113 S679 IS: Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
U.S. Senate
2013-04-09
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act
of 2013
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Nutrition
Sec. 101. Retailers.
Sec. 102. Demonstration projects on acceptance of benefits of
mobile transactions.
Sec. 103. Use of benefits for purchase of community-supported
agriculture share.
Sec. 104. Additional authority for purchase of fresh fruits,
vegetables, and other specialty food crops.
Sec. 105. Encouraging locally and regionally grown and raised
food.
Sec. 106. Assistance for community food projects.
Sec. 107. Senior farmers' market nutrition program.
Sec. 108. Hunger-free communities.
Sec. 109. Food and Nutrition Agriculture Service Learning
Program.
Title II—Credit
Sec. 201. Loans to local and regional food
producers.
Sec. 202. Clarification of the mission of the farm credit
system to recognize the economic benefits of supporting young, beginning, and
small farmers and ranchers, and contributions of local and regional farm and
food systems.
Sec. 203. Young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers and
locally or regionally produced agricultural products.
Title III—Rural Development
Sec. 301. Availability of rural business opportunity grants for
local and regional food systems.
Sec. 302. Clarification on allowed partnerships for certain
community facilities grants and loans.
Sec. 303. Availability of rural business enterprise grants for
value-added processing, aggregation, distribution, storage, and marketing in
connection with production agriculture.
Sec. 304. Making improvements to business and industry direct
and guaranteed loans to benefit producers of local or regionally produced
agricultural food products.
Sec. 305. Value-added agricultural product market development
grants.
Title IV—Research, Education, and Related Matters
Sec. 401. Agriculture and food research initiative.
Sec. 402. Local and regional food system enterprise
facilitation.
Sec. 403. Conventional breeding initiative.
Sec. 404. National genetics resources program.
Title V—Horticulture
Sec. 501. Farmers market and local food promotion
program.
Sec. 502. Specialty crop block grants.
Sec. 503. Study on local food production and program
evaluation.
Title VI—Crop Insurance
Sec. 601. Research and development authority.
Sec. 602. Whole farm risk management insurance.
Sec. 603. Approval of costs for research and
development.
Sec. 604. Crop insurance for organic crops.
Sec. 605. Nationwide expansion of agricultural management
assistance program and inclusion of organic certification cost share
assistance.
Title VII—Miscellaneous
Sec. 701. Technical assistance.
Sec. 702. Guidance.
Sec. 703. Labels and public information on label
content.
Sec. 704. Meat and poultry processing report.
<enum>I</enum><header>Nutrition</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H684F1A22F69B4E4B827A8FE89E6B9A4A"><enum>101.</enum><header>Retailers</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8AEDF64FF65148E48A89C4D32891E7F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
retail food store</header><text>Section 3(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C.
2012(p)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF9D06104A29E4F70BAF7642937869AF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A) by striking <quote>at least 2</quote> and inserting <quote>at least
3</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDA80BD75E084979BBCD7071DAFC4777"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)
by inserting <quote>or agricultural producers who market agricultural products
directly to consumers</quote> after <quote>venture</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H0ABABDC95E524FECA6AC6EE99E78357D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Alternative
benefit delivery</header><text>Section 7(f) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF7991B47516B4C80823AFCB51D2C032D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47F0AE83DCCF4718BA34AF887BB0370B" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEA92882DB1F8475EA74B2AF89BE6278C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Imposition of
costs</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD9B15F8573984AB48AD7A0683F515131"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary
shall require participating retailers (including restaurants participating in a
State option restaurant program intended to serve the elderly, disabled, and
homeless) to pay 100 percent of the costs of acquiring, and arrange for the
implementation of, electronic benefit transfer point-of-sale equipment and
supplies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H88B2226C5E774E79976C998CCBACBC36"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exemptions</header><text>The
Secretary may exempt from subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HAA836A40175E48859A688F2538A629DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">farmers’ markets and other direct
farmer-to-consumer marketing outlets, military commissaries, nonprofit food
buying cooperatives, and establishments, organizations, programs, or group
living arrangements described in paragraphs (5), (7), and (8) of section 3(k);
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H978629BFB4AC4DDA9B967FC59F3624C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establishments
described in paragraphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k), other than
restaurants participating in a State option restaurant
program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H77CEB17403FF48EBA937BCA37A95262F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D63A176E99348C6B2EB29A5A42F9EB7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD669CE19EE84480890531C7A4D4BFE3B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination of
manual vouchers</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFF7438E8C4ED4B7BA85C6E652686FD64"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective beginning on the effective date of this
paragraph, except as provided in subparagraph (B), no State shall issue manual
vouchers to a household that receives supplemental nutrition assistance under
this Act or allow retailers to accept manual vouchers as payment, unless the
Secretary determines that the manual vouchers are necessary, such as in the
event of an electronic benefit transfer system failure or a disaster
situation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2DC49B11361442758A783E56DA020DE3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exemptions</header><text>The
Secretary may exempt categories of retailers or individual retailers from
subparagraph (A) based on criteria established by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA627E0491EF84DC3BD0C1332C0E65F1F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Unique
identification number required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In an effort to enhance the antifraud
protections of the program, the Secretary shall require all parties providing
electronic benefit transfer services to provide for and maintain a unique
terminal identification number information through the supplemental nutrition
assistance program electronic benefit transfer transaction routing system. In
developing the regulations implementing this paragraph, the Secretary shall
consider existing commercial practices for other point-of-sale debit
transactions. The Secretary shall issue proposed regulations implementing this
paragraph not earlier than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF989609B78AC48C7B4DFBDD84ACEEAB9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Electronic
benefit transfers</header><text>Section 7(h)(3)(B) of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2016(h)(3)(B)) is amended by striking <quote>is
operational—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>(ii) in the case of
other participating stores,</quote> and inserting <quote>is
operational</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H71341E48184A41CC91923934CB502162"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval of
retail food stores and wholesale food concerns</header><text>Section 9 of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2018">7 U.S.C. 2018</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC99077B453CA4F409B875CB7A66AC11A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the second
sentence of subsection (a)(1) by striking <quote>; and (C)</quote> and
inserting <quote>; (C) whether the applicant is located in an area with
significantly limited access to food; and (D)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0619D492040E4E8B970E4E057A8DB97C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC16FFBD15EC64EB6826CB816AD5EC4D1" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2259FA44839A4AAF818C35DF4EB9CDFF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Retail food
stores with significant sales of excluded items</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD94A8AE5109448DDB8D547EAE296ADBD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No retail food store for which at least 45 percent of the
total sales of the retail food store is from the sale of excluded items
described in section 3(k)(1) may be authorized to accept and redeem benefits
unless the Secretary determines that the participation of the retail food store
is required for the effective and efficient operation of the supplemental
nutrition assistance program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8C27EBE24B5C46378280C3CAFAF2AEF2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Subparagraph
(A) shall be effective—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H45A1C427591D493DBA88A4C778CFF0E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of
retail food stores applying to be authorized for the first time, beginning on
the date that is 1 year after the effective date of this paragraph; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H2D22C3E042A141A3A47566650660BEF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of
retail food stores participating in the program on the effective date of this
paragraph, during periodic reauthorization in accordance with subsection
(a)(2)(A).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCFAD81358A9849A793B94847D3532F00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDED3F53F10474E3FA75F4F5C7366E7C0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE753F24A57974E37806F1C760AE3E54F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>EBT service
requirement</header><text>An approved retail food store shall provide adequate
EBT service as described in section
7(h)(3)(B).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77BA4C4F5E6C4BB496B4ACCC2281E89D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Demonstration
projects on acceptance of benefits of mobile transactions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2016(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBADD34FF285D4A27BD0E112DCDBAECA2">
<paragraph id="HD51B2C9BBA044DABAE9C4693E80845D0"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Demonstration
projects on acceptance of benefits of mobile transactions</header>
<subparagraph id="H35AC32B59A7840FBB480A062D19B64DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall pilot the use of mobile technologies
determined by the Secretary to be appropriate to test the feasibility and
implications for program integrity, by allowing retail food stores, farmers
markets, and other direct producer-to-consumer marketing outlets to accept
benefits from recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance through mobile
transactions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26D6DB0AD2104DDC9752C1A42BF33DAE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Demonstration
projects</header><text>To be eligible to participate in a demonstration project
under subsection (a), a retail food store, farmers market, or other direct
producer-to-consumer marketing outlet shall submit to the Secretary for
approval a plan that includes—</text>
<clause id="HC53A614D16804FC885A5AFE2BEBC0EE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of the technology;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9F558BAC5B8F43309E7A25B1AE9338AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the manner by
which the retail food store, farmers market or other direct
producer-to-consumer marketing outlet will provide proof of the transaction to
households;</text>
</clause><clause id="H589C36CD161A4F8BA2E287D0A531B35F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the provision of
data to the Secretary, consistent with requirements established by the
Secretary, in a manner that allows the Secretary to evaluate the impact of the
demonstration on participant access, ease of use, and program integrity;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3C1DD8FD688B4A919C253F2448CE4929"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>such other
criteria as the Secretary may require.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B3075C284E54FD6842913CFF90CF15C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Date of
completion</header><text>The demonstration projects under this paragraph shall
be completed and final reports submitted to the Secretary by not later than
July 1, 2016.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DBAB8798A164933BEFF1588A0BA2A60"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>The Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate that includes a finding, based on the
data provided under subparagraph (C) whether or not implementation in all
States is in the best interest of the supplemental nutrition assistance
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67B129DF3F8D4780A0827C616D23CEA4"><enum>103.</enum><header>Use of benefits
for purchase of community-supported agriculture share</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C.
