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‘‘(III) post-employment support 
services necessary for maintaining em-
ployment; and 
‘‘(IV) education leading to a rec-
ognized postsecondary credential, reg-
istered apprenticeship, or secondary 
school diploma or its equivalent; 
‘‘(iii) are located in a range of geo-
graphic areas, including rural, urban, and 
Indian reservations; and 
‘‘(iv) include participants who are ex-
empt 
and 
not 
exempt 
under 
section 
(6)(d)(2). 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall provide 
for an independent evaluation of projects selected 
under this subsection to measure the impact of the 
pilot projects on the ability of each pilot project target 
population to find and retain employment that leads 
to increased household income and reduced depend-
ency, compared to what would have occurred in the 
absence of the pilot project. 
‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—By September 30, 
2017, the Secretary shall submit, to the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate, a report that includes a description of— 
‘‘(A) the results of each pilot project, includ-
ing an evaluation of the impact of the project on 
the employment, income, and public benefit re-
ceipt of the targeted population of work reg-
istrants; 
‘‘(B) the Federal, State, and other costs of 
each pilot project; 
‘‘(C) the planned dissemination of the re-
ports’ findings with State agencies; and 
‘‘(D) the steps and funding necessary to in-
corporate components of pilot projects that dem-
onstrate increased employment and earnings into 
State employment and training programs. 
‘‘(5) FUNDING.—From amounts made available 
to under section 18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make 
$10,000,000 available for each of the fiscal years 
2014, 2015, and 2016 to carry out this subsection. 
Such amounts shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) Funds provided under this subsection 
for pilot projects shall be used only for— 
‘‘(i) pilot projects that comply with the 
provisions of this Act; 
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‘‘(ii) the costs and administration of 
the pilot projects; 
‘‘(iii) the costs incurred in providing 
information and data to the independent 
evaluation under paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(iv) the costs of the evaluation under 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) Funds made available under this sub-
section may not be used to supplant non-Federal 
funds used for existing employment and training 
activities.’’. 
SEC. 4023. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended in the 1st sentence by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 4024. LIMITATION ON USE OF BLOCK GRANT TO PUER-
TO RICO. 
Section 19(a)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) 
LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF 
FUNDS.—None of the funds made available 
to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under 
this subparagraph may be used to provide 
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nutrition assistance in the form of cash ben-
efits.’’. 
SEC. 4025. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 25(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034(a)(1)(B)(i)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subclause (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subclause (III) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end 
and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(IV) to provide incentives for the con-
sumption of fruits and vegetables among 
low-income individuals; or’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Section 25(b) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Sec-
retary to carry out this section not less than 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal 
year thereafter. Of the amount made available 
under this subparagraph for each such fiscal 
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year, $5,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
subsection (a)(1)(B)(I)(IV). 
‘‘(B) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, 
and shall use to carry out this section, the funds 
transferred under subparagraph (A) without fur-
ther appropriation. 
‘‘(C) 
MAINTENANCE
OF
FUNDING.—The 
funding provided under subparagraph (A) shall 
supplement (and not supplant) other Federal 
funding made available to the Secretary to carry 
out this section.’’. 
SEC. 4026. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES.—Section 27(a) of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2008 through 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 2018’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2013, $265,750,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2014 the dollar amount 
of commodities specified in subparagraph (A) 
adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty 
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food plan has been adjusted under section 
3(u)(4) between June 30, 2012 and June 30, 
2013, 
and 
subsequently 
increased 
by 
$20,000,000;’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2010 through 2012, the 
dollar amount of commodities specified in’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2015 through 2018, the total 
amount of commodities under’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) FUNDS AVAILABILITY.—For purposes of the 
funds described in this subsection, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) make the funds available for 2 fiscal 
years; and 
‘‘(B) allow States to carry over unexpended 
balances to the next fiscal year pursuant to such 
terms and conditions as are determined by the 
Secretary.’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE 
GRANTS.—Section 209(d) of the Emergency Food Assist-
ance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7511a(d)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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SEC. 4027. NUTRITION EDUCATION. 
Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2036a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘and physical 
activity’’ after ‘‘healthy food choices’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D) by striking 
‘‘$401,000,000;’’ and inserting ‘‘$375,000,000; 
and’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
(C) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘‘(F) 
for fiscal year 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘(E) for fis-
cal year 2015’’. 
SEC. 4028. RETAILER TRAFFICKING. 
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 29. RETAILER TRAFFICKING. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
vide the Department of Agriculture with additional re-
sources to prevent trafficking in violation of this Act by 
strengthening recipient and retailer program integrity. Ad-
ditional funds are provided to supplement the Department’s 
payment accuracy, and retailer and recipient integrity ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry 
out this section not less than $5,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use 
to carry out this section the funds transferred under 
paragraph (1) without further appropriation. 
‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING.—The funding 
provided under paragraph (1) shall supplement (and 
not supplant) other Federal funding for programs 
carried out under this Act.’’. 
SEC. 4029. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘coupon,’’ the 
last place it appears and inserting ‘‘coupon’’; 
(2) in subsection (k)(7) by striking ‘‘or are’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (l); 
(4) by redesignating subsections (m) through (t) 
as subsections (l) through (s), respectively; and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (s) (as so redes-
ignated) the following: 
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‘‘(t) ‘Supplemental nutritional assistance program’ 
means the program operated pursuant to this Act.’’. 
(b) Section 4(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2013(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘benefits’’ the 
last place it appears and inserting ‘‘Benefits’’. 
(c) Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
(1) in the last sentence of subsection (i)(2)(D) by 
striking ‘‘section 13(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
13(b)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(G)’’. 
(d) Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(vii) by moving the left 
margin 4 ems to the left, and 
(2) in subparagraph (F)(iii) by moving the left 
margin 6 ems to the left. 
(e) Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended by redesignating the 2d 
paragraph (12) as paragraph (13). 
(f) Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2021) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)(C) by striking ‘‘civil 
money penalties’’ and inserting ‘‘civil penalties’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (g)(1) by striking ‘‘(7 U.S.C. 
1786)’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1786)’’. 
(g) Section 15(b)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2024(b)(1)) is amended in the 1st sentence 
by striking ‘‘an benefit’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘a benefit’’. 
(h) Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended in the proviso fol-
lowing paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘, as amended.’’. 
(i) Section 18(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2027(e)) is amended in the 1st sentence by strik-
ing ‘‘sections 7(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 7(f)’’. 
(j) Section 22(b)(10)(B)(i) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(10)(B)(i)) is amended in the 
last sentence by striking ‘‘Food benefits’’ and inserting 
‘‘Benefits’’. 
(k) Section 26(f)(3)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2035(f)(3)(C)) is amended by striking 
‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections’’. 
(l) Section 27(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(Public 
Law 98–8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note)’’ and inserting ‘‘(7 U.S.C. 
7515)’’. 
(m) Section 509 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056g) is amended in the section heading by 
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striking ‘‘FOOD
STAMP
PROGRAMS’’ and inserting 
‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAM’’. 
(n) Section 4115(c)(2)(H) of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 
1871) is amended by striking ‘‘531’’ and inserting ‘‘454’’. 
(o) Section 3803(c)(2)(C)(vii) of title 31 of the United 
States Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 3(l)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 3(s)’’. 
(p) Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–193) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘section 3(l)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘section 3(l)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ‘‘section 3(l)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’. 
(q) The Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 
1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c) is amended— 
(1) in section 4(a) by striking ‘‘Food Stamp Act 
of 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008’’; and 
(2) in section 5— 
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(A) in subsection (i)(1) by striking ‘‘Food 
Stamp Act of 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008’’; and 
(B) in subsection (l)(2)(B) by striking 
‘‘Food Stamp Act of 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008’’. 
(r) The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in the heading of section 453(j)(10) by strik-
ing ‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE’’; 
(2) in section 1137— 
(A) in subsection (a)(5)(B) by striking 
‘‘food stamp’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nu-
trition assistance’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(4) by striking ‘‘food 
stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 
1977’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008’’; and 
(3) in the heading of section 1631(n) by striking 
‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL NU-
TRITION ASSISTANCE’’. 
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SEC. 4030. TOLERANCE LEVEL FOR EXCLUDING SMALL ER-
RORS. 
The Secretary shall set the tolerance level for excluding 
small errors for the purposes of section 16(c) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c))— 
(1) for fiscal year 2014 at an amount no greater 
than $25; and 
(2) for each fiscal year thereafter, the amount 
specified in paragraph (1) adjusted by the percentage 
by which the thrifty food plan is adjusted under sec-
tion 3(u)(4) of such Act between June 30, 2012, and 
June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 4031. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA 
ISLANDS PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Prior to establishing the pilot 
program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall con-
duct a study to be completed not later than 2 years 
after the effective date of this section to assess— 
(A) the capabilities of the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands to operate the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program in 
the same manner in which the program is oper-
ated in the States (as defined in section 3 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq)); 
and 
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(B) alternative models of the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program operation and ben-
efit delivery that best meet the nutrition assist-
ance needs of the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
(2) SCOPE.—The study conducted under para-
graph (1)(A) will assess the capability of the Com-
monwealth to fulfill the responsibilities of a State 
agency, including— 
(A) extending and limiting participation to 
eligible households, as prescribed by sections 5 
and 6 of the Act; 
(B) issuing benefits through EBT cards, as 
prescribed by section 7 of the Act; 
(C) maintaining the integrity of the pro-
gram, including operation of a quality control 
system, as prescribed by section 16(c) of the Act; 
(D) implementing work requirements, in-
cluding operating an employment and training 
program, as prescribed by section 6(d) of the Act; 
and 
(E) paying a share of administrative costs 
with non-Federal funds, as prescribed by section 
16(a) of the Act. 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—If the Secretary determines 
that a pilot program is feasible, the Secretary shall establish 
a pilot program for the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands to operate the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program in the same manner in which the program 
is operated in the States. 
