1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act
of 2011
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I—Commodity programs and crop insurance
Sec. 1001. Sense of Congress on removing barriers to domestic
production of fruit and vegetables.
Sec. 1002. Whole farm adjusted revenue risk management
insurance plan.
Sec. 1003. Authority to conduct crop insurance-related research
and development in addition to contracting for research and
development.
Sec. 1004. Improved availability of crop insurance for
producers of organic crops.
TITLE II—Conservation
Sec. 2001. Definition.
Sec. 2002. Duties of Secretary.
Sec. 2003. Farmland protection program.
Sec. 2004. Purposes.
Sec. 2005. Delivery of technical assistance.
Sec. 2006. Cooperative conservation partnership
initiative.
Sec. 2007. Administrative requirements for conservation
programs.
TITLE III—Nutrition
Sec. 3001. Electronic benefit transfers.
Sec. 3002. Appropriation to encourage exportation and domestic
consumption of agricultural products.
Sec. 3003. Section 32 funds for purchase of fruits, vegetables,
and nuts to support domestic nutrition assistance programs.
Sec. 3004. Direct expenditures for agricultural commodities and
other foods.
Sec. 3005. Purchases of locally produced foods.
Sec. 3006. Farmers' market nutrition program.
Sec. 3007. Senior farmers' market nutrition
program.
Sec. 3008. Assistance for community food projects.
Sec. 3009. Nutrition education and obesity prevention grant
program.
Sec. 3010. Administration.
TITLE IV—Credit
Sec. 4001. Loans to local and regional food
producers.
Sec. 4002. 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. 4003. Young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers and
locally or regionally produced agricultural products.
Sec. 4004. Government accountability office study examining how
well federal agencies are assessing and meeting the capital needs of young,
beginning, and small farmers and local and regional farm and food
systems.
TITLE V—Rural Development
Sec. 5001. Support for local and regional farm and food
systems.
Sec. 5002. Value-Added Producer grants.
TITLE VI—Research
Sec. 6001. Agriculture and food research
initiative.
Sec. 6002. Local food production and market data
initiatives.
Sec. 6003. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research,
Education, and Economics.
Sec. 6004. Local and regional food system enterprise
facilitation.
Sec. 6005. National genetics resources program.
TITLE VII—Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
Sec. 7001. Specialty crop block grants.
Sec. 7002. National organic certification cost-share
program.
Sec. 7003. Availability of organic certification cost share
assistance and risk management education and community outreach partnership
assistance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.
Sec. 7004. Local Marketing Promotion Program.
TITLE VIII—Poultry and Livestock
Sec. 8001. Small and very small meat processing
plants.
Sec. 8002. Small and very small poultry processing
plants.
Sec. 8003. Searchable database of electronically submitted meat
and poultry labels.
Sec. 8004. Meat and poultry processing report.
TITLE IX—Miscellaneous
Sec. 9001. National food safety training, education, extension,
outreach, and technical assistance program.
Sec. 9002. Budgetary effects.
2.In this Act, the
term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
<enum>I</enum><header>Commodity programs
and crop insurance</header>
<section id="H23CBD79DD04F4E69B952DDE0BFE769EA"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress on removing barriers to domestic production of fruit and
vegetables</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H44009805A0AD480286EFF95D8C65C58C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Federal commodity
and crop insurance programs should not create barriers to the domestic
production of fruit and vegetables;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BDBF3A81D9D49228758AC66C0AB1C92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>planting
flexibility under Federal commodity programs should be maximized with the goals
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55DE4222CF30441186EFA5AE888E687E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allowing producer
choice regarding the planting of agricultural commodities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B52B139B926446EBF39E20E97CCA42B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increasing the
local and regional availability of fresh and minimally processed produce,
including to schools and other institutions; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57540A50D58C43CCABDF2549D1134AAF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>crop and revenue
insurance products should be made available that are tailored to the needs of
diversified farming operations that serve local and regional food
markets.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDA1D8D1DB2B3477CA1BDE300D4DEB1F5"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Whole farm
adjusted revenue risk management insurance plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB3DACBE03BD14B198696E46311076AE6">
<paragraph id="HEDD4FBC8A21944F4B211C7E0A97CCEB3"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Whole farm
adjusted revenue risk management insurance plan</header>
<subparagraph id="H19EAA288DC2F44F79F5BDB2EDD08CC99"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Corporation shall offer a whole farm adjusted revenue
risk management insurance plan (in this paragraph referred to as the
<quote>plan</quote>) that allows a producer to qualify for an indemnity if
actual gross farm revenue is below 85 percent of the average gross farm revenue
of the producer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD390289369B94011BB38EF213A9C5AA3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The
Corporation shall offer the plan in all States and counties, pending required
rating.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H972E71C4D3914BFBA1024531FC765120"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible
producers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation
shall permit producers of any type of agricultural commodity to participate in
the plan. Eligible producers include contract growers, direct-to-consumer
marketers, and producers servicing local and regional and farm
identity-preserved markets. Eligible commodities include specialty crops,
industrial crops, poultry, livestock, and aquacultural products.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4EE8451D34545C889E1588F7CF600DB"><enum>(D)</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 diversification strategies regarding production of
eligible commodities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68021FC5B44D45A687E1BCA97CF6C529"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Market
readiness</header><text>The Corporation shall include coverage for the value of
any packing, packaging, or labeling, washing, grain drying, or any other
similar on-farm activities the Corporation determines to be the minimum
required in order to sell an agricultural
commodity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HA9A84AE7F6D6429EBCAFF4B3C1096437"><enum>1003.</enum><header>Authority to
conduct crop insurance-related research and development in addition to
contracting for research and development</header>
<subsection id="H4D7291EAF1194FF4BE46E81C08ABEAF7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conducting
research and development</header><text>Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2C86A39FF3A04D69B2EE6395CBD53CAA"><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="HD571B3B1DD374AB18EFDE9F7DA9B0E89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
in the matter preceding paragraph (A), by striking <quote>enter into contracts
to carry out research and development to</quote> and inserting <quote>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="H0235B286CA684768BCBC77AC5D8D5BC2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAA659F8976CE46109C2CEF96FD865130"><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="H4E813D98814D47709A24C5846C893FE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by inserting <quote>conducting research and development or</quote> after
<quote>Before</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H12E73E5ABC6B412B845A28E08075D598"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by inserting <quote>after expert review in accordance with section
505(e)</quote> after <quote>approved by the Board</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2B94E3C544F24C6AA90D091B805475E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section
522(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H25B87C4D03D444879E4F4E0C31EA064A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H43B103BE500640D38C720F39986EA3C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Contracting</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Research and development
and partnerships</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A50EAD8369244DF8874E9D5E82852C6"><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="HDA4852570594430BBF3F41358F765412"><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="H1554C0EE33A14B858FEB27F3E85DDC36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>to provide either
reimbursement payments or contract payments under this section for a fiscal
year is not needed for such purposes</quote> and inserting <quote>for a fiscal
year is not needed for the purposes for which the amount was made
available</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2C9933AB74A485FA32E81D8177F2AED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCFBEF74EF30D416DB9FAA15298DD706A"><enum>1004.</enum><header>Improved
availability of crop insurance for producers of organic crops</header>
<subsection id="H4380A58779664434B9E611763E422403"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Elimination of
organic premium surcharge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(d) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00C7A7F0E5F04E33BA3A48ACF90C7466" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF555D06BA045490FA69F7454212460FB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Elimination of
organic premium surcharge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective beginning with the 2013
reinsurance year, the Corporation may not require any producer to pay a premium
surcharge for insuring 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 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H049367AE74C34ABE95F651A88EC3E98B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Completion of
development of organic price series</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H63AAACEBBAFA4045AD09C74DDE7242A1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H7235704B41CF4AD4A249E3F630AF53F9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Organic
crops</header>
<clause id="H2D0D7B2692AD4B028BF4FE3B0AC78083"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As quickly as
possible, but in no event 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 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) 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="H1115E31BAAB34890AFEAD29DDA36D90C"><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="H415D2CA3F6A24B1997BB0BD0478DA5DD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the numbers and
varieties of organic crops insured;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3BFC1D30A394451C895BA4AC029A137E"><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="H7274AFE43A7E4A63B57E93EC65C914CE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the development
of new insurance approaches relevant to organic producers; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H04AC32A0E05B43C999ED8F2A9D96FF0A"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04CE3B6412CD466DA0FE36F34381C0CA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal of
required contracts for organic production coverage improvements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 522(b) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (10).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Conservation</header>
<section commented="no" id="H0F773DC2E17D4D71AAB5B4514B69DAD7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (18) through
(27) as paragraphs (19) through (28), respectively, and inserting after
paragraph (17) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3E68AB3C8DC46B2B2E38FDFD2CB55AF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H52C73B8893EC41A8ABB851A0BB966FC4"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Local and
regional food</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>local and regional food</term> means <quote>locally or regionally
produced agricultural food product</quote>, as that term is defined in section
310B(g)(9) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1932(g)(9)).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HD179701905E6422283BF01BB7869024A"><enum>2002.</enum><header>Duties of
Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1238G(c) of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838g(c)) is amended as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H40A74E59212644CC9D34D04912B07C54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the header, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Specialty Crop
and Organic Producers</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Specialty crop, organic,
and local and regional food producers</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73D28147A27540858F748CBC31DD73EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">By striking <quote>specialty crop and
organic producers</quote> and inserting <quote>specialty crop, organic, and
local and regional food producers</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HFB01A83E27914259A0CC9FFDBB8DDBD2"><enum>2003.</enum><header>Farmland
protection program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1238I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838i) is amended as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H5326FB4659B04B448B75269AD209153E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In subsection (b),
by inserting <quote>to promote farm viability for future generations and, to
the maximum extent practicable, enhance the viability of local and regional
food systems</quote> before the period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H063DB7E701454A98B9FA92D9173282BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In subsection (g),
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H746A487A71994FFB908DF4304F081477" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFD1C8886D816499791874A4752460432"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Funding
priority</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8F5B73E889864B7C9C548F411B16C0A6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An agreement under this subsection shall require an
eligible entity to provide a funding priority, to the maximum extent
practicable, for—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H400FBE24829945718F0E1E66FF19E311"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible land for which there exists a farm
or ranch succession plan or similar plan established to create opportunities
for beginning farmers and ranchers and encourage farm viability for future
generations;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HA2E64E71A3A94688A1BE5D721BE603E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>conservation
easements that include an option to purchase at a price that is equal to the
agricultural use value;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HF314C8314B714A3390CC70EB8E755C5D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">qualified beginning farmers or ranchers
with contracts to purchase the land to be protected;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HD4F5D94DF0254058B0BD03EB2268FB9D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>land owned by a
nongovernmental organization that will be sold to a qualified beginning farmer
or rancher;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H165B85E12FEF4926BBDA0B093FDE7505"><enum>(v)</enum><text>conservation
easements the purchasing of which occurs in conjunction with a transfer of
eligible land to a qualified beginning farmer or rancher that may not occur
without the financial assistance of the program; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H8E8855AEECE544698418B1CD1899F2E3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>other similar
mechanisms to maintain the affordability of farm and ranch land for successive
generations of farmers and ranchers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3794A46C07C34F9EA39839854B567A96"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this paragraph, the
term <term>qualified beginning farmer or rancher</term> has the meaning given
that term in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
(7 U.S.C.
