fundraising and operation
of such group.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15E4C796C9624697888A44B95E3F760B"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>A program that
provides for the provision of technical assistance and informational materials
on the Internet that relate to any program described in subparagraphs (A)
through (P).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A223E35DE82460088153B78485DDA44"><enum>(R)</enum><text>A program to
coordinate activities of community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger
groups within the pilot community, including activities that further any of the
following goals:</text>
<clause id="H56238D2031E540418D51F97CAB0076E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Creation of joint
advertising, communications, and referral systems.</text>
</clause><clause id="HD20158F23C1A4252BBED5BE8576FF2DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Coordination of
hours of operations and services provided.</text>
</clause><clause id="HCF14312E87BB4ADA9AB29ADA4E820BA0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Creation of
joint client, funding, and other databases, tracking systems, and benefits
referral systems.</text>
</clause><clause id="HEE679366C8E945F9A3D80A826A75F270"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Implementation of
joint activities to reduce hunger, strengthen local food systems, reduce
poverty, improve economic self-sufficiency, and reduce obesity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H55D0C991CAFC4AFAAD546FDBB967F974"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
food-related uses</header><text>Subject to the limitation in subsection (c)(1),
any of the following food-related purposes:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H18E3C283140D4FD79663E3198971A38D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Gathering
food.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H49C6C6666E94468F80CACED8404DA5BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The collection of
perishable, but safe, food from entities such as restaurants, caterers, and
farms, for distribution to a target population.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4EC9FC69A4134AFBBEB8AA97889C3037"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Packing
food.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAAAB7A000AE24118A8BC45A8A7F092C0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Sorting
food.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H815E9BCFD31549D198726BB72B9421A9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Processing
food.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7801FD271B1B424EB338900049AD2B36"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Transportation of
food.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFBEE5BF4D25C44C0A9EDB7FC1253DFD8"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Heating, cooling,
or freezing of food.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1314BEB8259F4759B35ED5290B4F68C5"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Storage of
food.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6E06CE8A1FC440B0A783445CA3E356ED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Administrative
expenses necessary to increase the supply of nutritious food (especially fresh
fruit and vegetables) distributed by community-based nonprofit feeding and
anti-hunger groups.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2CA7D83A10D143EEAD75A50D23B06DA8"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Administrative
staff and volunteer management for purposes of performing activities listed in
subparagraphs (A) through (H).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB1970861A4B344A3A7EFCBA6927C5F79"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
stipends</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the provision of
stipends to customers for expenses incurred by such customers for participating
in a customer advisory council described in subsection (b)(1)(K).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7650EAC16D824662AA7634E16E23E36F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="HAF5D7FC6EEAF4FA58DA6808561784525"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation on
food purchases</header><text>No more than 20 percent of the total amount of
grant funds awarded to a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and
anti-hunger group or allocated to a subgrantee under the pilot program may be
used to directly purchase food.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02A6F68977F848E8A9B6C19E25183AC8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
funds expended to national or community service program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant funds awarded to a primary
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group or allocated to a
subgrantee under the pilot program may not be used to provide a volunteer in a
national or community service program listed in subsection (b)(1)(L) with any
educational funding, stipend, health care, or child care.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBC209FF3D622401EA20E63481552B560"><enum>205.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="HA520B0CDF10D4686A38B01D38B8A2C57"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical
assistance grants</header><text>Under the pilot program and for a fiscal year,
the Secretary shall award grants to technical assistance community-based
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups, in accordance with this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07FDDC05FE0B4EDC826EAC0D5F53BA7B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application for
technical assistance grants</header><text>To be eligible for an award of a
grant under this section, a technical assistance community-based nonprofit
feeding and anti-hunger group shall submit to the Secretary an application
containing a description of how the applicant proposes to use the grant funds
to provide technical assistance to all pilot communities. The application shall
be submitted in such form, at such time, and containing such other information
as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C6F1B69FC52457A8A59D693E234AEE6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria To
receive grants</header><text>In evaluating an application of a technical
assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group, the
Secretary shall consider, in addition to such other criteria as the Secretary
determines appropriate, the extent to which the application of the technical
assistance group demonstrates the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H45F1B386F66040FD9533E11ADB8EB7E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The ability to
provide capacity-building technical assistance to community-based nonprofit
feeding and anti-hunger groups.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB37DB878AA448B48387B8EF49239BCD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Organizational and
staff experience in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3D60DCDF99A64152BB6EF9A6B7FC7DA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>national issues
related to emergency food programs, food banks, food rescue organizations, the
hunger problem, food insecurity, anti-poverty programs, and nutrition
