1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Fresh Regional Eating for
Schools and Health Act of 2011
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Increasing access to healthy food for
families
Sec. 101. Supplemental nutrition assistance
program.
Sec. 102. Smartphone and tablet technology; qualified online
retailers.
Sec. 103. Local foods.
Sec. 104. Alternative forms of training for retail stores to
provide supplemental foods under WIC program.
TITLE II—Increasing access to credit for small and new
farmers
Sec. 201. Loans for agricultural producers.
<enum>I</enum><header>Increasing access
to healthy food for families</header>
<section id="idB8103760165446A3B93361920EE93FAF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Supplemental
nutrition assistance program</header>
<subsection id="id3D3741E2E1F4468782D9A3C47186F798"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nutritional
value of food</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
17(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008</act-name> (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1B8BDD98E542447189D368753B561570"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subclause
(III), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAFB02D6995D74A90BC84FD06D0372DCA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subclause
(IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id14CDA003E9F54F82A162DA09F7C53E8F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subclause id="id5D676351580C4945A1D236C53A758174"><enum>(V)</enum><text>provide a
reasonable expectation that the nutritional value of food purchased with
supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits will increase or will assist
supplemental nutrition assistance program beneficiaries in meeting Federal
nutrition guidelines, on the conditions that—</text>
<item id="id05E8B99D2548483D8EA634A24873AE4F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in
order to promote the development of innovative locally developed projects that
appeal to agricultural producers, supplemental nutrition assistance program
beneficiaries, anti-hunger advocates, and public health groups, a State that
applies for waivers under this subclause shall solicit substantial public input
for a period of not less than 90 days; and</text>
</item><item id="id078016A54B6C42698B74B211DD5844CC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a
waiver under this subclause shall not reduce the eligibility for, or amount of,
benefits available to recipients under this
Act.</text>
</item></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id33D3AE04E9D544C485203F832757D804"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header><text>Section 4 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2013) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idAF7F7EA7FC934DDFAF43856A96552EF3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting
Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="idC7AF8CFF87424D13A459F86F7C2F59B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Retail food
store</header><text>Not later than March 31 of each year, the owner of any 1 or
more retail food store that has annual gross sales in excess of $1,000,000
resulting from the sale of food in exchange for any benefits under the
supplemental nutrition assistance program shall prepare and submit to the
Secretary a report listing any food purchased by any individual with any
benefits under the supplemental nutrition program during the previous calendar
year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBECA0459D3B459F91E8DB0CF5885EC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date on which the report described in paragraph
(1) is submitted, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report
compiling the data listed in any report submitted under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id05DA4441D525403F95B627B577DCB2D1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Smartphone and
tablet technology; qualified online retailers</header>
<subsection id="id8D9A215E285E4620A62DD0A2BDA165AD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Smartphone and
tablet technology</header>
<paragraph id="id48E5E3C2BD3E4600AE8D84F2B7A53206"><enum>(1)</enum><header>SNAP</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD092A1BF0EF74C81A340572F18AB0B77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
the second paragraph (12) (relating to interchange fees) as paragraph (13);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDEBA8D092E6D405684BA01A1EA9AA90C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="id3AF20D39D60D4846821B6534A4FCA384"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Smartphone and
tablet technology</header>
<subparagraph id="idFB1B948436D04C16BBAF79C299D38A69"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, the Secretary, in consultation with organizations representing
the electronics payments industry, shall issue recommendations to States on the
use and implementation of smartphone and tablet technology for acceptance of
electronic benefit transfers under the supplemental nutrition assistance
program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id460B61D887CF408299D4FF7EC8C312FE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of issuance of recommendations under
subparagraph (A) or as of the date of the next electronic benefit transfer
contract renewal of the State, as a condition of participation in the program,
each State shall ensure that the prime contractors of the State responsible for
electronic benefit transfer services and training shall make such modifications
as are necessary to implement smartphone and tablet technology for acceptance
of electronic benefit transfers under the supplemental nutrition assistance
program in that
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFBBB8577E447402D8FD29832FAC4C17D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>WIC</header><text>Section
17(h)(12) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(12)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="id28404E7C4DB3470F841728368C63FE36"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Smartphone and
tablet technology</header>
<clause id="id35BC216DCBBF49E7875232FAAA2062A7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this subparagraph, the Secretary shall issue recommendations to State agencies
on the use and implementation of smartphone and tablet technology for
acceptance of electronic benefit transfers under the program.</text>
</clause><clause id="idB72A6CAEAE7B4736906904CED9541FAA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of issuance of recommendations under clause
(i), as a condition of participation in the program, each State agency shall
ensure that the prime contractors of the State responsible for electronic
benefit transfer services and training shall make such modifications as are
necessary to implement smartphone and tablet technology for acceptance of
electronic benefit transfers under the program in that
State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA36BA58CB29C4021967A640F1ECEEA80"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
online retailers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(p)
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(p)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id023B58191AB547E0B4479072136C6C30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3812FFC66657413DB24231A70A952D7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0FD1B813D70845DAA697BF4F8EC29FED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idEA757A485A1E43A19DB81B1D7BF78A50"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an online food
retailer that meets the requirements described in paragraph (1), except that
benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program may not be used to
pay for any delivery fees from the online food
retailer.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE2250C571CB7482B83C0DDA3B950BAD8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Local
