for, or participating in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program. 
‘‘(A) Adults assigned to interventions by 
the State shall— 
‘‘(i) be subject to mandatory partici-
pation in work activities specified in para-
graph (3); 
‘‘(ii) participate in work activities 
specified in paragraph (3) for a minimum 
of 20 hours per week per household; 
‘‘(iii) be a maximum age of not less 
than 50 and not more than 60, as defined 
by the State; 
‘‘(iv) be subject to penalties during a 
period of nonparticipation without good 
cause ranging from, at State option, a 
minimum of the removal of the adults from 
the household benefit amount, up to a 
maximum of the discontinuance of the en-
tire household benefit amount; and 
‘‘(v) not be penalized for nonparticipa-
tion if child care is not available for 1 or 
more children under 6 years of age. 
‘‘(B) The State shall allow certain individ-
uals to be exempt from work requirements— 
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‘‘(i) those participating in work pro-
grams under a State program funded 
under part A of title IV of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) for an 
equal or greater number of hours; 
‘‘(ii) those with 1 or more dependent 
children under 1 year of age; 
‘‘(iii) 1 adult family member per 
household who is needed in the home to 
care for a disabled family member; 
‘‘(iv) an adult who is receiving tem-
porary or permanent disability benefits 
provided by a governmental entity; and 
‘‘(v) those with a good cause reason 
for nonparticipation, such as victims of do-
mestic violence, as defined by the State. 
‘‘(5) EVALUATION AND REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(i) INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary shall provide for each State 
that enters into a cooperative agree-
ment under paragraph (2) an inde-
pendent, longitudinal evaluation of its 
pilot project under this subsection to 
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determine total program savings over 
the entire course of the pilot project 
with results reported in consecutive 
12-month increments. 
‘‘(II) PURPOSE.—The purpose of 
the evaluation is to measure the im-
pact of interventions provided by the 
State under the pilot project on the 
ability of adults in households eligible 
for, applying for, or participating in 
the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program to find and retain employ-
ment that leads to increased house-
hold income and reduced dependency. 
‘‘(III) 
REQUIREMENT.—The 
independent evaluation under sub-
clause (I) shall use valid statistical 
methods which can determine the dif-
ference between supplemental nutri-
tion assistance benefit expenditures, if 
any, as a result of the interventions as 
compared to a control group that— 
‘‘(aa) is not subject to the 
interventions provided by the 
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State under the pilot project 
under this subsection; and 
‘‘(bb) 
maintains 
services 
provided under 16(h) in the year 
prior to the start of the pilot 
project under this subsection. 
‘‘(IV) 
OPTION.—States 
shall 
have the option to evaluate pilot 
projects by matched counties or 
matched geographical areas using a 
constructed control group design to 
isolate the effects of the intervention 
of the pilot project. 
‘‘(V) DEFINITION.—Constructed 
control group means there is no ran-
dom assignment, and instead program 
participants (those subject to inter-
ventions) and non-participants (con-
trol described in subclause (III)) are 
equated using matching or statistical 
procedures on characteristics that 
may be associated with program out-
comes. 
‘‘(B) REPORTING.—Not later than 90 days 
after the end of fiscal year 2014 and of each 
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fiscal year thereafter, until the completion of 
the last evaluation under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ag-
riculture of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate, a report that includes 
a description of— 
‘‘(i) the status of each pilot project 
carried out under this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) the results of the evaluation com-
pleted during the previous fiscal year; and 
‘‘(iii) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable— 
‘‘(I) baseline information relevant 
to the stated goals and desired out-
comes of the pilot project; 
‘‘(II) the impact of the interven-
tions on appropriate employment, in-
come, and public benefit receipt out-
comes among households participating 
in the pilot project; 
‘‘(III) 
equivalent 
information 
about similar or identical measures 
for control groups; 
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‘‘(IV) the planned dissemination 
of the report findings to State agen-
cies; and 
‘‘(V) the steps and funding nec-
essary to incorporate into State em-
ployment and training programs the 
components of pilot projects that dem-
onstrate increased employment and 
earnings. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC
DISSEMINATION.—In addi-
tion to the reporting requirements under sub-
paragraph (B), evaluation results shall be 
shared broadly to inform policy makers, service 
providers, other partners, and the public in 
order to promote wide use of successful strate-
gies, including by posting evaluation results on 
the Internet website of the Department of Agri-
culture. 
