I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3286 
To promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2011 
Ms. PINGREE of Maine (for herself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
OLVER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 
KIND, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. HAHN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. LUJA´N, Ms. RICH-
ARDSON, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. MOORE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CICILLINE, and Ms. FUDGE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To promote local and regional farm and food systems, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2011’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 
TITLE I—COMMODITY PROGRAMS AND CROP INSURANCE 
Sec. 1001. Sense of Congress on removing barriers to domestic production of 
fruit and vegetables. 
Sec. 1002. Whole farm adjusted revenue risk management insurance plan. 
Sec. 1003. Authority to conduct crop insurance-related research and develop-
ment in addition to contracting for research and development. 
Sec. 1004. Improved availability of crop insurance for producers of organic 
crops. 
TITLE II—CONSERVATION 
Sec. 2001. Definition. 
Sec. 2002. Duties of Secretary. 
Sec. 2003. Farmland protection program. 
Sec. 2004. Purposes. 
Sec. 2005. Delivery of technical assistance. 
Sec. 2006. Cooperative conservation partnership initiative. 
Sec. 2007. Administrative requirements for conservation programs. 
TITLE III—NUTRITION 
Sec. 3001. Electronic benefit transfers. 
Sec. 3002. Appropriation to encourage exportation and domestic consumption 
of agricultural products. 
Sec. 3003. Section 32 funds for purchase of fruits, vegetables, and nuts to sup-
port domestic nutrition assistance programs. 
Sec. 3004. Direct expenditures for agricultural commodities and other foods. 
Sec. 3005. Purchases of locally produced foods. 
Sec. 3006. Farmers’ market nutrition program. 
Sec. 3007. Senior farmers’ market nutrition program. 
Sec. 3008. Assistance for community food projects. 
Sec. 3009. Nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program. 
Sec. 3010. Administration. 
TITLE IV—CREDIT 
Sec. 4001. Loans to local and regional food producers. 
Sec. 4002. Clarification of the mission of the farm credit system to recognize 
the economic benefits of supporting young, beginning, and 
small farmers and ranchers, and contributions of local and re-
gional farm and food systems. 
Sec. 4003. Young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers and locally or re-
gionally produced agricultural products. 
Sec. 4004. Government accountability office study examining how well federal 
agencies are assessing and meeting the capital needs of young, 
beginning, and small farmers and local and regional farm and 
food systems. 
TITLE V—RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
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Sec. 5001. Support for local and regional farm and food systems. 
Sec. 5002. Value-Added Producer grants. 
TITLE VI—RESEARCH 
Sec. 6001. Agriculture and food research initiative. 
Sec. 6002. Local food production and market data initiatives. 
Sec. 6003. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Eco-
nomics. 
Sec. 6004. Local and regional food system enterprise facilitation. 
Sec. 6005. National genetics resources program. 
TITLE VII—HORTICULTURE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Sec. 7001. Specialty crop block grants. 
Sec. 7002. National organic certification cost-share program. 
Sec. 7003. Availability of organic certification cost share assistance and risk 
management education and community outreach partnership 
assistance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act. 
Sec. 7004. Local Marketing Promotion Program. 
TITLE VIII—POULTRY AND LIVESTOCK 
Sec. 8001. Small and very small meat processing plants. 
Sec. 8002. Small and very small poultry processing plants. 
Sec. 8003. Searchable database of electronically submitted meat and poultry la-
bels. 
Sec. 8004. Meat and poultry processing report. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 9001. National food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and 
technical assistance program. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
TITLE 
I—COMMODITY 
PRO-
GRAMS 
AND 
CROP 
INSUR-
ANCE 
SEC. 1001. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REMOVING BARRIERS 
TO DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF FRUIT AND 
VEGETABLES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) Federal commodity and crop insurance pro-
grams should not create barriers to the domestic 
production of fruit and vegetables; 
(2) planting flexibility under Federal commodity 
programs should be maximized with the goals of— 
(A) allowing producer choice regarding the 
planting of agricultural commodities; and 
(B) increasing the local and regional avail-
ability of fresh and minimally processed 
produce, including to schools and other institu-
tions; and 
(3) crop and revenue insurance products should 
be made available that are tailored to the needs of 
diversified farming operations that serve local and 
regional food markets. 
SEC. 1002. WHOLE FARM ADJUSTED REVENUE RISK MAN-
AGEMENT INSURANCE PLAN. 
Section 508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) WHOLE FARM ADJUSTED REVENUE RISK 
MANAGEMENT INSURANCE PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer a whole farm adjusted revenue risk man-
agement insurance plan (in this paragraph re-
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ferred to as the ‘plan’) that allows a producer 
to qualify for an indemnity if actual gross farm 
revenue is below 85 percent of the average 
gross farm revenue of the producer. 
‘‘(B) 
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Corporation 
shall offer the plan in all States and counties, 
pending required rating. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE
PRODUCERS.—The Cor-
poration shall permit producers of any type of 
agricultural commodity to participate in the 
plan. Eligible producers include contract grow-
ers, direct-to-consumer marketers, and pro-
ducers servicing local and regional and farm 
identity-preserved markets. Eligible commod-
ities include specialty crops, industrial crops, 
poultry, livestock, and aquacultural products. 
‘‘(D) DIVERSIFICATION.—The Corporation 
may provide diversification-based additional 
coverage payment rates, premium discounts, or 
other enhanced benefits in recognition of the 
risk management benefits of diversification 
strategies regarding production of eligible com-
modities. 
‘‘(E) MARKET READINESS.—The Corpora-
tion shall include coverage for the value of any 
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(3) by striking paragraph (4). 
SEC. 1004. IMPROVED AVAILABILITY OF CROP INSURANCE 
FOR PRODUCERS OF ORGANIC CROPS. 
(a) ELIMINATION
OF
ORGANIC
PREMIUM
SUR-
CHARGE.—Section 508(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ELIMINATION OF ORGANIC PREMIUM SUR-
CHARGE.—Effective beginning with the 2013 rein-
surance year, the Corporation may not require any 
producer to pay a premium surcharge for insuring 
crops produced in compliance with standards issued 
by the Department of Agriculture under the national 
organic program established under the Organic 
Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et 
seq.).’’. 
(b) COMPLETION OF DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC 
PRICE SERIES.—Section 508(c)(6) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)(6)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) ORGANIC CROPS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As quickly as pos-
sible, but in no event later than the 2015 
reinsurance year, the Corporation shall 
offer producers of organic crops price elec-
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tions for all organic crops produced in 
compliance with standards issued by the 
Department of Agriculture under the na-
tional organic program established under 
the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) that reflect the ac-
tual retail or wholesale prices, as appro-
priate, received by producers for organic 
crops, as determined by the Secretary 
using all relevant sources of information. 
‘‘(ii) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Corpora-
tion shall submit to the Committee on Ag-
riculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate an annual 
report on progress made in developing and 
improving Federal crop insurance for or-
ganic crops, including— 
‘‘(I) the numbers and varieties of 
organic crops insured; 
‘‘(II) the progress of imple-
menting the price elections required 
under this subparagraph, including 
the rate at which additional price elec-
tions are adopted for organic crops; 
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‘‘(III) the development of new in-
surance approaches relevant to or-
ganic producers; and 
‘‘(IV) any recommendations the 
Corporation considers appropriate to 
improve Federal crop insurance cov-
erage for organic crops.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF REQUIRED CONTRACTS FOR ORGANIC 
PRODUCTION
COVERAGE
IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 
522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1522(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (10). 
TITLE II—CONSERVATION 
SEC. 2001. DEFINITION. 
Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended by redesignating para-
graphs (18) through (27) as paragraphs (19) through 
(28), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (17) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD.—The term 
‘local and regional food’ means ‘locally or regionally 
produced agricultural food product’, as that term is 
defined in section 310B(g)(9) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)(9)).’’. 
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SEC. 2002. DUTIES OF SECRETARY. 
Section 1238G(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3838g(c)) is amended as follows: 
(1) In the header, by striking ‘‘SPECIALTY 
CROP
AND ORGANIC PRODUCERS’’ and inserting 
‘‘SPECIALTY CROP, ORGANIC, AND LOCAL AND RE-
GIONAL FOOD PRODUCERS’’. 
(2) By striking ‘‘specialty crop and organic pro-
ducers’’ and inserting ‘‘specialty crop, organic, and 
local and regional food producers’’. 
SEC. 2003. FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
Section 1238I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3838i) is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘to promote 
farm viability for future generations and, to the 
maximum extent practicable, enhance the viability of 
local and regional food systems’’ before the period. 
(2) In subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) FUNDING PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An agreement under 
this subsection shall require an eligible entity to 
provide a funding priority, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, for— 
‘‘(i) eligible land for which there exists 
a farm or ranch succession plan or similar 
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plan established to create opportunities for 
beginning farmers and ranchers and en-
courage farm viability for future genera-
tions; 
‘‘(ii) conservation easements that in-
clude an option to purchase at a price that 
is equal to the agricultural use value; 
‘‘(iii) qualified beginning farmers or 
ranchers with contracts to purchase the 
land to be protected; 
‘‘(iv) land owned by a nongovern-
mental organization that will be sold to a 
qualified beginning farmer or rancher; 
‘‘(v) conservation easements the pur-
chasing of which occurs in conjunction 
with a transfer of eligible land to a quali-
fied beginning farmer or rancher that may 
not occur without the financial assistance 
of the program; and 
‘‘(vi) other similar mechanisms to 
maintain the affordability of farm and 
ranch land for successive generations of 
farmers and ranchers. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of 
this paragraph, the term ‘qualified beginning 
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farmer or rancher’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 343(a) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1991(a)).’’. 
SEC. 2004. PURPOSES. 
Section 1240(4) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or local 
and regional food’’ after ‘‘related to organic’’. 
SEC. 2005. DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 1242(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3842(i)) is amended— 
(1) in the header, by inserting ‘‘LOCAL AND 
REGIONAL FOOD,’’ after ‘‘ORGANIC,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘local and 
regional food production,’’ after ‘‘organic crop pro-
duction,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘organic or 
specialty crop production’’ and inserting ‘‘organic, 
specialty crop, or local and regional production’’; 
(4) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘or preci-
sion agriculture through’’ and inserting ‘‘precision 
agriculture, or local and regional food production, 
through’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘or pre-
cision agriculture through’’ and inserting ‘‘precision 
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(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), 
respectively; 
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B) 
(as so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(i) BUYING CLUB.—The term ‘buy-
ing club’ means a group of consumers who 
join together to purchase in bulk from ag-
ricultural producers or food distributors. 
‘‘(ii) COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED
AGRI-
CULTURE
PROGRAM.—The term ‘commu-
nity-supported agriculture program’ or 
‘CSA’ means a farm business or a group of 
agricultural producers that form a partner-
ship with consumers through which con-
sumers buy a subscription for farm prod-
ucts in advance and the farm business or 
group of agricultural producers commits to 
supplying and delivering the products to a 
common distribution point or directly to 
the consumers. 
‘‘(iii) COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED
FISH-
ERY
PROGRAM.—The term ‘community- 
supported fishery program’ or ‘CSF’ 
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means fishing business or a group of fish-
ermen that form a partnership with con-
sumers through which consumers buy a 
subscription for seafood in advance and the 
fishing business or group of fishermen 
commits to supplying and delivering the 
seafood to a common distribution point or 
directly to the consumers. 
‘‘(iv) FARMERS’ MARKET.—The term 
‘farmers’ market’ means a regularly sched-
uled assembly of 2 or more agricultural 
producers for the direct sale of locally 
grown fresh fruits and vegetables and 
other staple foods to consumers. 
‘‘(v) 
FARM
STAND; 
ROADSIDE 
STAND.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The terms 
‘farm stand’ and ‘roadside stand’ 
mean a retail outlet for the direct sale 
of locally grown fresh fruits and vege-
tables and other staple foods in rural 
or urban areas. 
‘‘(II) 
INCLUSION.—The 
terms 
‘farm stand’ and ‘roadside stand’ may 
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include a single stall in a farmers’ 
market. 
‘‘(vi) GREEN CART.—The term ‘green 
cart’ means a mobile retail food vendor 
who sells fresh fruits and vegetables on a 
regular basis from an unmotorized cart. 
‘‘(vii) ROUTE VENDOR.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The term 
‘route vendor’ means a mobile retail 
food vendor who sells unprepared food 
from a vehicle directly to consumers 
along a scheduled route or by ar-
ranged delivery. 
‘‘(II) 
INCLUSION.—The 
term 
‘route vendor’ includes vendors who 
provide food services in disaster or 
other emergency situations. 
‘‘(viii) 
WIRELESS
RETAILER.—The 
term ‘wireless retailer’ includes— 
‘‘(I) a farmers’ market; 
‘‘(II) a farm stand; 
‘‘(III) a green cart; 
‘‘(IV) a route vendor; 
‘‘(V) a buying club; 
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‘‘(VI) an entity operating a com-
munity-supported 
agriculture 
pro-
gram; 
‘‘(VII) an entity operating a com-
munity-supported 
fishery 
program; 
and 
‘‘(VIII) an individual farmer af-
filiated with an entity described in 
any of subclauses (I) through (VII).’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig-
nated) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; 
(D) in clause (i) of subparagraph (E) (as 
so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘, including wire-
less technology’’ before the semicolon at the 
end; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) STATE FLEXIBILITY FOR WIRELESS 
ELECTRONIC
BENEFIT
SYSTEMS.—Subject to 
paragraph (2), a State agency may— 
‘‘(i) procure and implement any wire-
less electronic benefit transfer (referred to 
in this subsection as ‘EBT’) system that 
the State agency considers to be appro-
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priate and that meets all industry security 
standards; and 
‘‘(ii) use appropriate wireless tech-
nology available to the State agency in im-
plementing the wireless electronic benefit 
transfer system, including smart phone 
technology and other technologies, so long 
as the technologies meet all industry secu-
rity standards.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) a requirement that, for purposes of 
program participation, State agencies and the 
Food and Nutrition Service treat wireless retail-
ers in the same manner as retail food stores 
that use wired electronic benefit transfer equip-
ment by providing the retail food stores with 
wireless electronic benefit transfer equipment 
that 
ensures 
immediate 
benefit 
account 
verification; 
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‘‘(J) a system for wireless retail food 
stores to receive funds in an amount not to ex-
ceed the cost of a wireless point-of-sale terminal 
if alternative wireless technology is used; and 
‘‘(K) the potential for entering into a con-
tract or memoranda of understanding with a 
statewide nonprofit organization, such as a 
statewide farmers’ market association, to assist 
the State agency by providing outreach, train-
ing, and administration in wireless electronic 
benefit transfer equipment deployment at mul-
tiple-vendor farmers’ markets, particularly in 
cases in which scrip (such as farmers’ market 
tokens) is used to simplify program participa-
tion by agricultural producers and vendors.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) in the case of wireless retailers, 
the wireless retailer makes wireless elec-
tronic benefit and wireless EBT connection 
services available to all customers.’’; 
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(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end ‘‘, including wireless electronic ben-
efit systems that enable all wireless retailers to pro-
vide for improved access to nutritious foods in areas 
lacking such access, and in disaster-recovery situa-
tions’’; 
(5) by redesignating the second paragraph (12) 
(relating to interchange fees) as paragraph (13); and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) 
NON-EBT
TRANSACTIONS.—Wireless 
EBT equipment provided to an authorized retailer 
may be used for non-EBT transactions (such as 
credit and debit card transactions) only if the re-
tailer bears all costs associated with those non-EBT 
transactions. 