1991(a)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HBD8E28EA114F4F57A4516EF0D9390BBD"><enum>2004.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240(4) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa(4)) is amended by inserting <quote>or local and regional
food</quote> after <quote>related to organic</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HD453A2B955DC473292D72477EC81F804"><enum>2005.</enum><header>Delivery of
technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1242(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(i)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H350DAF927F3B4F7F8436E3408F5B85F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the header, by
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">local and
regional food,</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">organic,</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B27E56706EE472F8AD231BE766D4BC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A), by inserting <quote>local and regional food production,</quote> after
<quote>organic crop production,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0EEE35DAC6C84723AABBDA6CEFAF17B5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(B), by striking <quote>organic or specialty crop production</quote> and
inserting <quote>organic, specialty crop, or local and regional
production</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5996BBCAB2F343E1BD81277862DEE2DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by striking <quote>or precision agriculture through</quote> and
inserting <quote>precision agriculture, or local and regional food production,
through</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HECE0A67A248945F298F1C4985DCCBECE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking
<quote>or precision agriculture through</quote> and inserting <quote>precision
agriculture, or local and regional food production, through</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H03A55B04BB3B4F2BAB6945E81D76DE3C"><enum>2006.</enum><header>Cooperative
conservation partnership initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1243(b)(4) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3843(b)(4)) is amended by striking <quote>specialty crop and
organic production and precision agriculture producers</quote> and inserting
<quote>specialty crop, organic, and local and regional food production, and
precision agriculture producers</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H3DA34CFC8172427492453B3F0B32AD17"><enum>2007.</enum><header>Administrative
requirements for conservation programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1244(a)(2) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(a)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7FA746AD0DA141EFA32ABE60742D8BFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0289A1D9E1A4BE2943335181CD9FCE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15F91D1518114ECAA871689E1DA7F281" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HFBDF7CBA337A45F0A35DD30997AD0AAF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local and regional food
producers.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Nutrition</header>
<section id="H2534CFB0FF994B8DB91A83BDCC873384"><enum>3001.</enum><header>Electronic
benefit transfers</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—</text>
<paragraph id="H34311FCE84E24A0FB338AB8DEAD151DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBFF8DAA29FB34DF5B9364947AD9911EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (E),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE57E9E76F688400880E58E825817548F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30D9717CAE3F434EB1CFF307185DED75" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H0D81673192224ED4A35589A85B7B779E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<clause id="HB8C94229414548C68814DFF64C072733"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Buying
club</header><text>The term <term>buying club</term> means a group of consumers
who join together to purchase in bulk from agricultural producers or food
distributors.</text>
</clause><clause id="H10D448876C654ECD970C5886E1378A99"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Community-supported
agriculture program</header><text>The term <term>community-supported
agriculture program</term> or <term>CSA</term> means a farm business or a group
of agricultural producers that form a partnership with consumers through which
consumers buy a subscription for farm products in advance and the farm business
or group of agricultural producers commits to supplying and delivering the
products to a common distribution point or directly to the consumers.</text>
</clause><clause id="HBF68C045470E46FCAF20FA060A6C73D9"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Community-supported
fishery program</header><text>The term <term>community-supported fishery
program</term> or <term>CSF</term> means fishing business or a group of
fishermen that form a partnership with consumers through which consumers buy a
subscription for seafood in advance and the fishing business or group of
fishermen commits to supplying and delivering the seafood to a common
distribution point or directly to the consumers.</text>
</clause><clause id="H229670E12A5F4C12B0F48B8C1E381712"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Farmers'
market</header><text>The term <term>farmers' market</term> means a regularly
scheduled assembly of 2 or more agricultural producers for the direct sale of
locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables and other staple foods to
consumers.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE49C38CD9AD64436A1916529E2393902"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Farm stand;
roadside stand</header>
<subclause id="H1469AD67A3704839985B4AAED0D9F529"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The terms <term>farm stand</term> and <term>roadside
stand</term> mean a retail outlet for the direct sale of locally grown fresh
fruits and vegetables and other staple foods in rural or urban areas.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA8B9786F648141098D28F30D0F931071"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
terms <term>farm stand</term> and <term>roadside stand</term> may include a
single stall in a farmers' market.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H5F09634955A14436AF34D848ECAF3253"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Green
cart</header><text>The term <term>green cart</term> means a mobile retail food
vendor who sells fresh fruits and vegetables on a regular basis from an
unmotorized cart.</text>
</clause><clause id="H155FBED3798440018494D3112D2909ED"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Route
vendor</header>
<subclause id="H69F284F3E86C499FBD2D2AA363BFB749"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>route vendor</term> means a mobile retail
food vendor who sells unprepared food from a vehicle directly to consumers
along a scheduled route or by arranged delivery.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9AE3E0A09CE74E238478D69F18473464"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
term <term>route vendor</term> includes vendors who provide food services in
disaster or other emergency situations.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H080D80857A3D4FEDACEC824E82FFA413"><enum>(viii)</enum><header>Wireless
retailer</header><text>The term <term>wireless retailer</term> includes—</text>
<subclause id="H8719DB0C595A4CB58EBE61998D91BE8F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a farmers'
market;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9F788AC267874E37A96760EFD164C7AB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a farm
stand;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2645839E200541EA980BE662682CD9A8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a green
cart;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H93B5732BB8D742068AFB8213E88C4858"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a route
vendor;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC9AA1B6E41A94667A77C5FA54DC84DD1"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a buying
club;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H27D2E034652F4268891CE72F3ABC0A1B"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>an entity
operating a community-supported agriculture program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7EECAD8F033D4E2183AFB4EED838DFB1"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>an entity
operating a community-supported fishery program; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H36A8A3E0B3A7478EBE97A37EFCBBEED2"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>an individual
farmer affiliated with an entity described in any of subclauses (I) through
(VII).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4688A10E6CB74B749D1F4717A980FD8E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)</quote> and
inserting <quote>subparagraph (B)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84D5636A79E44A58852DC306C06D3583"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (i) of
subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>, including wireless
technology</quote> before the semicolon at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DD8980B889A419BA2CE796FE6081239"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H835F171F72DF48788ED233FD8E4EDAE8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HEB86F51D56B5456E97E16B909059DD85"><enum>(F)</enum><header>State
flexibility for wireless electronic benefit systems</header><text>Subject to
paragraph (2), a State agency may—</text>
<clause id="H0C70897FC7EF4225824A400A7B6A0605"><enum>(i)</enum><text>procure and
implement any wireless electronic benefit transfer (referred to in this
subsection as <term>EBT</term>) system that the State agency considers to be
appropriate and that meets all industry security standards; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H11616418AE57437BA84F58C18D0A3F2F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use appropriate
wireless technology available to the State agency in implementing the wireless
electronic benefit transfer system, including smart phone technology and other
technologies, so long as the technologies meet all industry security
standards.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE958DD7D41124A1E933822CD35045554"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H007E9E0DAD5C4C0FBD5D9A5E4FBCFF28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA187757E89542C58AFC4A8D3C33F4E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(H), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47E879DD659745CF83833F0D8CB45A8E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1ADC688B3BB437B97ECFF6ED0E8D06C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HC07FFC1761D44556B3F228BB8E0217A8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a requirement
that, for purposes of program participation, State agencies and the Food and
Nutrition Service treat wireless retailers in the same manner as retail food
stores that use wired electronic benefit transfer equipment by providing the
retail food stores with wireless electronic benefit transfer equipment that
ensures immediate benefit account verification;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H01362836046F4D38948A8A554A0F64C8"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a system for
wireless retail food stores to receive funds in an amount not to exceed the
cost of a wireless point-of-sale terminal if alternative wireless technology is
used; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A9C45084CDB43D387CEFBC76C01A2B6"><enum>(K)</enum><text>the potential for
entering into a contract or memoranda of understanding with a statewide
nonprofit organization, such as a statewide farmers' market association, to
assist the State agency by providing outreach, training, and administration in
wireless electronic benefit transfer equipment deployment at multiple-vendor
farmers' markets, particularly in cases in which scrip (such as farmers' market
tokens) is used to simplify program participation by agricultural producers and
vendors.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC4680525729344E0B200192492913F1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1AD5EE529224103A4206D5AE18DA32C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H080CCAB6984C4A57B469BFFF7EEE4C6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27BFA3AC7F434E33B74DEF7D97675477"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D1B252C6A294302921A3E3E930B186A" style="OLC">
<clause id="H0D977C27D2C749C4AD0455140B185687"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of
wireless retailers, the wireless retailer makes wireless electronic benefit and
wireless EBT connection services available to all
customers.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB9C5B057B344EB3A36AD07C7C796B57"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by inserting before the period at the end <quote>, including wireless
electronic benefit systems that enable all wireless retailers to provide for
improved access to nutritious foods in areas lacking such access, and in
disaster-recovery situations</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF71A98F925CB48ABB4267B665EFCE855"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating
the second paragraph (12) (relating to interchange fees) as paragraph (13);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A3D8B8749034D5287D6DC7B165FD567"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65779A697B2B498C82A0F09735A6606F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF2C36ED6CB3A434CAB4BDB4C549F5446"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Non-ebt
transactions</header><text>Wireless EBT equipment provided to an authorized
retailer may be used for non-EBT transactions (such as credit and debit card
transactions) only if the retailer bears all costs associated with those
non-EBT transactions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D4EB0B0F9FD4B84AC5508A1BC28A666"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Wireless
retailer EBT pilot program for smartphone technology</header>
<subparagraph id="H539311BC824F4349BAA34652B61422CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a wireless retailer EBT pilot program that shall
operate in a minimum of 2 States for a minimum of 2 years in each State—</text>
<clause id="H48D42C01B3F64CF5B3AD2713CABE8B09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
explore EBT smartphone technology; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB8C3B99867AC41D48DEE8E6D0A7EF73C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to test the use
of EBT technology in accepting benefits for multiple nutrition assistance
programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93C87E70ED4A4B03BA4BB09231C9201E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the EBT pilot program are—</text>
<clause id="H41B9D21FD68F4093876572B7D37432C0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
evaluate the opportunities and challenges faced by wireless retailers in using
smartphone technology to process EBT transactions; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDA6D2CF782674562881DF40F84A5A7A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to develop
technology, software, and machinery that allows wireless retailers to redeem
EBT benefits for multiple nutrition assistance programs including—</text>
<subclause id="H170871F72C4B448C9AD4D622E6056FB3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the supplemental
nutrition assistance program established under the
<act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</act-name> (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H871F91CFEF1343FCB44FB0D02E78718D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the farmers’