‘‘(6) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) ADDITIONAL
AVAILABLE
FUNDS.— 
From amounts made available under section 
18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make available— 
‘‘(i) up to $1,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for evalua-
tions described in paragraph (5) to carry 
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out this subsection, with such amounts to 
remain available until expended; and 
‘‘(ii) amounts equal to one-half of the 
accumulated supplemental nutrition assist-
ance benefit dollars saved over each con-
secutive 12-month period according to the 
evaluation under paragraph (5) for bonus 
grants to States under paragraph (7)(B). 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(i) 
REIMBURSEMENT.—Except 
as 
provided in clause (ii)— 
‘‘(I) if, in carrying out a pilot 
project under this subsection during a 
fiscal year, a State incurs costs that 
exceed the amount allocated to the 
State agency under section 16(h)(1), 
the Secretary shall pay such State an 
amount equal to 50 percent of such 
costs; and 
‘‘(II) the Secretary shall also re-
imburse the State in an amount equal 
to 50 percent of the total amount of 
payments made or costs incurred by 
the State agency in connection with 
transportation costs and other ex-
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penses reasonably necessary and di-
rectly related to participation in a 
pilot project under this subsection, ex-
cept that the amount of the reim-
bursement for dependent care ex-
penses shall not exceed an amount 
equal to the payment made under sec-
tion 6(d)(4)(I)(i)(II) but not more 
than the applicable local market rate, 
and such reimbursement shall not be 
made out of funds allocated under 
section 16(h)(1). 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—For any fiscal 
year, the Secretary may not pay under 
clause (i) to a State an amount the exceeds 
the amount equal to the product of— 
‘‘(I) the amount of administrative 
expenses that would be reimbursable 
for such fiscal year to such State 
under clause (i) without regard to this 
clause; and 
‘‘(II) $277,000,000 (plus the 
amount carried over, if any, under 
clause (iii)), divided by the aggregate 
amount of administrative expenses 
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that would be reimbursable for such 
fiscal year to all of the States under 
clause (i) without regard to this 
clause. 
‘‘(iii) CARRYOVER.—The amount by 
which $277,000,000 exceeds the aggregate 
amount paid under clause (i) for a par-
ticular fiscal year shall remain available for 
payments under such clause for any subse-
quent fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) 
OTHER
FUNDS.—Any 
additional 
funds required by a State to carry out a pilot 
project under this subsection may be provided 
by the State from funds made available to the 
State for such purpose and in accordance with 
State and other Federal laws, including the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Section 403 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 603). 
‘‘(ii) The Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.). 
‘‘(iii) The Child Care and Develop-
ment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858 et seq.) and section 418 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618). 
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‘‘(iv) The social services block grant 
under subtitle A of title XX of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.). 
‘‘(7) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) SPECIFIC
USES.—Funds provided 
under this subsection for evaluation of pilot 
projects under paragraph (6)(A)(i) shall be 
used only for— 
‘‘(i) pilot projects that comply with 
this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) the costs incurred in gathering 
and providing information and data used 
to conduct the independent evaluation 
under paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(iii) the costs of the evaluation under 
paragraph (5). 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Funds provided for 
bonus grants to States for pilot projects under 
subparagraph (6)(A)(ii) shall be used only for— 
‘‘(i) pilot projects that comply with 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) any State purpose, not to be re-
stricted to the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program or its beneficiary popu-
lation.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 16, as amended by section 121 of 
this Act— 
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘sub-
section (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (k) and 
(h) and section 20’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A) by in-
serting ‘‘under sections 6(d)(4) and 
17(n)’’ after ‘‘programs’’; and 
(II) by striking subparagraph 
(E); 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and 
(3), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR AD-
MINISTRATIVE COSTS.—No funds may be paid under 
subsection (a) to a State agency for administrative 
costs incurred to carry out any of such programs in 
such fiscal year.’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘or 
17(n)’’ after ‘‘section 6(d)(4)’’; and 
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(iv) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec-
tively; 
(2) in section 20 by amending subsection (g) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(g) EXCLUSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMINIS-
TRATIVE COSTS.—No funds may be paid under this sec-
tion to a State agency for administrative costs incurred 
to carry out a workfare program operated under this sec-
tion.’’; and 
(3) in section 22(d)(1)(B)(ii) by striking ‘‘, (g), 
(h)(2), and (h)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (g)’’. 