‘‘(15) WIRELESS
RETAILER
EBT
PILOT
PRO-
GRAM FOR SMARTPHONE TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish a wireless retailer EBT pilot pro-
gram that shall operate in a minimum of 2 
States for a minimum of 2 years in each 
State— 
‘‘(i) to explore EBT smartphone tech-
nology; and 
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‘‘(ii) to test the use of EBT tech-
nology in accepting benefits for multiple 
nutrition assistance programs. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the 
EBT pilot program are— 
‘‘(i) to evaluate the opportunities and 
challenges faced by wireless retailers in 
using smartphone technology to process 
EBT transactions; and 
‘‘(ii) to develop technology, software, 
and machinery that allows wireless retail-
ers to redeem EBT benefits for multiple 
nutrition assistance programs including— 
‘‘(I) the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program established under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
‘‘(II) the farmers’ market nutri-
tion program established under sec-
tion 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)); 
‘‘(III) the seniors farmers’ mar-
ket nutrition program established 
under section 4402 of the Farm Secu-
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rity and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007); 
‘‘(IV) the special supplemental 
nutrition program for women, infants, 
and children established by section 17 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1786); and 
‘‘(V) other Federal nutrition as-
sistance programs for low-income indi-
viduals that adopt an electronic ben-
efit transfer system. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EX-
PENSES.—For each fiscal year, not more than 
10 percent of the amounts made available to 
carry out this paragraph may be used for ad-
ministrative expenses. 
‘‘(D) FUNDING.—On October 1, 2012, of 
the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
the Secretary shall make available to carry out 
this paragraph $2,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.’’. 
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SEC. 3002. APPROPRIATION TO ENCOURAGE EXPORTATION 
AND DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION OF AGRICUL-
TURAL PRODUCTS. 
Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 
612c) is amended in the second sentence— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(4) support development of local and re-
gional agricultural markets in the United States by 
encouraging domestic consumption of locally and re-
gionally grown and raised commodities or products 
in the manner described in paragraph (2).’’. 
SEC. 3003. SECTION 32 FUNDS FOR PURCHASE OF FRUITS, 
VEGETABLES, AND NUTS TO SUPPORT DO-
MESTIC NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) PURCHASE OF LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY PRO-
DUCED FOODS.—Section 4404 of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 612c–5) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(c) PURCHASE OF LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY PRO-
DUCED FOODS.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) encourage the purchase of unprocessed or 
minimally processed locally and regionally grown 
fruits, vegetables, and nuts; and 
‘‘(2) allow the use of geographical preference 
for the procurement of unprocessed or minimally 
processed locally and regionally grown fruits, vegeta-
bles, and nuts.’’. 
(b) PURCHASE OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 
FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SCHOOLS AND SERVICE INSTITU-
TIONS.—Section 10603(b) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 
through 2017’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAM OP-
TION.—A school or service institution described in 
paragraph (1) may carry out this section by— 
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‘‘(A) electing to participate in the Depart-
ment of Defense fresh fruit and vegetable dis-
tribution program; 
‘‘(B) under such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary shall establish, purchasing locally 
and regionally grown fruits and vegetables with 
amounts that would have been used by the 
school or service institution to participate in the 
Department of Defense fresh fruit and vege-
table distribution program; or 
‘‘(C) carrying out a combination of the ac-
tivities described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B).’’. 
SEC. 3004. DIRECT EXPENDITURES FOR AGRICULTURAL 
COMMODITIES AND OTHER FOODS. 
Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(f) LOCAL FOOD CREDIT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) LOCAL
FOOD
CREDIT.—The term 
‘local food credit’ means cash, letters of credit, 
or another form of assistance, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
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‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—As a condition of receiv-
ing a grant under this subsection, each participating 
school food authority shall— 
‘‘(A) use local food credits received under 
this subsection to purchase unprocessed or 
minimally processed locally grown and locally 
raised foods to be served under the school lunch 
program in schools under the jurisdiction of the 
authority; 
‘‘(B) keep records of any purchases made 
with the assistance; and 
‘‘(C) provide the records to the Secretary 
in such manner and such form as the Secretary 
determines to be necessary. 
‘‘(4) PREPURCHASING.—A participating school 
food authority may use a local food credit received 
under this subsection in a school year to purchase 
local foods to serve under the school lunch program 
during the following school year. 
‘‘(5) MINIMUM COMMODITY PURCHASES.—The 
amount of a grant made under this subsection for 
a school year shall count toward the minimum com-
modity assistance requirements of subsection (c)(2) 
for that school year.’’. 
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SEC. 3005. PURCHASES OF LOCALLY PRODUCED FOODS. 
Section 9(j) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(j)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and mini-
mally processed’’ before ‘‘agricultural products’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and the Agricultural 
Marketing Service’’ before ‘‘, to use a’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and minimally proc-
essed’’ before ‘‘agricultural products’’; and 
(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) promulgate regulations to clarify that, 
when using a geographical preference for the pro-
curement of unprocessed and minimally processed 
agricultural products under paragraph (3), the Sec-
retary and the institutions described in that para-
graph may, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, select agricultural products solely from among 
those agricultural products that qualify for the geo-
graphical preference.’’. 
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SEC. 3006. FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM. 
Section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1786(m)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and through 
community-supported agriculture programs’’ after 
‘‘roadside stands’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘, roadside stands, and community-supported 
agriculture programs’’ after ‘‘farmers’ mar-
kets’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘, roadside stands, and community-supported 
agriculture programs’’ after ‘‘farmers’ markets’’ 
each place it appears; 
(3) in paragraph (6)(C)(ii)(II), by inserting ‘‘, 
roadside stands, and community-supported agri-
culture programs’’ after ‘‘farmers’ markets’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ‘‘2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 3007. SENIOR FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘$20,600,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$25,000,000’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘maple 
syrup,’’ after ‘‘honey,’’. 
SEC. 3008. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS. 
Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2034) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘3’’ and in-
serting ‘‘5’’. 
SEC. 3009. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVEN-
TION GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2036a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Consistent with’’ and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out a nutrition 
education and obesity prevention program under this 
section, State agencies are encouraged to use as 
venues direct marketing outlets, including farmers’ 
markets, 
community-supported 
agriculture 
pro-
grams, community-supported fishery programs, and 
farm and roadside stands.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(A)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) financial incentives to low-in-
come groups to encourage consumption of 
healthy foods.’’. 
SEC. 3010. ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 11(e)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
which the State agency may carry out through contracts 
with farmers’ markets and farmers’ market organizations 
at 100 percent Federal cost, subject to the condition that 
the contracted farmers’ markets and farmers’ market or-
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ganizations comply with the State plan under this sub-
section’’ before the semicolon at the end. 
TITLE IV—CREDIT 
SEC. 4001. LOANS TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD PRO-
DUCERS. 
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1981–2008u) is amended by in-
serting after section 333C the following: 
‘‘SEC. 333D. LOANS TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD PRO-
DUCERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make and 
guarantee loans under this title to eligible producers for 
the production of locally or regionally produced agricul-
tural food products (as defined in section 310B(g)(10) of 
this Act), including qualified producers engaged in direct- 
to-consumer marketing, direct-to-institution marketing, or 
direct-to-store marketing, businesses or activities that 
produce a value-added agricultural product (as defined in 
section 231(a)(5) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act 
of 2000), mid-tier value chains (as defined in section 
231(a)(3) of such Act of 2000), and other local and re-
gional market outlets. 
