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this title, becomes final, the Administrator shall pro-
vide the proposal to the Group for review and com-
ment.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION REGARDING FOOD AID QUAL-
ITY EFFORTS.—The Administrator shall seek input 
from and consult with the Group on the implementa-
tion of section 202(h).’’. 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 205(f) of the Food for 
Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 3006. OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION. 
(a) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—Section 207(c) of 
the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
GUIDANCE’’ after ‘‘REGULATIONS’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Federal Agri-
culture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, 
the Administrator shall issue all regulations and revi-
sions to agency guidance necessary to implement the 
amendments made to this title by such Act.’’; and 
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(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and guid-
ance’’ after ‘‘develop regulations’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 207(f) of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (D); 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (E) and inserting the period; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (F); 
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘2013, and up to 
$10,000,000 of such funds for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Admin-
istrator of the Agency for International Development shall 
submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
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Forestry of the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture 
and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a re-
port describing— 
(1) the implementation of section 207(c) of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)); 
(2) the surveys, studies, monitoring, reporting, 
and audit requirements for programs conducted under 
title II of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) by an eligi-
ble organization that is a nongovernmental organiza-
tion (as such term is defined in section 402 of such 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1732)); and 
(3) the surveys, studies, monitoring, reporting, 
and audit requirements for such programs by an eli-
gible organization that is an intergovernmental orga-
nization, such as the World Food Program or other 
multilateral organization. 
SEC. 3007. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID 
TRANSPORTATION, 
DELIVERY, 
AND 
DIS-
TRIBUTION OF SHELF-STABLE PREPACKAGED 
FOODS. 
Section 208(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1726b(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
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SEC. 3008. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) IMPACT ON LOCAL FARMERS AND ECONOMY.—Sec-
tion 403(b) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The Secretary or the Administrator, as appropriate, shall 
seek information, as part of the regular proposal and sub-
mission process, from implementing agencies on the poten-
tial benefits to the local economy of sales of agricultural 
commodities within the recipient country.’’. 
(b) PREVENTION
OF PRICE DISRUPTIONS.—Section 
403(e) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(e)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reasonable 
market price’’ and inserting ‘‘fair market value’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION
ON
ASSESSMENTS.—The 
Secretary and the Administrator shall coordinate in 
assessments to carry out paragraph (1) and in the de-
velopment of approaches to be used by implementing 
agencies for determining the fair market value de-
scribed in paragraph (2).’’. 
(c) REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS.—Section 403 of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(m) REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of the Federal Agri-
culture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, and an-
nually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Con-
gress a report— 
‘‘(1) specifying the amount of funds (including 
funds for administrative costs, indirect cost recovery, 
and internal transportation, storage and handling, 
and associated distribution costs) provided to each eli-
gible organization that received assistance under this 
Act in the previous fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) describing how those funds were used by the 
eligible organization.’’. 
SEC. 3009. PREPOSITIONING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMOD-
ITIES. 
Section 407(c)(4) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736a(c)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for each such fiscal year 
not more than $10,000,000 of such funds’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
2013 not more than $10,000,000 of such funds 
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and for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 
not more than $15,000,000 of such funds’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
PREPOSITIONING 
SITES.—The Administrator may establish addi-
tional sites for prepositioning in foreign coun-
tries or change the location of current sites for 
prepositioning in foreign countries after con-
ducting, and based on the results of, assessments 
of need, the availability of appropriate tech-
nology for long-term storage, feasibility, and 
cost.’’. 
SEC. 3010. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PRO-
GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 
Section 407(f)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736a(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘AGRI-
CULTURAL TRADE’’ and inserting ‘‘FOOD AID’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and the total 
number of beneficiaries of the project and the activi-
ties carried out through such project’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
by inserting ‘‘, and the total number of bene-
ficiaries in,’’ after ‘‘commodities made available 
to’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
clause (I); 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
clause (II); and 
(D) by inserting after subclause (II) the fol-
lowing new subclause: 
‘‘(III) the McGovern-Dole Inter-
national Food for Education and Child 
Nutrition Program established by sec-
tion 3107 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 1736o-1);’’. 
SEC. 3011. DEADLINE FOR AGREEMENTS TO FINANCE SALES 
OR TO PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE. 
Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736b) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 3012. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
412(a)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(a)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal 
year 
thereafter, 
$2,500,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
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‘‘$2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 
and $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018’’. 
(b) MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE.—Paragraph (1) of section 412(e) of the Food for 
Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) FUNDS AND COMMODITIES.—For each of fis-
cal years 2014 through 2018, of the amounts made 
available to carry out emergency and nonemergency 
food assistance programs under title II, not less than 
$400,000,000 shall be expended for nonemergency food 
assistance programs under such title.’’. 