2019) is amended in the first sentence by inserting
<quote>agricultural producers who market agricultural products directly to
consumers shall be authorized to redeem benefits for the initial cost of the
purchase of a community-supported agriculture share for an appropriate time in
advance of food delivery as determined by the Secretary,</quote> after
<quote>food so purchased,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H2AED45C3F7134346BAFEF973B0A232D0"><enum>104.</enum><header>Additional
authority for purchase of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other specialty food
crops</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10603 of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c-4">7 U.S.C. 612c–4</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9854D5EE1B6642D09800C492ABC68292"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9AD459AA531F4C2BA9DA0FB61578804C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (c) as
subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7001A6CBF7B04DD599420F0AD65F257E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (b) the
following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92ACD7061E4F4BE4A5D992DF46872B64" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0D2E9C5BD84C480D91055EBFDD130754"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Local preference
in memorandum of agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To
the maximum extent practicable, a memorandum of agreement between the Secretary
of Agriculture and the Secretary of Defense related to the purchase of fresh
fruits and vegetables under this section shall require that fruits and
vegetables purchased under the agreement be locally grown (as determined by the
Secretary).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB5DACF8EC99346318397E65DB72C5E59"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pilot grant
program for purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables</header>
<paragraph id="H08C2BB7C2A7340F0962EF29BDE2664CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Using amounts made
available to carry out subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall
conduct a pilot program under which the Secretary will give not more than five
participating States the option of receiving a grant in an amount equal to the
value of the commodities that the participating State would otherwise receive
under this section for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5C057D1FEB34FC0ADC34BB3F93C5418"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of grant
funds</header><text>A participating State receiving a grant under this
subsection may use the grant funds solely to purchase fresh fruits and
vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions in the State
that participate in the food service programs under the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</external-xref>) and the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1771">42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.</external-xref>). To the maximum extent practicable, the fruits
and vegetables shall be locally grown, as determined by the State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9174BF7B4B164F438CB29F2CABD6A46C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection of
participating States</header><text>The Secretary shall select participating
States from applications submitted by the States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A1E2033420442319E633F2C5FA250BF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H28AE4BD8AE024BCBA55D87B2D7D757D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>School and
service institution requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Schools and service institutions in a
participating State shall keep records of purchases of fresh fruits and
vegetables made using the grant funds and report such records to the
State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6D8DC377A28491CBE9D3E0408C6446D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State
requirement</header><text>Each participating State shall submit to the
Secretary a report on the success of the pilot program in the State, including
information on—</text>
<clause id="H9826E4736216431DA02B65E951D8B839"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount and value of each type of fresh
fruit and vegetable purchased by the State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H11B7EC8F346C4118A5D8E1FBDA6632A7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the benefit provided by such purchases in
conducting the school food service in the State, including meeting school meal
requirements.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H70103DFE85BA4F5E8C60273B7CBF525C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Encouraging locally
and regionally grown and raised food</header>
<subsection id="HDF6F34D83BC04126864AEFA3DE22B2B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Commodity
Purchase Streamlining</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>) may permit each school food authority with a low
annual commodity entitlement value, as determined by the Secretary, to elect to
substitute locally and regionally grown and raised food for the authority’s
allotment, in whole or in part, of commodity assistance under section 6(b) of
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1755">42 U.S.C. 1755(b)</external-xref>) for the
school lunch program under such Act, if—</text>
<paragraph id="H77CBF49DE09142C0BEE5FE3E834BED25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the election is
requested by the school food authority;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FDBCA0479804EB4AAB6E0F20BDCA188"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the election
will reduce State and Federal administrative costs, such as costs related to
transportation, technology, and overhead; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C7309563CA04D73A4F9AC6D180FF7AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the election will
provide the school food authority with greater flexibility to purchase locally
and regionally grown and raised foods.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDAD99BA863124ECFAEFF8036655ABC0B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Farm-to-School
demonstration projects</header>
<paragraph id="H0B824499FC094A7F918525D4873DA7AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Agriculture may establish and carry out farm-to-school demonstration programs
under which school food authorities, agricultural producers producing for local
and regional markets, and other farm to school stakeholders will collaborate
with the Agriculture Marketing Service to source food for the school lunch
program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751
et seq.) from local farmers and ranchers in lieu of the commodity assistance
provided under section 6(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1755">42 U.S.C. 1755(b)</external-xref>) to such school food authorities for the school lunch
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B01E40E27AB46D3A6FC4BE28B0DCA43"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H017E2C402E40403397C7451A23373F0B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A demonstration program carried out under this subsection
shall—</text>
<clause id="HFAD43ACBE3F74A2F9922434BD7BD787C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitate and
increase the purchase of unprocessed and minimally processed locally and
regionally grown and raised agricultural products to be served under the school
lunch program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H560469D6DEBD4B0792B6D014F4672387"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>test methods to
improve procurement, transportation, and meal preparation processes;</text>
</clause><clause id="H358BD49B94AE4BDFA0481CC71F122F35"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assess whether
administrative costs can be saved through increased school authority
flexibility to source locally and regionally produced foods; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCAE0A5170DE640239CCAE1BE3ACD97D1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>undertake
rigorous evaluation and share information about results, including cost
savings, with the Department of Agriculture, other school food authorities,
agricultural producers producing for the local and regional market, and the
general public.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86C3F44EA99544288F97E7677F885D38"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Plans</header><text>The
Secretary shall require demonstration program participants to provide to the
Secretary detailed plans with respect to how the participants will meet the
requirements of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F1D7CD1DF45476395448CC105ADA2E2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Length</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct each
demonstration program under this subsection for not less than 3 school years
and not more than 5 years, except in the case of a demonstration program that
requires additional time to meet the requirements under paragraph (2)(A), as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91AEB856DBD6443CA8322C8410EA1AA1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Secretary shall coordinate among relevant agencies of the Department of
Agriculture and non-governmental organizations with appropriate expertise to
facilitate the provision of training and technical assistance necessary to the
successful implementation of demonstration programs under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC09D55728032406FB65E26926AEF7D70"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Number</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out at least 10 demonstration programs under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CE178D4E5764D57A08656AF4BA3D582"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Diversity and
balance</header><text>In carrying out demonstration programs under this
subsection, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
ensure—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD6F6060A806D46A7B5B9453294B7E54C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>geographical
diversity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A40ACFFE2014F9BAF8D7C28397FE844"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that at least half
of the demonstration programs are completed in collaboration with school food
authorities with small annual commodity entitlements, as determined by the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE0F26AB79974F5F9E1F2781CAF4FC79"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that at least half
of the demonstration programs are completed in rural or tribal communities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA83CFE98F5354D3EA452464F49845CA5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equitable treatment of school food
authorities with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced
price lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1751 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H613A9C9D6F1B480A94200A4EB60BA7D2"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Data
analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to each
demonstration program carried out under this subsection, the Secretary shall
ensure that participants of the demonstration program collect data on how the
program met the requirements of paragraph (2)(A) in a manner that will enable
the aggregation and analysis of such data.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8DC025CD0E52487EBB95276DBF9C4D68"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
January 1, 2018, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate, and a report on the demonstration programs carried out
under this subsection, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA56DB9FC5FD142AA837C753FF16AAC69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an analysis of the
data collected under paragraph (7);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BE7E6F916134423AF958102A3892515"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of the efforts of the Department
of Agriculture to increase the availability and use of locally and regionally
grown foods by school food authorities through the commodity assistance
provided to such authorities under section under section 6(b) of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1755">42 U.S.C. 1755(b)</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6240ED22B4554FB280D9A402590F47E8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a determination of
whether a demonstration program carried out under this section or any aspect of
such a program should become an option for school food authorities based on
outcomes, such as children’s nutritional health status, economic benefits to
participating agricultural producers and the local economy, school meal
participation rates, and an all-inclusive comparison of administrative cost of
the commodity assistance described in subparagraph (B) and such demonstration
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95BEF14E27364D4A9F3438DABAE49654"><enum>106.</enum><header>Assistance for
community food projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C.
2034) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C062B1E1413423DAA7818897502A017"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H41B9F880D5614087BF902FFE4CA88D67"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24865CD19A32433CB712F7E59A075E4D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC7171EA07C643199B0BD98A3CFFB50F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(2), by striking <quote>3</quote> and inserting <quote>5</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HAC931DC3E0E84D21815E7769327512DB"><enum>107.</enum><header>Senior farmers'
market nutrition program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3007">7 U.S.C. 3007</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD7EF45ED69954F56AA8C5A64E514A407"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEABF6DE116494B08A1ED38784A1F5FD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$20,600,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H942275C0DAAE47DA9EFB02F00737EDA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA74AA0D0E757426ABF880361D407EAB3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB32F6D154CCD434EA80F86CA65B7607D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by inserting <quote>maple syrup,</quote> after
<quote>honey,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H416EE4CD8AE54C3596AE28026C2CB235"><enum>108.</enum><header>Hunger-free
communities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4405 of
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7517">7 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9498E7F53E3A4B20A7B297B3D680B2B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H62C259E00FEA45879071677630EEE7E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F3FB970C16F431C8B93FD70ADC8BDE6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7E44D32E3DCF46E8B32E2119F6FBC3C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header>
<subparagraph id="HC9F5EDDD2B164949889C6AA347DD1018"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Collaborative
grants</header><text>In subsection (b), the term <term>eligible entity</term>
means a public food program service provider or nonprofit organization,
including an emergency feeding organization, that has collaborated or will
collaborate with 1 or more local partner organizations to achieve at least 1
hunger-free communities goal.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA748A57B52724231B2D0F003EF559BA4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Incentive
grants</header><text>In subsection (c), the term <term>eligible entity</term>
means a nonprofit organization (including an emergency feeding organization),
an agricultural cooperative, producer network or association, community health
organization, public benefit corporation, economic development corporation,
farmers’ market, community-supported agriculture program, buying club,
supplemental nutrition assistance program retail food store, a State, local, or
tribal agency, and any other entity the Secretary
designates.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F15EDE83A344ADB8524C285576526AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5812265E109C42C3AEB7070EC6344D14" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD107AAEB09A545B8BBD5933DC058677C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Supplemental
nutrition assistance program</header><text>The term <term>supplemental
nutrition assistance program</term> means the supplemental nutrition assistance
program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46116BB4234341558DB8DA75DB79ACB7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Underserved
community</header><text>The term <term>underserved community</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C.
2034).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H44ED40C57D0B4397A8E125F8D289E3A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)(A), by striking <quote>not more than 50 percent of any funds made
available under subsection (e)</quote> and inserting <quote>funds made
available under subsection (d)(1)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AA02B89041F4BEFA5A17B803153167E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3005DF9AA34B4C23A4417BFDA51F0E43" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4A23162F72AF4F9D89F374EC394B47B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hunger-Free
communities incentive grants</header>
<paragraph id="H0A2C81BA21594FF1A888D52E5074DC20"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header>
<subparagraph id="HEE35EF503DFC4D8CB9F40C6ADF915FCD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In each of the years specified in subsection (d), the
Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities in accordance with paragraph
(2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H247FF58A69F24F979FF6E6B0591B2C1F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity
under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the
activity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08FBED9A5ACF4251A372AACB44CF67DE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Non-Federal
share</header>
<clause id="H8C850E77842045FF9937EBB153862807"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of an activity under
this subsection may be provided—</text>
<subclause id="H48B1FD5A56E3474E84E81B939AD6CC47"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in cash or in-kind
contributions as determined by the Secretary, including facilities, equipment,
or services; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD6D2C9A4F9DA4D8D9FA0BB9D68B9E1BE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by a State or
local government or a private source.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H2AC6432FAC1548308BA2D12F58412A17"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
the case of a for-profit entity, the non-Federal share described in clause (i)
shall not include services of an employee, including salaries paid or expenses
covered by the employer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2C3359F47EE2466384C5F3D3692F36CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria</header>
<subparagraph id="H4AE6D37AAB93488E9454D399A96054D6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, an eligible entity is a
governmental agency or nonprofit organization that—</text>
<clause id="HA8CA260354BC4AEFACEAEFD4B77D41CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the
application criteria set forth by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF10A103614E649098BEAF90457CA2D33"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>proposes a
project that, at a minimum—</text>
<subclause id="H6E7D4F9C2E8A4F29920A4A36674EDDF9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has the support of
the State agency;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8C461C72746A44CA96111EBA5C47EED1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>would increase
the purchase of fruits and vegetables by low-income consumers participating in
