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‘‘(g) ELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided in subsection 
(m), the States shall only provide assistance under the 
commodity supplemental food program to low-income per-
sons 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 date of enactment of this subsection shall con-
tinue to receive that assistance until the date on which 
the individual is no longer eligible for assistance under the 
eligibility requirements for the program in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment 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 
first sentence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 4104. PROCESSING OF COMMODITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17 of the Commodity Dis-
tribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 
U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 100–237) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
PROCESSING’’ after ‘‘DONATIONS’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c) PROCESSING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any program included 
under subsection (b), the Secretary may, notwith-
standing any other provision of Federal or State law 
relating to the procurement of goods and services— 
‘‘(A) 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 con-
taining the commodities, or similar commodities 
as approved by the Secretary, are delivered to 
a State distributing agency or to a recipient 
agency; and 
‘‘(B) promulgate regulations to ensure ac-
countability for commodities provided to a proc-
essor for processing into end products, and to 
facilitate processing of commodities into end 
products for use by recipient agencies. 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—The regulations described 
in paragraph (1)(B) may provide that— 
‘‘(A) a processor that receives commodities 
for processing into end products, or provides a 
service with respect to the commodities or end 
products, in accordance with the agreement of 
the processor with a State distributing agency 
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or a recipient agency, provide to the Secretary 
a bond or other means of financial assurance to 
protect the value of the 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— 
‘‘(i) take action with respect to the 
bond or other means of financial assurance 
pursuant to regulations promulgated under 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) distribute any proceeds obtained 
by the Secretary to 1 or more State dis-
tributing agencies and recipient agencies, 
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; Public Law 100–237) is amended 
by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) COMMODITIES.—The term ‘commodities’ 
means agricultural commodities and their products 
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that are donated by the Secretary for use by recipi-
ent agencies. 
‘‘(2) END PRODUCT.—The term ‘end product’ 
means a food product that contains processed com-
modities.’’. 
(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: 
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‘‘(II) the program established 
under section 4(b) of the Food and 
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’’. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 4201. PURCHASE OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 
FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SCHOOLS AND SERV-
ICE INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 10603(b) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 4202. SENIORS FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 4402(a) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 4203. 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. 
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