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borrower training under section 3419 
(from which requirement the Secretary 
shall not grant a waiver under section 
3419(f)). 
‘‘(d) YOUTH LOANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b), except for citizenship and credit requirements, a 
loan may be made under this chapter to a youth who 
is a rural resident to enable the youth to operate an 
enterprise in connection with the participation in a 
youth organization, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) FULL PERSONAL LIABILITY.—A youth re-
ceiving a loan under this subsection who executes a 
promissory note for the loan shall incur full personal 
liability for the indebtedness evidenced by the note, 
in accordance with the terms of the note, free of any 
disability of minority. 
‘‘(3) COSIGNER.—The Secretary may accept the 
personal liability of a cosigner of a promissory note 
for a loan under this subsection, in addition to the 
personal liability of the youth borrower. 
‘‘(4) YOUTH ENTERPRISES NOT FARMING.—The 
operation of an enterprise by a youth under this 
subsection shall not be considered the operation of 
a farm under this subtitle. 
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‘‘(5) RELATION TO OTHER LOAN PROGRAMS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a bor-
rower becomes delinquent with respect to a youth 
loan made under this subsection, the borrower shall 
not become ineligible, as a result of the delinquency, 
to receive loans and loan guarantees from the Fed-
eral government to pay for education expenses of the 
borrower. 
‘‘(e) PILOT LOAN PROGRAM TO SUPPORT HEALTHY 
FOODS FOR THE HUNGRY.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF GLEANER.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘gleaner’ means an entity that— 
‘‘(A) collects edible, surplus food that 
would be thrown away and distributes the food 
to agencies or nonprofit organizations that feed 
the hungry; or 
‘‘(B) harvests for free distribution to the 
needy, or for donation to agencies or nonprofit 
organizations for ultimate distribution to the 
needy, an agricultural crop that has been do-
nated by the owner of the crop. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall establish, within the operating loan pro-
gram established under this chapter, a pilot program 
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under which the Secretary makes loans available to 
eligible entities to assist the entities in providing 
food to the hungry. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—In addition to any other 
person eligible under the terms and conditions of the 
operating loan program established under this chap-
ter, gleaners shall be eligible to receive loans under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(4) LOAN AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each loan issued 
under the program shall be in an amount of not 
less than $500 and not more than $5,000. 
‘‘(B) REDISTRIBUTION.—If the eligible re-
cipients in a State do not use the full allocation 
of loans that are available to eligible recipients 
in the State under this subsection, the Sec-
retary may use any unused amounts to make 
loans available to eligible entities in other 
States in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(5) LOAN PROCESSING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
process any loan application submitted under 
the program not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the application was submitted. 
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‘‘(B) EXPEDITING
APPLICATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall take any measure the Secretary 
determines necessary to expedite any applica-
tion submitted under the program. 
‘‘(6) PAPERWORK REDUCTION.—The Secretary 
shall take measures to reduce any paperwork re-
quirements for loans under the program. 
‘‘(7) PROGRAM
INTEGRITY.—The Secretary 
shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure 
the integrity of the program established under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(8) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Of funds that are 
made available to carry out this chapter, the Sec-
retary shall use to carry out this subsection a total 
amount of not more than $500,000. 
‘‘(9) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the maximum amount of funds are used to carry out 
this subsection under paragraph (8), the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Ag-
riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a 
report that describes the results of the pilot program 
and the feasibility of expanding the program. 
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