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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall, at a minimum— 
(1) collect and distribute comprehensive report-
ing of prices of locally or regionally produced agri-
cultural food products; 
(2) conduct surveys and analysis and publish 
reports relating to the production, handling, dis-
tribution, retail sales, and trend studies (including 
consumer purchasing patterns) of or on locally or re-
gionally produced agricultural food products; 
(3) evaluate the effectiveness of existing pro-
grams in growing local and regional food systems, 
including— 
(A) the impact of local food systems on job 
creation and economic development; 
(B) the level of participation in the Farm-
ers’ Market and Local Food Promotion Pro-
gram established under section 6 of the Farm-
er-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 
(7 U.S.C. 3005), including the percentage of 
projects funded in comparison to applicants and 
the types of eligible entities receiving funds; 
(C) the ability for participants to leverage 
private capital and a synopsis of the places 
from which non-Federal funds are derived; and 
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(D) any additional resources required to 
aid in the development or expansion of local 
and regional food systems; 
(4) expand the Agricultural Resource Manage-
ment Survey to include questions on locally or re-
gionally produced agricultural food products; and 
(5) seek to establish or expand private-public 
partnerships to facilitate, to the maximum extent 
practicable, the collection of data on locally or re-
gionally produced agricultural food products, includ-
ing the development of a nationally coordinated and 
regionally balanced evaluation of the redevelopment 
of locally or regionally produced food systems. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 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 
describing the progress that has been made in imple-
menting this section and identifying any additional needs 
related to developing local and regional food systems. 
SEC. 10005. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. 
(a) ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA INI-
TIATIVES.—Section 7407 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘and annually thereafter’’ after 
‘‘this subsection’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) describes how data collection agencies 
(such as the Agricultural Marketing Service and the 
National Agricultural Statistics Service) are coordi-
nating with data user agencies (such as the Risk 
Management Agency) to ensure that data collected 
under this section can be used by data user agencies, 
including by the Risk Management Agency to offer 
price elections for all organic crops; and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
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