market nutrition program established under section 17(m) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child Nutrition Act of 1966</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 1786(m));</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCB2DBC3FD2904FABB7EB06A2EEB4DFE5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the seniors
farmers’ market nutrition program established under section 4402 of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0726885980D748B3B9675B06924CCC9F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the special
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children established by
section 17 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child Nutrition Act of
1966</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 1786); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC869D5442B8543D0853435286917FCB6"><enum>(V)</enum><text>other Federal
nutrition assistance programs for low-income individuals that adopt an
electronic benefit transfer system.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H638C04F6E2654A998B579AF23074956D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation on
administrative expenses</header><text>For each fiscal year, not more than 10
percent of the amounts made available to carry out this paragraph may be used
for administrative expenses.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC09A0198969C42E7A2D894C270F99010"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>On
October 1, 2012, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the
Secretary shall make available to carry out this paragraph $2,000,000, to
remain available until
expended.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0EA607BFB98A45F293665295EF4FF89F"><enum>3002.</enum><header>Appropriation
to encourage exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural
products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 32 of the Act
of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) is amended in the second sentence—</text>
<paragraph id="H36A879E726FA486591109CA3AC53F4FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>;
and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H213A2AFC742C4838AC7B4A7F1BD523D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H909F8A35FC1C47038A24CA1DE3542719"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following: <quote>(4) support development of local and
regional agricultural markets in the United States by encouraging domestic
consumption of locally and regionally grown and raised commodities or products
in the manner described in paragraph (2).</quote></text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2156F0F359EC4E26874B9CA28BD02BFF"><enum>3003.</enum><header>Section 32
funds for purchase of fruits, vegetables, and nuts to support domestic
nutrition assistance programs</header>
<subsection id="HA410271300E4406AB98D0A85F1EEE41A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purchase of
locally and regionally produced foods</header><text>Section 4404 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 612c–5) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F519244482B4E55B9CB42AEF7631A78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB97B125BBF484AAD9B2C17D6B855BCC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2193A9EE8F7B4E99B3E0DDF180D41278" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE8DE28C0EF0B45CA83F2091686A180A6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Purchase of
locally and regionally produced foods</header><text>In carrying out this
section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB64BFF6AE70E422D8F297A763BBCF40B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>encourage the
purchase of unprocessed or minimally processed locally and regionally grown
fruits, vegetables, and nuts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H616760774255404FA1B44670F3AA42D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allow the use of
geographical preference for the procurement of unprocessed or minimally
processed locally and regionally grown fruits, vegetables, and
nuts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD112F6BE96344E67867B09269E9FD655"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purchase of
fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service
institutions</header><text>Section 10603(b) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6D55C80DF83D4C048A8BC6FCF3AA04B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>(1)
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text>.—The
Secretary</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2AA7E188F4540C0A2ED13DC66E8BE9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as so designated), by striking <quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013 through 2017</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H292C837B406F41B7AFA5AD51EE8EE161"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FF699DA8BE24376BE0772BBE9E5811A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9AB93C399539468D85C3E071F70D8372"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department of
Defense program option</header><text>A school or service institution described
in paragraph (1) may carry out this section by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H743B2C81D9FB48138EBA70BAE4F95E2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>electing to
participate in the Department of Defense fresh fruit and vegetable distribution
program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H580CF12BB75C44CA98D9C0F1AA9504CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under such terms
and conditions as the Secretary shall establish, purchasing locally and
regionally grown fruits and vegetables with amounts that would have been used
by the school or service institution to participate in the Department of
Defense fresh fruit and vegetable distribution program; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE57D9FE8B52A4394BA1AB2FD64A2B167"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carrying out a
combination of the activities described in subparagraphs (A) and
(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H877B3B9B28EF45979E79D249BB9AFEF3"><enum>3004.</enum><header>Direct
expenditures for agricultural commodities and other foods</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F4A84820FBA4790B351A1A86263FFF6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6930A262CE0143C6B20E33E8720E166C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Local food
credit program</header>
<paragraph id="H314F8AD4B5F44F7FB44C2C3E39F13FBB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C4B52F2AAD04B60A7BC2E9CEE826909"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Local food
credit</header><text>The term <term>local food credit</term> means cash,
letters of credit, or another form of assistance, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE583F7AE874F4EE4887321E48AB03BB8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Participating
school authority</header><text>The term <term>participating school
authority</term> means a school food authority that—</text>
<clause id="H7BD701A14D114A419A5A9D8FFC1F3B9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>participates in
the school lunch program under this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HAE128A1AE13A4E0DABDDC57BF91F3452"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>elects to
participate in the local food credit program under this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67D1AF00D13D46168297C15138F6DB65"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Participating
State agency</header><text>The term <term>participating State agency</term>
means a State agency that—</text>
<clause id="H6F0BA62E7C574E79889BF7F72BE6A734"><enum>(i)</enum><text>participates in
the school lunch program under this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3D4D768F3AE24C9DA04A5D4D10A81B42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>elects to
participate in the local food credit program under this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD791E62F13BC46C79A1C1EE68283F5E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Beginning
for the 2013–2014 school year and for each subsequent school year, the
Secretary shall provide a grant to each participating State agency to provide
each participating school food authority under the jurisdiction of that State
agency with local food credits in an amount equal to not more than 15 percent
of the total value of the commodity assistance or cash payments the State
authority is eligible to receive under subsection (c)(2) for that school year
in lieu of the commodity assistance or cash payments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01184B9AD3B7455DB49A1CDF6AD5E50A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>As
a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, each participating
school food authority shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5572E859257046DCB0C97B62E6E207B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use local food
credits received under this subsection to purchase unprocessed or minimally
processed locally grown and locally raised foods to be served under the school
lunch program in schools under the jurisdiction of the authority;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5782836776C54E60ADE10E7E3A143236"><enum>(B)</enum><text>keep records of
any purchases made with the assistance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C8FA202F135494398F9406E49B612E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide the
records to the Secretary in such manner and such form as the Secretary
determines to be necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H228A33FFED8C44D78DE212152E3B417C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prepurchasing</header><text>A
participating school food authority may use a local food credit received under
this subsection in a school year to purchase local foods to serve under the
school lunch program during the following school year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D79461D3F44440DA1690528EF2C5C51"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Minimum
commodity purchases</header><text>The amount of a grant made under this
subsection for a school year shall count toward the minimum commodity
assistance requirements of subsection (c)(2) for that school
year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H7A279F4DD96F4688A72F1CE693D3D22F"><enum>3005.</enum><header>Purchases of
locally produced foods</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
9(j) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(j)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE928912EF0D844F5B37DB376CFB2A987"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>and minimally processed</quote> before <quote>agricultural
products</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0825BEDC6C13456C9EE5BB678DE6BD82"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C6E900C0C0E49BB93DBEBE124753ED9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H729D03903C2241F682486A18082DE331"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and the Agricultural Marketing Service</quote> before <quote>, to use
a</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H403EDCB63B9340B5A5D3EB7E6ED43DE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and minimally processed</quote> before <quote>agricultural
products</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93744957199F4851B7028F776BB3B90E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2703DF751204B5AAEAE504E1087C0FD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC11C7DAB61D848C6A8B86E1BEB667AA2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4C023EC7C4744C9AB92C9D834B239F10"><enum>(4)</enum><text>promulgate
regulations to clarify that, when using a geographical preference for the
procurement of unprocessed and minimally processed agricultural products under
paragraph (3), the Secretary and the institutions described in that paragraph
may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, select agricultural products
solely from among those agricultural products that qualify for the geographical
preference.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H8D564E3DFF524D5EAAE64E95223D6BFB"><enum>3006.</enum><header>Farmers'
market nutrition program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17(m) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child Nutrition Act of 1966</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 1786(m)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9C9A03B779E34559AD9C01DB831B6838"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>and through community-supported agriculture
programs</quote> after <quote>roadside stands</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79FB187129D942A9BDFBE645BBF1989D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2070ABBF0C4B4753BDB3BF034990FB1D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)(ii), by inserting <quote>, roadside stands, and community-supported
agriculture programs</quote> after <quote>farmers' markets</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49C151EAB8DD48A1A9A4578FF29F41D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F)(ii), by inserting <quote>, roadside stands, and community-supported
agriculture programs</quote> after <quote>farmers' markets</quote> each place
it appears;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB03F3596F019453CB708D114ECE57EB1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)(C)(ii)(II), by inserting <quote>, roadside stands, and community-supported
agriculture programs</quote> after <quote>farmers' markets</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4E88E82D75440C4A02AF7832FE605AC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(9)(A), by striking <quote>2015</quote> and inserting
<quote>2017</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H92D85FD607DE480499AE0F43BE47D730"><enum>3007.</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 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2586C105FDB342E3AD80C065070D71F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD9DE7C8AE55C47538A6A79B36E98BDEC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$20,600,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F73BEBD170E408593B90D24D38B4E0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19586A8082C94FC897E3519ACB4E05EC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2017</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9048F3FE06CE440B9E2D988B640A4E20"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by inserting <quote>maple syrup,</quote> after
<quote>honey,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC1D04D8E72554E34B730E8BF08E24DD6"><enum>3008.</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="HB5675C00E8894B1D85A4D7E776D8A56F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H84ACBC69C66F4670AF1367381C40274A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D3B238BDCD2446D8AA5AFAE67D89871"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE47FF8FE0B5348CDA54B43E4B193A4F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(2), by striking <quote>3</quote> and inserting <quote>5</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HBBCE147E5553468F80C2E6D1C8AFF57D"><enum>3009.</enum><header>Nutrition
education and obesity prevention grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE06B7FB94934ABCA1098088FECA92FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3F1E21AAFFB6412DA20302CE88A7833D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Consistent with</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB00C1BB4B7E4F53A7211C112B75B3E3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCE8FCDB4253B40518A23FDDA801DC3B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Consistent with</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7FCA11FD23345169DE54282D667435C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E87E614278940C68E2FE790969E0D97" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0E726B618507418EAD556E3C0BFBD077"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In
