I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2364 
To promote expanded economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers 
through local and regional markets, expand access to healthy food in 
underserved communities, provide access to locally and regionally grown 
food for schools, institutions, and consumers, and strengthen rural-urban 
linkages, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2007 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mr. KAGEN, Mrs. 
GILLIBRAND, Mr. RUSH, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. 
ALLEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote expanded economic opportunities for farmers 
and ranchers through local and regional markets, expand 
access to healthy food in underserved communities, pro-
vide access to locally and regionally grown food for 
schools, institutions, and consumers, and strengthen 
rural-urban linkages, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Local Food and Farm Support Act’’ 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Grants to support value-added agricultural products. 
Sec. 3. Healthy food enterprise development program. 
Sec. 4. Direct farmer to consumer marketing assistance program. 
Sec. 5. WIC farmer’s market nutrition program. 
Sec. 6. Senior farmers’ market nutrition program. 
Sec. 7. Community food project competitive grants. 
Sec. 8. Authorization level for farm-to-cafeteria activities. 
Sec. 9. Purchases of locally produced foods. 
Sec. 10. School preference study. 
Sec. 11. Food stamp fruit and vegetable incentive program. 
Sec. 12. Independent evaluation of Department of Agriculture commodity pur-
chase process. 
Sec. 13. Urban agriculture production program. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT VALUE-ADDED AGRICUL-
TURAL PRODUCTS. 
The Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 
U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 106–224) is amended by 
striking section 231 and inserting the following new sec-
tions: 
‘‘SEC. 231. GRANTS TO SUPPORT VALUE-ADDED AGRICUL-
TURAL PRODUCTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
VALUE-ADDED
AGRICULTURAL
PROD-
UCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘value-added 
agricultural product’ means any agricultural 
commodity or product that— 
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‘‘(i)(I) has undergone a change in 
physical state; 
‘‘(II) was produced in a manner that 
enhances the value of the agricultural com-
modity 
or 
product, 
as 
demonstrated 
through a business plan that shows the en-
hanced value, as determined by the Sec-
retary; or 
‘‘(III) is physically segregated in a 
manner that results in the enhancement of 
the value of the agricultural commodity or 
product; and 
‘‘(ii) As a result of the change in 
physical state or the manner in which the 
agricultural commodity or product was 
produced or segregated— 
‘‘(I) the customer base for the 
agricultural commodity or product has 
been expanded; and 
‘‘(II) a greater portion of the rev-
enue derived from the marketing, 
processing, or physical segregation of 
the agricultural commodity or product 
is available to the producer of the 
commodity or product. 
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‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term includes such 
farm- or ranch-based renewable energy con-
servation and generation projects as are ineli-
gible for assistance under section 9006 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 and are otherwise eligible for this pro-
gram, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) MID-TIER VALUE CHAIN.—The term ‘mid- 
tier value chain’ means supply networks that link 
independent producers with businesses and coopera-
tives that market value-added agricultural products 
in a manner that— 
‘‘(A) specifically targets and strengthens 
the profitability and competitiveness of mid- 
sized family farms, that are not larger than 
family farms, as defined in regulations pursu-
ant to section 302 of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development; 
‘‘(B) obtains agreement from the eligible 
agricultural producer group, farmer or rancher 
cooperative, or majority-controlled producer- 
based business venture engaged in the value 
chain in the method for price determination; 
and 
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‘‘(C) adheres to clear and transparent so-
cial, environmental, economic, and consumer 
standards and equitable business practices 
throughout all parts of the supply network. 
‘‘(3) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMER.—The 
term ‘socially disadvantaged farmer’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 355(e) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
2003 (e)). 
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award 
competitive grants— 
‘‘(1) to an eligible independent producer (as de-
termined by the Secretary) of a value-added agricul-
tural product to assist the producer— 
‘‘(A) in developing a business plan for via-
ble marketing opportunities for the value-added 
agricultural product; or 
‘‘(B) in developing strategies that are in-
tended to create marketing opportunities for 
the producer; 
‘‘(2) to an eligible agricultural producer group, 
farmer or rancher cooperative, or majority-controlled 
producer-based business venture (as determined by 
the Secretary) to assist the entity— 
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