‘‘(b) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
loan officers receive appropriate training to serve bor-
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rowers and potential borrowers engaged in local and re-
gional food production. 
‘‘(c) VALUATION.—The Secretary shall develop ways 
to determine unit prices (or other appropriate forms of 
valuation) for crops whose end use is intended to be in 
locally or regionally produced agricultural food products 
(as so defined) to facilitate lending to local and regional 
food producers. In addition, the Secretary shall implement 
a mechanism for the producers to establish their price his-
tory for the crops. 
‘‘(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall develop and 
implement an outreach strategy to engage and provide 
loan services to local and regional food producers.’’. 
SEC. 4002. CLARIFICATION OF THE MISSION OF THE FARM 
CREDIT SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE THE ECO-
NOMIC BENEFITS OF SUPPORTING YOUNG, 
BEGINNING, 
AND 
SMALL 
FARMERS 
AND 
RANCHERS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF LOCAL 
AND REGIONAL FARM AND FOOD SYSTEMS. 
Section 1.1 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 
U.S.C. 2001) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) Recognizing that the vitality of United States 
agriculture and rural communities depends on the contin-
ued entry of young, beginning, and small farmers and 
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ranchers into agriculture, many of whom will operate 
farms with local and regional food product distribution, 
it is declared to be the policy of the Congress and an objec-
tive of this Act that the Farm Credit System should en-
deavor to serve the credit and related needs of these indi-
viduals and the businesses on which they rely and that 
are necessary to the growth and vitality of local and re-
gional farm and food systems.’’. 
SEC. 4003. YOUNG, BEGINNING, AND SMALL FARMERS AND 
RANCHERS AND LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY 
PRODUCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. 
(a) CREDIT FOR YOUNG, BEGINNING, AND SMALL 
FARMERS.—Section 4.19(a) of the Farm Credit Act of 
1971 (12 U.S.C. 2207(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the 1st sentence by inserting ‘‘and for 
the production of locally or regionally produced agri-
cultural food products (as defined in section 
310B(g)(10)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act)’’ before the period; and 
(2) by inserting after the 2nd sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Each such program shall include initiatives 
and may include grants to support current and fu-
ture borrowers by helping to organize, build, expand, 
or improve infrastructure and markets for locally or 
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regionally produced agricultural food products (as so 
defined).’’. 
(b) Section 4.19 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2207(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) The Farm Credit Administration shall submit to 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate an annual report that contains a 
summary and analysis of the operations and achievements 
of the Farm Credit System as a whole in meeting the ob-
jectives of this section. The Farm Credit Administration 
shall notify the Congress whenever a program is out of 
compliance with this section, and indicate in the notice 
the steps the Farm Credit Administration is taking in re-
sponse.’’. 
SEC. 4004. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY 
EXAMINING HOW WELL FEDERAL AGENCIES 
ARE ASSESSING AND MEETING THE CAPITAL 
NEEDS OF YOUNG, BEGINNING, AND SMALL 
FARMERS AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL FARM 
AND FOOD SYSTEMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study evaluating how the needs of 
young, beginning, and small farmers and local and re-
gional farm and food systems, and how their credit needs 
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are being assessed and met by the Farm Credit System, 
the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the 
Treasury, and any other Federal agencies. 
(b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Within 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller 
General shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report 
containing the findings and conclusions made in the study 
required by subsection (a). The report shall address— 
(1) the cost and availability of credit and other 
assistance (including technical assistance) provided 
through programs of the Farm Credit System, the 
Department of Agriculture, and other Federal Gov-
ernment financial resources; and 
(2) programs, including those that serve histori-
cally underserved populations including beginning 
and young farmers, small and medium-sized farms 
and ranches, minorities and the socially disadvan-
taged, producers or harvesters of aquatic products, 
businesses, and other entities, that are necessary to 
the growth and vitality of local and regional farm 
and food systems, including aggregation, processing, 
storage, distribution, and marketing. 
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TITLE V—RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 5001. SUPPORT FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL FARM AND 
FOOD SYSTEMS. 
(a) RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.—Sec-
tion 306(a)(11) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (v), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) to redevelop a local or regional 
farm or food system, including a poultry or 
livestock processing facility.’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Coopera-
tive State Research, Education, and Extension Serv-
ice’’ and inserting ‘‘National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘2008 
through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 2017’’. 
(b) 
COMMUNITY
FACILITIES
GRANTS.—Section 
306(a)(19) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(D) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
LOCAL
AND
RE-
GIONAL FOOD SYSTEM FACILITIES.—The Sec-
retary may make a grant under this paragraph 
or paragraph (20) or (21) for a community or 
nonprofit local and regional food system facility, 
including a community kitchen, incubator, farm 
store, farmers’ market store, distribution center 
or service, and a related facility.’’. 
(c) LOAN GUARANTEES FOR WATER, WASTEWATER, 
AND ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES LOANS.—Sec-
tion 306(a)(24) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(24)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
LOCAL
AND
RE-
GIONAL FOOD SYSTEM FACILITIES.—The Sec-
retary may guarantee a loan under this para-
graph for a community or nonprofit local and 
regional food system facility, including commu-
nity a kitchens, incubator, farm store, farmers’ 
market store, distribution center or service, and 
a related facility.’’. 
(d) BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM 
SET-ASIDE.— 
(1) RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS.— 
Section 310B(c)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(c)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(ii) USE
OF
GRANT.—An eligible 
nonprofit entity, or other tax exempt orga-
nization, described in clause (i) may use 
assistance provided under this paragraph 
to create, expand, or operate— 
‘‘(I) value-added processing in an 
area described in clause (i) in connec-
tion with production agriculture; or 
‘‘(II) a local or regional farm or 
food-based enterprise, including a 
meat or poultry processing facility.’’. 
(2) BUSINESS
AND
INDUSTRY
DIRECT
AND 
GUARANTEED LOANS.—Section 310B(g) of such Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1932(g)) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), re-
spectively; and inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) TIMING
OF
GUARANTEED
LOANS.—The 
Secretary shall approve a loan guarantee under this 
subsection before or at the same time as the loan 
being guaranteed is made.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (10)(B) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
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(i) by redesignating clauses (iv) and 
(v) as clauses (vii) and (viii), respectively, 
and inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) GUARANTEE PERCENTAGE; AU-
THORITY
TO
WAIVE
GUARANTEE
FEE.— 
The Secretary may provide a 90 percent 
guarantee, and may waive or reduce any 
guarantee loan fee that would otherwise be 
imposed, under this subparagraph for a 
small-scale project and for a project lo-
cated in a community with low or declining 
population, low income levels, or low food 
access, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(v) LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEES IN 
NONRURAL AREAS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary may make or guarantee a busi-
ness and industry loan for a facility 
that is not located in a rural area if 
the primary purpose of the loan or 
loan guarantee is for a facility to 
process, distribute, aggregate, store, 
or market locally or regionally pro-
duced agricultural food products in a 
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manner that benefits agricultural pro-
ducers and provides employment for 
residents of a rural area. 
‘‘(II) RETAIL.—The Secretary 
may make or guarantee a business 
and industry loan for a rural or 
nonrural retail facility that provides 
access to locally or regionally pro-
duced agricultural products if the fa-
cility— 
‘‘(aa) operates under a writ-
ten policy that provides a clear 
preference for the products and 
demonstrates that a substantial 
portion of its business is or will 
be marketing the products; and 
‘‘(bb) demonstrates that the 
facility has written agreements or 
will obtain written agreements 
with agricultural producers, agri-
cultural producer groups, farmer 
or rancher cooperatives, or ma-
jority-controlled 
producer-based 
business ventures on marketing 
strategies that will increase the 
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profitability and competitiveness 
of farmers and ranchers growing 
for the local or regional market. 
