367 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
clause (i) to a State an amount the exceeds 
the amount equal to the product of— 
‘‘(I) the amount of administrative 
expenses that would be reimbursable 
for such fiscal year to such State under 
clause (i) without regard to this clause; 
and 
‘‘(II) 
$277,000,000 
(plus 
the 
amount carried over, if any, under 
clause (iii)), divided by the aggregate 
amount of administrative expenses that 
would be reimbursable for such fiscal 
year to all of the States under clause 
(i) without regard to this clause. 
‘‘(iii) CARRYOVER.—The amount by 
which $277,000,000 exceeds the aggregate 
amount paid under clause (i) for a par-
ticular fiscal year shall remain available 
for payments under such clause for any sub-
sequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) OTHER FUNDS.—Any additional funds 
required by a State to carry out a pilot project 
under this subsection may be provided by the 
State from funds made available to the State for
368 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
such purpose and in accordance with State and 
other Federal laws, including the following: 
‘‘(i) Section 403 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 603). 
‘‘(ii) The Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.). 
‘‘(iii) The Child Care and Development 
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et 
seq.) and section 418 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 618). 
‘‘(iv) The social services block grant 
under subtitle A of title XX of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.). 
‘‘(7) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) 
SPECIFIC
USES.—Funds 
provided 
under this subsection for evaluation of pilot 
projects under paragraph (6)(A)(i) shall be used 
only for— 
‘‘(i) pilot projects that comply with 
this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) the costs incurred in gathering 
and providing information and data used 
to conduct the independent evaluation 
under paragraph (5); and
369 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
‘‘(iii) the costs of the evaluation under 
paragraph (5). 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Funds provided for 
bonus grants to States for pilot projects under 
subparagraph (6)(A)(ii) shall be used only for— 
‘‘(i) pilot projects that comply with 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) any State purpose, not to be re-
stricted to the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program or its beneficiary popu-
lation.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 16, as amended by section 121 of 
this Act— 
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘subsection 
(k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (k) and (h) and 
section 20’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A) by in-
serting ‘‘under sections 6(d)(4) and 
17(n)’’ after ‘‘programs’’; and 
(II) by striking subparagraph 
(E);
370 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and 
(3), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR AD-
MINISTRATIVE COSTS.—No funds may be paid under 
subsection (a) to a State agency for administrative 
costs incurred to carry out any of such programs in 
such fiscal year.’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘or 
17(n)’’ after ‘‘section 6(d)(4)’’; and 
(iv) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec-
tively; 
(2) in section 20 by amending subsection (g) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(g) EXCLUSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMINIS-
TRATIVE COSTS.—No funds may be paid under this section 
to a State agency for administrative costs incurred to carry 
out a workfare program operated under this section.’’; and 
(3) in section 22(d)(1)(B)(ii) by striking ‘‘, (g), 
(h)(2), and (h)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (g)’’. 
SEC. 4040. IMPROVED WAGE VERIFICATION USING THE NA-
TIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 11(e) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended—
371 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
(1) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and after 
compliance with the requirement specified in para-
graph (24)’’ after ‘‘section 16(e) of this Act’’, 
(2) in paragraph (22) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(3) in paragraph (23) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) that the State agency shall request wage 
data directly from the National Directory of New 
Hires established under section 453(i) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(i)) relevant to deter-
mining eligibility to receive supplemental nutrition 
assistance program benefits and determining the cor-
rect amount of such benefits.’’. 
SEC. 4041. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR INDIAN TRIBES. 
Section 4 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2013) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations to carry out this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall conduct a study to determine the feasi-
bility of a tribal demonstration project for tribes to 
administer all Federal food assistance programs, serv-
372 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
ices, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) of 
the agency. 