SEC. 140. IMPROVED WAGE VERIFICATION USING THE NA-
TIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 11(e) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and after 
compliance with the requirement specified in para-
graph (24)’’ after ‘‘section 16(e) of this Act’’, 
(2) in paragraph (22) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(3) in paragraph (23) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(24) that the State agency shall request wage 
data directly from the National Directory of New 
Hires established under section 453(i) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(i)) relevant to deter-
mining eligibility to receive supplemental nutrition 
assistance program benefits and determining the 
correct amount of such benefits.’’. 
SEC. 141. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR INDIAN TRIBES. 
Section 4 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2013) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations to carry out this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall conduct a study to determine the feasi-
bility of a tribal demonstration project for tribes to 
administer all Federal food assistance programs, 
services, functions, and activities (or portions there-
of) of the agency. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the 
study, the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the probable effects on specific pro-
grams and program beneficiaries of such a 
demonstration project; 
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‘‘(B) statutory, regulatory, or other im-
pediments to implementation of such a dem-
onstration project; 
‘‘(C) strategies for implementing such a 
demonstration project; 
‘‘(D) probable costs or savings associated 
with such a demonstration project; 
‘‘(E) methods to assure quality and ac-
countability in such a demonstration project; 
and 
‘‘(F) such other issues that may be deter-
mined by the Secretary or developed through 
consultation with pursuant to paragraph (4). 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition and Forestry of the Senate and 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives. The report shall contain— 
‘‘(A) the results of the study under this 
subsection; 
‘‘(B) a list of programs, services, functions, 
and activities (or portions thereof) within each 
agency with respect to which it would be fea-
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sible to include in a tribal demonstration 
project; 
‘‘(C) a list of programs, services, functions, 
and activities (or portions thereof) included in 
the list provided pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
that could be included in a tribal demonstration 
project without amending a statute, or waiving 
regulations that the Secretary may not waiver; 
and 
‘‘(D) a list of legislative actions required in 
order to include those programs, services, func-
tion, and activities (or portions thereof) in-
cluded in the list provided pursuant to subpara-
graph (B) but not included in the list provided 
pursuant to subparagraph (C), in a tribal dem-
onstration project. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES.— 
The Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes to de-
termine a protocol for consultation under paragraph 
(1) prior to consultation under such paragraph with 
the other entities described in such paragraph. The 
protocol shall require, at a minimum, that— 
‘‘(A) the government-to-government rela-
tionship with Indian tribes forms the basis for 
the consultation process; 
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‘‘(B) the Indian tribes and the Secretary 
jointly conduct the consultations required by 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(C) the consultation process allows for 
separate and direct recommendations from the 
Indian tribes and other entities described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $1,000,000.’’. 
TITLE II—COMMODITY 
DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. 
Section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protec-
tion Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93– 
86) is amended in the 1st sentence by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 202. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM. 
Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protec-
tion Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93– 
86) is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) of subsection 
(a) by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘2016’’; 
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(2) in the 1st sentence of subsection (d)(2) by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided in subsection 
(m), the States shall only provide assistance under the 
commodity supplemental food program to low-income indi-
viduals aged 60 and older.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) PHASE-OUT.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, an individual who receives assistance under 
the commodity supplemental food program on the day be-
fore the effective date of this subsection shall continue to 
receive that assistance until the date on which the indi-
vidual no longer qualifies for assistance under the eligi-
bility criteria for the program in effect on the day before 
the effective date of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 203. DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES TO 
SPECIAL NUTRITION PROJECTS. 
Section 1114(a)(2)(A) of the Agriculture and Food 
Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 1431e(2)(A)) is amended in the 
1st sentence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
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SEC. 204. PROCESSING OF COMMODITIES. 