carrying out a nutrition education and obesity prevention program under this
section, State agencies are encouraged to use as venues direct marketing
outlets, including farmers' markets, community-supported agriculture programs,
community-supported fishery programs, and farm and roadside
stands.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2C769839A1AF4E3B8F7AADE965FEDD88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(3)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF4CF9FD7F70D4B959FE4C5AD4A76DA92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF2D9821DB6040E5A7D149206207B1E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C2411733E6D475980C4328107FEA9FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3F5207C5A644815A06882E193854C05" style="OLC">
<clause id="H6B748CFBC7D445A9BC8B51F9458A30F9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>financial
incentives to low-income groups to encourage consumption of healthy
foods.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HEFBC7FDE5A904B68A3CB9DB3365A654E"><enum>3010.</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11(e)(1) of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>, which the
State agency may carry out through contracts with farmers' markets and farmers'
market organizations at 100 percent Federal cost, subject to the condition that
the contracted farmers' markets and farmers' market organizations comply with
the State plan under this subsection</quote> before the semicolon at the
end.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Credit</header>
<section id="H7BB2BE617D2F49EE870B54DC72EC53A5"><enum>4001.</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 (7 U.S.C. 1981–2008u) is amended by inserting after
section 333C the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DF589DE99A54EAAAAABDFD2BDF5811B" style="OLC">
<section id="HF8352BA35A984E118541A9AC132D68A1"><enum>333D.</enum><header>Loans to local
and regional food producers</header>
<subsection id="HCB29703F1E3E45CD95A0EFE23BF28692"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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)(10) of this Act), 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)(5) of the Agricultural Risk
Protection Act of 2000), mid-tier value chains (as defined in section 231(a)(3)
of such Act of 2000), and other local and regional market outlets.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H91136B8BAF83473C9469FF95063BAE40"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that loan officers receive appropriate training to serve
borrowers and potential borrowers engaged in local and regional food
production.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H346E42569D7C4E0C9CE7F17F4022DE42"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Valuation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop ways to
determine unit prices (or other appropriate forms of valuation) for crops whose
end use is intended to be in locally or regionally produced agricultural food
products (as so defined) to facilitate lending to local and regional food
producers. In addition, the Secretary shall implement a mechanism for the
producers to establish their price history for the crops.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E8098394E784CF19B869DA7AF63C75F"><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 id="H4AD9C70B5BF147E985A44B613D467D3B"><enum>4002.</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
(12 U.S.C. 2001) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86E70F5552BB47CB83539031A37CA670" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7DA587BD57764087AF4BE48402800149"><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="HEC84584CE6DB41D9A7AA627A890FDED6"><enum>4003.</enum><header>Young,
beginning, and small farmers and ranchers and locally or regionally produced
agricultural products</header>
<subsection id="HB579C460CE7340A7B9234D4C75C6E0FD"><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 (12 U.S.C. 2207(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E7B5F06DB5041E187951FB72E4F4603"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the 1st
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="H5352BE0B1E9F411E88F339A1543E01D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
the 2nd 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="HFBE40E35F4434752A4643AE720F528D2"><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="H483D2E5B28474F5A8CC130CB395EC6EE" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0B66B0E13BBE4570A26C4DCBFCC536DE"><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><section id="HD0720A95FDA3456283CFF4FF45668298"><enum>4004.</enum><header>Government
accountability office study examining how well federal agencies are assessing
and meeting the capital needs of young, beginning, and small farmers and local
and regional farm and food systems</header>
<subsection id="H4EAADE25F4FE4E779E8D8B15B5973458"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study evaluating how the needs of young, beginning, and
small farmers and local and regional farm and food systems, and how their
credit needs are being assessed and met by the Farm Credit System, the
Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Treasury, and any other
Federal agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H43F9E5550D1F4F2B8211E8EA01921F64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to the
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall
prepare and submit to the Congress a report containing the findings and
conclusions made in the study required by subsection (a). The report shall
address—</text>
<paragraph id="HC96EA84DB4644E6AAF5CBDA194AB885C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the cost and
availability of credit and other assistance (including technical assistance)
provided through programs of the Farm Credit System, the Department of
Agriculture, and other Federal Government financial resources; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HECCFF5E58B06428EA30B5753656D9B5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>programs,
including those that serve historically underserved populations including
beginning and young farmers, small and medium-sized farms and ranches,
minorities and the socially disadvantaged, producers or harvesters of aquatic
products, businesses, and other entities, that are necessary to the growth and
vitality of local and regional farm and food systems, including aggregation,
processing, storage, distribution, and marketing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Rural
Development</header>
<section id="HB33D854C11404224B68AEE286A3D8236" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5001.</enum><header>Support for local
and regional farm and food systems</header>
<subsection id="HF9BD647E9DE34FCD8EC19CD9B371B808"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rural business
opportunity grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
306(a)(11) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(11)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA4CA85115A32492FA7BF59DCC4D4B9B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF54E84029254BCC979CB1DA13BF39A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFE5336374E14F7D9FA16FBE77B5197B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (v), by
striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24D25E35CC6047398F78B852388111A1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC24505F018C34824A8A5AF4976F54281" style="OLC">
<clause id="H9B36484D9B764EA2BB0EA6A112C021E9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>to redevelop a
local or regional farm or food system, including a poultry or livestock
processing
facility.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBCD88074A4D247ECB8663F9B623F6E03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service</quote> and inserting <quote>National Institute of Food and
Agriculture</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H15D6ED9A26734C709E56F65F4CEC1B54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013
through 2017</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H786FFB45D90A4270B86AE6E545ADB4B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Community
facilities grants</header><text>Section 306(a)(19) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H112D17DB86084527A0755609E4B024CE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H75FABAAFD70442B48065D31C6AA5ABA8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Eligibility for
local and regional food system facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make a grant under this
paragraph or paragraph (20) or (21) for a community or nonprofit local and
regional food system facility, including a community kitchen, incubator, farm
store, farmers’ market store, distribution center or service, and a related
facility.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H43DE1F8C7F674FFA96A97EEE8857F1B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Loan guarantees
for water, wastewater, and essential community facilities loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 306(a)(24) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(24)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H184FF48CA3F842108279446170CEF3F9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H9C34D9C609B9411980AF775BF9D709E2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligibility for
local and regional food system facilities</header><text>The Secretary may
guarantee a loan under this paragraph for a community or nonprofit local and
regional food system facility, including community a kitchens, incubator, farm
store, farmers’ market store, distribution center or service, and a related
facility.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H2C245D29A0BA4A60BF0E8BBE206BD42C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Business and
industry local food system set-Aside</header>
<paragraph id="HA711340FDAA040CFB21EB223379BFF40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rural business
enterprise grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
310B(c)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA39A7A4FED6E44F494469F03CE7A022E" style="OLC">
<clause id="H9CE130F1F29347E38515101AF5217F03"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of
grant</header><text>An eligible nonprofit entity, or other tax exempt
organization, described in clause (i) may use assistance provided under this
paragraph to create, expand, or operate—</text>
<subclause id="HB423D827DF1048B58526ACFD3D869B0B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>value-added
processing in an area described in clause (i) in connection with production
agriculture; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB793372066C942278ECBD99D1BDF12D5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a local or
regional farm or food-based enterprise, including a meat or poultry processing
facility.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H306113736C754AA29CBC08DFD1F4855E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Business and
industry direct and guaranteed loans</header><text>Section 310B(g) of such Act
(7 U.S.C. 1932(g)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H12D36F656BD44325BE9FC924D7DC2A30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; and
inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7573756748BB4BAC952872A874A73CB3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA67D5DBBBF2D434F9B809B1E14D62319"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Timing of
guaranteed loans</header><text>The Secretary shall approve a loan guarantee
under this subsection before or at the same time as the loan being guaranteed
is
made.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BFE1A0FA8184A19A028EFEAE56ED43A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(10)(B) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<clause id="HF0A3B44AD4B14F5B93953A5D1273713F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vii) and (viii), respectively,
and inserting after clause (iii) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H353487EB93E040D88530FDCD5136599E" style="OLC">
<clause id="H098B3704CB204F388734FFD23F8185FC"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Guarantee
percentage; authority to waive guarantee fee</header><text>The Secretary may
provide a 90 percent guarantee, and may waive or reduce any guarantee loan fee
that would otherwise be imposed, under this subparagraph for a small-scale
project and for a project located in a community with low or declining
population, low income levels, or low food access, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE039522E9AA84662B66132441F24D1AA"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Loan and loan
guarantees in nonrural areas</header>
<subclause id="HFAC2D04A658B4DC79AC1E6105E79A5B7"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may make or guarantee a business and
industry loan for a facility that is not located in a rural area if the primary
purpose of the loan or loan guarantee is for a facility to process, distribute,
aggregate, store, or market locally or regionally produced agricultural food
products in a manner that benefits agricultural producers and provides
employment for residents of a rural area.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9AC3E9A62F09417A9464438F043DA61F"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Retail</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make or guarantee a
business and industry loan for a rural or nonrural retail facility that
provides access to locally or regionally produced agricultural products if the
facility—</text>
<item id="H535CB1D730C04C73AC274F13E66B6AC4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>operates under a
written policy that provides a clear preference for the products and
demonstrates that a substantial portion of its business is or will be marketing
the products; and</text>
</item><item id="H005FCBCD9F7D4A40B160A6C5127FAE88"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>demonstrates that
the facility has written agreements or will obtain written agreements with
agricultural producers, agricultural producer groups, farmer or rancher
cooperatives, or majority-controlled producer-based business ventures on
marketing strategies that will increase the profitability and competitiveness
of farmers and ranchers growing for the local or regional market.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="H51523D435D6442E48E26CADE32C45182"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>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>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA27F4E960BE24FACAFB026F4A411E0C7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause (vii)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<clause id="HE7BA3D56F6CF47F5B13F5A120CEB5DA3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, and publish on the internet,</quote> after
<quote>Senate</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8BB3C77B38A947578C0CD355CAD931E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as subclauses (II) and (III),
respectively, and inserting before subclause (II) (as so redesignated), the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H306D8BB76C174B4DAC16416505174EDF" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H04BB214B43DA4D9789C4AC144BBBE452"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">summary information about all