the supplemental nutrition assistance program by providing incentives at the
point of purchase;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA64DA7CBA4004A2CB40A21B1C79B1EB4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>agrees to
participate in the evaluation described in paragraph (4);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6D7DFB2B46084964A7785FC9E47CE45B"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>ensures that the
same terms and conditions apply to purchases made by individuals with benefits
issued under this Act and incentives provided for in this subsection as apply
to purchases made by individuals who are not members of households receiving
benefits, such as provided for in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/278">section 278.2(b)</external-xref> of title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (or a successor regulation); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2A78BD9C068A4E74B6DF74DFC2287A76"><enum>(V)</enum><text>includes effective
and efficient technologies for benefit redemption systems that may be
replicated in other for States and communities.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9DBFD069FDA4F4E81C815C6EE07462C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to
projects that—</text>
<clause id="H8C1F69AF2C10487FA3AB6F69F82BDF59"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maximize the share
of funds used for direct incentives to participants;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5FE6FD0FC397432FA18E46EC1CB8DD65"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use
direct-to-consumer sales marketing;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6AE9AC4070834C21BD56A5CD4F838C77"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>demonstrate a
track record of designing and implementing successful nutrition incentive
programs that connect low-income consumers and agricultural producers;</text>
</clause><clause id="H37BD324743A64F578ECFEF7B2AA88EC1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide locally
or regionally produced fruits and vegetables;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5450A68BA2C747E3BE68AD516D6FC90E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>are located in
underserved communities; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HFE27F592AD974C21B6A06464A782FCA0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>address other
criteria as established by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFC76ED680EF4621B07ACCCCF4885ED1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<subparagraph id="H23AE22D68AAA4DF18227691CB4503BB2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The value of any benefit provided to a participant in any
activity funded under this subsection shall not be considered income or
resources for any purpose under any Federal, State, or local law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FF7AC5F2EAA48309F6DFC5055CFA0B7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition on
collection of sales taxes</header><text>Each State shall ensure that no State
or local tax is collected on a purchase of food under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B9239E55549494490840CB41AF5B64D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No limitation on
benefits</header><text>A grant made available under this subsection shall not
be used to carry out any project that limits the use of benefits under the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>) or any other Federal
nutrition law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BE26022230D4A4AAF822D9A3ED05CE2"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Household
allotment</header><text>Assistance provided under this subsection to households
receiving benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall
not—</text>
<clause id="HCB3D6594B25249F182719297D1813209"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be
considered part of the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits of
the household; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HDE8C67E4EE2E49C28A8595D0EED64175"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be used in the
collection or disposition of claims under section 13 of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2022">7 U.S.C. 2022</external-xref>).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H57849EFDF1A54BFAA18CE7BB73BA93AB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Evaluation</header>
<subparagraph id="H5DA4802B01274D54A864BA047E642E89"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Independent
evaluation</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for an independent
evaluation of projects selected under this subsection that measures the impact
of each project on—</text>
<clause id="HB97E3DCD79B747BEBCDC02ED8B53B7ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improving the
nutrition and health status of participating households receiving incentives
under this subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HAC2DE85000BD446595153287A2F5EC8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increasing fruit
and vegetable purchases in participating households.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDB8E328CEC14A56B184162DDD7C2C95"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
independent evaluation under subparagraph (A) shall use rigorous methodologies
capable of producing scientifically valid information regarding the
effectiveness of a project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB70BD9E5EFED4177B720BDB21C0DD6B6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>The
Secretary may use funds not to exceed 10 percent of the funding provided to
carry out this section to pay costs associated with administering, monitoring,
and evaluating each project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF5C0C28608764CD5B4A53114C73FD0F5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="HCE29BCF940D34C9B8D61A8C159B08EEA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (b) $5,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44B2947DB7B249FABFE471C4238DF83E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory
Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H398E67BAEA454D0995FCE8C5E4701EDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8341CEA5EC844801AD7C906F31A91475"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015
through 2017; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC98F3121E70745019DD984DD161212A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for fiscal year
2018.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H431610C346854330A8DAAFBEE5EDC3C6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><header>Food and Nutrition
Agriculture Service Learning Program</header>
<subsection id="H540B7F257733443496172AFA58EB3A5D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle D of the
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6951">7 U.S.C. 6951</external-xref>) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C2C7129AACE48AD90CC51271DDCE3A9" style="OLC">
<section id="HC211B60DC7C347A5B2C4DCA8D11A3B89"><enum>242.</enum><header>Food and
Agriculture Service Learning Program</header>
<subsection id="H15198E640739433BB374D574117EA0F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a Food and
Agriculture Service Learning Program (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Program</quote>) to increase knowledge of agriculture and improve the
nutritional health of children.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H35E9B746F6F448708824A1CACB7FC641"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the Program are—</text>
<paragraph id="H9E9AF907D03C404585A80F25F9BE541F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase capacity for food, garden, and
nutrition education within host organizations or entities, school cafeterias,
and in the classroom;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8459BC6D09984958835798BBAFAC96F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to complement and build upon the efforts of
the farm to school programs implemented under section 18(g) of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1769">42 U.S.C. 1769(g)</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9C9A869F33C4EBDA3DB61F72AED162A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support the implementation of the
regulations to update meal patterns and nutrition standards promulgated under
section 4(b)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1753(b)(3));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B838F567F55442DB42AD0A3485FC71A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out activities that advance the
nutritional health of children and nutrition education in elementary schools
and secondary schools;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB1071969AF54C44B3A0FD5C733F7BC1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to build on activities carried out by the
Food and Nutrition Service and the Corporation for National and Community
Service by providing funds to establish new approved national service positions
for a national service program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C26819EDCE24AB9A4951BBD7FBC0B08"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to further expand the impact of the efforts
described in paragraphs (1) through (5) through coordination with the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDE6186443914F7E83D268A3DFAA2DFA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out the Program, the Secretary may
make awards to an organization or other entity that, as determined by the
Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H2EBDA1F5FA344F2593B6F78A5424EE58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has a proven track
record in carrying out the activities described in subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H196BAF0D38414E93BC00AB46C56C5CA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is carrying out or otherwise supporting a
national service program that receives assistance from the Corporation for
National and Community Service under subtitle C of title I of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12571">42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE89623FA4C4B40CAAD719BB7B1B9762C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">works in underserved rural and urban
communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC412E7ED38FF45A797589CF817F72EBF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">teaches and engages children in
experiential learning about agriculture, gardening, nutrition, cooking, and
where food comes from; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1087D8EE3CF0490C875FC1E7E5BF7E15"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitates a connection between elementary
schools and secondary schools and agricultural producers in the local and
regional area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5B1895E91DBA4FCC86BDB9352AE1866F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Accountability</header>
<paragraph id="H6CA10F8FB1224CC4B875AA81814B1D26"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
require an organization or other entity receiving an award under subsection
(c), or another qualified entity, to collect and report any data on the
activities carried out by the Program as the Secretary determines
necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0D57B00136A4882973C0887CADDD239"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H26C905A8A5AC463E81D042D78832F93C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct regular
evaluation of the activities carried out by the Program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H075C184AE94A42F18C537152DB6DC2BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate a report that includes a description of the results of
an evaluation conducted under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6B6DD2BE231942749B4064A7C54A4B6E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="HCFBD11387BDB461C974EED46A9DBB18D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0061AB55DC3F421EA7F68F3C31C24C43"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of certain
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made
available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 20 percent shall be made
available to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to offset costs
associated with hosting, training, and overseeing individuals in approved
national service positions for the Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE39006F0B9D947E5B71EF2F289D437BC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available
under paragraph (1) shall be used only to supplement, not to supplant, the
amount of Federal funding otherwise expended for nutrition, research, and
extension programs of the Department.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H92159D571DD84E358F9BB9F4308E8CEF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H38116303C5CD43CF8F42EF0AF6EE3F14"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Approved
national service position</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <quote>approved national service position</quote> has the meaning given
the term in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12511)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H984D50BFB22942059E1109A9DC936E2E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>ESEA
terms</header><text>The terms <quote>elementary school</quote> and
<quote>secondary school</quote> have the meanings given the terms in section
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H5C16E4A5F8824C84B4123AB5E3680C7F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 296(b) of
the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7014">7 U.S.C. 7014(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H24D0C48659254D87857DAD15493B9F02"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)(C), by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71D529E497C84AAA849032DE1033BE1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7), by striking the period at
the end and inserting <quote>or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83F1B785BF2D46ABAB2FD8525AB34AFD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA98B1501F1CB40B3B813E75030B12000" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB62F1DF674734855B8E58588926328B5"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the authority of the Secretary to carry out
activities described in section
242.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Credit</header>
<section id="HBBF83C4478434D309DFD9BB51EB6463A"><enum>201.</enum><header>Loans to local
and regional food producers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1981">7 U.S.C. 1981 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after
section 333C the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2BBC0B62A025422BBF6C2A05FB91A7F6" style="OLC">
<section id="H4580B6DC84774CEF8BB4EAD0A3D5454A"><enum>333D.</enum><header>Loans to local
and regional food producers</header>
<subsection id="HA38C2B6F50674F2196305ED562E0771C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make and guarantee loans under this
title to eligible producers for the production of locally or regionally
produced agricultural food products (as defined in section 310B(g)(9)),
including qualified producers engaged in direct-to-consumer marketing,
direct-to-institution marketing, or direct-to-store marketing, businesses or
activities that produce a value-added agricultural product (as defined in
section 231(a) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C.
1632a(a)), mid-tier value chains (as defined in such section 231(a)), and other
local and regional market outlets.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H18D53ADC02F34EA996EA84ADEB040590"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that loan officers processing loans under this section
receive appropriate training to serve borrowers and potential borrowers engaged
in local and regional food production.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD97AD830B8124D689CC8C763912469A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Valuation</header>
<paragraph id="H150967773D3F4299B22F2C0FBF14B86D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop ways to determine unit prices
(or other appropriate forms of valuation) for crops and other agricultural
products, the end use of which is intended to be in locally or regionally
produced agricultural food products, to facilitate lending to local and
regional food producers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBAD036AE538C4D538962DBB14CF0EC68"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Price
history</header><text>The Secretary shall implement a mechanism for local and
regional food producers to establish price history for the crops and other
agricultural products produced by such producers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A744836CE604822803F4FECEAEE6DDD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop and implement an outreach strategy to engage and
provide loan services to local and regional food
producers.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99B2272EE19648B693BE13EC34475056"><enum>202.</enum><header>Clarification
of the mission of the farm credit system to recognize the economic benefits of
supporting young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers, and contributions
of local and regional farm and food systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1.1 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/2001">12 U.S.C. 2001</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DE51A600C1B40E6A2C7FFEF110983F2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H627C923622EF45DFB9E13595BEB7F4CE"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recognizing that the vitality of United
States agriculture and rural communities depends on the continued entry of
young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers into agriculture, many of whom
will operate farms with local and regional food product distribution, it is
declared to be the policy of the Congress and an objective of this Act that the
Farm Credit System should endeavor to serve the credit and related needs of
these individuals and the businesses on which they rely and that are necessary
to the growth and vitality of local and regional farm and food
systems.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H80B1072C2FF84A0680070C485E42958A"><enum>203.</enum><header>Young,
beginning, and small farmers and ranchers and locally or regionally produced
agricultural products</header>
<subsection id="H347156320A274D7CAB0182ACA7804B8E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Credit for
young, beginning, and small farmers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4.19(a) of the Farm Credit Act of
1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/2207">12 U.S.C. 2207(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H774EB736F6A34854A8A8A31E33A2560D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence by inserting <quote>and for the production of locally or regionally
produced agricultural food products (as defined in section 310B(g)(10)(A) of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act)</quote> before the period;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BA99746F1B64DC6A5520B9813885BA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
the second sentence the following: <quote>Each such program shall include
initiatives and may include grants to support current and future borrowers by
helping to organize, build, expand, or improve infrastructure and markets for
locally or regionally produced agricultural food products (as so
defined).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H46BE2768C82D49AD8C4A4A071069CFAB"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4.19 of such Act (12 U.S.C.
2207(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C5163006057482DA027317F5BF12275" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE7D6053432124BA29841DDCBD7B6EA16"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Farm Credit Administration shall submit
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate an annual
report that contains a summary and analysis of the operations and achievements
of the Farm Credit System as a whole in meeting the objectives of this section.