(a) Section 17 of the Commodity Distribution Reform 
Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) 
is amended by— 
(1) striking the heading and inserting ‘‘COM-
MODITY DONATIONS AND PROCESSING’’; and 
(2) adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PROCESSING.—For any program included in 
subsection (b), the Secretary may, notwithstanding any 
other provision of State or Federal law relating to the pro-
curement of goods and services— 
‘‘(1) retain title to commodities delivered to a 
processor, on behalf of a State (including a State 
distributing agency and a recipient agency), until 
such time as end products containing such commod-
ities, or similar commodities as approved by the Sec-
retary, are delivered to a State distributing agency 
or to a recipient agency; and 
‘‘(2) promulgate regulations to ensure account-
ability for commodities provided to a processor for 
processing into end products, and to facilitate proc-
essing of commodities into end products for use by 
recipient agencies. Such regulations may provide 
that— 
‘‘(A) a processor that receives commodities 
for processing into end products, or provides a 
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service with respect to such commodities or end 
products, in accordance with its agreement with 
a State distributing agency or a recipient agen-
cy, provide to the Secretary a bond or other 
means of financial assurance to protect the 
value of such commodities; and 
‘‘(B) in the event a processor fails to de-
liver to a State distributing agency or a recipi-
ent agency an end product in conformance with 
the processing agreement entered into under 
this Act, the Secretary take action with respect 
to the bond or other means of financial assur-
ance pursuant to regulations promulgated 
under this paragraph and distribute any pro-
ceeds obtained by the Secretary to one or more 
State distributing agencies and recipient agen-
cies as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 18 of the Commodity 
Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 
(7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking paragraphs 
(1) and (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘commodities’ means agricultural 
commodities and their products that are donated by 
the Secretary for use by recipient agencies. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘end product’ means a food 
product that contains processed commodities.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 3 of the Commodity Distribution Reform Act and 
WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public 
Law 100–237) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) the program established under sec-
tion 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b));’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(D) by striking ‘‘the 
Committee on Education and Labor’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 32 of 
the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c)’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(1)(D)(iii) by striking sub-
clause (II) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(II) the program established 
under section 4(b) of the Food and 
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Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2013(b));’’; and 
(4) in subsection (k) by striking ‘‘the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce’’. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 301. FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM. 
Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘SEN-
IORS’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall use to carry out and expand the farm-
ers market nutrition program $20,600,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2016. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this subsection for each of the fiscal 
years specified in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 50 percent 
of the funds made available to carry out this section 
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in any fiscal year shall be used to provide assistance 
to seniors.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘seniors’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, and 
low-income families who are determined to be at 
nutritional risk’’ after ‘‘low-income seniors’’; 
(4) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 
(5) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 
(6) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 
(7) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), 
and (f) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively; and 
(8) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) STATE GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall carry out the Program through grants and 
other assistance provided in accordance with agreements 
made with States, for implementation through State agen-
cies and local agencies, that include provisions— 
‘‘(1) for the issuance of coupons or vouchers to 
participating individuals; 
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‘‘(2) establishing an appropriate annual per-
centage limitation on the use of funds for adminis-
trative costs; and 
‘‘(3) specifying other terms and conditions as 
the Secretary deems appropriate to encourage ex-
panding the participation of small scale farmers in 
Federal nutrition programs.’’. 
SEC. 302. NUTRITION INFORMATION AND AWARENESS 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 4403 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3171 note; Public Law 107– 
171) is repealed. 
SEC. 303. FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM. 
Section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘FRESH’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fresh’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fresh’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘fresh’’. 
SEC. 304. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR PURCHASE OF 
FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER 
SPECIALTY FOOD CROPS. 
Section 10603 of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) PILOT GRANT PROGRAM FOR PURCHASE OF 
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Using amounts made avail-
able to carry out subsection (b), the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall conduct a pilot program under which 
the Secretary will give not more than five partici-
pating States the option of receiving a grant in an 
amount equal to the value of the commodities that 
the participating State would otherwise receive 
under this section for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2016. 
‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A participating 
State receiving a grant under this subsection may 
use the grant funds solely to purchase fresh fruits 
and vegetables for distribution to schools and service 
institutions in the State that participate in the food 
service programs under the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) 
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and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING STATES.— 
The Secretary shall select participating States from 
applications submitted by the States. 
‘‘(4) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) SCHOOL AND SERVICE INSTITUTION 
REQUIREMENT.—Schools and service institu-
tions in a participating State shall keep records 
of purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables 
made using the grant funds and report such 
records to the State. 
‘‘(B) STATE
REQUIREMENT.—Each par-
ticipating State shall submit to the Secretary a 
report on the success of the pilot program in 
the State, including information on— 
‘‘(i) the amount and value of each 
type of fresh fruit and vegetable purchased 
by the State; and 
‘‘(ii) the benefit provided by such pur-
chases in conducting the school food serv-
ice in the State, including meeting school 
meal requirements.’’. 
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SEC. 
305. 
ENCOURAGING 
LOCALLY 
AND 
REGIONALLY 
GROWN AND RAISED FOOD. 