education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80C946B988C14A0C812088BFF5F728E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing technical assistance to
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups and conducting
outreach programs on nutrition assistance and anti-poverty programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA579FD40E3C1480E9D83ACBCF2783E81"><enum>(C)</enum><text>successfully
working with national and community service programs, including such programs
listed in section 204(b)(1)(L);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7CB0A5F99CB4ADAB25B22E603BE606A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>working
cooperatively or in a leadership role with other national, regional, State, and
local eligible technical entities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3ECF1107C64A4735AEEAC9A8D554F7AE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>working with a
wide variety of faith-based and community organizations and with community-wide
religious and civic organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H403AEDDA2B344FCC98E44BF6F7B08807"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Proven financial
control mechanisms and staff expertise to work with large Federal and private
grants, or in the case of a technical assistance community-based nonprofit
feeding and anti-hunger group with a small operating budget, effectiveness in
program delivery and coordination.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1FE96A7989147D4901F99321AD4088A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Department of
Agriculture technical assistance authorized</header>
<paragraph id="HD5049C1D24BC4E68817D799E79A25B43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistance from
Department of Agriculture</header><text>The Secretary may provide technical and
evaluation assistance to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF66EB27B79CD4FBFA3483C7FCCB86D5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a technical
assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group awarded a
grant under subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE4ADEC216E5429E93781565B4112EA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a primary
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group awarded a grant under
section 203(a) or a subgrantee selected under section 203(e); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16DB520C939143C5AC602AFD4B4F1D56"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group or technical assistance
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group that does not receive a
grant under this Act, but that carries out activities similar to those of such
a group or subgrantee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5ED1A57BE024478B9463F0F1AE7F7BE1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistance from
Federal departments and agencies</header><text>The head of any Federal
department or agency may provide technical assistance to a group or subgrantee
referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) to carry out
activities described in subparagraph (C) of such paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H179BF8C00BE941C1B66398A52A771658"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistance from
State and local agencies and land-grant colleges and
universities</header><text>The Secretary may encourage any appropriate State or
local agency or land-grant college or university to provide technical
assistance to such groups or subgrantees to carry out such activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H191509C3250543C68BF4CF183665788A"><enum>206.</enum><header>Allocation of
grants</header>
<subsection id="H3DE7F91E31A1460CB2148C35850AAA5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allocation by
type of grant</header><text>Of the amounts made available to carry out this
title for a fiscal year—</text>
<paragraph id="HE2DDDA07DBB5471CA4BB2107770CCB88"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$190,000,000 is available for grants to
primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups authorized
under section 203(a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CBC4AC489CC49279BB911BB27EB77AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$8,000,000 is
available for technical assistance grants authorized under section
205(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9C973378FE824B3B8F1DC92BE08F0A08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation to
pilot communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the
amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) to primary community-based
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall
allocate such amounts to one primary community-based nonprofit feeding and
anti-hunger group in each of the pilot communities listed in subsection (c) and
may allocate such amounts to one such group in each pilot community designated
by the Secretary under subsection (d)(2). The amount allocated to a primary
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group—</text>
<paragraph id="HE6C447CF57B9416DAD5936473058ED24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not be less
than $500,000, nor more than $20,000,000; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB690B63719934275A02A17084065E0AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be in
proportion to the number of individuals and families within the target
population of the pilot community involved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA72267F0B7BC4A3B891DE59F6FC685EE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pilot
communities listed</header><text>For purposes of subsection (b), a pilot
community listed in this subsection is each of the following areas:</text>
<paragraph id="HF50E0419D86E4081A1C7D8C461513FC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>New York, New
York.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4FC0B72E6166477B856746E2158F2A08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Chicago,
Illinois.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45FF0C34F2214E8ABCCAFF1101227D64"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8299684A377B4A22BF718418519FBA8C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Puerto
Rico.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1926E9CA1BAB457CA96C91F4BD327DD2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Indianapolis,
Indiana.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3F23CF7EB02F4E54B3C4E17EE6226C82"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Des Moines,
Iowa.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA389F96DA4040768DDE2304A2CEE22E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Toledo,
Ohio.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA8517E3C368D4229BE4D0A8921ED482C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Savannah,
Georgia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CDDB946E17F4A2485E16F3550D6F597"><enum>(9)</enum><text>New Haven,
Connecticut.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF5501044FA34BD3AF1CF8D9978AC33E"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Roanoke,
Virginia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H79B8A1AB5828429FB95C363AB5ED84B1"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Santa Cruz