The Farm Credit Administration shall notify the Congress whenever a program is
out of compliance with this section, and indicate in the notice the steps the
Farm Credit Administration is taking in
response.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Rural
Development</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BB9AF48A3B546628FDBA985413FB096"><enum>301.</enum><header>Availability of
rural business opportunity grants for local and regional food
systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a)(11) of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFD547906DE2B418BAC19135A9BEB3962"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H917EC9BC379F4299B8E80C23FE862998"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
inserting <quote>domestic and</quote> before <quote>export</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79F1DEDC451144D386793F1C0B27A8E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4282C7F493C4F32993DC96D227F1E93"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause
(v)—</text>
<clause id="H4D6FF78A95F4499A833AEFFB87FB54C0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>domestic and</quote> before <quote>international</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H149ABD805CFE417E8DA3E7BF5CB067BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C3CACE38FB04DF39D8EA44FB7EA96ED"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBC873C0654B453CB6D1121AB25C2458" style="OLC">
<clause id="HCF0A117DC93241ECA656DBA563D0EA76"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop enterprises and business
ventures that build sustainable local and regional food systems, including
through processing, aggregation, distribution, storage, or marketing businesses
in connection with production
agriculture.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H21D7E67C33D54C2187B735C6A53F0BF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014
through 2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HBEF0256F71B8407CAC543F80ADE0F9A7"><enum>302.</enum><header>Clarification
on allowed partnerships for certain community facilities grants and
loans</header>
<subsection id="HA52E930B1CA549BDB78C4B8D6A6AABB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Community
facilities grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFE8A4BEDEA440A5B7344960F4ECF066" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H9F4903B3992342F9893AF14799446EE7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Partnerships
allowed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An association, unit
of general local government, nonprofit corporation, or Indian tribe that
receives a grant under this paragraph may partner with philanthropic or
for-profit entities in developing specific essential community facilities in
rural
areas.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H75C7A8459CCE4A2DAFA70C369282A2FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan guarantees
for water, wastewater, and essential community facilities
loans</header><text>Section 306(a)(24) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(24)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62853A89A8D947E5AD66D21E0BAAAFF9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H862E6ED50D924181B1A605F0EB9ED9D3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Partnerships
allowed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recipient of a
loan guarantee under this paragraph may partner with philanthropic or
for-profit entities in servicing, or providing additional credit with respect
to, a loan described in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HD01CC54BB8D94660AE8F182A4C57706C"><enum>303.</enum><header>Availability of
rural business enterprise grants for value-added processing, aggregation,
distribution, storage, and marketing in connection with production
agriculture</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H65F33D997CD8444CB852D62B18B30E78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF8D0B8EB00424B7799787D662AD45F66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2AFD81357A84D33B4E3AAA5C3BA57D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05C865F9FD454670BF67CF85BA429F07"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C7BA12E37A14691AC24934076574F1B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H18D2D0FF4D644D60ADE96FF0EC43347D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">value-added processing, aggregation,
distribution, storage, or marketing in connection with production
agriculture.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA5F09BED447E4756ADEADEAE62D6EAFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)(B)(ii), by inserting <quote>, aggregation, distribution, storage, or
marketing</quote> after <quote>processing</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H78E0A9849EF44117A3B9CDF40D13B0A0"><enum>304.</enum><header>Making
improvements to business and industry direct and guaranteed loans to benefit
producers of local or regionally produced agricultural food
products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(g) of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(g)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H18AFC15B397F43F0A6BEABB827ED0366"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBDE3E98C564E4F698EE1EC7216244197"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>value-added processing</quote> and all that follows through the
semicolon and inserting <quote>value-added processing, distribution,
aggregation, storage, or marketing of agricultural food products that create
new opportunities for agricultural producers;</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H229343B832CF450F8CD81C1AF541E0BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking <quote>subsection (a)(2)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>this
subsection</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H101B9F2D2EDB4CD7819A113C726F4B9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(9)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAFEB63B505A044ECA7F32582057ECF3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
inserting <quote>in rural or non-rural areas</quote> after
<quote>entities</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H745E7888C1414FD3A347699365FF56A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following new clauses:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE112042AFFC54ED9AE08136A8A313881" style="OLC">
<clause id="HB0C30EE7EA154151B5AEA824EF53A98F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making or guaranteeing a loan under
clause (i), the Secretary shall give priority to projects that will—</text>
<subclause id="H998ED40E8B77453EAE01C0F407141635"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">result in increased access to locally or
regionally grown food in underserved communities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H63F89BE9FFD64B18BD58C402DB4D7F1F"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create new market opportunities for local
or regional agricultural producers; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5FB8FFADB768410194ED02CB90DFD00C"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support strategic economic and community
development regional economic development plans on a multijurisdictional
basis.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HB6402E72A7D5479288389FC7E84FAF4A"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Guarantee
fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In guaranteeing a loan
under clause (i), the Secretary may waive, reduce, or incorporate into the
amount of the guarantee made under such clause, the fee that would otherwise be
imposed under paragraph (5) with respect to such
guarantee.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF0ABCD540274E47B6E34BEF9BBD392C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3053971C03C6457F8E1A34A509FFED27"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (iii) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H831069933B1841E18E1DBE36A602B342" style="OLC">
<clause id="H3D1733EE962B41329BB3D82DEFDBCF98"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop and implement
an outreach plan to publicize the availability of loans and loan guarantees
under this paragraph, working closely with rural cooperative development
centers, credit unions, community development financial institutions, regional
economic development authorities, and other financial and economic development
entities.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8AECEFEF07747B8ADCC0614C19B75E3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in clause (v) (as
redesignated by subparagraph (C))—</text>
<clause id="H939C0760FF034E5BB9D45351C51E6339"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting <quote>, and publish on the
internet,</quote> after <quote>Senate</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBE7ADFDC041D44F4B6CE09509D9E2DD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as
subclauses (II) and (III), respectively;</text>
</clause><clause id="H91539C0B99C54A78AFE75533B15599C8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting before subclause (II), the following new subclause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96C77F5BC81D42FDA8D16EF0FD331D89" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H92C1AB82A5474CEC9DA23F9C8E028D9C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">summary information on each such
project;</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H7E505659BDD0417DB51CDDD6EC04B7FD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subclause (II) (as redesignated by clause (ii)), by inserting <quote>and
agricultural producers</quote> after <quote>communities</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BE65A503CA2400BA79E610163561602"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in clause (vi)(I)
(as so redesignated), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HE825F475A6C144EEBC725A71BE8B8345" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>305.</enum><header>Value-added
agricultural product market development grants</header>
<subsection id="H98D52847EC9B43A08F93E149FF60970E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 231(a) of the Agricultural Risk
Protection Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632a">7 U.S.C. 1632a(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H391F32BE43294A7C93FB28B5375F5FCF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H82F59FA355AF45D28939AF0B392A125C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>(including networks that
operate through food distribution centers that coordinate agricultural
production and the aggregation, storage, processing, distribution, and
marketing of locally or regionally produced agricultural products)</quote>
after <quote>products</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA089EE7DC4A54522B15A2980093D6190"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>a family farm</quote> and inserting <quote>family
farms</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C0A6B56EE924AC193EB99881944B3BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)(A)(v), by inserting <quote>or as part of a mid-tier value chain</quote>
before the semicolon.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD6F6DBC2E4924F448B7E88ED2A397643"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 231(b) of the
Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632a">7 U.S.C. 1632a(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H021812FA82EA43048E335F550531DCE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6392FC7D8BA0474E91AAF12F0A910CEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H12333C93E4C644A4B899979C8343DF43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>paragraph (7)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(8)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H725C5B7277EB4D7285B38D30E91AC270"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, using a peer review process,</quote> before
<quote>shall</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32CBF335EEA9416BB7F206BB4C12E834"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(i), by inserting <quote>or conducting a feasibility study</quote> after
<quote>business plan</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA1E8B745D6144BE38647DAE196D39014"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (6) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F0C714A107D417EA655F9D6D9A87555" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8510D36E001D4BA18864EAB1A2E34201"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this subsection,
the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD7E3665198A348978500285AC0E5491E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of
grants awarded under paragraph (1)(A), give priority to—</text>
<clause id="HB1B0A3920F804142B011A81E28EA0C9A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operators of small- and medium-sized farms
and ranches that are structured as family farms; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HB1F2B8F8FEAD408E84A4FA0B9DB34F5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">beginning farmers and ranchers or socially
disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12BDF1676B4A47EC8BF0065A3E19BE40"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of grants awarded under
paragraph (1)(B), give priority to projects that, as determined through peer
review, best contribute to—</text>
<clause id="HD048EF5015FC434896EB146109CDEA74"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing opportunities for operators of
small- and medium-sized farms and ranches that are structured as family farms;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H2C132219CE884D7BAFDFA00D798A84A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">creating opportunities for beginning
farmers and ranchers or socially disadvantaged farmers and
ranchers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6599F8F8094C4C728ACDD88623E0B0C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (7) as paragraph (8);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A1BCDB0CB864F29AB66BB62F6181210"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0E8A3688917454CA7DDCB416D3CF4A7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4B3B1572C8D64C7CA1E7B3BD76612162"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Outreach and
technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary shall develop and implement an outreach and technical assistance
strategy to assist recipients of a grant under this subsection reach and serve
underserved States and communities (as determined by the
Secretary).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C383582FBBB45BE95104F855B4EC35E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)
(as redesignated by paragraph (3))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H96385A16BA4C45F8B3D36EB3E0B42109"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40B186C0733349B8985793D74478E357" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H789E53CC5CE649DB9255314399BFED8B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory
funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out
this subsection—</text>
<clause id="HF9535AF79B66414E855786FB5580B599"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for
the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013, to remain available until
expended; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H93B1CA70BCBC401D8BB4B6A02A39E864"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E86FFC7CC7C402995C0EA0B85525A3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46B1871E6A7C4E2CB5F11BC69296B6F1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FDAC0601DFE4BB1813B010D8E664026" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H79DE416EF9D24424B25CC93F49716A3B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority
Funding</header>
<clause id="H1E072BC894C64CE381E6D12023F66FD1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall,
to the maximum extent practicable, reserve not less than two-thirds of the
amounts made available for each fiscal year under this paragraph to fund grants
with respect to which priority is given under paragraph (6).</text>
</clause><clause id="HFD98F1070BBA4E2E83D35A591CC3608D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reservation of
funds for projects to benefit beginning farmers or ranchers, socially
disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, and mid-tier value chains</header>
<subclause id="H6171B90720AC4812941DD420A8A2624A"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
reserve 10 percent of the amounts made available for each fiscal year under
this paragraph to fund projects that benefit beginning farmers or ranchers or
socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB91D4DECB08C4C7A8015F23ABBAF2CC4"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Mid-tier value
chains</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
reserve 10 percent of the amounts made available for each fiscal year under
this paragraph to fund applications of eligible entities described in paragraph
(1) that propose to develop mid-tier value chains.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBF60B4CC8AFB4235A8333323EF1235F3"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Unobligated
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts in the
reserves for a fiscal year established under subclauses (I) and (II) that are
not obligated by the date on which the Secretary completes the review process
for applications submitted under this section in the fiscal year shall be
available to the Secretary to make grants under this subsection to eligible
entities in any State, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Research,
Education, and Related Matters</header>
<section id="HD43358A574FC40169C8DB72EBCDAAC69"><enum>401.</enum><header>Agriculture and
food research initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special,
and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD915E2DE6F2640D3B49F0BB21F768F0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>food
and agricultural sciences</quote> and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBB4FB8ECA02E46B981761724B3F5442E" style="OLC">
<text>food and
agricultural sciences (as defined under section 1404 of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3103))—</text><subparagraph id="H579E62D68BEF499B970F37C55841C79F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a grant made under paragraph
(6), to an entity described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), or (D) of such
paragraph; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6263839080E34C1EB0F3555C5E4EAEF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of any other grant made under
this subsection, to any eligible entity described in paragraph (7), including a
grant made for—</text>
<clause id="H26B876BDEF8A4902B3C5D8A2027BC5A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fundamental
research (as defined in section 251(f)(1) of the Department of Agriculture
Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6971">7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)</external-xref>));</text>
</clause><clause id="H1E70BA638C0C4FAB9DF7566DCE261429"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>applied research
(as defined in such section 251(f)(1));</text>
</clause><clause id="HBBFFE3E391594CD198D717FC2731E9B5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integrated research conducted pursuant to
section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act
of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7626">7 U.S.C. 7626</external-xref>); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H5E6A18A485144452962B2F0422C13D26"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>integrated
research so conducted that is applied or fundamental
research.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB35704AB61B44FEFA84476E2BFBA59BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1DF6F75AB64B4A80A08CBCBAFFD7E962"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking
<quote>conventional breeding, including cultivar and breed development,</quote>
and inserting <quote>public cultivar development through conventional breeding
with no requirement or preference for the use of marker-assisted or genomic
selection methods, including</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFFA4795ADCD44BB9FFFCAD453638CD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(iv), by striking <quote>conventional breeding, including breed
development,</quote> and inserting <quote>public breed development through