‘‘(2) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
conducting 
the 
study, the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the probable effects on specific pro-
grams and program beneficiaries of such a dem-
onstration project; 
‘‘(B) statutory, regulatory, or other impedi-
ments to implementation of such a demonstra-
tion project; 
‘‘(C) strategies for implementing such a 
demonstration project; 
‘‘(D) probable costs or savings associated 
with such a demonstration project; 
‘‘(E) methods to assure quality and ac-
countability in such a demonstration project; 
and 
‘‘(F) such other issues that may be deter-
mined by the Secretary or developed through 
consultation with pursuant to paragraph (4). 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee
373 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. The 
report shall contain— 
‘‘(A) the results of the study under this sub-
section; 
‘‘(B) a list of programs, services, functions, 
and activities (or portions thereof) within each 
agency with respect to which it would be feasible 
to include in a tribal demonstration project; 
‘‘(C) a list of programs, services, functions, 
and activities (or portions thereof) included in 
the list provided pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
that could be included in a tribal demonstration 
project without amending a statute, or waiving 
regulations that the Secretary may not waiver; 
and 
‘‘(D) a list of legislative actions required in 
order to include those programs, services, func-
tion, and activities (or portions thereof) included 
in the list provided pursuant to subparagraph 
(B) but not included in the list provided pursu-
ant to subparagraph (C), in a tribal demonstra-
tion project. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES.—The 
Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes to deter-
mine a protocol for consultation under paragraph (1)
374 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
prior to consultation under such paragraph with the 
other entities described in such paragraph. The pro-
tocol shall require, at a minimum, that— 
‘‘(A) the government-to-government relation-
ship with Indian tribes forms the basis for the 
consultation process; 
‘‘(B) the Indian tribes and the Secretary 
jointly conduct the consultations required by this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(C) the consultation process allows for sep-
arate and direct recommendations from the In-
dian tribes and other entities described in para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $1,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 4042. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. 
Section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protec-
tion Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93–86) 
is amended in the 1st sentence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 4043. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM. 
Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection 
Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93–86) is 
amended—
375 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) of subsection 
(a) by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘2016’’; 
(2) in the 1st sentence of subsection (d)(2) by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided in subsection 
(m), the States shall only provide assistance under the com-
modity supplemental food program to low-income individ-
uals aged 60 and older.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) PHASE-OUT.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an individual who receives assistance under 
the commodity supplemental food program on the day be-
fore the effective date of this subsection shall continue to 
receive that assistance until the date on which the indi-
vidual no longer qualifies for assistance under the eligibility 
criteria for the program in effect on the day before the effec-
tive date of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 4044. DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES TO 
SPECIAL NUTRITION PROJECTS. 
Section 1114(a)(2)(A) of the Agriculture and Food Act 
of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 1431e(2)(A)) is amended in the 1st sen-
tence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’.
376 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
SEC. 4045. PROCESSING OF COMMODITIES. 
(a) Section 17 of the Commodity Distribution Reform 
Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) 
is amended by— 
(1) striking the heading and inserting ‘‘COM-
MODITY DONATIONS AND PROCESSING’’; and 
(2) adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PROCESSING.—For any program included in sub-
section (b), the Secretary may, notwithstanding any other 
provision of State or Federal law relating to the procure-
ment of goods and services— 
‘‘(1) retain title to commodities delivered to a 
processor, on behalf of a State (including a State dis-
tributing agency and a recipient agency), until such 
time as end products containing such commodities, or 
similar commodities as approved by the Secretary, 
are delivered to a State distributing agency or to a 
recipient agency; and 
‘‘(2) promulgate regulations to ensure account-
ability for commodities provided to a processor for 
processing into end products, and to facilitate proc-
essing of commodities into end products for use by re-
cipient agencies. Such regulations may provide 
that— 
‘‘(A) a processor that receives commodities 
for processing into end products, or provides a
377 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
service with respect to such commodities or end 
products, in accordance with its agreement with 
a State distributing agency or a recipient agen-
cy, provide to the Secretary a bond or other 
means of financial assurance to protect the value 
of such commodities; and 
‘‘(B) in the event a processor fails to deliver 
to a State distributing agency or a recipient 
agency an end product in conformance with the 
processing agreement entered into under this Act, 
the Secretary take action with respect to the 
bond or other means of financial assurance pur-
suant to regulations promulgated under this 
paragraph and distribute any proceeds obtained 
by the Secretary to one or more State distrib-
uting agencies and recipient agencies as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 18 of the Commodity Dis-
tribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 
U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) 
and (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘commodities’ means agricultural 
commodities and their products that are donated by 
the Secretary for use by recipient agencies.
378 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
‘‘(2) The term ‘end product’ means a food prod-
uct that contains processed commodities.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 3 of the Commodity Distribution Reform Act and 
WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 
100–237) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) the program established under section 
4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2013(b));’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(D) by striking ‘‘the 
Committee on Education and Labor’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Committee on Education and the Work-
force’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 32 of the Act of 
August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c)’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(1)(D)(iii) by striking sub-
clause (II) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(II) 
the 
program 
established 
under section 4(b) of the Food and Nu-
379 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
trition 
Act 
of 
2008 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2013(b));’’; and 
(4) in subsection (k) by striking ‘‘the Committee 
on Education and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce’’. 