‘‘(vi) 
OUTREACH.—The 
Secretary 
shall develop and implement an outreach 
plan to publicize the availability of loans 
and loan guarantees under this paragraph, 
working closely with rural cooperative de-
velopment centers, credit unions, commu-
nity development financial institutions, re-
gional economic development authorities, 
and other financial and economic develop-
ment entities.’’; 
(C) in clause (vii) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, and publish on the 
internet,’’ after ‘‘Senate’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating subclauses (I) 
and (II) as subclauses (II) and (III), re-
spectively, and inserting before subclause 
(II) (as so redesignated), the following: 
‘‘(I) summary information about 
all projects;’’; and 
(D) in clause (viii) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) by striking subclause (I) and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For each of 
fiscal years 2013 through 2017, the 
Secretary shall reserve not less than 
10 percent of the loan and loan guar-
antee funds made available to carry 
out this subsection, to carry out this 
subparagraph.’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(III) 
USE
OF
RESERVED 
FUNDS.—The Secretary may use a 
portion of the funds reserved under 
subclause (I) for technical assistance, 
which may include market research 
and feasibility studies.’’. 
SEC. 5002. VALUE-ADDED PRODUCER GRANTS. 
Section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act 
of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing those that operate through centralized food dis-
tribution systems that coordinate agricultural pro-
duction and the aggregation, storage, processing, 
distribution, and marketing of locally or regionally 
produced agricultural products,’’ after ‘‘networks’’; 
and 
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(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (6) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(6) PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
priority to projects that— 
‘‘(i) contribute to increasing opportu-
nities for operators of small- and medium- 
sized farms and ranches that are struc-
tured as a family farm; and 
‘‘(ii) have applicants at least 1⁄4 of 
whom are beginning farmers and ranchers 
or socially disadvantaged farmers and 
ranchers. 
‘‘(B) RANKING.—In evaluating and rank-
ing proposals under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall give very substantial weight to the 
priorities described in subparagraph (A).’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8) and inserting after paragraph 
(6) the following: 
‘‘(7) OUTREACH
AND
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall develop and implement 
an outreach and technical assistance strategy to help 
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the program established by this section reach and 
serve underserved States and communities.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (8) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) MANDATORY FUNDING.—On October 
1, 2002, and each October 1 thereafter through 
October 1, 2016, of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
make available to carry out this subsection 
$30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 
through 2017’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘ben-
efit’’ and inserting ‘‘have applicants 
1⁄4 of whom are’’; and 
(II) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘June 30 of the fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the close of the annual pro-
posal review process’’. 
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TITLE VI—RESEARCH 
SEC. 6001. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIA-
TIVE. 
Section 2(b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facili-
ties Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(F)— 
(A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) new approaches to advance sys-
tems that enhance markets and policy for 
locally or regionally produced agricultural 
food products, as defined in section 
310B(g)(9)(A) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)(9)(A)).’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘teams; 
and’’ inserting ‘‘teams to any eligible enti-
ty listed under paragraph (7)’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(iii) not less than 5 percent is made 
available to make grants for research on 
conventional plant and animal breeding as 
described in paragraph (2); and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘to 
any eligible entity listed under paragraph (7)’’ 
before the period at the end; and 
(3) in paragraph (11)(A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013 through 2017’’; and 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘pursuant to’’ 
and inserting ‘‘as described in’’. 
SEC. 6002. LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA 
INITIATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251 of the Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA 
INITIATIVES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY 
PRODUCED AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCT.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘locally or regionally produced 
agricultural food product’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 310B(g)(9) of the Consolidated 
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Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)(9)). 
‘‘(2) INITIATIVES.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) collect data on the production and 
marketing of locally or regionally produced agri-
cultural food products; and 
‘‘(B) facilitate interagency collaboration 
and data sharing on research on local and re-
gional food systems. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) collect and distribute comprehensive 
reporting of prices of locally or regionally pro-
duced agricultural food products; 
‘‘(B) conduct surveys and analysis and 
publish reports relating to the production, han-
dling, distribution, retail sales, and trend stud-
ies (including consumer purchasing patterns) of 
or on locally or regionally produced agricultural 
food products; 
‘‘(C) form an interagency work group that 
includes representatives from— 
‘‘(i) the Agricultural Marketing Serv-
ice; 
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‘‘(ii) the Agricultural Research Serv-
ice; 
‘‘(iii) the Economic Research Service; 
‘‘(iv) the Food and Nutrition Service; 
‘‘(v) the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service; 
‘‘(vi) the National Agricultural Statis-
tics Service; 
‘‘(vii) the National Institute of Food 
and Agriculture; and 
‘‘(viii) other agencies that are involved 
in data collection and research on locally 
or regionally produced agricultural food 
products; 
‘‘(D) expand the Agricultural Resource 
Management Surveys— 
‘‘(i) to include questions on locally or 
regionally produced agricultural food prod-
ucts; and 
‘‘(ii) sample a greater sector of agri-
cultural producers, including agricultural 
producers engaged in the production of lo-
cally or regionally produced agricultural 
food products; 
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‘‘(E) authorize the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service to create and administer— 
‘‘(i) a followup survey to the Census 
of Agriculture, in order to collect more de-
tailed data on producers who indicated on 
the Census of Agriculture that the pro-
ducers sell to markets for locally or region-
ally produced agricultural food products; 
and 
‘‘(ii) a survey for the purpose of col-
lecting market data, including sales by 
product type and supply chain or sourcing 
data, from all vendors, including retail and 
wholesale vendors, of locally and regionally 
produced agricultural food products; and 
‘‘(F) seek to establish or expand private- 
public partnerships to facilitate, to the max-
imum extent practicable, the collection of data 
on locally or regionally produced agricultural 
food products. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out this section $5,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
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‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition 
to funds made available under paragraph (1), 
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2017, to remain available 
until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of 
the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) the authority of the Secretary to carry out 
local food production and market data initiatives de-
scribed in section 251(h).’’. 
SEC. 6003. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR RE-
SEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251(e) of the Department 
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6971(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL
COORDINATION
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary 
shall establish a special initiative within the Re-
search, Education, and Extension Office to co-
ordinate research activities at the Department 
relating to classical plant and animal breeding. 
‘‘(B) WORKING GROUP.—In carrying out 
the special initiative, the Under Secretary shall 
establish a working group that reports to the 
Under Secretary, to be comprised of individuals 
who are responsible for the management or ad-
ministration of public breeding programs in the 
Department from— 
‘‘(i) the National Institute of Food 
and Agriculture; 
‘‘(ii) the Agricultural Research Serv-
ice; 
‘‘(iii) the Economic Research Service; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the National Agricultural Statis-
tics Service. 