conventional breeding with no requirement or preference for the use of
marker-assisted or genomic selection methods, including</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E885587CCA848A199C605404A1F48EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F)—</text>
<clause id="H77E5D4EA71E24B6DAC1B3BD766061F33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (v), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA6918E2326E4472ABCF07A3BD29C09F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H559E8DA8CCA84F4E83E146793B6276FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8D9585B946114CF89FF80A5FBC5EE40A" style="OLC">
<clause id="H25DF6B1F9555465DA3D7BBF0BB6369E8"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>new approaches
to advance systems that enhance the markets for, and policy related to, locally
or regionally produced agricultural food products, as defined in section
310B(g)(9)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1932(g)(9)(A)).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H740798BAD7DF48D9BD02A99887478B59"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting <quote>,
including by conducting each fiscal year at least 1 separate request for
applications for grants for research on public cultivar development through
conventional breeding as described in paragraph (2)</quote> before the
semicolon at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3241007C324A42EBB659264B310FE580"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (11) as paragraph (12);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BC30376D27D465F828D45180DE8E17F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (10) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AF81BBE6F2D45EA81633CECE2F2D4C8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1C4EC9FA7B9247E7981FCA73AEF462CC"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="HAA381BF0D96442D5BB111AB902631D7E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Conventional
breeding</header><text>The term <term>conventional breeding</term> means the
development of new varieties of an organism through controlled mating and
selection without the use of transgenic methods.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F37A74600AD4F75A11B00D80D872571"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public
breed</header><text>The term <term>public breed</term> means a breed that is
the commercially available uniform end product of a publicly funded breeding
program that—</text>
<clause id="H5996C1FD9CDD4FAC89C0436DFC58BEC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been
sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable
performance; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0A12E3D1661E4446B9056D6516FC98F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>remains in the
public domain for research purposes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00B77EA5B64B42AD8EC206E8A9685846"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public
cultivar</header><text>The term <term>public cultivar</term> means a cultivar
that is the commercially available uniform end product of a publicly funded
breeding program that—</text>
<clause id="HC0456CA2B6484A1A85D0A694E533BFD8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been
sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable
performance; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H800EDF239AE247829A351B4937FF3BAA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>remains in the
public domain for research purposes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EE2BDD10C3641DFAAC0AC4A4A72FE57"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (12)(A) (as redesignated by
paragraph (4)), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HFB5FBA6C6C83439DA6D5F8BF270363F7"><enum>402.</enum><header>Local and
regional food system enterprise facilitation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502 of the Rural Development Act of
1972 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2662">7 U.S.C. 2662</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following
new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90E3B425101545BCB69332C2620CB785" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H094A0A6F82B94A4DB3DB981C4A69BC65"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Local and
regional farm and food system enterprise facilitation</header>
<paragraph id="H400F142299484B6D8BD23EBFD558027C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish a local and regional farm and food system enterprise facilitation
initiative to increase training and technical assistance for purposes of
building sustainable local and regional food systems, the activities of which
may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2199A12D0C7243B39B65A0628949A905"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing practical, reliable, and timely
information to entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial development organizations
concerning business management, business planning, microenterprise, marketing,
and entrepreneurial education and training related to the development of local
and regional farm and food system enterprises;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H030D1ED4411141A8BC933EE66CBECD38"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing training and technical assistance
to newly operational and growing local and regional farm and food system
businesses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AFC9BB7137B48199A65690BF3DA9583"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing networks of entrepreneurial
support through partnerships among entrepreneurs, local business communities,
all levels of government, nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities,
and other sectors; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5399F97F3AD45E8A1D7FC97DD2C0E54"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing technical assistance for the
preparation of grant and loan applications submitted for purposes of carrying
out an activity referred to in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H50E78C16FABC4489A0E4BE6E40F5B406"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enterprise
facilitators</header>
<subparagraph id="H03CDC9A7CF4B41BEACBE892D1D7CDFDA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the
initiative established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish in
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture the position of enterprise
facilitator (referred to in this subsection as an <quote>enterprise
facilitator</quote>) to perform the duties specified in subparagraph
(C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84F48396A83D44F18F6955E1B322F232"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In allocating funds made available to carry
out this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to enterprise
facilitators located in areas that—</text>
<clause id="H0E6393ECBD78457B94363C6E86A7DB46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have high
participation rates for the supplemental nutrition assistance program
established under the <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of
2008</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFEA14814E0C24BE781B6A451F7E509BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are rural areas
(as defined in section 343(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(13)</external-xref>)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC7101EDB9A446E99EF47AED9E5ECA95"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An enterprise facilitator shall, to the
maximum extent practicable—</text>
<clause id="HF79629488EA4417FB5B2183DD3D33C66"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and organize local and regional
food producers and entrepreneurs into entities that are able to deliver local
and regional food into local markets;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4A2CFFA2FA5D46C0A7BA1105443F5F3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop partnerships with local and
regional organizations and institutions to train entrepreneurs and facilitate
new enterprises, including partnerships eligible for or that have received a
grant under paragraph (3);</text>
</clause><clause id="H3B53CD551D9B4FAF8724D86DD442ADB5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist local and regional agricultural
producers and processors, including new producers and processors, with
marketing and distribution of local and regional food products;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6D5DE45FF8A24013BACF81242AAF50D0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and work to remove barriers to the
movement of local and regional food products into the marketplace;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCD82A3536D3141B8A91F6A5BF6BCD040"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work with local expanded food and nutrition
education programs, schools and other local institutions, and individuals to
assist in the development of food aggregation, processing, distribution, and
storage skills in the locality or region involved;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0D1DC4A9C4EA4D6D8CF534DDF94B78CD"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide technical assistance in the
preparation of grant and loan applications submitted for purposes of carrying
out an activity referred to in paragraph (1); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H391432ED1E3A4FF2A5E14EB084C03CD9"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work with private sources of funding and
other Federal and State agencies to acquire funds for such purposes through
grants and loans.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H85221FCA45314BF2BCF4C332843A49E0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<subparagraph id="H3B2961FF824D44F7B43FA8B75094F45A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>In
carrying out the initiative established under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall award grants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to provide
training or technical assistance for purposes of building sustainable local and
regional food systems.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A8B8711B21D4DA59B07A867265BFCD8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity under this paragraph is
a collaborative State, tribal, local, or regionally based network or
partnership of public or private entities, including a network or partnership
of—</text>
<clause id="HD0028CA626E04FF6B1C29C1639A73561"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">colleges and universities, including
cooperative extension colleges and universities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7176316F25A04E1E90440824886CC4F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonprofit organizations;</text>
</clause><clause id="H00344FF33E164DAC806D595BEBD0BBDA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal, State, local, and tribal
governmental entities; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HA76885C57C104BC59A440BF2418924F1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other appropriate entities, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86C47E3BEB304468BF6CA4AC7077A8FA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An
eligible entity seeking a grant under this paragraph shall submit to the
Secretary an application in such time and in such manner and containing such
information as the Secretary may require, including information on any project
the entity intends to carry out using grant funds.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DE7F0EE2E16477BBABD413AD65DE480"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this paragraph,
the Secretary shall give priority to applications submitted by eligible
entities that are led by or include non-profit community-based organizations
with expertise in providing training or technical assistance to local and
regional food producers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95C30922491F4066BE19A593DB037E87"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Consideration of
projects</header><text>In awarding grants under this paragraph, the Secretary
shall consider, with respect to a project included in an application submitted
under subparagraph (C)—</text>
<clause id="H28C5CF1E8AE94F2F82E2F3EB7EAF616D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the relevance of the project to the
initiative established under paragraph (1);</text>
</clause><clause id="HC27B3B495A1949279C13A774EE43A7D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriateness of the design of the
project;</text>
</clause><clause id="H946C4CD8F2FF4E7FB4B98FDA291D3789"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the likelihood of achieving the objectives
of the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC310FB5504D04655AF900C72E25381F6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the inclusion of entrepreneurs and
community leaders in the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="H465B83758B4C4B97B3112121EDE611DA"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of enterprise facilitators
to assist with the project;</text>
</clause><clause id="H779E466915A248BEB46E0220D661C9F5"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adequacy of plans for outreach, evaluation,
reporting, and communication; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC86AD7AD0EED45A69DE9AA1C2594A193"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the national or regional applicability of
the findings and outcomes of the project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E1674537F474FAE8E9B73056897DDAD"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of a grant provided under this
paragraph shall be not more than three
years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HAEF0E4DC5AC142B79F08B33F5D1FF36F"><enum>403.</enum><header>Conventional
breeding initiative</header>
<subsection id="HA27B8BA0AC8D4EA6BE5DDD889C6A868A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 251(e) of the Department of Agriculture
Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6971">7 U.S.C. 6971(e)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1D69214116134835820764A9F25D36BD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7122498CCDA14481936E0E553A90826B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Conventional
plant and animal breeding special initiative</header>
<subparagraph id="H83B723B1052042FE82BB5F7CB917DDAF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Under Secretary shall establish a special initiative
within the Research, Education, and Extension Office to coordinate research
activities at the Department relating to conventional plant and animal
breeding.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABAA09BB8CF542CC81C105490486FC0F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Working
group</header><text>In carrying out the special initiative established under
subparagraph (A), the Under Secretary shall establish a working group that
reports to the Under Secretary, to be comprised of individuals who are
responsible for the management or administration of public breeding programs in
the Department from each of the following agencies within the
Department:</text>
<clause id="H7BD73431F8974A60B7BF735B44C69072"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The National
Institute of Food and Agriculture.</text>
</clause><clause id="H79E335A517934D4881F608C91AA88C75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Agricultural
Research Service.</text>
</clause><clause id="H4EB24369BEBC46D5A06ACF9C1EFA6652"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Economic
Research Service.</text>
</clause><clause id="H8D595AFC2B56499F8E4984F860FFA9D5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The National
Agricultural Statistics Service.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82BB991E356546728237A7507E01262C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duties of
working group</header><text>The working group shall—</text>
<clause id="HD380D841E1C24841B3BCC9FB47E3BCE8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coordinate
conventional plant and animal breeding research being conducted at or funded by
an agency described in subparagraph (B);</text>
</clause><clause id="HEE72598C10FA423796545EC458FE3EEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>carry out ongoing
analysis and tracking activities for public grants to ensure that a diverse
range of crop and animal breeding needs are being met in a timely and
transparent manner;</text>
</clause><clause id="H895B01B592B2468780834E4DDB3EAF8F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>coordinate and
collaborate with the National Genetics Resource Advisory Council established
pursuant to section 1632 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5841">7 U.S.C. 5841</external-xref>);</text>
</clause><clause id="HCDDD005DC42C4965A62F32BCEA6D7615"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>maximize the
delivery of public cultivars and public breeds and ensure the efficient
coordination of the activities of the working group and the activities of each
of—</text>
<subclause id="H3AF4B30C1B16400C9C4134AF6013C3B3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Agricultural
Research Service;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H932452620CBF4B6CB302FF6CBCD1A69C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H698DD5A0E9D74F1D983A54E5DC615CD4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the National
Genetic Resources Advisory Council;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H590A7CC589F54591AC447C5544C9FF6C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>genetic resource
conservation centers;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H57B7D1B4B7AD48E5BA831A414CE09477"><enum>(V)</enum><text>land-grant
colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3103));</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H33DE18F79DF84BF5B3AFBF965F608A85"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>nongovernmental
organizations with interests or expertise in conventional breeding; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H788C26439D2F44A1B8AC382FB03C07E9"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>public and
private conventional plant and animal breeders; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H0020BC360B494FA894EE0B26B7AEB406"><enum>(v)</enum><text>evaluate
conventional public plant and animal breeding activities and outcomes to make
recommendations to the Under Secretary on the adequacy of human and financial
resources needed to ensure that the next generation of public breeders and
agricultural breeders are prepared to meet the challenges of the future.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40FDAF5C585447618C8FAEA47C59E667"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Advisory
board</header><text>The Under Secretary shall establish an advisory board whose
primary duty will be to make recommendations to the working group established
under subparagraph (B) on matters related to the duties specified in
subparagraph (C). The advisory board shall be comprised of individuals with
expertise in conventional plant and animal breeding including representatives
from each of the following:</text>
<clause id="H89CA919D93BB4AE2BF179520FD5799B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Agricultural
Research Service.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB251D0AE9420482B8F91B637AC480F40"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The National
Institute of Food and Agriculture.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5EA6956914F34EC2BB3D4F343BCCAB1C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Private
foundations and nonprofit organizations that have expertise in conventional
plant and animal breeding.</text>
</clause><clause id="H37A1AE7BA580401DBD2CCC7C84A6A7C6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Private
agricultural research and technology transfer firms.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE70F1C849C884702839BE60224F672FD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Land-grant
colleges and universities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D84DA23A638415687082B86E3EFECDE"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <quote>conventional
breeding</quote>, <quote>public cultivar</quote>, and <quote>public
breed</quote> have the meaning given such terms in paragraph (11) of subsection
(b) of the of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7
U.S.C.