SEC. 4046. FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM. 
Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘SEN-
IORS’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall use to carry out and expand the farmers 
market nutrition program $20,600,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2014 through 2016. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
carry out this subsection for each of the fiscal years 
specified in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 50 percent of 
the funds made available to carry out this section in
380 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
any fiscal year shall be used to provide assistance to 
seniors.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘seniors’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, and 
low-income families who are determined to be at 
nutritional risk’’ after ‘‘low-income seniors’’; 
(4) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 
(5) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 
(6) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 
(7) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and 
(f) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively; 
and 
(8) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) STATE GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall carry out the Program through grants and 
other assistance provided in accordance with agreements 
made with States, for implementation through State agen-
cies and local agencies, that include provisions— 
‘‘(1) for the issuance of coupons or vouchers to 
participating individuals;
381 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
‘‘(2) establishing an appropriate annual percent-
age limitation on the use of funds for administrative 
costs; and 
‘‘(3) specifying other terms and conditions as the 
Secretary deems appropriate to encourage expanding 
the participation of small scale farmers in Federal 
nutrition programs.’’. 
SEC. 4047. NUTRITION INFORMATION AND AWARENESS 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 4403 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3171 note; Public Law 107– 
171) is repealed. 
SEC. 4048. FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM. 
Section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FRESH’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fresh’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fresh’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘fresh’’. 
SEC. 4049. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR PURCHASE OF 
FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER 
SPECIALTY FOOD CROPS. 
Section 10603 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4) is amended—
382 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2016’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 2016. 
‘‘(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.).
383 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
‘‘(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 
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. 4050. ENCOURAGING LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY 
GROWN AND RAISED FOOD. 
(a) COMMODITY PURCHASE STREAMLINING.—The Sec-
retary may permit each school food authority with a low
384 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
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— 
(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
385 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
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— 
(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
386 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
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-
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.
387 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
(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-
section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, ensure— 
(A) geographical diversity; 
(B) that at least half of the demonstration 
programs are completed in collaboration with 
school food authorities with small annual com-
modity entitlements, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
(C) that at least half of the demonstration 
programs are completed in rural or tribal com-
munities; 
(D) equitable treatment of school food au-
thorities with a high percentage of students eligi-
ble for free or reduced price lunches, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
(E) that at least one of the demonstration 
programs is completed on a military installation 
as defined in section 2687(e)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code.
388 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
SEC. 4051. REVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS OF WHITE 
POTATOES. 
The Secretary shall conduct a review of the economic 
and public health benefits of white potatoes on low-income 
families who are determined to be at nutritional risk. Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall report the findings of this review 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate. 
SEC. 4052. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title II of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6951 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 242. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
hance the authorities of the Secretary to support efforts to 
provide access to healthy food by establishing an initiative 
to improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas, to 
create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-in-
come communities by providing loans and grants to eligible 
fresh, healthy food retailers to overcome the higher costs and 
initial barriers to entry in underserved areas. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL IN-
STITUTION.—The term ‘community development fi-
389 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
nancial institution’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 103 of the Community Development Bank-
ing and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 
U.S.C. 4702). 
‘‘(2) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘Initiative’ means 
the Healthy Food Financing Initiative established 
under subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL FUND MANAGER.—The term ‘na-
tional fund manager’ means a community develop-
ment financial institution that is— 
‘‘(A) in existence on the date of enactment 
of this section; and 
‘‘(B) certified by the Community Develop-
ment Financial Institution Fund of the Depart-
ment of Treasury to manage the Initiative for 
purposes of— 
‘‘(i) raising private capital; 
‘‘(ii) providing financial and technical 
assistance to partnerships; and 
‘‘(iii) funding eligible projects to at-
tract fresh, healthy food retailers to under-
served areas, in accordance with this sec-
tion.
390 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
‘‘(4) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘partnership’ 
means a regional, State, or local public-private part-
nership that— 
‘‘(A) is organized to improve access to fresh, 
healthy foods; 
‘‘(B) provides financial and technical as-
sistance to eligible projects; and 
‘‘(C) meets such other criteria as the Sec-
retary may establish. 
‘‘(5) PERISHABLE FOOD.—The term ‘perishable 
food’ means a staple food that is fresh, refrigerated, 
or frozen. 