‘‘(C) DUTIES OF WORKING GROUP.—The 
working group shall— 
‘‘(i) coordinate classical plant and ani-
mal breeding research being conducted at 
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or funded by the agencies described in sub-
paragraph (B)(i); 
‘‘(ii) carry out ongoing analysis and 
tracking activities for public grants to en-
sure that a diverse range of crop and ani-
mal breeding needs are being met in a 
timely and transparent manner; 
‘‘(iii) coordinate and collaborate with 
the National Genetics Resource Advisory 
Council; 
‘‘(iv) to maximize delivery of public 
cultivars and breeds, ensure efficient co-
ordination of the activities the working 
group and those of— 
‘‘(I) the Agricultural Research 
Service; 
‘‘(II) National Institute of Food 
and Agriculture; 
‘‘(III) the National Genetic Re-
sources Advisory Council; 
‘‘(IV) genetic resource conserva-
tion centers; 
‘‘(V) land grant universities; 
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‘‘(VI) nongovernmental organiza-
tions with interests or expertise in 
classical breeding; and 
‘‘(VII) public and private clas-
sical plant and animal breeders; and 
‘‘(v) evaluate classical public plant 
and animal breeding activities and out-
comes to make recommendations to the 
Under Secretary on the adequacy of 
human and financial resources needed to 
ensure that the next generation of public 
breeders and agricultural breeders are pre-
pared to meet the challenges of the future. 
‘‘(D) ADVISORY BOARD.—The Under Sec-
retary shall establish an advisory board whose 
primary duty will be to make recommendations 
to the working group on matters related to the 
duties specified in subparagraph (C). The advi-
sory board shall be comprised of individuals 
with expertise in classical plant and animal 
breeding including representatives from— 
‘‘(i) the Agricultural Research Service; 
‘‘(ii) the National Institute of Food 
and Agriculture; 
‘‘(iii) the Extension Service; 
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‘‘(iv) private foundations and non-
profit organizations that have expertise in 
classical plant and animal breeding; 
‘‘(v) private agricultural research and 
technology transfer firms; and 
‘‘(vi) the Land Grant University Sys-
tem.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of 
the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) (as amended by section 6002(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) the authority of the Secretary to establish 
a special initiative under section 251(e).’’. 
SEC. 6004. LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM ENTER-
PRISE FACILITATION. 
Section 502 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 
(7 U.S.C. 2662) in amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM ENTER-
PRISE FACILITATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a local and regional food system enterprise fa-
cilitation initiative to increase technical assistance to 
help build sustainable local and regional food sys-
tems. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) authorize the establishment in the 
Extension Service of the position of enterprise 
facilitator (referred to in this subsection as an 
‘enterprise facilitator’); and 
‘‘(B) give priority to providing funding for 
enterprise facilitators that are located in areas 
that— 
‘‘(i) have high participation rates for 
the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram established under the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
seq.); and 
‘‘(ii) are predominantly rural areas. 
‘‘(3) 
GRANTS.—The 
Secretary 
may 
make 
grants on a competitive basis to nongovernmental 
organizations and institutions that have appropriate 
experience working on the rural development initia-
tives in the targeted areas described in paragraph 
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(2)(B) to provide technical assistance to help build 
sustainable local and regional food systems if the 
Secretary determines that the Extension Service in 
a State or locality is not able to provide the assist-
ance. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES.—An enterprise facilitator shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) identify and organize local food pro-
ducers and entrepreneurs into entities that are 
able to deliver local and regional food into local 
markets, including— 
‘‘(i) farmers markets; 
‘‘(ii) community kitchens; 
‘‘(iii) locally owned processing facili-
ties; 
‘‘(iv) aggregation centers; 
‘‘(v) transportation cooperatives; and 
‘‘(vi) collaborative production coopera-
tives; 
‘‘(B) develop partnerships with local and 
regional organizations and institutions to pro-
vide resources for effective partnerships to train 
entrepreneurs and facilitate new enterprises; 
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‘‘(C) assist agricultural producers and 
processors with marketing and distribution of 
local and regional food products; 
‘‘(D) identify and work to remove barriers 
to the movement of local and regional food 
products into the marketplace; 
‘‘(E) encourage new agricultural producers 
to produce foods for local and regional markets; 
‘‘(F) provide education programs to new 
agricultural producers that emphasize local and 
regional foods; 
‘‘(G) work with local expanded food and 
nutrition education programs, schools and other 
local institutions, and individuals to develop 
food processing skills; 
‘‘(H) provide technical assistance in the 
preparation of grant and loan applications to 
promote the purposes of this subsection; and 
‘‘(I) work with private sources of funding 
and other Federal and State agencies to acquire 
grants and loans to promote the purposes of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection such sums as are necessary.’’. 
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SEC. 6005. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM. 
Section 1632(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5841(d)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) establish a national strategic germplasm 
assessment and use plan to meet food security goals 
for the future; and’’. 
TITLE VII—HORTICULTURE AND 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
SEC. 7001. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Specialty Crops 
Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘locally or regionally produced 
food’ has the meaning given the term ‘locally or re-
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gionally produced agricultural food products’ in sec-
tion 310B(g)(9)(A)(i) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1932(g)(9)(A)(i)).’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
AND PURPOSES
OF GRANTS.— 
Subsection (a) of section 101 of such Act is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PURPOSE’’ and 
inserting ‘‘PURPOSES’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘2005 through 2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2013 through 2017’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘solely to enhance’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘to increase the consumption 
and availability of specialty crops that are locally or 
regionally produced food and to increase the profit-
ability, ecological sustainability, and competitiveness 
of specialty crop producers.’’. 
(c) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (e) of such 
section 101 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The State plan shall identify 
the lead agency’’ and inserting ‘‘The State plan 
shall— 
‘‘(1) identify the lead agency’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) ensure a balanced and equitable distribu-
tion of grants across— 
‘‘(A) the full array of specialty crop agri-
culture, including all types of farm enterprises, 
organic farming systems, beginning and socially 
disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and small 
and mid-scale farms; 
‘‘(B) the full array of funding areas, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) research and education; 
‘‘(ii) nutrition and public health; 
‘‘(iii) pest and plant health; 
‘‘(iv) conservation and the environ-
ment; 
‘‘(v) food safety; 
‘‘(vi) marketing and promotion; and 
‘‘(vii) production; and 
‘‘(C) the full range of activities inherent in 
developing systems for locally or regionally pro-
duced foods, including issues related to proc-
essing, distributing, aggregating, storing, mar-
keting, and consumption.’’. 
(d) REVIEW
OF APPLICATION.—Subsection (f) of 
such section 101 is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘purpose’’ and inserting ‘‘pur-
poses’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (a), and would represent a balanced and 
equitable distribution of grant funds, as specified in 
subsection (e)’’. 
(e) PREFERENCE.—Such section 101 is further 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), (i), 
and (j) as subsections (i), (j), (k), and (n), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) PREFERENCE.—In using grant funds provided 
under this section, the State receiving the grant shall give 
a preference to marketing proposals that— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate ability to have direct positive 
impact on— 
‘‘(A) farm profitability and sustainability; 
‘‘(B) improved distribution capacity for lo-
cally or regionally produced foods; or 
‘‘(C) increased domestic consumption and 
affordability of edible specialty crops, particu-
larly in low-income communities; and 
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‘‘(2) in which final products are marketed so 
that the total distance that products are transported 
for final sale is less than 250 miles from the origin 
of the products.’’. 
(f) TRANSPARENCY.—Such section 101 is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (g), as added by 
subsection (e) of this section, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) TRANSPARENCY.—Each State receiving a grant 
under this section shall, in a timely manner, publish on 
an Internet website summary information about all grants 
received under this section and reports on the implementa-
tion of projects funded by such grants.’’. 
(g) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Such section 101 is fur-
ther amended by inserting after subsection (k), as redesig-
nated by subsection (e)(1) of this section, the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(l) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—The Secretary shall 
consider expansion of the grant program under this sec-
tion to include traditional foods of federally recognized In-
dian tribes and other minority communities and may pub-
lish appropriate guidance to States receiving grants under 
this section regarding any such expansion.’’. 