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>
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<subsection id="id9D4486E6BA82487A9903FD64E4485F10"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Local
foods</header>
<paragraph id="id62C303824EB843BDA99BBC88642D05E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or
other law, of the funds made available to the Secretary during a fiscal year
for direct expenditure by the Secretary for agricultural commodities and other
foods to be distributed under this Act and the <act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child Nutrition Act of 1966</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 1771 et
seq.) (other than funds made available under section 10603 of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4) or section 4404 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 612c–5)), the Secretary shall
make available 50 percent of those funds each fiscal year to schools and school
food authorities participating in the food service programs under this Act and
the <act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child Nutrition Act of 1966</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) to purchase directly local foods for use in the food
service programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE7196F6371D444F9DA250DCF47FC23C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Impact on
specialty crops</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the requirement
under paragraph (1) is negatively impacting the purchase of specialty crops for
distribution under this Act and the <act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child
Nutrition Act of 1966</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), the Secretary may
require that schools and school food authorities, as a condition on the receipt
of funds under paragraph (1), use the funds to purchase local specialty
crops.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id3A1D1C2B9C2648F6B1EBCAF5A3E420F3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Alternative forms of
training for retail stores to provide supplemental foods under WIC
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17(f)(1)(C) of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(1)(C)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idF1D4B7BAE63C4F5A9E176ABC3D5A9A52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (x), by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id54DFD2315F43430492ABBB8680999191"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (xi) as clause (xii); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAE0DB335B7084D00BE9E7D41E24A3B8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (x) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27192E2D928D4A658C66BAD41D9785A0" style="OLC">
<clause id="id4210EEEB47104FA0AB1675D7884505DB" indent="up2"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>a plan to allow retail stores to
receive alternate forms of training (including through videoconferencing) from
the State agency to obtain authorization to provide supplemental foods under
the program;
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Increasing
access to credit for small and new farmers</header>
<section id="idE3DBE62115DA490283497EC3F7B774EC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Loans for
agricultural producers</header>
<subsection id="id5E164C16C90C4D7196B41B8E9AEC67EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Direct farm
ownership loans</header><text>Section 302(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id99FCE6C2AF9444B5AACA373A4B083299"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or has obtained a baccalaureate
degree related to farm management (including horticulture and agricultural
business management)</quote> after <quote>not less than 3 years</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD6081F38BEA84A8BAFE0B2E58053B583"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="idB5385AB1C4084C81BA0DA9A159A0ECA9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Suspension of
limitation on period for which borrowers are eligible for direct farm ownership
loans</header><text>Beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph,
subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) and subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph
(3) shall have no force or
effect.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCEF5AB7364824170B4C42725CA74C6C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility of
food banks and other nonprofit hunger assistance organizations for operating
loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 311(a) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(a)) is amended by
striking <quote>and limited liability companies</quote> each place it appears
and inserting <quote>limited liability companies, and food banks and other
nonprofit hunger assistance organizations</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1A26A7BEC8F44CEF95A3168092933505"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Suspension of
limitation on period for which borrowers are eligible for direct operating
loans; microloan program</header><text>Section 311(c) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idA40904B3EDCB4F45B5DC9AC8F098860C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and (4)</quote>
and inserting <quote>through (5)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA73582E483D9410AA105F278DAD0F890"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC081F68FF8248E38697C1BEEDB93CE5" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C2EA53B477D488DB3DEB6EAD62AE070"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suspension of limitation on period for
which borrowers are eligible for direct operating loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of this
paragraph, subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall have no force or
effect.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFD4B2C548CEB44148E589ECEA839BCFB"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Microloan
program</header>
<subparagraph id="id32DDF05C89484BCD9611B6D3892F6E8E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish a microloan program within the
operating loan program established under this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA5F2FC2171FD43CEB7A6CA5E6B7EBF0B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Loan
amount</header><text>Each loan issued under the program shall be in an amount
of not less than $500 and not more than $5,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id459A9DF666174BB08CCC0915117F7BF0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Loan
processing</header><text>The Secretary shall process any loan application
submitted under the program not later than 30 days after the date on which the
application was submitted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2281926EDBEE43868551BAB5E8966D4F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Expediting
applications</header><text>The Secretary shall take any measure the Secretary
determines necessary to expedite any application submitted under the
program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2BE8A4AE4F944E1DAC085433192A35A8"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Paperwork
reduction</header><text>The Secretary shall take measures to reduce any
paperwork requirements for loans under the
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBE5851C946242D181971C777CA415CF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Suspension of
limitation on period for which borrowers are eligible for guaranteed
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5102 of
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1949 note; Public
Law 107–171) is amended by striking <quote>During the period beginning January
1, 2002, and ending December 31, 2010,</quote> and inserting <quote>Beginning
January 1, 2002,</quote>.</text>
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