projects;</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30DE38B125C244E5A64E03570B7FAB8C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (viii)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<clause id="HF518FE39DE8A43448939DCC85DCA0D65"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subclause (I) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H403DACB9EA11466A808F3A3E547CEB75" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H6F04152000594B23B945C22E27C597B2"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2017, the Secretary shall reserve not less than 10 percent
of the loan and loan guarantee funds made available to carry out this
subsection, to carry out this
subparagraph.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="HCC20DA2B1B57418EB719A2A8A9D2150E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05647D47294A48D1979411DD17CC0798" style="OLC">
<subclause id="HD5AB142FBA5546C7AE289DDD77B0C228"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Use of
reserved funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
may use a portion of the funds reserved under subclause (I) for technical
assistance, which may include market research and feasibility
studies.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2CF96446AF76493C823483823001BF00" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5002.</enum><header>Value-Added
Producer grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 231 of
the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5A3EE3FCBECF4BA18FF659FE1A5C7969"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(3), by inserting <quote>, including those that operate through centralized
food distribution systems that coordinate agricultural production and the
aggregation, storage, processing, distribution, and marketing of locally or
regionally produced agricultural products,</quote> after
<quote>networks</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0BBE7D3057749A0BFCE234DDF7853D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FBD480AEF1548E784296DAD98CE62B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A41255FA512406F912140560D2B0A98" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H06914DE89FB64385B4E9ED6AA3C2563A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Priority</header>
<subparagraph id="HAD7DAA616E4446489C57078FEA6A4509"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants
under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to projects
that—</text>
<clause id="HF8495538D1154AFC92CB9F06AB4347E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contribute to increasing opportunities for
operators of small- and medium-sized farms and ranches that are structured as a
family farm; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8789D9DC71AF4E2E87FDBAF7184FFD9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have applicants
at least ¼ of whom are beginning farmers and ranchers or socially disadvantaged
farmers and ranchers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAA0246E102B44DC860AEC85736E1E4B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ranking</header><text>In
evaluating and ranking proposals under this subsection, the Secretary shall
give very substantial weight to the priorities described in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H592C3DD854524F999AD3EE171BB2B06E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and inserting after paragraph (6) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4901A47272DB4753BDE4EA3420D35AD6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8F0063FE28924511A6F7FB346D576C9B"><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 help the program established by this section reach and serve
underserved States and communities.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D030A3D96A04B5784569D9B3937FE40"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8) (as so
redesignated)—</text>
<clause id="HC70FE68342334988B03B9D2A0B7671CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA430E25645B41C9A870FC9F674B5BD8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1F3798DCE1AD4BDAAFCC729F5BA856C7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory
funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On October 1, 2002,
and each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2016, of the funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out
this subsection $30,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H28604A5E85394987A4A7CF68B67C5E7F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2013 through 2017</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCC54961CC1C6412A9C1F57F69B126A11"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C)—</text>
<subclause id="H5B2F4964200E4B7487CA53D8899E3464"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>benefit</quote> and inserting <quote>have applicants ¼ of whom
are</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5DF714620BE144F591A309989571FA68"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking <quote>June 30 of the fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>the
close of the annual proposal review process</quote>.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Research</header>
<section id="H911B6353AF4B4BBAAD1EBE5F4841F13E"><enum>6001.</enum><header>Agriculture
and food research initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(b) of the Competitive, Special,
and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6D9BDA5EA89C40558604FCE105002732"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(F)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCBEA72C15FCF49BE9338A7966C3B602A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (v), by
striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D7DAC8D237F40E4879DBE01AC94D957"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (vi), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE743FB67B3A440C49AD5FBBE3139D668"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80A2E11255F044B18DE5CB366F3677C6" style="OLC">
<clause id="HF87C1E8E8C0E42D8811AEC9EA893B5F6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>new approaches
to advance systems that enhance markets and policy for 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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H40D8F68306D14577B220819E122D1396"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE9900680766F4CF5A5377FCF9136973F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="H02E1BDD87E54466D8EC4601DC962E2B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>teams; and</quote> inserting <quote>teams to any
eligible entity listed under paragraph (7)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC6E105ABD9F64254AE3F39425B02842E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB0ED75792CB4298BEAF196AFF74DB1C" style="OLC">
<clause id="H5F084B2B72DD464FAB0A4EB5ED8A4D02"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not less than 5
percent is made available to make grants for research on conventional plant and
animal breeding as described in paragraph (2);
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H980D6CF608A04D88A9B624FE4E58CA39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by inserting <quote>to any eligible entity listed under paragraph
(7)</quote> before the period at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6CAE63F6BD57418BB71CC62DD10E8114"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(11)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DF3EE787FA44040B50A832FCFEA819A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2013 through 2017</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8392019C2534F51BAE63AFC210C406A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>pursuant to</quote> and inserting <quote>as described
in</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H0AD02268E182426A8CBC2727D0A6AD2D"><enum>6002.</enum><header>Local food
production and market data initiatives</header>
<subsection id="H573415F74A5A4203BC08B14F1F66D5FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 251 of the
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55E0A2713DA6476981C16527B9B29EA5" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF71E90C457246909CFD764D97FDB687"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local food production and market data
initiatives</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3FD32C93DAF4EED8F617D6B02E76B1C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of locally or regionally
produced agricultural food product</header><text>In this subsection, the term
<term>locally or regionally produced agricultural food product</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 310B(g)(9) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A1B3E1AE903475B9C34D131C09732E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initiatives</header><text>The
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9018CF90FB344CFABDE7956608273A2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collect data on
the production and marketing of locally or regionally produced agricultural
food products; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36B374CF737C4310AD467CA41359F481"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate
interagency collaboration and data sharing on research on local and regional
food systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE8270150D34041BAADBECC2782BE5045"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF65354955F194575943A26F1E45A76A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collect and
distribute comprehensive reporting of prices of locally or regionally produced
agricultural food products;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB34C7D10BDB43D49263A5A1C2F32E6A"><enum>(B)</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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDFABE47D89E4FF2A173E187594D5132"><enum>(C)</enum><text>form an
interagency work group that includes representatives from—</text>
<clause id="HCC86027B6331488CA616956E69DB3445"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Agricultural
Marketing Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA16E067EF5954E35B2FD2BBF5C732344"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Agricultural
Research Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE5C6C40EF5A146A3AE045E18CF64B86B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Economic
Research Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA02EA621D0FE48268A781C6A50664A95"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Food and
Nutrition Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFB9D7FAB82B445F586798FCC485C6B66"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Food Safety
and Inspection Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4EB48456C092454C8659A0A1869A95EF"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the National
Agricultural Statistics Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="H45D847D3610D4AEFAEE15CF49D2E39CE"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H61B1B5A539574ED3A1D317930610C905"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>other agencies
that are involved in data collection and research on locally or regionally
produced agricultural food products;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB69F8044BE79416CB26D9D1F356684F2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>expand the
Agricultural Resource Management Surveys—</text>
<clause id="H5801F67660C14709A900D1A06519CFDC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
include questions on locally or regionally produced agricultural food products;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD76812B1366F49FAB5E9E490B9CB5ABF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sample a greater
sector of agricultural producers, including agricultural producers engaged in
the production of locally or regionally produced agricultural food
products;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8240DB480FC646C89C4F80D817C8A9FB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>authorize the
National Agricultural Statistics Service to create and administer—</text>
<clause id="H43FAE67F31864881A208437C86D2897B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
followup survey to the Census of Agriculture, in order to collect more detailed
data on producers who indicated on the Census of Agriculture that the producers
sell to markets for locally or regionally produced agricultural food products;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H53A775FF369444C7ABBD3C386C6DB3B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB0C422D73FB47C9876B92E2796FD372"><enum>(F)</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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F239A5AF7964EE69D60F329368A8F16"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="HAA573B598BEF49CFB4207385F06EEAEE"><enum>(A)</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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43FAB6444C1D4776A6201D492B76FF5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
funding</header><text>In addition to funds made available under paragraph (1),
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2017, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H6580ED87D33A4D358EC11E465B738CF2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 296(b) of the Department of Agriculture
Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HED6093159797433FA2FAE5184C20BE14"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC38A3AE9E6A4B498D1443A4C828DB89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C3DBDAE239842B7B92F2A97C890B198"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD8E17247C5B444494900AE3B5AAA619" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA2C23648FBF44E60B794E11DC6F4E999"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the authority of
the Secretary to carry out local food production and market data initiatives
described in section
251(h).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF7F2A0C8A3264F478688DCD3FED087DB"><enum>6003.</enum><header>Under
Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics</header>
<subsection id="HE0ED530D15D14304932D657FB9F6B071"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 251(e) of the
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(e)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5D1DB22452A480DBD643334678CDB8E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H878767D8354741CF9DDFB1F717795B3F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Special
coordination responsibilities</header>
<subparagraph id="HAC7F07FFBBA94F5CA9160F19B6378295"><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 classical plant and animal
breeding.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BF4E1648E0D4E6D90E9374CD1D3B7AC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Working
group</header><text>In carrying out the special initiative, 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—</text>
<clause id="H3096B90D275B4348883090314E329D0D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA2BB789FB536413D9DABB194F1B53CF6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Agricultural
Research Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5647450E596F47F48EB81839B52A049C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Economic
Research Service; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCECF54C418A6474F93C8002982601EAF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the National
Agricultural Statistics Service.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5972DC9677DB46D692FDFF370E19C517"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duties of
working group</header><text>The working group shall—</text>
<clause id="H9103877B4ABA471A963C4559B53F51C0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coordinate
classical plant and animal breeding research being conducted at or funded by
the agencies described in subparagraph (B)(i);</text>