450i(b)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H2A6A2532D5584D65A0A7F3BC2D3C96A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 296(b) of the Department of Agriculture
Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7014">7 U.S.C. 7014(b)</external-xref>), as amended by section 109(b), is
further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0D1D93FD3E30488C9ACDE465CF52E80F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7) (as amended by such
section 109(b)), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H689668951A24457DB363609650745A42"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8), (as amended by such
section 109(b)), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63C2D61C03914D1CA93C6D8A85FDDE72"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5F492803728B443586B14A392A9BB36D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA471ABB1A2FE4AFF9BBA2988FFE004FA"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the authority of the Secretary to establish
a conventional plant and animal breeding special initiative under section
251(e).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H42B3169E2ABE45348497D07F53C15DDA"><enum>404.</enum><header>National
genetics resources program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1632(d) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5841">7 U.S.C. 5841(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD0FB6E9314D3442BB2D49898507343F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78ECFABFE76B43279FA451EEB52A46E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7040A84405946DC91BA59C3666714E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H498FC3FF4B0A4501B50DE356374EFE3E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB20DF49552844CB0BFAD14F4B42FE83D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish a
national strategic germplasm assessment and use plan to meet food security
goals for the future;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header>Horticulture</header>
<section commented="no" id="H60189F3BEC5E4BCAB38FBAC51C0BBCC6"><enum>501.</enum><header>Farmers market
and local food promotion program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct
Marketing Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3005">7 U.S.C. 3005</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2291972604344941B1573DE55CAC6DB0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by adding <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and
local food</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">market</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF5805A3A526149A7807908F6ECF2CB97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H58FF48DFFD40495D9FE87BA586D39A07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and Local Food</quote> after <quote>Market</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H97D70193BE8A495DBF2375407705900C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>farmers’ markets and to promote</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDA7DE2FE96074B988672ED56E031AD57"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and local food capacity development</quote> before the period at the
end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB2F15BD1314E4D2B9AD75C62EB11F61C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE00A7B942BE94C10BE75A150BBAC3FC6" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB2F3D3AEC4BD4E9BAC1CECEBF0E46153"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The purposes of the Program are to increase domestic
consumption of and access to locally and regionally produced agricultural
products by developing, improving, expanding, and providing outreach, training,
and technical assistance to, or assisting in the development, improvement and
expansion of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEE8A660A76BB4FE195A749DD1673DBE8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>domestic farmers’
markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs, agritourism
activities, and other direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E6A87620D734C56B1089E208F88CBC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>local and regional
food enterprises that are not direct producer-to-consumer markets but process,
distribute, aggregate, store, and market locally or regionally produced food
products.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCB55F54E6AB24D418507F0974704BC84"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF65050212F6848D88030E22970A40991"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or other agricultural business entity</quote> after
<quote>cooperative</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA87813BBE1524AD9BE66CF4B86088DFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, including a community supported agriculture network or
association</quote> after <quote>association</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H85E7AF717A174403BAD856D288279E70"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (f);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9239406E32C744BF94B57B4E79601923"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (d) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5D03F40E2A148CCBA72950EE706CEF2" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H9F27FA83F96246CAA9BDBC9C03918D6B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In
providing grants under the Program, priority shall be given to applications
that include projects that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H379BF995158A4F35A554C440BD4F8138"><enum>(1)</enum><text>benefit
underserved communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB9A62E361B544FD183353AAAC851285C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop market
opportunities for small and mid-sized farm and ranch operations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB0229065C0664B7D9D7B2A5676C06019"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include a
strategic plan to maximize the use of funds to build capacity for local and
regional food systems in a community.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2CA05F1EDDCA4D48A5099F835C4C71CE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (f)
(as redesignated by paragraph (5))—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H92968C4A5F02456B8ACE9F3C86E90E2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H6188BC1D410F4EBF9E1AB427A5AEFC15"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2008 through 2012</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Commodity Credit
Corporation funding for fiscal years 2008 through 2012 and 2014 through
2018</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H4FF634139EF34991BAA1408ED54DECD9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HF15775D0B95F4E34AE71E2D0CFD27167"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HA44335005B954C84BA061DABD63C8AD9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD52FFF0F19544C7A07B97D61B2D2178" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H29A229F911CB4876AD9DB03D7DB0C28B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAAFE6E019A9D403C962C04F52170527F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (2) and (4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H801F46CEADE348BFB37A5EE086A7250B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H196B1D69211F40518D01E80AA1E56F17"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17E5BBAA397B4AE8A734B3C0D01B3F06" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5174E65878BD490ABF557E8D80926E97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>In addition to funds made available under
paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB724E87B4BDC4B618E473E9F14CA254D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8CEAE27F94BB4424AB70A40AA1B0119E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the funds made available to carry out the Program for
each fiscal year, to the maximum extent practicable, 50 percent shall be used
for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and 50 percent shall be used
for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H14F7DB0D8AD843C8B3471BCAA6D75AE3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cost
share</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant for a project described
in subsection (b)(1)(B), a recipient shall provide a match in the form of cash
or in-kind contributions in an amount equal to 25 percent of the total cost of
the project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD8DF3454229949668C8823970FAE508A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01F9E9D6B58D46D793F87257A4CA64DF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H78EC0D26449F4F1097F65D2F14B77D1A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>Not more than 10 percent of the total amount made
available to carry out this section for a fiscal year may be used for
administrative expenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5029EB1EF93E45C99686FEB59CE0B34D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>An
eligible entity may not use a grant or other assistance provided under the
Program for the purchase, construction, or rehabilitation of a building or
structure.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H6F5BBD600E6B4E7EBBBE4C3B69D21898" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header>Specialty crop block
grants</header>
<subsection id="HD3D24B8ED53C489C9DCB2CA47661DB0E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Specialty Crops
Competitiveness Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H61E1EDC3954C4582BE4D1AD88D9E8F93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFDACB57E8E14C0EAEC21985E16BE256"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A479DD17FBA47B6B18319DFB15B5E51" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H83250FADA44B44C98A96C9B372CEB382"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>locally or regionally
produced food</term> has the meaning given the term <term>locally or regionally
produced agricultural food products</term> in section 310B(g)(9)(A)(i) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1932(g)(9)(A)(i)).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H03D512E28A4045F68068FBBA57D03B29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability and
purposes of grants</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 101 of such Act is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC43F7091F84A47D89A38E1FD3DD4416F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">purpose</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">purposes</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C6209136DB244EE86F8A32681AED954"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2005 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013 through
2018</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2BC261132CD4628AFA5E196D64552F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>solely to enhance</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>to
increase the consumption and availability of specialty crops, including those
that are locally or regionally produced, and to increase the profitability,
ecological sustainability, and competitiveness of specialty crop
production.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCD4F48A151974082863C8F84464DD476"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>Such
section 101 is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF3201FBACE364EB8928C321CF2E24D30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (i), (j), (k), and (m),
respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H66267346DDD545569741533E22A75EA4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (f) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1690E811E2A04FEBAA038CB626DF2E8F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8C18663240BB449790BBCDE60ECAB6A0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Preference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In using grant funds provided under this
section, the State receiving the grant shall give a preference to proposals
that demonstrate ability to have direct positive impact on—</text>
<paragraph id="H5E00C6B55D644980A8B814637F908DFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>farm profitability
and sustainability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95F8EDAF55F24146844EF5202992AF49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improved
distribution capacity for locally or regionally produced foods; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H15C8CB68AE894186B460514CA17CDAA4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>increased domestic
consumption and affordability of edible specialty crops, particularly in
low-income communities;
and</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22C6BFFD58614BE98CF6E455D3E47B61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>Such
section 101 is further amended by inserting after subsection (g), as added by
subsection (c) of this section, the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32CEBCBF0F1245C8AB16C24DA7310582" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H93D54F8400DF436B92F662DAC4C905EC"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State receiving a grant under this
section shall, in a timely manner, publish on an Internet website summary
information about all grants received under this section and reports on the
implementation of projects funded by such
grants.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H291AF06936E54F80AC70D7416082B34F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of grant
funds</header><text>Such section 101 is further amended by inserting after
subsection (k), as redesignated by subsection (e)(1) of this section, the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31E87C0592C54289992C0831B6B7CF07" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4350357C7B844DC39B007D755CBB0CE0"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Use of grant
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
consider expansion of the grant program under this section to include
traditional foods of federally recognized Indian tribes and other minority
communities and may publish appropriate guidance to States receiving grants
under this section regarding any such
expansion.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HDFA82E47C732423EA8DCC4FC6040B159"><enum>503.</enum><header>Study on local
food production and program evaluation</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H730B1784380B42858F46411202AEB5A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4FBFA1C9ECDB45CA85FC9A65242F7207"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collect data on
the production and marketing of locally or regionally produced agricultural
food products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3357197DC1C442EFABC7ECD0422E3680"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitate
interagency collaboration and data sharing on programs related to local and
regional food systems; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H49D93AB26BB8447F9A37A7C3398B2A3C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>monitor the
effectiveness of programs designed to expand or facilitate local food
systems.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC406B0C6784149108D856AD39ACB500A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEB1984ABFBBC4FB0A3452B8C21493188"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collect and
distribute comprehensive reporting of prices of locally or regionally produced
agricultural food products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA2924A54845F4D2AA998927A5A4DCEA8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct surveys
and analysis and publish reports relating to the production, handling,
distribution, retail sales, and trend studies (including consumer purchasing
patterns) of or on locally or regionally produced agricultural food
products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAC0020F9B0EB4623B5B04ADB68974591"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluate the
effectiveness of existing programs in growing local and regional food systems,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA53B6AD98B8A40AABC6006A164730815"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the impact of
local food systems on job creation and economic development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD3C61527C91A4AF592849C845E6E8B2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the level of
participation in the Farmers' Market and Local Food Promotion Program
established under section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of
1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3005">7 U.S.C. 3005</external-xref>), including the percentage of projects funded in comparison
to applicants and the types of eligible entities receiving funds;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBF8E110D09D7425CAEF35C2134126FB5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability for
participants to leverage private capital and a synopsis of the places from
which non-Federal funds are derived; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD53475B6EA5043FCAA6DAB46A7D622C0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any additional
resources required to aid in the development or expansion of local and regional
food systems;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6FB3B60A3446488BB33F7E0818DEF082"><enum>(4)</enum><text>expand the
Agricultural Resource Management Survey to include questions on locally or
regionally produced agricultural food products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBE922B3888D842108A1DCB4701839445"><enum>(5)</enum><text>seek to establish
or expand private-public partnerships to facilitate, to the maximum extent
practicable, the collection of data on locally or regionally produced
agricultural food products, including the development of a nationally
coordinated and regionally balanced evaluation of the redevelopment of locally
or regionally produced food systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4C4CA206B79248A6814EF48807555FF7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>form an
interagency work group that includes representatives from—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCEE903CFA4364FF3B53BAB19D22F1693"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Agricultural
Marketing Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3F379D1BEB224A4E8C5523619531A7F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Agricultural
Research Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF08A0EBC22394F8595FB6BA8AF358D47"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Economic
Research Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE26F198E6AE44BAB00B967A4D4FDD7E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Food and
Nutrition Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD988A51451D74E86904D6913F512B5B4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Food Safety