County, Santa Clara County, and Monterey County in California.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C2597F7CEA14883AC2FD088D9E87069"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Onondaga County
in New York.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07DA9717EBA4491CAC8F56E809435565"><enum>(13)</enum><text>The rural
boroughs in Alaska.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAB5A1990BDE4435A53B99CA0FFE8E3E"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Washington metropolitan region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5FD36A17E5A455395AE374E0BABBA96"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Pittsburgh and
the suburban and rural areas in southwestern Pennsylvania.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5867EDADEE1943AB995288EF2B94A7CA"><enum>(16)</enum><text>Rural counties in
eastern Kentucky.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1030075A4DCE4578AE71334B35E74FC4"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Counties in
northern West Virginia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4711D9E19F97491495B04D2A4C1B65BB"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Rural counties in
southern Texas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H374756F6F6A848CBB6720AF3BE7F4438"><enum>(19)</enum><text>Rural counties in
southern Missouri.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3E83920FF594096A9559A4BD4707AC3"><enum>(20)</enum><text>Rural counties in
north, west, and central Wisconsin.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDC7DE987A18841E8B956ABF97DBCB26F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Specification of
areas; designation of additional pilot communities</header>
<paragraph id="H64FA3BD394864DB6848FAD6EA89F76AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Specification of
areas</header><text>The Secretary shall specify the counties or other areas to
be included in each of the pilot communities described in paragraphs (15)
through (20) of subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H450AC328B77749BAB8AF06FA0D0D5036"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Designation of
additional pilot communities</header><text>The Secretary may designate not more
than 10 pilot communities in addition to those listed in subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7B15F6780EC54E05A11E9EEDCAFDA959"><enum>207.</enum><header>Reports and
evaluation</header>
<subsection id="H2AC32FCB2A584B2BB3888A9CF493993F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Subgrantee
report to primary community-Based nonprofit feeding and anti-Hunger
group</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year for
which a subgrantee received a subgrant under section 203(e), the subgrantee
shall submit to the primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger
group that selected the subgrantee under such section a report that evaluates
the results of the activities, including financial expenditures, during such
fiscal year of the subgrantee in carrying out the subgrant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H75DAA22024004774B1B34F6DD6D29248"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Primary
community-Based nonprofit feeding and anti-Hunger group reports to
Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the end of the fiscal year for which a primary community-based
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group received a grant under section 203(a),
the group shall submit to the Secretary a report that evaluates the results of
the activities, including financial expenditures, during the preceding fiscal
year of the group in carrying out the grant. Such report shall include each
report submitted to the group by a subgrantee under subsection (a) for such
fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H364BD6939FA1496A9EE519EB0E7D6899"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual reports
to Congress</header><text>Not later than October 31 of each of calendar years
2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
progress of the pilot program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE87FB2057BFC485092CD0D899BA3545C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Final report to
Congress</header><text>Not later than April 30, 2018, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report that evaluates the successes and challenges of the
pilot program and that makes such recommendations as the Secretary considers
appropriate for similar future grants programs.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD96D7883499642EF850BAC53E5198C7F"><enum>208.</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header>
<subsection id="H491972C9CD0B4EDEA7C2025820862757"><enum>(a)</enum><header>One year
extension of grants</header>
<paragraph id="H8ABD95F8588143E9A8A35D5D3B5BD754"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Beyond the Soup
Kitchen grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the
expiration of a grant awarded to a community-based nonprofit feeding and
anti-hunger group under section 203(a) and the request of such group, the
Secretary, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, may
extend the duration of the grant once, by one fiscal year, if the Secretary
determines that the programs established and implemented by such group with the
grant resulted in (or are likely to result in) significant progress in
satisfying the purposes of the pilot program described in section
203(c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE593700FD9544B099407FC854BBC1F83"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical
assistance grants</header><text>Upon the expiration of a grant awarded to a
technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group
under section 205(a) and the request of such entity, the Secretary, in
accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, may extend the
duration of the grant once, by one fiscal year, if the Secretary determines
that such technical assistance group has successfully provided all pilot
programs with technical assistance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2622B31C947A40DD8D6297EA1BD1A33F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form of
grants</header><text>The Secretary, if the Secretary finds it appropriate, may
use cooperative agreements, as described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6305">section 6305</external-xref> of title 31, United
States Code, for purposes of awarding grants to primary community-based
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups under section 203(a) and to technical
assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups under
section 205(a).</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6D524CDBEAB4BBA9E7A3A5D5B041674"><enum>209.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H1F4D5CB351614244895EBDE982A0A452"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A061BF517EC455A9B16004020BA30C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header><text>The term <term>pilot program</term> means the Beyond the
Soup Kitchen Pilot Program established under section 202(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF350102AF0584EA689D7551EA4B91681"><enum>(3)</enum><header>community-based
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>community-based nonprofit