(h) OTHER USE OF FUNDS.—Such section 101 is 
further amended by inserting after subsection (l), as 
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added by subsection (g) of this section, the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(m) OTHER USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
Of the funds made available under subsection (n), 
the Secretary shall use not less than $5,000,000 for 
a nationally-coordinated and regionally-balanced re-
search and evaluation effort on the redevelopment of 
locally or regionally produced food systems con-
ducted through a consortium of land grant univer-
sities, in partnership with non-governmental organi-
zations engaged in work on locally or regionally pro-
duced food systems. 
‘‘(2) LOCALLY
OR
REGIONALLY
PRODUCED 
FOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.—Of the funds made 
available under subsection (n), the Secretary shall 
use $30,000,000 during each fiscal year for locally 
or regionally produced food system specialty crop de-
velopment, including development or enhancement of 
State and regional local food marketing programs, 
local and regional food enterprise development, 
farmer-to-consumer direct marketing, direct-to-store 
and direct-to-institution marketing, regional supply 
chains, regional food hubs, new farmer development, 
and State food policy councils.’’. 
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(i) FUNDING.—Subsection (n) of such section 101, 
as redesignated by subsection (e)(1) of this section, is 
amended by striking ‘‘shall make grants’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘shall use $90,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2013 through 2017 to carry out this section.’’. 
(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2012. 
SEC. 7002. NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST- 
SHARE PROGRAM. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 10606 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
6523) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Of the 
funds’’ and all that follows through ‘‘until expended, 
to’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Agriculture 
(acting through the Agricultural Marketing Service) 
shall’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘$750’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,000’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2012. 
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SEC. 7003. AVAILABILITY OF ORGANIC CERTIFICATION 
COST SHARE ASSISTANCE AND RISK MANAGE-
MENT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUT-
REACH PARTNERSHIP ASSISTANCE UNDER 
THE FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT. 
Subsection (b) of section 524 of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST SHARE ASSIST-
ANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND COMMU-
NITY OUTREACH PARTNERSHIP ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PROVISION
OF
ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall provide organic certification cost share 
assistance and risk management education and com-
munity outreach partnership assistance asa provided 
in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
COMMODITY
CREDIT
CORPORA-
TION.—The Secretary shall carry out this subsection 
through the Commodity Credit Corporation. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Subject to paragraph (4), the 
Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available 
to carry out this subsection not less than 
$10,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) 
DISTRIBUTION
OF
FUNDS.—Of 
the 
amount made available under paragraph (3) for a 
fiscal year— 
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‘‘(A) 70 percent shall be used to provide 
organic certification cost share assistance pur-
suant to section 10606 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
1524); and 
‘‘(B) 30 percent shall be used to conduct 
activities to support risk management education 
and community outreach partnerships pursuant 
to section 522(d).’’. 
SEC. 7004. LOCAL MARKETING PROMOTION PROGRAM. 
Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Mar-
keting Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 6. LOCAL MARKETING PROMOTION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a program, to be known as the ‘Local Marketing Pro-
motion Program’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Pro-
gram’), to make grants to eligible entities for projects to 
establish, expand, and promote direct producer-to-con-
sumer marketing, including farmers’ markets, and other 
local and regional food markets. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM PURPOSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of the Pro-
gram are to increase domestic consumption of and 
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‘‘(ii) local and regional food markets 
that are not direct farmer-to-consumer 
markets, but that may include the scaling 
up of such direct markets, including proc-
essing, distributing, aggregating, storing, 
and marketing. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—An eligible entity may not 
use a grant or other assistance provided under the 
Program for the purchase, construction, or rehabili-
tation of a building or structure. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity shall be eligible 
to receive a grant under the Program if the entity is— 
‘‘(1) an agricultural or fishing cooperative or 
other business entity or a producer or fisher network 
or association, including community-supported agri-
culture or fishery networks or associations; 
‘‘(2) a local government; 
‘‘(3) a nonprofit corporation; 
‘‘(4) a public benefit corporation; 
‘‘(5) an economic development corporation; 
‘‘(6) a regional farmers’ market authority; or 
‘‘(7) such other entity as the Secretary may 
designate. 
‘‘(d) CRITERIA
AND GUIDELINES.—The Secretary 
shall establish criteria and guidelines for the submission, 
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evaluation, and funding of proposed projects under the 
Program. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITIES 
AND OPERATIONS.—In providing grants under the 
Program, priority shall be given to applications that 
include projects— 
‘‘(A) to benefit underserved communities; 
and 
‘‘(B) to develop market opportunities for 
small and mid-sized farm and ranch operations. 
‘‘(2) PREFERENCE FOR PRODUCER-ONLY FARM-
ERS’ MARKETS.—In providing grants under the di-
rect marketing portion of the Program, priority shall 
be given to producer-only farmers’ markets. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use 
$30,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation each fiscal year to carry out the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) 
DISTRIBUTION
BETWEEN
PUR-
POSES.—Of the funds made available under 
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year— 
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‘‘(i) 50 percent shall be used for the 
direct marketing portion of the Program in 
subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) of sub-
section (b)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) 50 percent shall be used for the 
local and regional food portion of the Pro-
gram in subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) 
of subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(B) DIRECT MARKETING PORTION.—For 
each of the following, not less than 10 percent 
of the funds reserved for the direct marketing 
portion of the Program in a fiscal year under 
paragraph (2)(A)(i) shall be used— 
‘‘(i) to support outreach, education, 
and operation of the use of electronic bene-
fits transfers for Federal nutrition pro-
grams at farmers’ markets and other di-
rect marketing outlets including farm and 
roadside stands, community-supported ag-
riculture and community-supported fishery 
programs, green carts, route vendors and 
buying clubs; and 
‘‘(ii) to provide general technical as-
sistance and organizational capacity build-
ing grants to strengthen market develop-
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ment networks and otherwise enhance the 
outcomes of the Program. 
‘‘(C) LOCAL
AND
REGIONAL
FOOD
POR-
TION.—Not less than 10 percent of the funds 
reserved for the local and regional food portion 
of the Program in a fiscal year under para-
graph (2)(A)(ii) shall be used to provide tech-
nical assistance grants to strengthen the ability 
of small and medium-sized agricultural pro-
ducers, food wholesalers and retailers, schools, 
and other individuals, organizations, entities, 
and institutions for processing, distributing, ag-
gregating, storing, and marketing locally and 
regionally 
produced 
agricultural 
products. 
Funds reserved under such paragraph may be 
used— 
‘‘(i) to carry out feasibility studies re-
lated to the local and regional food portion 
of the Program; and 
‘‘(ii) to assist enterprises that process, 
distribute, aggregate, store, and market lo-
cally and regionally produced foods. 
‘‘(3) INTERDEPARTMENTAL
COORDINATION.— 
In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall 
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ensure coordination between the various agencies to 
the maximum extent practicable. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not 
more than 10 percent of the total amount made 
available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year 
may be used for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(B) PROJECT LIMITATIONS.—Funds de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(B)(i)— 
‘‘(i) may not be used for the ongoing 
cost of carrying out any project; and 
‘‘(ii) shall only be provided to eligible 
entities that demonstrate a plan to con-
tinue to provide EBT card access at 1 or 
more farmers’ markets or direct marketing 
outlets following the receipt of the grant.’’. 
TITLE VIII—POULTRY AND 
LIVESTOCK 
SEC. 8001. SMALL AND VERY SMALL MEAT PROCESSING 
PLANTS. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE.—The 
Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new title: 
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‘‘TITLE 
VI—VERY 
SMALL 
AND 
CERTAIN SMALL ESTABLISH-
MENTS 
‘‘SEC. 601. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish in the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the De-
partment of Agriculture a technical assistance division to 
coordinate the initiatives of any other appropriate agency 
of the Department of Agriculture to provide— 
‘‘(1) outreach, education, and training to very 
small or certain small establishments (as defined by 
the Secretary); 
‘‘(2) grants to appropriate State agencies, edu-
cational institutions, non-governmental organizations 
with appropriate expertise, or networks or partner-
ships of such agencies, such institutions, and such 
organizations to provide outreach, technical assist-
ance, education, and training to very small or cer-
tain small establishments; and 
‘‘(3) grants to appropriate State agencies to 
provide outreach, technical assistance, education, 
and training to very small or certain small establish-
ments. 