and Inspection Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H65C68D82AC2A41FAA5BD8CA3D14B1125"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the National
Agricultural Statistics Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEB385848618949A09E5C19AAB36FA8A9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD0128994918E4E3EAAE8DB19F28638FF"><enum>(H)</enum><text>other agencies
that are involved in data collection and research on locally or regionally
produced agricultural food products; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H03C01BC8D70C4FD1A3B31B427B27E9C9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>authorize the
National Agricultural Statistics Service to create and administer—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC1DA4267037144D4875C111D63FE4C84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a follow up survey
to the Census of Agriculture to collect detailed data on producers who
indicated that the producers sell to markets for locally or regionally produced
agricultural food products; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5B31574914B444CF9C925AAB3E949328"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a survey for the
purpose of collecting market data, including sales by product type and supply
chain or sourcing data, from all vendors, including retail and wholesale
vendors, of locally and regionally produced agricultural food products.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2538764F90F04F0194B3FB13091C1520"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter until September 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the
progress that has been made in implementing this section and identifying any
additional needs related to developing local and regional food systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HBDB680544B3C4EB8BF8F1D6D0018F414"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9A322CE4CE4642E982D0CDC337391F2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the
Secretary shall use to carry out this section $5,000,000, to remain available
until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFF2D24843D124C5E90136200BC544238"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
funding</header><text>In addition to the funds made available under (1), there
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Crop
Insurance</header>
<section id="HC1B6721013134E458485A35BE2B452B6"><enum>601.</enum><header>Research and
development authority</header>
<subsection id="H1F57724B74484D589290079928F2307C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE1A63CBA7CAD45EC9E25DD7CC02B1040"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Contracting</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7FE4948B4E24956B03885590F27B296"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>may enter into
contracts to carry out research and development to</quote> and inserting
<quote>may conduct activities or enter into contracts to carry out research and
development to maintain or improve existing policies or develop new policies
to</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE701B78FA4D94B2FABA66016A7491F22"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD55560298FD4EB6BBB33D32C042BC6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>conduct research and development or</quote> after
<quote>The Corporation may</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF80570BBBA5242CAACAC1CF20A1AE545"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE9CC947111C4DB58FE70711ED68672A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H20DCBE5D790A49CDB07AA0EB8D978462"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Before
conducting research and development or entering into a contract under
subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall follow the consultation requirements
described in section
508(h)(4)(E).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95632FB5C76A4114954FEF24C06671A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by inserting <quote>after expert review in accordance with section 505(e) and
procedures of the Board</quote> after <quote>approved by the Board</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C426EAE53274C0C8AF68B0CDCE874F3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking <quote>a pasture, range, and forage program</quote> and inserting
<quote>policies that increase participation by producers of underserved
agricultural commodities, including sweet sorghum, sorghum for biomass,
specialty crops, sugarcane, and dedicated energy crops</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E3CFDB3DE8046D3BF74F6C8582E3ABA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section
522(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4A909E31DF1B4B4F839C4FE1BF646453"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H477CDFD581804ABC9551794B29DC1A97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Contracting</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Conducting and
contracting for research and development</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H783F2BD6FFA94E0A8EB76E420F37D011"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>conduct research and development and</quote> after
<quote>the Corporation may use to</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE66FB06D420B43879D06AF484971194C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by inserting <quote>conduct research and development and</quote> after
<quote>for the fiscal year to</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H185E98105D8B45D6A37C2BEB28713200"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>to provide either
reimbursement payments or contract payments</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B2014494DB4462594E35AFA224B3789"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA060FB6B7D094C44A7506B27C06C95F5"><enum>602.</enum><header>Whole farm risk
management insurance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(c)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6703CC6554164A6CBEF74FF5D6E65B7E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H174880D41816478F9330C94C0619FEB1"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Whole farm
diversified risk management insurance plan</header>
<subparagraph id="H0DFC1C866E98492E8B238E889FDF9AB3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Corporation shall conduct activities or enter into
contracts to carry out research and development to develop a whole farm risk
management insurance plan, with a liability limitation of $1,500,000, that
allows a diversified crop or livestock producer the option to qualify for an
indemnity if actual gross farm revenue is below 85 percent of the average gross
farm revenue or the expected gross farm revenue that can reasonably be expected
of the producer, as determined by the Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C5383FFCBED49DE816CF3FA4844BC69"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible
producers</header><text>The Corporation shall permit producers (including
direct-to-consumer marketers, and producers servicing local and regional and
farm identity-preserved markets) who produce multiple agricultural commodities,
including specialty crops, industrial crops, livestock, and aquaculture
products, to participate in the plan in lieu of any other plan under this
subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42684F5DBD3E4AB4A1C737F5AAAE1BD3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Diversification</header><text>The
Corporation may provide diversification-based additional coverage payment
rates, premium discounts, or other enhanced benefits in recognition of the risk
management benefits of crop and livestock diversification strategies for
producers that grow multiple crops or that may have income from the production
of livestock that uses a crop grown on the farm.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H210A4707B0444EE69FED674D9E07EF67"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Market
readiness</header><text>The Corporation may include coverage for the value of
any packing, packaging, or any other similar on-farm activity the Corporation
determines to be the minimum required in order to remove the commodity from the
field.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE59C527D30694627A5E02CDA91CF5AAC"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the
Corporation shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate a report that describes the results and feasibility of the research
and development conducted under this paragraph, including an analysis of
potential adverse market
distortions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H476A19736CC6480F8E1BC2C7F12253F5"><enum>603.</enum><header>Approval of
costs for research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 522(b)(2) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (E) and
inserting the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FA093D2223C48E9AD85ABED6F054D5B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8EEDA79223FF44798A2B2508F3F4C128"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Approval</header>
<clause id="H0088AF56619542E88A76E65D7927643A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board may approve up to 50 percent of the projected
total research and development costs to be paid in advance to an applicant, in
accordance with the procedures developed by the Board for the making of the
payments, if, after consideration of the reviewer reports described in
subparagraph (D) and such other information as the Board determines
appropriate, the Board determines that—</text>
<subclause id="HC41A2385D8C642C19C312923B6E8D4FE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the concept, in
good faith, will likely result in a viable and marketable policy consistent
with section 508(h);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H632A3F06F2AB4A36A628282ACF01A97F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at the sole
discretion of the Board, the concept, if developed into a policy and approved
by the Board, would provide crop insurance coverage—</text>
<item id="H6E5984E3F4AD4825AF870D0DDACB4087"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in
a significantly improved form or that addresses a unique need of agricultural
producers;</text>
</item><item id="H8E994859ED434BDC8B2CAC28248B35AF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to
a crop or region not traditionally served by the Federal crop insurance
program; or</text>
</item><item id="H50D0228311BD4D77AF9D23D99BDC00B8"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>in
a form that addresses a recognized flaw or problem in the program;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H4D9C7EC03A5F40299FCF4BC2343F3234"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the applicant
agrees to provide such reports as the Corporation determines are necessary to
monitor the development effort;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H54C381B1431A4AAB8E0D12DBD5E3B0AE"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the proposed
budget and timetable are reasonable, as determined by the Board; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8762E1D198984E9FBF34AFC69A11CE20"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the concept
proposal meets any other requirements that the Board determines
appropriate.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HCD5C287E75714950B5BF543EEFFACC9A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Board may waive the 50-percent limitation and, upon request of the submitter
after the submitter has begun research and development activities, the Board
may approve an additional 25 percent advance payment to the submitter for
research and development costs, if, at the sole discretion of the Board, the
Board determines that—</text>
<subclause id="H22A334DFED454B0C8AF138C0023DE3BA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the intended
policy or plan of insurance developed by the submitter will provide coverage
for a region or crop that is underserved by the Federal crop insurance program,
including specialty crops; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBA25225860BB455B8A23B6AF443F764B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the submitter is
making satisfactory progress towards developing a viable and marketable policy
or plan of insurance consistent with section
508(h).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H0AD5039FC52C4190B8D814B55D96ECB1"><enum>604.</enum><header>Crop insurance
for organic crops</header>
<subsection id="HC3BB52B438C14895AC3ED247017E9EB6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 508(c)(6) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1508(c)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H498F27775BBF46CE935C787FF4BC4775" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H37824E3070A94483A452C864A8139482"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Organic
crops</header>
<clause id="H1F1AABABA26642F484E814EDFF1BBE2A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as possible, but not later than the 2015
reinsurance year, the Corporation shall offer producers of organic crops price
elections for all organic crops produced in compliance with standards issued by
the Department of Agriculture under the national organic program established
under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>) that
reflect the actual retail or wholesale prices, as appropriate, received by
producers for organic crops, as determined by the Secretary using all relevant
sources of information.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF6097265FDB5468CBA852CF65065E4B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>The Corporation shall submit to the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate an annual report on progress made in
developing and improving Federal crop insurance for organic crops,
including—</text>
<subclause id="HD086BBB88F4947A7A79906F1FEEE9C1E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the numbers and
varieties of organic crops insured;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBD4F5D3AF6D24C0088111F32EE042CA9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the progress of
implementing the price elections required under this subparagraph, including
the rate at which additional price elections are adopted for organic
crops;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H88CD4C3080FD49C8BBAE65F38F4AE8FA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the development
of new insurance approaches relevant to organic producers; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H059F9EE6771746849E0C8A064B06B5B1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>any
recommendations the Corporation considers appropriate to improve Federal crop
insurance coverage for organic
crops.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HAA69B7E0D6F044F08AACF59968F7EA89"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Removal from
list of research and development activities</header><text>Section 522(c) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph
(10).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0DC1E476342345A7AE062A64FE95023B"><enum>605.</enum><header>Nationwide
expansion of agricultural management assistance program and inclusion of
organic certification cost share assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 524 of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1524">7 U.S.C. 1524</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE23D92DD480D4EC891D87013FC2A5BCF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5A0BA384316A44C88EAE60A94C7A897C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agricultural
management assistance, risk management education, and organic certification
cost share assistance</header>
<paragraph id="HF745FB793C5143E39638FC00FA1CC1FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority for
provision of assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide assistance
under this section as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF69E424D0FBB49C49E34552BB2536557"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Provision of
organic certification cost share assistance pursuant to section 10606 of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6523">7 U.S.C. 6523</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCA7D89E20E54F688F340230A6137CA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Activities to
support risk management education and community outreach partnerships pursuant
to section 522(d), including—</text>
<clause id="HA1D876F5ABF247C09520B9B850CE8C08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>entering into
futures or hedging;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDD8AE630CDCA45888ED1666802D8D775"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>entering into
agricultural trade options as a hedging transaction to reduce production,
price, or revenue risk; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H8D4ED925E11840BEB73DFEBC65602100"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>conducting any
other activity relating to an activity described in clause (i) or (ii),
including farm financial benchmarking, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H034D086AD846478E8EB50CC391EECE91"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Provision of
agricultural management assistance grants to producers in States in which there
has been traditionally, and continues to be, a low level of Federal crop
insurance participation and availability, and producers underserved by the
Federal crop insurance program, as determined by the Secretary, for the
purposes of—</text>
<clause id="HFC42A91DA7544361818BD58B92583677"><enum>(i)</enum><text>constructing or
improving—</text>
<subclause id="H35309D42B91B4BD99AC90EA047FE9488"><enum>(I)</enum><text>watershed
management structures; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H59CA63BAA67344998ABC742C8F79E71C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>irrigation
structures;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HFB16B5D3ADA749A4B8A2F33023F99FEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>planting trees to
form windbreaks or to improve water quality; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7055E4C4854E481A8B261E328440B76E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>mitigating
financial risk through production or marketing diversification or resource
conservation practices, including—</text>
<subclause id="HBBF18845A05842258D7556383D269574"><enum>(I)</enum><text>soil erosion
control;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H40603199F9A34445A830C0C6F0547275"><enum>(II)</enum><text>integrated pest
management;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF1B6AA0F434B4402895F947BC9703B28"><enum>(III)</enum><text>organic farming;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H10718A7220FE41A6BD78C7C6F4DEC802"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to develop and