</clause><clause id="HCCB3C8F4BC75402D8EEE90A820C34343"><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="HC425F22CCF7F45FF8CCB60BC42FF338F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>coordinate and
collaborate with the National Genetics Resource Advisory Council;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF63A86D4E2DF4251B0BDCB853E3C7FC6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to maximize
delivery of public cultivars and breeds, ensure efficient coordination of the
activities the working group and those of—</text>
<subclause id="H455C1D24ED364FCE9F702E48D7F12F1C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Agricultural
Research Service;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA71AF8B2A0574FB7860E4F7F6B9CF787"><enum>(II)</enum><text>National
Institute of Food and Agriculture;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7959022A7C8349E1B0424CB15020D696"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the National
Genetic Resources Advisory Council;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA08FFD05A7E54A1FBFA980DE43306E76"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>genetic resource
conservation centers;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDAB130771FC247E886F6173C0EF3D15B"><enum>(V)</enum><text>land grant
universities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H91811A71AE7E45A081FFADAAE99E794A"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>nongovernmental
organizations with interests or expertise in classical breeding; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H46B9F030A1C24BF49F17C6F3B49A7404"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>public and
private classical plant and animal breeders; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H24818BD7A0C74139B76AE4F1AF7E713D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>evaluate classical
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="H0867E9F9B0D84DFE88C59B672EDA21FB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Advisory
board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary
shall establish an advisory board whose primary duty will be to make
recommendations to the working group on matters related to the duties specified
in subparagraph (C). The advisory board shall be comprised of individuals with
expertise in classical plant and animal breeding including representatives
from—</text>
<clause id="HBEC9DBA6CB9642B1A4AE886F59653726"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Agricultural
Research Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8CF6F90720664541B935AFC81E16BF97"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3D3D5BA7D5F041EFA74E069966BCFA3F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Extension
Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF25718A850034AB5959F9D70C5DCE353"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>private
foundations and nonprofit organizations that have expertise in classical plant
and animal breeding;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7831C7D103F541FF9A28891590966709"><enum>(v)</enum><text>private
agricultural research and technology transfer firms; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9C4FFDD291B5480487EE986886A05124"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Land Grant
University
System.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H586583E28F51499B9FA35847CDB60D57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 296(b) of the Department of Agriculture
Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) (as amended by section 6002(b))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBEDDBD9C29604248AA67BF4E09FE5144"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F5D978495B746C88EC2AF212E06E4D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04D4F7FC8B5E4E8C9A5C73DD00E5C126"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0AF8598A6964762A17BCA8615B513ED" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA83F02279A604A2E95B2015FE547D900"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the authority of
the Secretary to establish a special initiative under section
251(e).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H17140A8AB1FA411EAD35DFD51FFBB3BD"><enum>6004.</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 (7 U.S.C. 2662) in amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE78F3B3ED7A34F32A0AB0275EEF4D98A" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14EFEC46DE1C4629B8296EED0597FB2E"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local and regional food system enterprise
facilitation</header>
<paragraph id="H05A3AA2A33FC4815AB7BAAF356CAB2B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a local and regional food
system enterprise facilitation initiative to increase technical assistance to
help build sustainable local and regional food systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A66034058654AA8BC5B79F0ABDF150E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF52507A4A1F4CE896D282FB52F65C5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>authorize the
establishment in the Extension Service of the position of enterprise
facilitator (referred to in this subsection as an <quote>enterprise
facilitator</quote>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E83BAEBA0E249C0BDCF5986D78FDCCA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>give priority to
providing funding for enterprise facilitators that are located in areas
that—</text>
<clause id="H53D6EAD90E334A7CB3BBF632A5296AB0"><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> (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC4237DB382DE4B4A8BAE1DFE3EDDF842"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are predominantly
rural areas.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6FBE350009F4985BE0F1CF7DA6FCDD8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The
Secretary may make grants on a competitive basis to nongovernmental
organizations and institutions that have appropriate experience working on the
rural development initiatives in the targeted areas described in paragraph
(2)(B) to provide technical assistance to help build sustainable local and
regional food systems if the Secretary determines that the Extension Service in
a State or locality is not able to provide the assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51D6DF9B26FC47D7986AFDB3CD7348B5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>An
enterprise facilitator shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4BAFF5B76329468CA3BA46544F5F234D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify and
organize local food producers and entrepreneurs into entities that are able to
deliver local and regional food into local markets, including—</text>
<clause id="H774CA19A649244ACBD7E1343288835BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>farmers
markets;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF6F6EE0740F547C196365F7BA1E79519"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>community
kitchens;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0B1164205D184D2ABA35F1F849546890"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>locally owned
processing facilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H86D510D35C4C4535A4B7A6618E6D49C2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>aggregation
centers;</text>
</clause><clause id="H69FF96DE30EF4C629575A2EB4192F7DC"><enum>(v)</enum><text>transportation
cooperatives; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2553FF6E7F2F49CF8038CE71BFE91837"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>collaborative
production cooperatives;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAF3D86CE6AE4291B50CCF035E386821"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop
partnerships with local and regional organizations and institutions to provide
resources for effective partnerships to train entrepreneurs and facilitate new
enterprises;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72C96CA19CB24F9AAE0F0FD39BC7C02E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assist
agricultural producers and processors with marketing and distribution of local
and regional food products;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22889F3A3CAC411BB309A5B2A9440548"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identify and work
to remove barriers to the movement of local and regional food products into the
marketplace;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D16AA6218B04544BE178596122CB3B4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>encourage new
agricultural producers to produce foods for local and regional markets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD46505D5A7F441A9B48ABDF5566FAC5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provide education
programs to new agricultural producers that emphasize local and regional
foods;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B39164600BD42AFA85C7803DFBEB24B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>work with local
expanded food and nutrition education programs, schools and other local
institutions, and individuals to develop food processing skills;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAECCCE19369433BB4E40725FBBD0B20"><enum>(H)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance in the preparation of grant and loan applications to promote the
purposes of this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D28BBA4BA3C404FBA7FF4F80342E4C6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>work with private
sources of funding and other Federal and State agencies to acquire grants and
loans to promote the purposes of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEAFD75E9F9154101873A317957EB8405"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection such sums as are
necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HC08DDE41138040ECAB51797D526E2D02"><enum>6005.</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 (7 U.S.C. 5841(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4B9085806CC84063A944E41BD7C3383F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87594097A6D0467C9DA9D208A078CE6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4580482209C418891678028A88A20EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (5) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD1E1064CCCB4E21963BD53A7A36345A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF340D0074CEE4B7881B2F6D59462B727"><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>VII</enum><header>Horticulture and
Organic Agriculture</header>
<section id="H7DBB9D89416444098722C127A68BCC3D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7001.</enum><header>Specialty crop
block grants</header>
<subsection id="H0CDB22B38FD44136929CCD89510C7941"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Specialty Crops
Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3FC7D692AD7045DD94D038AE09B9DE45"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98FA4BCF5743414AAF1B7DCC7905C0EF"><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="H5E91C21A2968499EBD243FAAA38870C7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB071D08A117A46B197E3429BE536F8DB"><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="H7DF6EC32A1A14889ADBE08D05518FD62"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability and
purposes of grants</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 101 of such Act is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H36151B42EEE243E89E7FA36403FDEE60"><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="HA5D2A575D2924E85B6273F08B9351A94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2005 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013 through
2017</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE695BC25F996443F8F03C8C0A4A53CF4"><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 that are locally
or regionally produced food and to increase the profitability, ecological
sustainability, and competitiveness of specialty crop
producers.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3F95967B35C4380A00B9673C5CE044F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plan
requirements</header><text>Subsection (e) of such section 101 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H663444FE5A7E40769204C2FE3F2992F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The State plan shall identify the lead agency</quote> and
inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0291EBF7BD634A9F872DBEA37DAF73FC" style="OLC">
<text>The State plan
shall—</text><paragraph id="H7340B1B0258C45A48EAFCFA45FF2F34F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the lead
agency</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC61F8F719BC14E06A9B4F4A25167B3D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69D0A24CD5864A868C28D13EF1F8146B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCF794DBA01C5437CBB2543E8B7DD3AA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure a balanced and equitable
distribution of grants across—</text>
<subparagraph id="HACD31C49A0B94F2A81C304B78608D6CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the full array of
specialty crop agriculture, including all types of farm enterprises, organic
farming systems, beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and
small and mid-scale farms;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E13301FCBFA45FA94CB3B2A5933E786"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the full array of
funding areas, including—</text>
<clause id="H6BCCBF8BF94B4A289F2054B1BFFD4F9D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>research and
education;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBC73B7EFB6E54D589143A5F680814562"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>nutrition and
public health;</text>
</clause><clause id="H11DD0D6E87784D01A5C16DA95589A5AC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>pest and plant
health;</text>
</clause><clause id="HEF7E80DB1BA8444A954F5D9DDDB1EAB1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>conservation and
the environment;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB9B28BC734E1481DADCE88CA88056034"><enum>(v)</enum><text>food
safety;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC4128ABD66F4483BA850F8D045AE9C48"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>marketing and
promotion; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H23FE3D69DB07442DA579C2CBC759780B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>production;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC90CC9950FEB4437958EFDF063200085"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the full range of
activities inherent in developing systems for locally or regionally produced
foods, including issues related to processing, distributing, aggregating,
storing, marketing, and
consumption.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0DF3E72F9CC0466BAFE8D5340EECC1A7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review of
application</header><text>Subsection (f) of such section 101 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H212C770C5F914B068C80B17CC29795F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>purpose</quote> and inserting <quote>purposes</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46E2A455E625429DB594AB2C25A9D860"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a), and would
represent a balanced and equitable distribution of grant funds, as specified in
subsection (e)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE57B2D4E6B24BCC9300660E68C3D910"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>Such
section 101 is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAECCE2C710004F7290309E9155DA1E83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (i), (j), (k), and (n),
respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDEB026FBCDB4B2A9BD54A77E9F89EC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (f) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20E68B90EF474DDFBEA5D3211AE1C3BF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4CCD4E8923A149D68FFD779E69579C82"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In
using grant funds provided under this section, the State receiving the grant
shall give a preference to marketing proposals that—</text>
<paragraph id="HC32309FD3A0145F4B88424AEA82C3406"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demonstrate
ability to have direct positive impact on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0B962571B7A042E1BC7DB6FF2E012EB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>farm profitability
and sustainability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B01FBA7E548411796B078931872AE0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improved
distribution capacity for locally or regionally produced foods; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A2486A90BC84DB785C21AF338820E78"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increased domestic
consumption and affordability of edible specialty crops, particularly in
low-income communities; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B6C29F8FB9F436CAF797CC91B353F6B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in which final
products are marketed so that the total distance that products are transported
for final sale is less than 250 miles from the origin of the
products.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H51154398B1C84C1F94DDA8E04BEE92A0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>Such
section 101 is further amended by inserting after subsection (g), as added by
subsection (e) of this section, the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3869107B3AE4D8AB1AEB19EE5A1977C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8FB14F81821B470F8D3CE7AAC1D9F698"><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="H7F44EB0D1A7D4FB3A346A4F8CD6172E0"><enum>(g)</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="H4C13F18AA67F4D379AABEEC804BC4A5F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF3BC373DD92E48E0805D424C513DC680"><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><subsection id="H58D02221C6724DC6BE29B02B790E9736"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Other use of
funds</header><text>Such section 101 is further amended by inserting after
subsection (l), as added by subsection (g) of this section, the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEFE49EA35D34CFBA2F7BE743F6A06CD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H171F4FCC8CA84633B2E7E9BC5A7D7021"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Other use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="H657444B3BDE64EFDB44C856D2CB74F38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National
research and evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of
the funds made available under subsection (n), the Secretary shall use not less
than $5,000,000 for a nationally-coordinated and regionally-balanced research
and evaluation effort on the redevelopment of locally or regionally produced
food systems conducted through a consortium of land grant universities, in
partnership with non-governmental organizations engaged in work on locally or
regionally produced food systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5A5118FE92E4148B2400AD06EC29388"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Locally or
regionally produced food system development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available under
subsection (n), the Secretary shall use $30,000,000 during each fiscal year for
locally or regionally produced food system specialty crop development,
including development or enhancement of State and regional local food marketing
programs, local and regional food enterprise development, farmer-to-consumer
direct marketing, direct-to-store and direct-to-institution marketing, regional
supply chains, regional food hubs, new farmer development, and State food
policy
councils.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H0B6BEB82641242CA8CD75CBCC846130C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Subsection
(n) of such section 101, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1) of this section,
is amended by striking <quote>shall make grants</quote> and all that follows
and inserting <quote>shall use $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013
through 2017 to carry out this section.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1BF97565F3FF4F6DBF9361E91CD93C7D"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on
October 1, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9F21F335C37B4171A0F80150084822F6"><enum>7002.</enum><header>National
organic certification cost-share program</header>
<subsection id="H98B9DDA340404367843F64ED838D910B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reauthorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10606 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H206E58FC6FDD4D55AED89817AB480563"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>Of the funds</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>until expended, to</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary of
Agriculture (acting through the Agricultural Marketing Service) shall</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC4DD0630C1242EF9D0B23C0BB2B688B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2), by striking <quote>$750</quote> and inserting
<quote>$1,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD0D54214EDE841E5880F71FD2816BEEC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC2803A4BDE954A869A17BC4DCA1AECC8"><enum>7003.</enum><header>Availability
of organic certification cost share assistance and risk management education
and community outreach partnership assistance under the Federal Crop Insurance
Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section
524 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE752E6EA5A4D49CAB23D8B7049F2FFD3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1766050800664B37AAFF5199E5E6FD79"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Organic
certification cost share assistance and risk management education and community
outreach partnership assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H7648EC8AF051454B9FB880A9DC3590A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Provision of
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall provide organic certification cost share assistance and risk management
education and community outreach partnership assistance asa provided in
paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD7E2738976A4216B05D7EE296C59DE6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of Commodity
Credit Corporation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary shall carry out this subsection through the Commodity Credit
Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F62CB51B5594041B3F62B8E7030D031"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (4), the Commodity
Credit Corporation shall make available to carry out this subsection not less
than $10,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81A8673EDD4349BAB4E036B17467D1B1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Distribution of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount made
available under paragraph (3) for a fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1615E74859164FB3A3635529118ADC9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">70 percent shall be used to provide organic
certification cost share assistance pursuant to section 10606 of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1524); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84211BD3410E48FEBA874C56473CF37F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">30 percent shall be used to conduct
activities to support risk management education and community outreach
partnerships pursuant to section
522(d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3253946BD6314779928BA5409399A9F2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7004.</enum><header>Local Marketing
Promotion Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of
the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H660A9406B4C041A68FDED39FF5D8F8C4" style="OLC">
<section id="H7C459542C64C4C13AA874B5E9260CAD8"><enum>6.</enum><header>Local Marketing
Promotion Program</header>
<subsection id="H0A946CAF2D9E47B59D4E79C1E8654D2D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a program, to
be known as the <quote>Local Marketing Promotion Program</quote> (referred to
in this section as the <quote>Program</quote>), to make grants to eligible
entities for projects to establish, expand, and promote direct
producer-to-consumer marketing, including farmers’ markets, and other local and
regional food markets.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3E4295554379405AB31A61AB6C1703E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
Purposes</header>
<paragraph id="H2F8338D40BD24923BE84B7F29C804CE4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the
Program are to increase domestic consumption of and access to locally and
regionally produced agricultural products by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H24444466385147B4B62548B84CA20086"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving and
expanding or assisting in the improvement and expansion of—</text>
<clause id="H45631703D88F4707B052D4DF2D7FDE86"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">domestic farmers’ markets, farm and
roadside stands, community-supported agriculture and community-supported
fishery programs, agritourism activities, green carts, route vendors, buying
clubs, and other direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7D1B9EB78E894DDAA87359BD0594A5C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>local and
regional food markets that are not direct farmer-to-consumer markets, but that
may include the scaling up of such direct markets, including processing,
distributing, aggregating, storing, and marketing;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DF488DC9C1E47EA99FA14BF996C19BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing or
aiding in the development of—</text>
<clause id="HEA36DCDD1FEB4F9D8D2A471AFB6A900D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>new farmers'
markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture and
community-supported fishery programs, agritourism activities, and other direct
producer-to-consumer marketing opportunities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD07553156BB84254A56F67A53D53C4B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local and regional food markets that are
not direct farmer-to-consumer markets, but that may include the scaling up of
such direct markets, including processing, distributing, aggregating, storing,
and marketing.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF840AA5C9F8D4E47B7F3DED2D8087BC7"><enum>(2)</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></subsection><subsection id="HAEFDEF669A12432F8A80336639DDEC58"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
Entities</header><text>An entity shall be eligible to receive a grant under the
Program if the entity is—</text>
<paragraph id="H51D2360C8018437B9AC8721251A509AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an agricultural or fishing cooperative or
other business entity or a producer or fisher network or association, including
community-supported agriculture or fishery networks or associations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H507312F3DCFF40BB9CD10BA5231D195B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a local
government;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D2905E14EDE49199CB852358B917473"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a nonprofit
corporation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H479A2A5625894BAF94C17DA592FCE094"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a public benefit
corporation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8DB39078AC14878914DA10D3A27D998"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an economic
development corporation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DA22D75FAF3445E9EF20BA21C8ABBF6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a regional
farmers' market authority; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9BA5BEA4F6E04E269AE97ADB6356ED36"><enum>(7)</enum><text>such other entity
as the Secretary may designate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3B4458A67A04BCBBCC61F56D3ED726A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Criteria and
Guidelines</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria and guidelines
for the submission, evaluation, and funding of proposed projects under the
Program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5F9917848FCF4EE5A02063583A1BD2A5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priorities</header>
<paragraph id="HF5A91301E3DD4D189A5887E7DE3F726A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Preference for
certain communities and operations</header><text>In providing grants under the
Program, priority shall be given to applications that include projects—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE7B61F8B78834AEAA299D437234AB5F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to benefit
underserved communities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E25F2FC4B2A45C8AC8FFFFFD9137B00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop market
opportunities for small and mid-sized farm and ranch operations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A11B3FB2D6A435AB6B7375F4878BB51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preference for
producer-only farmers’ markets</header><text>In providing grants under the
direct marketing portion of the Program, priority shall be given to
producer-only farmers’ markets.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6A4F508A5D5A4082AD33152F519EB87E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H30605B01BFBE4EA28B3F339ACCB695A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall use $30,000,000 of the funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation each fiscal year to carry out the Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A2A3F7417444B569ACF76AEDB944613"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="H2901723FFF30419B8DC48E97F5F393E1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Distribution
between purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds
made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year—</text>
<clause id="H995769DF740745008CFCCAB39DE3EA35"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent shall be used for the direct
marketing portion of the Program in subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) of
subsection (b)(1); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H00EEC92ADF5842B089BB96677A7BA12B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent shall be used for the local and
regional food portion of the Program in subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of
subsection (b)(1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD40AAD23DD724ED3B53425E18B699DED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Direct marketing
portion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of the
following, not less than 10 percent of the funds reserved for the direct
marketing portion of the Program in a fiscal year under paragraph (2)(A)(i)
shall be used—</text>
<clause id="H70C5DAFBE84B48EBA17BEACF13793F98"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support outreach, education, and
operation of the use of electronic benefits transfers for Federal nutrition
programs at farmers’ markets and other direct marketing outlets including farm
