109 HR 131 IH: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reform funding for the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2005-01-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 131 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2005 Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Farr, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Kind, Ms. Lee, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Payne, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Towns) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reform funding for the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, and for other purposes.
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Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
(a)
Funding
Subsection (a) of section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007; Public Law 107–171; 116 Stat. 334) is amended to read as follows: (a)
Establishment
The Secretary of Agriculture shall use funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out and expand a seniors farmers’ market nutrition program in the following amounts: (1)For fiscal year 2005, not less than $25,000,000. (2)For fiscal year 2006, not less than $50,000,000. (3)For fiscal year 2007, not less than $75,000,000.. (b)
Purposes
Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended— (1)by striking unprepared and inserting minimally processed; and (2)by striking and herbs and inserting herbs, and other locally produced farm products as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c)
Administrative costs; unexpended funds
Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: (d)
Administrative Costs
Not more than 10 percent of the funds made available for a fiscal year under subsection (a) may be used to pay administrative costs incurred in carrying out this section. (e)
Unexpended funds
To the extent the funds made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year are not expended in that fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such funds in a subsequent fiscal year for the same purpose..