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‘‘(c) PILOT GRANT PROGRAM
FOR PURCHASE
OF 
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Using amounts made avail-
able to carry out subsection (b), the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall conduct a pilot program under which the 
Secretary will give not more than five participating 
States the option of receiving a grant in an amount 
equal to the value of the commodities that the partici-
pating State would otherwise receive under this sec-
tion for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A participating 
State receiving a grant under this subsection may use 
the grant funds solely to purchase fresh fruits and 
vegetables for distribution to schools and service insti-
tutions in the State that participate in the food serv-
ice programs under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING STATES.— 
The Secretary shall select participating States from 
applications submitted by the States. 
‘‘(4) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) SCHOOL
AND
SERVICE
INSTITUTION 
REQUIREMENT.—Schools and service institutions 
in a participating State shall keep records of 
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purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables made 
using the grant funds and report such records to 
the State. 
‘‘(B) STATE REQUIREMENT.—Each partici-
pating State shall submit to the Secretary a re-
port on the success of the pilot program in the 
State, including information on— 
‘‘(i) the amount and value of each type 
of fresh fruit and vegetable purchased by the 
State; and 
‘‘(ii) the benefit provided by such pur-
chases in conducting the school food service 
in the State, including meeting school meal 
requirements.’’. 
SEC. 4205. ENCOURAGING LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY 
GROWN AND RAISED FOOD. 
(a) COMMODITY PURCHASE STREAMLINING.—The Sec-
retary may permit each school food authority with a low 
annual commodity entitlement value, as determined by the 
Secretary, to elect to substitute locally and regionally grown 
and raised food for the authority’s allotment, in whole or 
in part, of commodity assistance for the school meal pro-
grams under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), if— 
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(1) the election is requested by the school food 
authority; 
(2) the Secretary determines that the election 
will reduce State and Federal administrative costs; 
and 
(3) the election will provide the school food au-
thority with greater flexibility to purchase locally and 
regionally grown and raised foods. 
(b) FARM-TO-SCHOOL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish 
farm-to-school demonstration programs under which 
school food authorities, agricultural producers pro-
ducing for local and regional markets, and other 
farm-to-school stakeholders will collaborate with the 
Agriculture Marketing Service to, on a cost neutral 
basis, source food for the school meal programs under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) from local farmers 
and ranchers in lieu of the commodity assistance pro-
vided to the school food authorities for the school meal 
programs. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each demonstration pro-
gram carried out under this subsection shall— 
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(i) facilitate and increase the purchase 
of unprocessed and minimally processed lo-
cally and regionally grown and raised agri-
cultural products to be served under the 
school meal programs; 
(ii) test methods to improve procure-
ment, transportation, and meal preparation 
processes for the school meal programs; 
(iii) assess whether administrative 
costs can be saved through increased school 
food authority flexibility to source locally 
and regionally produced foods for the school 
meal programs; and 
(iv) undertake rigorous evaluation and 
share information about results of the dem-
onstration program, including cost savings, 
with the Secretary, other school food au-
thorities, agricultural producers producing 
for the local and regional market, and the 
general public. 
(B) PLANS.—In order to be selected to carry 
out a demonstration program under this sub-
section, a school food authority shall submit to 
the Secretary a plan at such time and in such 
manner as the Secretary may require, and con-
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taining information with respect to the require-
ments described in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
subparagraph (A). 
(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance to demonstration 
program participants to assist such participants to 
acquire bids from potential vendors in a timely and 
cost-effective manner. 
(4) LENGTH.—The Secretary shall determine the 
appropriate length of time for each demonstration 
program under this subsection. 
(5) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordi-
nate among relevant agencies of the Department of 
Agriculture and non-governmental organizations with 
appropriate expertise to facilitate the provision of 
training and technical assistance necessary to success-
fully carry out demonstration programs under this 
subsection. 
(6) NUMBER.—Subject to the availability of 
funds to carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall 
select at least 10 demonstration programs to be car-
ried out under this subsection. 
(7) DIVERSITY AND BALANCE.—In selecting dem-
onstration programs to be carried out under this sub-
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