and roadside stands, community-supported agriculture and community-supported
fishery programs, green carts, route vendors and buying clubs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE0FAF3A9D67C490A8963554AF39158F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to provide
general technical assistance and organizational capacity building grants to
strengthen market development networks and otherwise enhance the outcomes of
the Program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H679679924E9A4A28AE921374C59DAD65"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Local and
regional food portion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
less than 10 percent of the funds reserved for the local and regional food
portion of the Program in a fiscal year under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall be
used to provide technical assistance grants to strengthen the ability of small
and medium-sized agricultural producers, food wholesalers and retailers,
schools, and other individuals, organizations, entities, and institutions for
processing, distributing, aggregating, storing, and marketing locally and
regionally produced agricultural products. Funds reserved under such paragraph
may be used—</text>
<clause id="H26B43A4F6B9248619F241D243B8F2E9F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out feasibility studies related to
the local and regional food portion of the Program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7F60EDCCCFB94AF4AAF03FEFBED3462A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to assist
enterprises that process, distribute, aggregate, store, and market locally and
regionally produced foods.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H30BEAE331FE44A84AB10A3908BC2305F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Interdepartmental
coordination</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall
ensure coordination between the various agencies to the maximum extent
practicable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11E7FEE0453445F38D22281CC63FBD5E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="H422F7384FA7543DDBCF691E86AD0DD76"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 10
percent of the total amount made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal
year may be used for administrative expenses.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1B11DD810144E9EA55C48D5213A1424"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Project
limitations</header><text>Funds described in paragraph (2)(B)(i)—</text>
<clause id="HCD3133C0D36D44B0A268552EAD0A85D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may not be used
for the ongoing cost of carrying out any project; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H299EAF88C45E41F4BD39C91DA7ECF0B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall only be
provided to eligible entities that demonstrate a plan to continue to provide
EBT card access at 1 or more farmers' markets or direct marketing outlets
following the receipt of the
grant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Poultry and
Livestock</header>
<section id="H18062B6874C4473E8DFB018B5940E091" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8001.</enum><header>Small and very
small meat processing plants</header>
<subsection id="H4A81B12F7B7749F88A936965DD993B9D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical
assistance and guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new title:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8B41B7D132942D3B960F4011580C15C" style="OLC">
<title id="H21BEDE5D089046C6B920AD23C3112EDB"><enum>VI</enum><header>Very small and
certain small establishments</header>
<section id="HF6D86679149F4C718F5DA1E8AB18F0EA"><enum>601.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H84820B83A3D146BF976BA1F3420C951C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HF859C514FCEF40B2A84D7261D748765E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>outreach,
education, and training to very small or certain small establishments (as
defined by the Secretary);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5962A6007554284B023EE93021C23F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grants to appropriate State agencies,
educational institutions, non-governmental organizations with appropriate
expertise, or networks or partnerships of such agencies, such institutions, and
such organizations to provide outreach, technical assistance, education, and
training to very small or certain small establishments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H907B41F5C3EE4B8BB7280B8E56E339B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>grants to
appropriate State agencies to provide outreach, technical assistance,
education, and training to very small or certain small establishments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5972F1A6B5CB4AA9BD457B7B2E0F34F1"><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="H73BEB483BECC482AB6B77AB6B15E211B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are of a quantity
sufficient to carry out the duties of the technical assistance division;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D4FC2AC9F974300926EB5D5C49CF340"><enum>(2)</enum><text>possess
appropriate qualifications and expertise relating to the duties of the
technical assistance division.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4DA8CD8A7DF540779335C8FEAD15B081"><enum>602.</enum><header>Guidance</header>
<subsection id="HBA240E0965A449BBB55B425846D6596A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Secretary, acting through the Food Safety and Inspection Service, shall issue
guidance to allow very small or certain small establishments (as defined by the
Secretary under section 601) to demonstrate compliance with required food
safety and sanitation standards upon a showing that the process controls for
food safety and sanitation are being applied.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCC790C47D4334EE0AD4A346E7CEA0B6A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
guidance issued under subsection (a) shall address process controls,
appropriate for the size and scale of a facility, for—</text>
<paragraph id="H2197BF154D0942B1A442EE291CAD56A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>slaughter and
processing facilities that conduct Federal inspections, State inspections, or
custom slaughter or processing at the facility;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6863B8F4B2C94E2DA0A14091E0EE6633"><enum>(2)</enum><text>leased slaughter
and processing facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60EDDE35EF6243FBB8A1AF6C3587F8E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>on-farm slaughter
and processing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H15424619A6F14AF6A103C3B49FE85891"><enum>(4)</enum><text>mobile slaughter
and processing facilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H680C6E261D6941C3B6CE07E0B99E0136"><enum>(5)</enum><text>other facilities
or circumstances determined by the stakeholders group referred to in subsection
(c) to be relevant to very small or certain small establishments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6795B25E5DF64C9DAE6384E8DD4AD0DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Stakeholder
Group</header>
<paragraph id="H7E5FE49778AC4FDC8CBBFEB55922758B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this section, the Secretary shall convene a stakeholders group with expertise
on small scale processing facilities, including mobile processing facilities,
to prepare proposed guidance on process controls for food safety and sanitation
for very small or certain small establishments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6655633BAA66497EA15B8B54C55C4131"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
stakeholders group convened under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD9BA87F14E4D4B78BEF4C6AB5A342FDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>small scale
growers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5E3CE82B41D4AA0A51FD738FDE0E1C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operators of small
scale slaughtering and processing facilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA78AFA188F75481183BF6458E1B3D41A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>representatives
from appropriate Federal and State agencies, educational institutions,
non-governmental organizations with appropriate expertise, or networks or
partnerships of such agencies, such institutions, and such
organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H692D4D8D7EBE40BE84131B0F171BCFFD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2017 to carry out this title and section 32 of the Poultry
Products Inspection
Act.</text>
</subsection></section>.
(b)Section 501 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 683) is amended—
(1)in subsection
(b)(3)(B)(ii), by striking subsection (j)
and inserting
subsection (i)
;
(2)in subsection (e)(1), by striking
subsection (j)
and inserting subsection
(i)
;
(3)by striking
subsection (f); and
(4)by redesignating
subsections (g) through (j) as subsections (f) through (i),
respectively.
8002.Small and very
small poultry processing plantsThe Poultry Products Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
32.Technical
assistance and guidance
(a)
(1)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—
(A)outreach,
education, and training to very small or certain small establishments (as
defined by the Secretary);
(B)grants to appropriate State agencies,
educational institutions, non-governmental organizations with appropriate
expertise, or networks or partnerships of such agencies, such institutions, and
such organizations to provide outreach, technical assistance, education, and
training to very small or certain small establishments; and
(C)grants to
appropriate State agencies to provide outreach, technical assistance,
education, and training to very small or certain small establishments.
(2)The
technical assistance division shall be comprised of individuals that, as
determined by the Secretary—
(A)are of a quantity
sufficient to carry out the duties of the technical assistance division;
and
(B)possess
appropriate qualifications and expertise relating to the duties of the
technical assistance division.
(b)
(1)Not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Secretary, acting through the Food Safety and Inspection Service, shall issue
guidance to allow very small or certain small establishments (as defined by the
Secretary under subsection (a)) to demonstrate compliance with required food
safety and sanitation standards upon a showing that the process controls for
food safety and sanitation are being applied.
(2)The
guidance issued under paragraph (1) shall address process controls, appropriate
for the size and scale of a facility, for—
(A)slaughter and
processing facilities that conduct Federal inspections, State inspections, or
custom slaughter or processing at the facility;
(B)leased slaughter
and processing facilities;
(C)on-farm slaughter
and processing;
(D)mobile slaughter
and processing facilities; and
(E)other facilities
or circumstances determined by the stakeholders group referred to in paragraph
(3) to be relevant to very small or certain small establishments.
(3)
(A)Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this section, the Secretary shall convene a stakeholders group with expertise
on small scale processing facilities, including mobile processing facilities,
to prepare proposed guidance on process controls for food safety and sanitation
for very small or certain small establishments.
(B)The
stakeholders group convened under subparagraph (A) shall include—
(i)small scale
growers;
(ii)operators of
small scale slaughtering and processing facilities; and
(iii)representatives
from appropriate Federal and State agencies, educational institutions,
non-governmental organizations with appropriate expertise, or networks or
partnerships of such agencies, such institutions, and such
organizations.
(c)Authorization of
appropriationsThe
authorization of appropriations for this section appears in section 602 of the
Federal Meat Inspection
Act.
.
8003.Searchable
database of electronically submitted meat and poultry labels
(a)Electronic
option for submissionNot
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall promulgate regulations under section 7 of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 607) and section 8 of the Poultry Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 457) to establish an electronic option for submitting meat and
poultry labels for preapproval.
(b)Searchable
database of electronically submitted labelsNot later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a publicly
accessible searchable database of electronically submitted meat and poultry
labels.
8004.Meat and
poultry processing report
(a)Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the
stakeholders group referred to in section 602(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (as added by section 8001 of this Act) and the stakeholders group referred
to in section 32(b)(3) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (as added by
section 8002 of this Act), shall submit to Congress a report on steps that can
be taken to better meet the needs of very small and certain small
establishments (as defined by the Secretary under section 601 of the Federal
Meat Inspection Act (as added by such section 8001) or section 32(a) of the
Poultry Products Inspection Act (as added by such section 8002)), including any
recommended changes to statutory and regulatory provisions of law.
(b)The
report required under paragraph (1) shall include a proposal to allow
participating States to enter into memoranda of understanding with
non-participating States to allow covered products produced in a participating
State to be sold in a non-participating State.
(c)In
this section:
(1)The term covered products means a meat or
poultry product inspected in accordance with the covered programs.
(2)The term covered programs means the
cooperative meat and poultry inspection programs of the Food Safety and
Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture.
(3)The term non-participating State means a State
that does not participate in the covered programs.
(4)The term
participating State means a State that participates in the covered
programs.
<enum>IX</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="H1E214C92D67C439DBF5E3C5548E964B9"><enum>9001.</enum><header>National food
safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 405 of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C.
7625) is amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7573FA6DC2494001A6AB44D263E9FE70" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAF33ADB70B2E460C8AD0DAC2B183B8B7"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H6E64A1179DB14037B87EAB93D8ABD785"><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 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2017.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD603673FE9ED4C47B4CA79AA55AB854E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
funding</header><text>In addition to funds made available under paragraph (1),
for the purposes of making grants under this section, there are authorized to
be appropriated such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2011
through
2017.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id0B662CFB964F41CCBA5D10E88C9D71AD"><enum>9002.</enum><header>Budgetary
effects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The budgetary effects
of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
<quote>Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation</quote> for this Act, submitted
for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget
Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on
passage.</text>
</section>