feeding and anti-hunger group</term> means an anti-hunger organization, food
bank, food pantry, soup kitchen, food rescue group, or community food security
organization that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF033C48E25204E12A5DC7EA2F5694810"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax
under section 501(a) of such Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92ABAEFDEBD44DE8B301B4AE2629758D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is located in (or
regularly provides service to) a pilot community.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9A2F42B7B234FB68CD002B00CC5408D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Primary
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group</header><text>The term
<term>primary community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group</term>
means a community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group awarded a grant
under section 203(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H54577C2EFCB24BFC8F93CE69855CD860"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Subgrantee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>subgrantee</term> means a
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group (other than a primary
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H684222484F754E72878FFF974C7324E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is selected
under section 203(e) by a primary community-based nonprofit feeding and
anti-hunger group; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A31F5665F894AE1AB2325CA052EE284"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is located in
(or regularly provides service to) the pilot community in which the primary
nonprofit feeding group is located (or to which the primary nonprofit feeding
group provides regular service).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11878E1E6ADE4D25B9C45AFF3AAD9358"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Technical
assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger
group</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>technical assistance community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger
group</term> means a national, State, or local group that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H48B2A59B1EE746AE8EDBF8A8B9FD4B57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is an anti-hunger
group, food bank, food pantry, soup kitchen, food rescue group, or community
food security organization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H152DF6756CC34DE993ACFF78975C75B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax
under section 501(a) of such Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E577242612249DFA3DED6CD6A7E25EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has the capacity
to provide technical assistance to all pilot communities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F95DA203B12442F875B7D68DA4EFD1D"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Pilot
community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>pilot community</term> means a community specified in section
206(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BAFC50DD8894E4BB5CFBC526084BF87"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Target
population</header><text>The term <term>target population</term> includes an
individual who (or family that)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEB992283C6EE493B999F574965010F57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>earns an income
below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6CDBE85FA944FA7A5D536AE94970714"><enum>(B)</enum><text>suffers from food
insecurity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4BF715F592C4BEFA92B5782A7149D15"><enum>(C)</enum><text>earns insufficient
income to ensure food security for such individual or family;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E40AA07B1DE4133A6D9F947C5F46B6F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>lives in a
community that suffers from poverty, hunger, or food insecurity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F9C511C962F48AE8410735903B52B0E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is
homeless;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15B0CD57AA904874A00B9D41D8A11AAD"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives (or recently received) assistance
under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. et seq.), relating to temporary assistance to needy families;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B65EE8247D946269FC9408DAA160C67"><enum>(G)</enum><text>is eligible for
benefits under any nutrition assistance or anti-poverty program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H28F0AEF4E3A9425FB9A1E911A0B9694C"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Nutrition
assistance and anti-poverty program</header><text>The term <term>nutrition
assistance and anti-poverty program</term> means any Federal, State, or local
government assistance program offered to low-income individuals or families,
including the following programs:</text>
<subparagraph id="H57D3CA1968EA44FE98F34F6F50339154"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The supplemental
nutrition assistance program established under section 4 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE17EF05CC9DD4AC180EFCAAC1510F047"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A program
authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1751 et seq.) or Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1771">42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.</external-xref>),
including the national school lunch program, the national school breakfast
program, the summer food service program for children, the special supplemental
nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and the child and adult
care food program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38E96AB1A5EA4E688B3D82FE6543406B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The earned income
tax credit allowed under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/32">section 32</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
U.S.C. 32).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC4B44F385BC84864BC5D2998A363F50C"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Food
insecurity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>food insecurity</term> means a lack of consistent access to food.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E9CCBFD6EC24E4C96EE44A06586B9C3"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Washington
metropolitan region</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Washington metropolitan region</term> includes the District of Columbia,
the counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges in Maryland, and the counties of
Arlington and Fairfax and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in
Virginia.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H825CB50827034F7EBAB15672F7158C91"><enum>210.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018 to carry out this title.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<section id="HE417C5B0B76A459ABDC598D850013F25"><enum>301.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take
effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</section>