SEC. 3013. MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) ELIMINATION
OF
OBSOLETE
REFERENCE
TO 
STUDY.—Section 415(a)(2)(B) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1736g–2(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘, using 
recommendations’’ and all that follows through ‘‘quality en-
hancements’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736g–2(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 3014. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM-
ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM. 
Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737) 
is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013, and not less than the greater of $15,000,000 
or 0.5 percent of the amounts made available for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act 
of 1978 
SEC. 3101. FUNDING FOR EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 211(b) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
(7 U.S.C. 5641(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 3102. FUNDING FOR MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM. 
Section 211(c)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 3103. FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR 
PROGRAM. 
Section 703(a) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
(7 U.S.C. 5723(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
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Subtitle C—Other Agricultural 
Trade Laws 
SEC. 3201. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985. 
(a) EXTENSION.—The Food for Progress Act of 1985 
(7 U.S.C. 1736o) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’; 
(3) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(4) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF COMPLETED PROJECT.—Subsection (f) 
of the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) is 
amended by striking paragraph (6). 
SEC. 3202. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST. 
Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2012’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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SEC. 3203. PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO 
EMERGING MARKETS. 
(a) DIRECT CREDITS OR EXPORT CREDIT GUARAN-
TEES.—Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 7 U.S.C. 
5622 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT
OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS.— 
Section 1542(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 
7 U.S.C. 5622 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 3204. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR 
EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 3107(l)(2) of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
1736o–1(l)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2018’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 3107(d) of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
1736o–1(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘to’’ in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1). 
SEC. 3205. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 3205(b) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680(b)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘related barriers to trade’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘technical barriers to trade’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 3205(e)(2) of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
5680(e)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C); and 
(2) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and 
inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 3206. GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST. 
Section 3202(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 22 U.S.C. 2220a note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
2008 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 3207. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FOR-
EIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of the Department of Ag-
riculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by insert-
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ing after section 225 (7 U.S.C. 6931) the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 225A. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FOR-
EIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to 
establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary 
of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services. 
‘‘(b) CONFIRMATION REQUIRED.—If the Secretary es-
tablishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Foreign Agricultural Services under subsection (a), the 
Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS OF UNDER SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(1) PRINCIPAL
FUNCTIONS.—Upon establish-
ment, the Secretary shall delegate to the Under Sec-
retary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Serv-
ices those functions under the jurisdiction of the De-
partment that are related to foreign agricultural serv-
ices. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.—The Under Sec-
retary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Serv-
ices shall perform such other functions as may be re-
quired by law or prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) SUCCESSION.—Any official who is serving as 
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agri-
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cultural Services on the date of the enactment of this section 
and who was appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, shall not be required to 
be reappointed under subsection (b) or section 225(b) to the 
successor position authorized under subsection (a) or section 
225(a) if the Secretary establishes the position, and the offi-
cial occupies the new position, with 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section (or such later date set by 
the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 225 of the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6931) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture 
for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Farm Services’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘and foreign 
agricultural’’. 
(c) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Section 296(b) of the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) the authority of the Secretary to establish in 
the Department the position of Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services in ac-
cordance with section 225A;’’. 
TITLE IV—NUTRITION 
Subtitle A—Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program 
SEC. 4001. PREVENTING PAYMENT OF CASH TO RECIPIENTS 
OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 
BENEFITS FOR THE RETURN OF EMPTY BOT-
TLES AND CANS USED TO CONTAIN FOOD 
PURCHASED 
WITH 
BENEFITS 
PROVIDED 
UNDER THE PROGRAM. 
Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and hot foods’’ and inserting 
‘‘hot foods’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘and any 
deposit fee in excess of amount of the State fee reim-
bursement (if any) required to purchase any food or 
food product contained in a returnable bottle or can, 
regardless of whether such fee is included in the shelf 
price posted for such food or food product,’’. 