implement a plan to create marketing opportunities for the producer, including
through value-added processing.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BD65A99B8E449AB92DBCF04ECADB3EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment
limitation</header><text>The total amount of payments made to a person (as
defined in section 1001(5) of the Food Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308(5)</external-xref>)) (as in
existence before the amendment made by section 1603(b) of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 1730))
under paragraph (1) for any year may not exceed $50,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3326F092D634D38A01CEED0A5CF89B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="H385CE10C9976479CB8B42830A4E556C4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out this subsection through the
Commodity Credit Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDEF3B25982140358001EA64B7C8C3C7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available to carry out this
subsection—</text>
<clause id="HFBA041AB618340A8AB62A421A704EFED"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4AEBE7A1B27B44AFA8A32B9B40F646FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$23,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB1B0920780440CC84C7F4624478DBD3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Distribution of
funds</header><text>Of the amount made available to carry out this subsection
for a fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall use not less
than—</text>
<clause id="H0967F05B211A4C70B242801588C81CEB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>50
percent to carry out paragraph (1)(A);</text>
</clause><clause id="H5EE48D100889477D809649B651F9D352"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>26 percent to
carry out paragraph (1)(B); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HAB97FFD04FB54582922E89C9DE5AD8BD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>24 percent to
carry out paragraph
(1)(C).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>VII</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="H4877816C32014C759DD01F1396632EF9"><enum>701.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H68DE2858B702426BB55FF235E644911D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Meat
products</header>
<paragraph id="HE1909A4A886F4794B3B3B8AEA805EF92"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title V of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 683
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE671D43ECC2748D0A173F1D4BF28B97B" style="OLC">
<section id="HB2A8DE7199C04D45BF9659453A624A06"><enum>502.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H2E61EDC21EC140F8951A528085E2B7DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish in the Food
Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture a technical
assistance division to coordinate the initiatives of any other appropriate
agency of the Department of Agriculture to provide, with respect to compliance
with this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H0196A95F3C5A4DC1A6201D4A733FBEF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>outreach,
education, and training to very small or certain small establishments;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H66971C4F3C894EF9BBFFCA5C665FD569"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grants to appropriate State agencies,
educational institutions, or non-governmental organizations, or networks or
partnerships of such agencies, such institutions, or such organizations, to
provide outreach, technical assistance, education, and training to very small
or certain small establishments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7AA77C4DAC9C4B3C8BEF29547724E3BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Personnel</header><text>The
technical assistance division shall be comprised of individuals that, as
determined by the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H20CCA6B3EFD640EDA52A41C6492A8E1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are of a quantity
sufficient to carry out the duties of the technical assistance division;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D4536A8043540A096646B5162DC13EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>possess
appropriate qualifications and expertise relating to the duties of the
technical assistance division.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H91103572005B43A48257110CB3DC089B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certain small
establishment defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <term>certain small establishment</term> means an
establishment that meets the requirements for establishments described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/9/332.3">section 332.3</external-xref> of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (issued pursuant to
section 501), as in effect on the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of
2013</short-title>.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7AE2978316E4FBA841D15029924D97C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of
division</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer the functions, personnel, and assets
of the technical division established under section 501(f) of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/683">21 U.S.C. 683 et seq.</external-xref>) (as in effect on the day before the date
of the enactment of this Act) to the technical division required to be
established under section 502 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as added by
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58AB54D31CD743F4A640B2DA7FBA96D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 501 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 683 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H23A0EEB359C142BB8698E3E810A60880"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(3)(B)(ii), by striking <quote>subsection (j)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (i)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H327F891A0E4B4FBB81CD76D8A0B79285"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(i), by striking <quote>subsection (j)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (i)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD7F043D6BF741CCB4807F6A8ABFAFBC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EA2ECF3A43546D6B8F35956167CDDC0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (g) through (j) as subsections (f) through (i),
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39C13775480D4C16BA5A65CCB00AFEA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Poultry
products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Poultry Products
Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/451">21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H534690715B6B4633832BD724E9512FC9" style="OLC">
<section id="HECDADFC918354A88BE3E0E391AF5F89E"><enum>32.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H98C8AECD37D4491FA6D6B6F3D08B83E6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The technical
assistance division of the Food Safety and Inspection Service established under
section 502 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act shall coordinate the initiatives
of any other appropriate agency of the Department of Agriculture to provide,
with respect to compliance with this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="HC24DBD20D8BD4218B8E44237D28F21A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>outreach,
education, and training to very small or certain small establishments;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC24DAD8289B44DA19F32B7C8465E52C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grants to appropriate State agencies,
educational institutions, or non-governmental organizations, or networks or
partnerships of such agencies, such institutions, or such organizations, to
provide outreach, technical assistance, education, and training to very small
or certain small establishments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF123FC48C584F7AA7976E5408206516"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certain small
establishment defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <term>certain small establishment</term> means an
establishment that meets the requirements for establishments described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/9/381.513">section 381.513</external-xref> of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (issued pursuant to
section 31), as in effect on the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of
2013</short-title>.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HEC634E5A207247259FC89EE5BE5CE791"><enum>702.</enum><header>Guidance</header>
<subsection id="H3F40EEAB39084FA69E3FB26FA6D779C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Meat
products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title V of the
Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/683">21 U.S.C. 683 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 701,
is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B36B8F4FD6B4043833337A4DC092254" style="OLC">
<section id="H78B0B9D8C1494D6DA846AF29C623D25B"><enum>503.</enum><header>Guidance</header>
<subsection id="H2D1B7C6BE4844805B5D30F902CE3C853"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Food
Safety and Inspection Service, shall issue guidance to very small or certain
small establishments (as defined in section 502(c)) on how to comply with the
requirements of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0072D60370884FDF9A91F51AA6D8C8A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
guidance issued under subsection (a) shall be appropriate for—</text>
<paragraph id="H6EB1E336F7DE4D8D8AFC2C844A42E8B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>slaughter and
processing facilities that are subject to Federal or State inspection under
this Act, or provide custom slaughter or processing; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18B2E1CDD5D349CE93EBFB4452352F8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>mobile slaughter
and processing
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HEB8EBEF234914BADA24CC3D89B86C799"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Poultry
products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Poultry Products
Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/451">21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by section 701, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30D47756239443F988F8478F2E0C84F3" style="OLC">
<section id="H2F69C09AABFA44108702F6A2315776FB"><enum>33.</enum><header>Guidance</header>
<subsection id="HB9466E1D85B3429EBD88174C330F118C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Food
Safety and Inspection Service, shall issue guidance to very small or certain
small establishments (as defined in section 32(b)) on how to comply with the
requirements of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H94DD529725C14BF4914F5D64AD62D08E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
guidance issued under subsection (a) shall be appropriate for—</text>
<paragraph id="H3364FB52BBF641D1A06501FFDE08FF18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>slaughter and
processing facilities that are subject to Federal or State inspection under
this Act, or provide custom slaughter or processing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4740FD4779C4197AAF6153E8FB4D0EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on-farm slaughter and processing of poultry
that is exempt under section 15(c)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CBC2F0FE02042C5915E1226AA23D195"><enum>(3)</enum><text>mobile slaughter
and processing
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H12D09951ABF7458EB20EBA5015A63989"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Initial
guidance</header><text>Not later than two years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance under section 503(a) of the
Federal Meat Inspection Act, as added by subsection (a), and section 33 of the
Poultry Products Inspection Act, as added by subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5BC30AD33881429EB13EE407F1BF5315"><enum>703.</enum><header>Labels and
public information on label content</header>
<subsection id="HD709D50FC43C447C8FC2E99ADD3696CB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Meat
products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title I of the
Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/601">21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30F93140D0474DBD8AAC18E5810D4577" style="OLC">
<section id="HF681C291470143C5B2FEBF44FD7C917D"><enum>26.</enum><header>Labels and
public information on label content</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a guidebook
and website to provide improved public access to user-friendly information on
meat product label content and format and the approval process for meat product
labels.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H0734C9F406144909B61D69C945C1D263"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Poultry
products</header><text>The Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et
seq.), as amended by section 702 of this Act, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H963F6658E64643E1A3B53803C02CD7E9" style="OLC">
<section id="H13D12CB1E7D948B9971011DBCB9C8B5F"><enum>34.</enum><header>Labels and
public information on label content</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a guidebook
and website to provide improved public access to user-friendly information on
poultry product label content and format and the approval process for poultry
product
labels.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H89AC5554F868406394A7D9E462AF7530"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish the
guidebook and website required under section 26 of the Federal Meat Inspection
Act, as added by subsection (a), and section 34 of the Poultry Products
Inspection Act, as added by subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBCB7DF2695334EEFB7A448D9D3C5C2A9"><enum>704.</enum><header>Meat and
poultry processing report</header>
<subsection id="HB922AD6EC5B2496BA750110B7AE22009"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report on steps that can be taken to
assist very small or certain small establishments to ensure that such
establishments produce meat and poultry products that meet the requirements
under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/601">21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>) and the Poultry
Products Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/451">21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC56C388BE88C401CBED502FE0E1BB46B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Stakeholder
group</header>
<paragraph id="HBCABA4F230ED4F32807397947550EFFD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall convene a group of stakeholders to advise the
Secretary on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBF787CA8D293455BA1595BB5A93D5E94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>proposed guidance
on facilities requirements, process controls and pathogen prevention in very
small or certain small establishments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD66E3E8AE3424CB39FD79D243D269184"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving the
user-friendliness of information contained in meat and poultry labels;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8CCC478E204422D958EE7DB6D02DBCB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the report
required under paragraph (a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5282FF633FD04208A980A7CD4DE8181F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The stakeholders group convened under
paragraph (1) shall include persons with expertise on problems that very small
or certain small establishments that are processing facilities, including
mobile processing facilities, may have in meeting the requirements of the
Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB2D2B91CC4F45C180A8BF4FD6F1E984"><enum>(A)</enum><text>small scale
livestock and poultry growers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2D724E5D11F4BDF9B7D1AD23E08CB76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operators of small
scale slaughtering and processing facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30B782E6A94A45A1A4ABECE4C99BD004"><enum>(C)</enum><text>representatives of
farming organizations whose membership includes small scale livestock and
poultry producers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF626E93250B4F9B850CD18C287E05BD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>representatives of
established consumer organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDD53A581C3D14CAA83C8E345478A9A1E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Federal and
industry employees, including a representative of employees of the Food Safety
and Inspection Service that are represented by a labor organization (as defined
in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/7103">section 7103(a)(4)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code) and a representative of
employees of the industries regulated by the Food Safety and Inspection Service
that are represented by a labor organization (as defined in section 2(5) of the
National Labor Relations Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/152">29 U.S.C. 152(5)</external-xref>)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05F5B23EB64944E9A6E2CE301D44C595"><enum>(F)</enum><text>representatives
from appropriate Federal and State agencies, educational institutions, other
non-governmental organizations, or networks or partnerships of such agencies,
such institutions, and such organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H05B8E430FEA545A2BBABC913D241735C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Secretary shall terminate the stakeholder group upon completion of the guidance
and the report referred to in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3659C67E04EE4CA786586E23F89406B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certain small
establishment defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <term>certain small establishment</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HAE7B8AC284B444F3BB4F547B58972837"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to an establishment that is
subject to the requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601
et seq.), a certain small establishment as defined in section 502(c) of such
Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC243EB6115E046C8A41F3D1A57EFFC7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to an establishment that is
subject to the requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.
451 et seq.), a certain small establishment as defined in section 32(b) of such
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>