(a) COMMODITY PURCHASE STREAMLINING.—The 
Secretary may permit each school food authority with a 
low annual commodity entitlement value, as determined by 
the Secretary, to elect to substitute locally and regionally 
grown and raised food for the authority’s allotment, in 
whole or in part, of commodity assistance for the school 
meal programs under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), if— 
(1) the election is requested by the school food 
authority; 
(2) the Secretary determines that the election 
will reduce State and Federal administrative costs; 
and 
(3) the election will provide the school food au-
thority with greater flexibility to purchase locally 
and regionally grown and raised foods. 
(b) 
FARM-TO-SCHOOL
DEMONSTRATION
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish 
farm-to-school demonstration programs under which 
school food authorities, agricultural producers pro-
ducing for local and regional markets, and other 
farm-to-school stakeholders will collaborate with the 
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Agriculture Marketing Service to, on a cost neutral 
basis, source food for the school meal programs 
under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) from local 
farmers and ranchers in lieu of the commodity as-
sistance provided to the school food authorities for 
the school meal programs. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each demonstration 
program carried out under this subsection 
shall— 
(i) facilitate and increase the purchase 
of unprocessed and minimally processed lo-
cally and regionally grown and raised agri-
cultural products to be served under the 
school meal programs; 
(ii) test methods to improve procure-
ment, transportation, and meal preparation 
processes for the school meal programs; 
(iii) assess whether administrative 
costs can be saved through increased 
school food authority flexibility to source 
locally and regionally produced foods for 
the school meal programs; and 
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(iv) undertake rigorous evaluation and 
share information about results of the 
demonstration program, including cost sav-
ings, with the Secretary, other school food 
authorities, agricultural producers pro-
ducing for the local and regional market, 
and the general public. 
(B) PLANS.—In order to be selected to 
carry out a demonstration program under this 
subsection, a school food authority shall submit 
to the Secretary a plan at such time and in 
such manner as the Secretary may require, and 
containing information with respect to the re-
quirements described in clauses (i) through (iv) 
of subparagraph (A). 
(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance to demonstration 
program participants to assist such participants to 
acquire bids from potential vendors in a timely and 
cost-effective manner. 
(4) LENGTH.—The Secretary shall determine 
the appropriate length of time for each demonstra-
tion program under this subsection. 
(5) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall co-
ordinate among relevant agencies of the Department 
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of Agriculture and non-governmental organizations 
with appropriate expertise to facilitate the provision 
of training and technical assistance necessary to suc-
cessfully carry out demonstration programs under 
this subsection. 
(6) NUMBER.—Subject to the availability of 
funds to carry out this subsection, the Secretary 
shall select at least 10 demonstration programs to 
be carried out under this subsection. 
(7) DIVERSITY
AND
BALANCE.—In selecting 
demonstration programs to be carried out under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, ensure— 
(A) geographical diversity; 
(B) that at least half of the demonstration 
programs are completed in collaboration with 
school food authorities with small annual com-
modity entitlements, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
(C) that at least half of the demonstration 
programs are completed in rural or tribal com-
munities; 
(D) equitable treatment of school food au-
thorities with a high percentage of students eli-
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gible for free or reduced price lunches, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
(E) that at least one of the demonstration 
programs is completed on a military installation 
as defined in section 2687(e)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 306. REVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS OF WHITE 
POTATOES. 
The Secretary shall conduct a review of the economic 
and public health benefits of white potatoes on low-income 
families who are determined to be at nutritional risk. Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall report the findings of this review 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate. 
SEC. 307. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title II of the De-
partment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6951 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 242. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
hance the authorities of the Secretary to support efforts 
to provide access to healthy food by establishing an initia-
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tive to improve access to healthy foods in underserved 
areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize 
low-income communities by providing loans and grants to 
eligible fresh, healthy food retailers to overcome the higher 
costs and initial barriers to entry in underserved areas. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL IN-
STITUTION.—The term ‘community development fi-
nancial institution’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 103 of the Community Development 
Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 
U.S.C. 4702). 
‘‘(2) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘Initiative’ means 
the Healthy Food Financing Initiative established 
under subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL
FUND
MANAGER.—The term 
‘national fund manager’ means a community devel-
opment financial institution that is— 
‘‘(A) in existence on the date of enactment 
of this section; and 
‘‘(B) certified by the Community Develop-
ment Financial Institution Fund of the Depart-
ment of Treasury to manage the Initiative for 
purposes of— 
‘‘(i) raising private capital; 
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‘‘(ii) providing financial and technical 
assistance to partnerships; and 
‘‘(iii) funding eligible projects to at-
tract fresh, healthy food retailers to under-
served areas, in accordance with this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(4) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘partnership’ 
means a regional, State, or local public-private part-
nership that— 
‘‘(A) is organized to improve access to 
fresh, healthy foods; 
‘‘(B) provides financial and technical as-
sistance to eligible projects; and 
‘‘(C) meets such other criteria as the Sec-
retary may establish. 