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SEC. 4002. RETAILERS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF RETAIL FOOD STORE.—Section 
3(p)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2012(p)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘at least 2’’ and in-
serting ‘‘at least 3’’. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE BENEFIT DELIVERY.—Section 7(f) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(f)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) IMPOSITION OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require 
participating retailers (including restaurants 
participating in a State option restaurant pro-
gram intended to serve the elderly, disabled, and 
homeless) to pay 100 percent of the costs of ac-
quiring, and arrange for the implementation of, 
electronic benefit transfer point-of-sale equipment 
and supplies. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary may ex-
empt from subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) farmers’ markets and other direct- 
to-consumer 
markets, 
military 
com-
missaries, nonprofit food buying coopera-
tives, and establishments, organizations, 
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programs, or group living arrangements de-
scribed in paragraphs (5), (7), and (8) of 
section 3(k); and 
‘‘(ii) establishments described in para-
graphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k), 
other than restaurants participating in a 
State option restaurant program.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF MANUAL VOUCHERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on 
the effective date of this paragraph, except as 
provided in subparagraph (B), no State shall 
issue manual vouchers to a household that re-
ceives supplemental nutrition assistance under 
this Act or allow retailers to accept manual 
vouchers as payment, unless the Secretary deter-
mines that the manual vouchers are necessary, 
such as in the event of an electronic benefit 
transfer system failure or a disaster situation. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary may ex-
empt categories of retailers or individual retail-
ers from subparagraph (A) based on criteria es-
tablished by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) UNIQUE
IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER
RE-
QUIRED.—In an effort to enhance the antifraud pro-
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tections of the program, the Secretary shall require all 
parties providing electronic benefit transfer services to 
provide for and maintain a unique business identi-
fication and a unique terminal identification number 
information through the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program electronic benefit transfer trans-
action routing system. In developing the regulations 
implementing this paragraph, the Secretary shall con-
sider existing commercial practices for other point-of- 
sale debit transactions. The Secretary shall issue pro-
posed regulations implementing this paragraph not 
earlier than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph.’’. 
(c) 
ELECTRONIC
BENEFIT
TRANSFERS.—Section 
7(h)(3)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2016(h)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘is operational—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) in the case of other par-
ticipating stores,’’ and inserting ‘‘is operational’’. 
(d) APPROVAL OF RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WHOLE-
SALE FOOD CONCERNS.—Section 9 of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended— 
(1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a)(1) by 
striking ‘‘; and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘; (C) whether the 
applicant is located in an area with significantly 
limited access to food; and (D)’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) EBT SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—An approved re-
tail food store shall provide adequate EBT service as de-
scribed in section 7(h)(3)(B).’’. 
SEC. 4003. ENHANCING SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND DIS-
ABLED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) ENHANCING SERVICES
TO ELDERLY
AND DIS-
ABLED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—Section 3(p) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(p)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) a governmental or private nonprofit food 
purchasing and delivery service that— 
‘‘(A) purchases food for, and delivers such 
food to, individuals who are— 
‘‘(i) unable to shop for food; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) not less than 60 years of age; 
or 
‘‘(II) physically or mentally handi-
capped or otherwise disabled; 
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‘‘(B) clearly notifies the participating 
household at the time such household places a 
food order— 
‘‘(i) of any delivery fee associated with 
the food purchase and delivery provided to 
such household by such service; and 
‘‘(ii) that a delivery fee cannot be paid 
with benefits provided under supplemental 
nutrition assistance program; and 
‘‘(C) sells food purchased for such household 
at the price paid by such service for such food 
and without any additional cost markup.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) ISSUANCE OF RULES.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall issue regulations that— 
(A) establish criteria to identify a food pur-
chasing and delivery service referred to in sec-
tion 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 as amended by this Act, and 
(B) establish procedures to ensure that such 
service— 
(i) does not charge more for a food 
item than the price paid by the such service 
for such food item, 
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(ii) offers food delivery service at no or 
low cost to households under such Act, 
(iii) ensures that benefits provided 
under the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program are used only to purchase food, as 
defined in section 3 of such Act, 
(iv) limits the purchase of food, and 
the delivery of such food, to households eligi-
ble to receive services described in section 
3(p)(5) of such Act as so amended, 
(v) has established adequate safeguards 
against fraudulent activities, including un-
authorized use of electronic benefit cards 
issued under such Act, and 
(vi) such other requirements as the Sec-
retary deems to be appropriate. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Before the issuance of rules 
under paragraph (1) , the Secretary of Agriculture 
may not approve more than 20 food purchasing and 
delivery services referred to in section 3(p)(5) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 as amended by this 
Act, to participate as retail food stores under the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program. 
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SEC. 4004. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RES-
ERVATIONS. 
Section 4(b)(6)(F) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)(6)(F)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 4005. UPDATING PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
(1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a) by strik-
ing ‘‘households in which each member receives bene-
fits’’ and inserting ‘‘households in which each member 
receives cash assistance’’, and 
(2) in subsection (j) by striking ‘‘or who receives 
benefits under a State program’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
who receives cash assistance under a State program’’. 
SEC. 4006. EXCLUSION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA FROM EX-
CESS MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION. 
Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) 
EXCLUSION
OF
MEDICAL
MARI-
JUANA.—The Secretary shall promulgate rules to 
ensure that medical marijuana is not treated as 
a medical expense for purposes of this para-
graph.’’. 
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SEC. 4007. STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES BASED ON 
THE RECEIPT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAY-
MENTS. 
(a) STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES IN THE SUPPLE-
MENTAL
NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.—Section 
5(e)(6)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2014(e)(6)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i) by inserting ‘‘, subject to clause 
(iv)’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(2) by striking subclause (I) of clause (iv) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), if a State agency elects 
to use a standard utility allowance 
that reflects heating and cooling costs, 
the standard utility allowance shall be 
made available to households that re-
ceived a payment, or on behalf of 
which a payment was made, under the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) or 
other similar energy assistance pro-
gram, if in the current month or in the 
immediately preceding 12 months, the 
household either received such pay-
ment, or such payment was made on 
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behalf of the household, that was great-
er than $20 annually, as determined 
by the Secretary.’’; and 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2605(f)(2)(A) 
of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 
(42 U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before 
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, except that, for purposes of 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program established 
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.), such payments or allowances were greater than $20 
annually, consistent with section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of that 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)), as determined by the 
Secretary of Agriculture’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), this section and the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013, and 
shall apply with respect to certification periods that 
begin after such date. 
(2) STATE OPTION TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION 
FOR CURRENT RECIPIENTS.—A State may, at the op-
tion of the State, implement a policy that eliminates 
or reduces the effect of the amendments made by this 
section on households that received a standard utility 
allowance as of the date of enactment of this Act, for 
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not more than a 180-day period that begins on the 
date on which such amendments would otherwise 
apply to the respective household. 
SEC. 4008. ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Section 6(e)(3)(B) of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(e)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘section;’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘section, subject to the condi-
tion that the course or program of study—’’ 
‘‘(i) is part of a program of career and 
technical education (as defined in section 3 
of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)) 
that may be completed in not more than 4 
years at an institution of higher education 
(as defined in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); 
or 
‘‘(ii) is limited to remedial courses, 
basic adult education, literacy, or English 
as a second language;’’. 
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SEC. 4009. ENDING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS FOR LOTTERY OR 
GAMBLING WINNERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) INELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS DUE TO RECEIPT 
OF SUBSTANTIAL LOTTERY OR GAMBLING WINNINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any household in which a 
member receives substantial lottery or gambling 
winnings, as determined by the Secretary, shall lose 
eligibility for benefits immediately upon receipt of the 
winnings. 
‘‘(2) DURATION OF INELIGIBILITY.—A household 
described in paragraph (1) shall remain ineligible for 
participation until the household meets the allowable 
financial resources and income eligibility require-
ments under subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (k), 
(l), (m), and (n) of section 5. 
‘‘(3) AGREEMENTS.—As determined by the Sec-
retary, each State agency, to the maximum extent 
practicable, shall establish agreements with entities 
responsible for the regulation or sponsorship of gam-
ing in the State to determine whether individuals 
participating in the supplemental nutrition assist-
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ance program have received substantial lottery or 
gambling winnings.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5(a) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(a)) is 
amended in the 2d sentence by striking ‘‘sections 6(b), 
6(d)(2), and 6(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b), (d)(2), 
(g), and (r) of section 6’’. 
SEC. 4010. IMPROVING SECURITY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE. 
Section 7(h)(8) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(8)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘CARD FEE’’ and 
inserting ‘‘OF CARDS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) FEES.—A State’’; and 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (A) (as so des-
ignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 
‘‘(B) PURPOSEFUL LOSS OF CARDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to terms 
and conditions established by the Secretary 
in accordance with clause (ii), if a house-
hold makes excessive requests for replace-
ment of the electronic benefit transfer card 
of the household, the Secretary may require 
a State agency to decline to issue a replace-
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ment card to the household unless the house-
hold, upon request of the State agency, pro-
vides an explanation for the loss of the card. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The terms and 
conditions established by the Secretary shall 
provide that— 
‘‘(I) the household be given the op-
portunity to provide the requested ex-
planation and meet the requirements 
under this paragraph promptly; 
‘‘(II) after an excessive number of 
lost cards, the head of the household 
shall be required to review program 
rights and responsibilities with State 
agency personnel authorized to make 
determinations under section 5(a); and 
‘‘(III) any action taken, including 
actions required under section 6(b)(2), 
other than the withholding of the elec-
tronic benefit transfer card until an 
explanation described in subclause (I) 
is provided, shall be consistent with the 
due process protections under section 
6(b) or 11(e)(10), as appropriate. 