(c) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall utilize the informa-
tion obtained from the study conducted under subsection (a) 
to establish the scope of the pilot program established under 
subsection (b). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2019, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on 
the pilot program carried out under this section, including 
an analysis of the feasibility of operating in the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program as it is operated in the States. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) STUDY.—Of the funds made available under 
section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008, the Secretary may use not more than 
$1,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2014 and 2015 to 
conduct the study described in subsection (a). 
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(2) PILOT PROGRAM.—Of the funds made avail-
able under section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008, for the purposes of establishing and car-
rying out the pilot program established under sub-
section (b) of this section, including the Federal costs 
for providing technical assistance to the Common-
wealth, authorizing and monitoring retail food stores, 
and assessing pilot operations, the Secretary may use 
not more than— 
(A) $13,500,000 in fiscal year 2016; and 
(B) $8,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2017 
and 2018. 
SEC. 4032. ANNUAL STATE REPORT ON VERIFICATION OF 
SNAP PARTICIPATION. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later 1 year after the date 
specified by the Secretary in the 180-period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there-
after, each State agency that carries out the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program shall submit to the Secretary 
a report containing sufficient information for the Secretary 
to determine whether the State agency has, for the then most 
recently concluded fiscal year preceding such annual date, 
verified that households to which such State agency pro-
vided such assistance in such fiscal year— 
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(1) did not obtain benefits attributable to a de-
ceased individual; 
(2) did not include an individual who was si-
multaneously included in a household receiving such 
assistance in another State; and 
(3) did not include, during the time benefits were 
provided, an individual who was then disqualified 
from receiving benefits. 
(b) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—For any fiscal 
year for which a State agency fails to comply with sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall reduce by 50 percent the 
amount otherwise payable to such State agency under sec-
tion 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with re-
spect to such fiscal year. 
Subtitle B—Commodity Distribution 
Programs 
SEC. 4101. 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 in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 4102. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM. 
Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection 
Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93–86) is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) of subsection 
(a) by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’; 
(2) in the 1st sentence of subsection (d)(2) by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
(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 com-
modity supplemental food program to low-income individ-
uals aged 60 and older.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) PHASE-OUT.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion 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 eligibility 
criteria for the program in effect on the day before the effec-
tive date of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 4103. 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 sen-
tence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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SEC. 4104. 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 sub-
section (b), the Secretary may, notwithstanding any other 
provision of State or Federal law relating to the procure-
ment of goods and services— 
‘‘(1) retain title to commodities delivered to a 
processor, on behalf of a State (including a State dis-
tributing agency and a recipient agency), until such 
time as end products containing such commodities, or 
similar commodities as approved by the Secretary, 
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 re-
cipient 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 deliver 
to a State distributing agency or a recipient 
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 assurance pur-
suant to regulations promulgated under this 
paragraph and distribute any proceeds obtained 
by the Secretary to one or more State distrib-
uting agencies and recipient agencies as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 18 of the Commodity Dis-
tribution 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 prod-
uct 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 section 
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 insert-
ing ‘‘the Committee on Education and the Work-
force’’; 
(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 Nu-
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trition 
Act 
of 
2008 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2013(b));’’; and 
(4) in subsection (k) by striking ‘‘the Committee 
on Education and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce’’. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 4201. 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 farmers 
market nutrition program $20,600,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
carry out this subsection for each of the fiscal years 
specified in paragraph (1).’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
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(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), respectively; 
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; 
‘‘(2) establishing an appropriate annual percent-
age limitation on the use of funds for administrative 
costs; and 
‘‘(3) specifying other terms and conditions as the 
Secretary deems appropriate to encourage expanding 
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the participation of small scale farmers in Federal 
nutrition programs.’’. 
SEC. 4202. 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. 4203. 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. 4204. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR PURCHASE OF 
FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER 
SPECIALTY FOOD CROPS. 
Section 10603 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
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