‘‘(5) PERISHABLE FOOD.—The term ‘perishable 
food’ means a staple food that is fresh, refrigerated, 
or frozen. 
‘‘(6) QUALITY
JOB.—The term ‘quality job’ 
means a job that provides wages and other benefits 
comparable to, or better than, similar positions in 
existing businesses of similar size in similar local 
economies. 
‘‘(7) STAPLE FOOD.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘staple food’ 
means food that is a basic dietary item. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘staple food’ 
includes— 
‘‘(i) bread; 
‘‘(ii) flour; 
‘‘(iii) fruits; 
‘‘(iv) vegetables; and 
‘‘(v) meat. 
‘‘(c) INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish an initiative to achieve the purpose described 
in subsection (a) in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out 
the Initiative, the Secretary shall provide 
funding to entities with eligible projects, as 
described in subparagraph (B), subject to 
the priorities described in subparagraph 
(C). 
‘‘(ii) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds pro-
vided to an entity pursuant to clause (i) 
shall be used— 
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‘‘(I) to create revolving loan pools 
of capital or other products to provide 
loans to finance eligible projects or 
partnerships; 
‘‘(II) to provide grants for eligi-
ble projects or partnerships; 
‘‘(III) to provide technical assist-
ance to funded projects and entities 
seeking Initiative funding; and 
‘‘(IV) to cover administrative ex-
penses of the national fund manager 
in an amount not to exceed 10 per-
cent of the Federal funds provided. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Subject to the 
approval of the Secretary, the national fund 
manager shall establish eligibility criteria for 
projects under the Initiative, which shall include 
the existence or planned execution of agree-
ments— 
‘‘(i) to expand or preserve the avail-
ability of staple foods in underserved areas 
with moderate- and low-income populations 
by maintaining or increasing the number 
of retail outlets that offer an assortment of 
perishable food and staple food items, as 
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determined by the Secretary, in those 
areas; and 
‘‘(ii) to accept benefits under the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program es-
tablished under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
‘‘(C) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out the Ini-
tiative, priority shall be given to projects that— 
‘‘(i) are located in severely distressed 
low-income communities, as defined by the 
Community Development Financial Insti-
tutions Fund of the Department of Treas-
ury; and 
‘‘(ii) include 1 or more of the fol-
lowing characteristics: 
‘‘(I) The project will create or re-
tain quality jobs for low-income resi-
dents in the community. 
‘‘(II) The project supports re-
gional food systems and locally grown 
foods, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable. 
‘‘(III) In areas served by public 
transit, the project is accessible by 
public transit. 
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‘‘(IV) 
The 
project 
involves 
women- or minority-owned businesses. 
‘‘(V) The project receives funding 
from other sources, including other 
Federal agencies. 
‘‘(VI) The project otherwise ad-
vances the purpose of this section, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $125,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of 
the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (7) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) the authority of the Secretary to establish 
and carry out the Health Food Financing Initiative 
under section 242.’’. 
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SEC. 308. REVIEW OF SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTS IN FED-
ERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS. 
The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of sole- 
source contracts in Federal nutrition programs, and the 
effect such contracts have on program participation, pro-
gram goals, nonprogram consumers, retailers, and free 
market dynamics. Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report the 
findings of this review to the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
SEC. 309. PURCHASE OF HALAL AND KOSHER FOOD FOR 
EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act 
of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7502) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(h) KOSHER AND HALAL FOOD.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall finalize and implement a plan— 
‘‘(1) to increase the purchase of Kosher and 
Halal food from food manufacturers with a Kosher 
or Halal certification to carry out the program es-
tablished under this Act if the Kosher and Halal 
food purchased is cost neutral as compared to food 
that is not from food manufacturers with a Kosher 
or Halal certification; and 
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‘‘(2) to modify the labeling of the commodities 
list used to carry out the program in a manner that 
enables Kosher and Halal food bank operators to 
identify which commodities to obtain from local food 
banks.’’. 
Æ 
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