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‘‘(C) PROTECTING VULNERABLE PERSONS.— 
In implementing this paragraph, a State agency 
shall act to protect homeless persons, persons 
with disabilities, victims of crimes, and other 
vulnerable persons who lose electronic benefit 
transfer cards but are not intentionally commit-
ting fraud. 
‘‘(D) EFFECT
ON
ELIGIBILITY.—While a 
State may decline to issue an electronic benefits 
transfer card until a household satisfies the re-
quirements under this paragraph, nothing in 
this paragraph shall be considered a denial of, or 
limitation on, the eligibility for benefits under 
section 5.’’. 
SEC. 4011. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON ACCEPTANCE 
OF BENEFITS OF MOBILE TRANSACTIONS. 
Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(14) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS
ON
ACCEPT-
ANCE OF BENEFITS OF MOBILE TRANSACTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
pilot the use of mobile technologies determined by 
the Secretary to be appropriate to test the feasi-
bility and implications for program integrity, by 
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allowing retail food stores, farmers markets, and 
other direct producer-to-consumer marketing out-
lets to accept benefits from recipients of supple-
mental nutrition assistance through mobile 
transactions. 
‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.—To be 
eligible to participate in a demonstration project 
under subsection (a), a retail food store, farmers 
market, or other direct producer-to-consumer 
marketing outlet shall submit to the Secretary 
for approval a plan that includes— 
‘‘(i) a description of the technology; 
‘‘(ii) the manner by which the retail 
food store, farmers market or other direct 
producer-to-consumer marketing outlet will 
provide proof of the transaction to house-
holds; 
‘‘(iii) the provision of data to the Sec-
retary, consistent with requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary, in a manner that 
allows the Secretary to evaluate the impact 
of the demonstration on participant access, 
ease of use, and program integrity; and 
‘‘(iv) such other criteria as the Sec-
retary may require. 
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‘‘(C) DATE
OF
COMPLETION.—The dem-
onstration projects under this paragraph shall be 
completed and final reports submitted to the Sec-
retary by not later than July 1, 2016. 
‘‘(D) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall submit a report to the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate that includes a finding, 
based on the data provided under subparagraph 
(C) whether or not implementation in all States 
is in the best interest of the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program.’’. 
SEC. 4012. USE OF BENEFITS FOR PURCHASE OF COMMU-
NITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE SHARE. 
Section 10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2019) is amended in the 1st sentence by inserting 
‘‘agricultural producers who market agricultural products 
directly to consumers shall be authorized to redeem benefits 
for the initial cost of the purchase of a community-sup-
ported agriculture share,’’ after ‘‘food so purchased,’’. 
SEC. 4013. RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11(e) of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (22) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (23)(C) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) if the State elects to carry out a program 
to contract with private establishments to offer meals 
at concessional prices, as described in paragraphs (3), 
(4), and (9) of section 3(k)— 
‘‘(A) the plans of the State agency for oper-
ating the program, including— 
‘‘(i) documentation of a need that eli-
gible homeless, elderly, and disabled clients 
are underserved in a particular geographic 
area; 
‘‘(ii) the manner by which the State 
agency will limit participation to only 
those private establishments that the State 
determines necessary to meet the need iden-
tified in clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) any other conditions the Sec-
retary may prescribe, such as the level of se-
curity necessary to ensure that only eligible 
recipients participate in the program; and 
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‘‘(B) a report by the State agency to the 
Secretary annually, the schedule of which shall 
be established by the Secretary, that includes— 
‘‘(i) the number of households and in-
dividual recipients authorized to partici-
pate in the program, including any infor-
mation on whether the individual recipient 
is elderly, disabled, or homeless; and 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of whether the pro-
gram is meeting an established need, as doc-
umented under subparagraph (A)(i).’’. 
(b) APPROVAL OF RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WHOLE-
SALE FOOD CONCERNS.—Section 9 of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), no 
private establishment that contracts with a State 
agency to offer meals at concessional prices as de-
scribed in paragraphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k) 
may be authorized to accept and redeem benefits un-
less the Secretary determines that the participation of 
the private establishment is required to meet a docu-
mented need in accordance with section 11(e)(24). 
‘‘(2) EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, on the day before the 
effective date of this subsection, a State has en-
tered into a contract with a private establish-
ment described in paragraph (1) and the Sec-
retary has not determined that the participation 
of the private establishment is necessary to meet 
a documented need in accordance with section 
11(e)(24), the Secretary shall allow the operation 
of the private establishment to continue without 
that determination of need for a period not to 
exceed 180 days from the date on which the Sec-
retary establishes determination criteria, by reg-
ulation, under section 11(e)(24). 