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‘‘(b) PERSONNEL.—The technical assistance division 
shall be comprised of individuals that, as determined by 
the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) are of a quantity sufficient to carry out 
the duties of the technical assistance division; and 
‘‘(2) possess appropriate qualifications and ex-
pertise relating to the duties of the technical assist-
ance division. 
‘‘SEC. 602. GUIDANCE. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 
through the Food Safety and Inspection Service, shall 
issue guidance to allow very small or certain small estab-
lishments (as defined by the Secretary under section 601) 
to demonstrate compliance with required food safety and 
sanitation standards upon a showing that the process con-
trols for food safety and sanitation are being applied. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT.—The guidance issued under sub-
section (a) shall address process controls, appropriate for 
the size and scale of a facility, for— 
‘‘(1) slaughter and processing facilities that 
conduct Federal inspections, State inspections, or 
custom slaughter or processing at the facility; 
‘‘(2) leased slaughter and processing facilities; 
‘‘(3) on-farm slaughter and processing; 
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‘‘(4) mobile slaughter and processing facilities; 
and 
‘‘(5) other facilities or circumstances deter-
mined by the stakeholders group referred to in sub-
section (c) to be relevant to very small or certain 
small establishments. 
‘‘(c) STAKEHOLDER GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall convene a stakeholders group with 
expertise on small scale processing facilities, includ-
ing mobile processing facilities, to prepare proposed 
guidance on process controls for food safety and 
sanitation for very small or certain small establish-
ments. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The stakeholders group 
convened under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) small scale growers; 
‘‘(B) operators of small scale slaughtering 
and processing facilities; and 
‘‘(C) representatives from appropriate Fed-
eral and State agencies, educational institu-
tions, non-governmental organizations with ap-
propriate expertise, or networks or partnerships 
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of such agencies, such institutions, and such or-
ganizations. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017 
to carry out this title and section 32 of the Poultry Prod-
ucts Inspection Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 501 of the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 683) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (j)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (i)’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(j)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (i)’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (f); and 
(4) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) 
as subsections (f) through (i), respectively. 
SEC. 8002. SMALL AND VERY SMALL POULTRY PROCESSING 
PLANTS. 
The Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 32. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE. 
‘‘(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish in the Food Safety and Inspection Service of 
the Department of Agriculture a technical assistance 
division to coordinate the initiatives of any other ap-
propriate agency of the Department of Agriculture 
to provide— 
‘‘(A) outreach, education, and training to 
very small or certain small establishments (as 
defined by the Secretary); 
‘‘(B) grants to appropriate State agencies, 
educational institutions, non-governmental or-
ganizations with appropriate expertise, or net-
works or partnerships of such agencies, such in-
stitutions, and such organizations to provide 
outreach, technical assistance, education, and 
training to very small or certain small establish-
ments; and 
‘‘(C) grants to appropriate State agencies 
to provide outreach, technical assistance, edu-
cation, and training to very small or certain 
small establishments. 
‘‘(2) PERSONNEL.—The technical assistance di-
vision shall be comprised of individuals that, as de-
termined by the Secretary— 
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‘‘(A) are of a quantity sufficient to carry 
out the duties of the technical assistance divi-
sion; and 
‘‘(B) possess appropriate qualifications and 
expertise relating to the duties of the technical 
assistance division. 
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary, acting through the Food Safety and Inspec-
tion Service, shall issue guidance to allow very small 
or certain small establishments (as defined by the 
Secretary under subsection (a)) to demonstrate com-
pliance with required food safety and sanitation 
standards upon a showing that the process controls 
for food safety and sanitation are being applied. 
‘‘(2) CONTENT.—The guidance issued under 
paragraph (1) shall address process controls, appro-
priate for the size and scale of a facility, for— 
‘‘(A) slaughter and processing facilities 
that conduct Federal inspections, State inspec-
tions, or custom slaughter or processing at the 
facility; 
‘‘(B) leased slaughter and processing facili-
ties; 
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‘‘(C) on-farm slaughter and processing; 
‘‘(D) mobile slaughter and processing fa-
cilities; and 
‘‘(E) other facilities or circumstances de-
termined by the stakeholders group referred to 
in paragraph (3) to be relevant to very small or 
certain small establishments. 
‘‘(3) STAKEHOLDER GROUP.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall convene a stakeholders 
group with expertise on small scale processing 
facilities, including mobile processing facilities, 
to prepare proposed guidance on process con-
trols for food safety and sanitation for very 
small or certain small establishments. 
‘‘(B) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
stakeholders 
group convened under subparagraph (A) shall 
include— 
‘‘(i) small scale growers; 
‘‘(ii) operators of small scale slaugh-
tering and processing facilities; and 
‘‘(iii) representatives from appropriate 
Federal and State agencies, educational in-
stitutions, non-governmental organizations 
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with appropriate expertise, or networks or 
partnerships of such agencies, such institu-
tions, and such organizations. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The au-
thorization of appropriations for this section appears in 
section 602 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act.’’. 
SEC. 8003. SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF ELECTRONICALLY 
SUBMITTED MEAT AND POULTRY LABELS. 
(a) ELECTRONIC OPTION
FOR SUBMISSION.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate regula-
tions under section 7 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 607) and section 8 of the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 457) to establish an electronic 
option for submitting meat and poultry labels for 
preapproval. 
(b) SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF ELECTRONICALLY 
SUBMITTED LABELS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall establish a publicly accessible searchable 
database of electronically submitted meat and poultry la-
bels. 
SEC. 8004. MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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Agriculture, in consultation with the stakeholders group 
referred to in section 602(c) of the Federal Meat Inspec-
tion Act (as added by section 8001 of this Act) and the 
stakeholders group referred to in section 32(b)(3) of the 
Poultry Products Inspection Act (as added by section 
8002 of this Act), shall submit to Congress a report on 
steps that can be taken to better meet the needs of very 
small and certain small establishments (as defined by the 
Secretary under section 601 of the Federal Meat Inspec-
tion Act (as added by such section 8001) or section 32(a) 
of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (as added by such 
section 8002)), including any recommended changes to 
statutory and regulatory provisions of law. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall include a proposal to allow participating 
States to enter into memoranda of understanding with 
non-participating States to allow covered products pro-
duced in a participating State to be sold in a non-partici-
pating State. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED PRODUCTS.—The term ‘‘covered 
products’’ means a meat or poultry product in-
spected in accordance with the covered programs. 
(2) COVERED PROGRAMS.—The term ‘‘covered 
programs’’ means the cooperative meat and poultry 
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inspection programs of the Food Safety and Inspec-
tion Service of the Department of Agriculture. 
(3) NON-PARTICIPATING
STATE.—The term 
‘‘non-participating State’’ means a State that does 
not participate in the covered programs. 
(4) PARTICIPATING STATE.—The term ‘‘partici-
pating State’’ means a State that participates in the 
covered programs. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 9001. NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY TRAINING, EDUCATION, 
EXTENSION, OUTREACH, AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 405 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7625) is 
amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 
to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2013 through 2017. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.—In addition to 
funds made available under paragraph (1), for the 
purposes of making grants under this section, there 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
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necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
2017.’’. 
Æ 
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