‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary may enter into memorandums of understanding 
with Federal and States agencies and private partners to 
ensure the effective implementation and evaluation of the 
program. 
‘‘(f) PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘produce prescription program’ 
means a program— 
‘‘(1) under which fresh fruits and vegetables 
are prescribed to individuals or households who are 
at-risk due to health status or income; and 
‘‘(2) that may provide— 
‘‘(A) financial incentives for individuals de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to purchase fruits and 
vegetables; 
‘‘(B) education resources on nutrition to 
such individuals; and 
‘‘(C) accessible locations for participants to 
procure fresh fruits and vegetables. 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out this section $10,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2022. 
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‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY FUNDING.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub-
section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022.’’. 
SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF, EXPANSION OF, AND ADDITIONAL 
FUNDING FOR, SENIORS FARMERS’ MARKET 
NUTRITION PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 4402(a) of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 3007(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall make available to carry out and expand a sen-
iors and veterans farmers’ market nutrition program 
at least $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022. 
‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY FUNDING.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022. 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made avail-
able to carry out this section for a fiscal year— 
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‘‘(A) 70 percent of the funds shall be used 
for the benefit of program recipients who are 
low-income seniors; and 
‘‘(B) 30 percent of the funds shall be used 
for the benefit of program recipients who are 
low-income veterans.’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—Section 4402(b)(1) of the Farm Se-
curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
3007(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, minimally processed’’ after 
‘‘unprepared’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and low-income veterans’’ 
after ‘‘low-income seniors’’. 
(c) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS; 
UNEXPENDED 
FUNDS.—Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) UNEXPENDED FUNDS.—To the extent the funds 
made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year are 
not expended in that fiscal year, the Secretary shall use 
such funds in a subsequent fiscal year for the same pur-
pose. 
‘‘(h) PRIORITIES.—In providing funds made available 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to 
farmers’ markets that have an operational seniors and vet-
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erans farmers’ market program and to seniors and vet-
erans farmers’ market programs in historically under-
served communities. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) LOW-INCOME.—The term ‘low-income’ 
shall have the meaning determined by the Secretary 
and shall be applied equally with respect to seniors 
and veterans. 
‘‘(2) MINIMALLY PROCESSED.—The term ‘mini-
mally processed’ means, with respect to a product, 
processing that does not fundamentally alter such 
product. 
‘‘(3) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ means an 
individual who has served in the Armed Forces (as 
defined in section 101(10) of title 38 United States 
Code).’’. 
(d) EXPANSION TO INCLUDE VETERANS.—Section 
4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is amended by inserting ‘‘and vet-
erans’’ after ‘‘seniors’’ each place it appears in the section 
heading and in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (f). 
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SEC. 10. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SERVICE LEARNING 
PROGRAM. 
Section 413 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7633) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting ‘‘, to pro-
mote agricultural education, and raise awareness 
about the consequences of wasted food and encour-
age the implementation of food recovery initiatives 
to reduce the quantity of wasted food’’ before the 
semicolon; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and where food comes from; and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘where food comes from, the con-
sequences of food waste, and food recovery 
initiatives;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) have the capacity to execute regional 
or national projects that include 2 or more 
States.’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) RESERVATION.—The majority of the funds 
made available to carry out this subsection shall be 
reserved for projects that— 
‘‘(A) are larger in scale as compared to 
other proposed projects; 
‘‘(B) are national or regional in scope; and 
‘‘(C) include 2 or more States.’’; and 
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(e)(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$25,000,000, to remain available until expended’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022’’. 
Æ 
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