‘‘(B) JUSTIFICATION.—If the Secretary de-
termines to terminate a contract with a private 
establishment that is in effect on the effective 
date of this subsection, the Secretary shall pro-
vide justification to the State in which the pri-
vate establishment is located for that termi-
nation. 
‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 
days after September 30, 2014, and 90 days after the 
last day of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary 
shall report to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
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culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on the 
effectiveness of a program under this subsection using 
any information received from States under section 
11(e)(24) as well as any other information the Sec-
retary may have relating to the manner in which 
benefits are used.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3(k) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘subject to section 9(h)’’ after 
‘‘concessional prices’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 
4014. 
MANDATING 
STATE 
IMMIGRATION 
VERIFICATION. 
Section 11(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2020(p)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(p) STATE VERIFICATION OPTION.—In carrying out 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program, a State 
agency shall be required to use an income and eligibility, 
or an immigration status, verification system established 
under section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–7), in accordance with standards set by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
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SEC. 4015. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IM-
PROVED INTEROPERABILITY. 
(a) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION.—Section 11 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION
FOR IM-
PROVED INTEROPERABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with an interagency work group which 
shall be established by the Office of Management 
and Budget, and considering State perspectives, 
shall, by rule, designate a data exchange stand-
ard for any category of information required to 
be reported under this Act. 
‘‘(B) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS MUST BE 
NONPROPRIETARY
AND
INTEROPERABLE.—The 
data exchange standard designated under sub-
paragraph (A) shall, to the extent practicable, be 
nonproprietary and interoperable. 
‘‘(C) OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—In desig-
nating data exchange standards under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, incorporate— 
‘‘(i) interoperable standards developed 
and maintained by an international vol-
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untary consensus standards body, as defined 
by the Office of Management and Budget, 
such as the International Organization for 
Standardization; 
‘‘(ii) interoperable standards developed 
and maintained by intergovernmental part-
nerships, such as the National Information 
Exchange Model; and 
‘‘(iii) interoperable standards devel-
oped and maintained by Federal entities 
with authority over contracting and finan-
cial assistance, such as the Federal Acquisi-
tion Regulatory Council. 
‘‘(2) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR REPORT-
ING.— 
‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with an interagency work group estab-
lished by the Office of Management and Budget, 
and considering State perspectives, shall, by rule, 
designate data exchange standards to govern the 
data reporting required under this part. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The data exchange 
standards required by subparagraph (A) shall, to 
the extent practicable— 
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‘‘(i) incorporate a widely-accepted, 
nonproprietary, searchable, computer-read-
able format; 
‘‘(ii) be consistent with and implement 
applicable accounting principles; and 
‘‘(iii) be capable of being continually 
upgraded as necessary. 
‘‘(C) INCORPORATION OF NONPROPRIETARY 
STANDARDS.—In designating reporting stand-
ards under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to 
the extent practicable, incorporate existing non-
proprietary standards, such as the eXtensible 
Markup Language.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) DATA
EXCHANGE
STANDARDS.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall issue a proposed rule 
under section 11(v)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 within 12 months after the effective date of 
this section, and shall issue a final rule under such 
section after public comment, within 24 months after 
such effective date. 
(2) DATA REPORTING STANDARDS.—The report-
ing standards required under section 11(v)(2) of such 
Act shall become effective with respect to reports re-
quired in the first reporting period, after the effective 
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date of the final rule referred to in paragraph (1) of 
this subsection, for which the authority for data col-
lection and reporting is established or renewed under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
SEC. 4016. PILOT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE FEDERAL-STATE 
COOPERATION IN IDENTIFYING AND REDUC-
ING FRAUD IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRI-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2021) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) PILOT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE FEDERAL-STATE 
COOPERATION IN IDENTIFYING AND REDUCING FRAUD IN 
THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out, under such terms and conditions as determined 
by the Secretary, pilot projects to test innovative Fed-
eral-State partnerships to identify, investigate, and 
reduce retailer fraud in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program, including allowing States to op-
erate retail Food Store investigation programs. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Pilot projects shall 
be selected based on criteria the Secretary establishes, 
which shall include— 
‘‘(A) enhancing existing efforts by the Sec-
retary to reduce retailer fraud; 
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‘‘(B) requiring participant States to main-
tain their overall level of effort at addressing re-
cipient fraud, as determined by the Secretary, 
prior to participation in the pilot project; 
‘‘(C) collaborating with other law enforce-
ment authorities as necessary to carry out an ef-
fective pilot project; 
‘‘(D) commitment of the participant State 
agency to follow Federal rules and procedures 
with respect to retailer investigations; and 
‘‘(E) the extent to which a State has com-
mitted resources to recipient fraud and the rel-
ative success of those efforts. 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall evaluate the 
projects selected under this subsection to measure 
the impact of the pilot projects. 
