[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1555 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1555

 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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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2005

Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
  Mikulski, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Corzine) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SENIORS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM.

    (a) Funding.--Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is amended by striking 
subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(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, to 
remain available until expended:
            ``(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.--Section 4402(b)(1) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 3007(b)(1)) 
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.--Section 4402 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(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 the administrative costs of carrying out this section.''.
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