‘‘(B) Such evaluation shall include— 
‘‘(i) each pilot project’s impact on in-
creasing the Secretary’s capacity to address 
retailer fraud; 
‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of the pilot 
projects in identifying, preventing and re-
ducing retailer fraud; and 
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‘‘(iii) the cost effectiveness of such pilot 
projects. 
‘‘(4) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 
September 30, 2017, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition 
and Forestry of the Senate, a report that includes a 
description of the results of each pilot project, includ-
ing an evaluation of the impact of the project on re-
tailer fraud and the costs associated with each pilot 
project. 
‘‘(5) FUNDING.—Any costs incurred by the State 
to operate the pilot projects in excess of the amount 
expended under this Act for retailer fraud in the re-
spective State in the previous fiscal year shall not be 
eligible for Federal reimbursement under this Act.’’. 
SEC. 4017. PROHIBITING GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED RE-
CRUITMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE COST-SHARING
AND QUALITY 
CONTROL.—Section 16(a)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)(4)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘recruitment activities’’ the following: ‘‘designed to per-
suade an individual to apply for program benefits or that 
promote the program via television, radio, or billboard ad-
vertisements’’. 
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(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS AUTHORIZED TO 
BE APPROPRIATED UNDER ACT.—Section 18 of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) BAN ON RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION ACTIVI-
TIES.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds 
authorized to be appropriated under this Act shall be used 
by the Secretary for— 
‘‘(A) recruitment activities designed to persuade 
an individual to apply for supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program benefits; 
‘‘(B) television, radio, or billboard advertise-
ments that are designed to promote supplemental nu-
trition assistance program benefits and enrollment; or 
‘‘(C) any agreements with foreign governments 
designed to promote supplemental nutrition assistance 
program benefits and enrollment. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to pro-
grammatic activities undertaken with respect to benefits 
made available in response to a natural disaster.’’. 
(c) BAN ON RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES BY ENTITIES 
THAT RECEIVE FUNDS.—Section 18 of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by adding 
at the end the following : 
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‘‘(h) BAN ON RECRUITMENT BY ENTITIES THAT RE-
CEIVE FUNDS.—The Secretary shall issue regulations that 
forbid entities that receive funds under this Act to com-
pensate any person for conducting outreach activities relat-
ing to participation in, or for recruiting individuals to 
apply to receive benefits under, the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program if the amount of such compensation 
would be based on the number of individuals who apply 
to receive such benefits.’’. 
SEC. 4018. REPEAL OF BONUS PROGRAM. 
Section 16(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2025(d)) is repealed. 
SEC. 4019. FUNDING OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$90,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘$79,000,000’’, 
and inserting ‘‘$79,000,000 for each fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 4020. MONITORING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) REPORTING MEASURES.—Section 16(h)(5) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(5)) is 
amended to read: 
‘‘(5)(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall mon-
itor the employment and training programs carried 
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out by State agencies under section 6(d)(4) and assess 
their effectiveness in— 
‘‘(i) preparing members of households par-
ticipating in the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program for employment, including the ac-
quisition of basic skills necessary for employ-
ment; and 
‘‘(ii) increasing the numbers of household 
members who obtain and retain employment sub-
sequent to their participation in such employ-
ment and training programs. 
‘‘(B) REPORTING MEASURES.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall de-
velop reporting measures that identify improvements 
in the skills, training education or work experience of 
members of households participating in the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program. Measures shall 
be based on common measures of performance for fed-
eral workforce training programs, so long as they re-
flect the challenges facing the types of members of 
households participating in the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program who participate in a specific 
employment and training component. The Secretary 
shall require that each State employment and train-
ing plan submitted under section 11(3)(19) identify 
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appropriate reporting measures for each of their pro-
posed components that serve at least 100 people. Such 
measures may include: 
‘‘(i) the percentage and number of program 
participants who received employment and 
training services and are in unsubsidized em-
ployment subsequent to the receipt of those serv-
ices; 
‘‘(ii) the percentage and number of program 
participants who obtain a recognized postsec-
ondary credential, including a registered ap-
prenticeship, or a regular secondary school di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent, while partici-
pating in or within 1 year after receiving em-
ployment and training services; 
‘‘(iii) the percentage and number of pro-
gram participants who are in an education or 
training program that is intended to lead to a 
recognized postsecondary credential, including a 
registered apprenticeship or on-the-job training 
program, a regular secondary school diploma or 
its recognized equivalent, or unsubsidized em-
ployment; 
‘‘(iv) subject to the terms and conditions set 
by the Secretary, measures developed by each 
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State agency to assess the skills acquisition of 
employment and training program participants 
that reflect the goals of their specific employment 
and training program components, which may 
include, but are not limited to— 
‘‘(I) the percentage and number of pro-
gram participants who are meeting pro-
gram requirements in each component of the 
State’s education and training program; 
and 
‘‘(II) the percentage and number of 
program participants who are gaining 
skills likely to lead to employment as meas-
ured through testing, quantitative or quali-
tative assessment or other method; and 
‘‘(v) other indicators as approved by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(C) STATE REPORT.—Each State agency shall 
annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a re-
port on the State’s employment and training program 
that includes the numbers of supplemental nutrition 
assistance program participants who have gained 
skills, training, work or experience that will increase 
their ability to obtain regular employment using 
measures identified in subparagraph (B). 
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‘‘(D) MODIFICATIONS TO THE STATE EMPLOY-
MENT AND TRAINING PLAN.—Subject to the terms and 
conditions established by the Secretary, if the Sec-
retary determines that the state agency’s performance 
with respect to employment and training outcomes is 
inadequate, the Secretary may require the State agen-
cy to make modifications to their employment and 
training plan to improve such outcomes. 
‘‘(E) PERIODIC EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to terms and 
conditions established by the Secretary, not later 
than October 1, 2016, and not less frequently 
than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall conduct a study to review existing practice 
and research to identify employment and train-
ing program components and practices that— 
‘‘(I) effectively assist members of house-
holds participating in the supplemental nu-
trition assistance program in gaining skills, 
training, work, or experience that will in-
crease their ability to obtain regular em-
ployment, and 
‘‘(II) are best integrated with statewide 
workforce development systems. 
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‘‘(ii) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall submit a report that describes the re-
sults of the study under clause (i) to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture in the House of Represent-
atives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion and Forestry in the Senate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding section 4(c) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(a)), 
the Secretary shall issue interim final regulations imple-
menting the amendment made by subsection (a) no later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
States shall include such reporting measures in their em-
ployment and training plans for the 1st fiscal year there-
after that begins no sooner than 6 months after the date 
that such regulations are published. 
SEC. 4021. COOPERATION WITH PROGRAM RESEARCH AND 
EVALUATION. 
Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2026) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) COOPERATION WITH PROGRAM RESEARCH AND 
EVALUATION.—States, State agencies, local agencies, insti-
tutions, facilities such as data consortiums, and contractors 
participating in programs authorized under this Act shall 
cooperate with officials and contractors acting on behalf of 
the Secretary in the conduct of evaluations and studies 
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under this Act and shall submit information at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary may require.’’. 
SEC. 4022. PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY AND 
INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2026), as amended by section 4021, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY AND 
INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRI-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
considers to be appropriate, pilot projects to identify 
best practices for employment and training programs 
under this Act to raise the number of work registrants 
who obtain unsubsidized employment, increase their 
earned income, and reduce their reliance on public 
assistance, including but not limited to the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Pilot projects shall 
be selected based on criteria the Secretary establishes, 
that shall include— 
‘‘(A) enhancing existing employment and 
training programs in the State; 
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‘‘(B) agreeing to participate in the evalua-
tion described in paragraph (3), including mak-
ing available data on participants’ employment 
activities and post-participation employment, 
earnings, and public benefit receipt; 
‘‘(C) collaborating with the State workforce 
board and other job training programs in the 
State and local area; 
‘‘(D) the extent to which the pilot project’s 
components can be easily replicated by other 
States or political subdivisions; and 
‘‘(E) such additional criteria that ensure 
that the pilot projects— 
‘‘(i) target a variety of populations of 
work registrants, including childless adults, 
parents, and individuals with low skills or 
limited work experience; 
‘‘(ii) are selected from a range of exist-
ing employment and training programs in-
cluding programs that provide— 
‘‘(I) section 20 workfare; 
‘‘(II) skills development for work 
registrants with limited employment 
history; 
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SEC. 7305. REPEAL OF BOVINE JOHNE’S DISEASE CONTROL 
PROGRAM. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 409 of the Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7629) is repealed. 
SEC. 7306. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 410(d) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7630(d)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section such sums as are necessary’’ 
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7307. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 
genomics’’ and inserting ‘‘genomics, and other 
methods’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘han-
dling and processing,’’ after ‘‘production effi-
ciency,’’; 
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(4) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 9003(g) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(3), is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
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