‘‘(6) QUALITY
JOB.—The term ‘quality job’ 
means a job that provides wages and other benefits 
comparable to, or better than, similar positions in ex-
isting businesses of similar size in similar local 
economies. 
‘‘(7) STAPLE FOOD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘staple food’ 
means food that is a basic dietary item. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘staple food’ 
includes— 
‘‘(i) bread; 
‘‘(ii) flour; 
‘‘(iii) fruits;
391 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
‘‘(iv) vegetables; and 
‘‘(v) meat. 
‘‘(c) INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish an initiative to achieve the purpose described 
in subsection (a) in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
Initiative, the Secretary shall provide fund-
ing to entities with eligible projects, as de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), subject to the 
priorities described in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(ii) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided 
to an entity pursuant to clause (i) shall be 
used— 
‘‘(I) to create revolving loan pools 
of capital or other products to provide 
loans to finance eligible projects or 
partnerships; 
‘‘(II) to provide grants for eligible 
projects or partnerships; 
‘‘(III) to provide technical assist-
ance to funded projects and entities 
seeking Initiative funding; and
392 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
‘‘(IV) to cover administrative ex-
penses of the national fund manager in 
an amount not to exceed 10 percent of 
the Federal funds provided. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Subject to the 
approval of the Secretary, the national fund 
manager shall establish eligibility criteria for 
projects under the Initiative, which shall include 
the existence or planned execution of agree-
ments— 
‘‘(i) to expand or preserve the avail-
ability of staple foods in underserved areas 
with moderate- and low-income populations 
by maintaining or increasing the number of 
retail outlets that offer an assortment of 
perishable food and staple food items, as de-
termined by the Secretary, in those areas; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to accept benefits under the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program es-
tablished under the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
‘‘(C) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out the Ini-
tiative, priority shall be given to projects that—
393 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
‘‘(i) are located in severely distressed 
low-income communities, as defined by the 
Community Development Financial Institu-
tions Fund of the Department of Treasury; 
and 
‘‘(ii) include 1 or more of the following 
characteristics: 
‘‘(I) The project will create or re-
tain quality jobs for low-income resi-
dents in the community. 
‘‘(II) The project supports re-
gional food systems and locally grown 
foods, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable. 
‘‘(III) In areas served by public 
transit, the project is accessible by pub-
lic transit. 
‘‘(IV) The project involves women- 
or minority-owned businesses. 
‘‘(V) The project receives funding 
from other sources, including other 
Federal agencies. 
‘‘(VI) The project otherwise ad-
vances the purpose of this section, as 
determined by the Secretary.
394 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $125,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
(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’’ 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 establish 
and carry out the Health Food Financing Initiative 
under section 242.’’. 
SEC. 4053. REVIEW OF SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTS IN FED-
ERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS. 
The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of sole- 
source contracts in Federal nutrition programs, and the ef-
fect such contracts have on program participation, program 
goals, nonprogram consumers, retailers, and free market dy-
namics. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall report the findings of 
this review to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate.
395 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
SEC. 4054. PURCHASE OF HALAL AND KOSHER FOOD FOR 
EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 
1983 (7 U.S.C. 7502) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(h) KOSHER AND HALAL FOOD.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall finalize and implement a plan— 
‘‘(1) to increase the purchase of Kosher and 
Halal food from food manufacturers with a Kosher or 
Halal certification to carry out the program estab-
lished under this Act if the Kosher and Halal food 
purchased is cost neutral as compared to food that is 
not from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal 
certification; and 
‘‘(2) to modify the labeling of the commodities 
list used to carry out the program in a manner that 
enables Kosher and Halal food bank operators to 
identify which commodities to obtain from local food 
banks.’’. 
TITLE V—CREDIT 
Subtitle A—Farm Ownership Loans 
SEC. 5001. ELIGIBILITY FOR FARM OWNERSHIP LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(a)) is 
amended—
396 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—The’’; 
(2) in the 1st sentence, by inserting after ‘‘lim-
ited liability companies’’ the following: ‘‘, and such 
other legal entities as the Secretary deems appro-
priate,’’; 
(3) in the 2nd sentence, by redesignating clauses 
(1) through (4) as clauses (A) through (D), respec-
tively; 
(4) in each of the 2nd and 3rd sentences, by 
striking ‘‘and limited liability companies’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘limited liability companies, 
and such other legal entities’’; 
(5) in the 3rd sentence, by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and 
‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C)’’ and ‘‘(D)’’, respectively; 
and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL DEEMING RULES.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN OPERATING- 
ONLY ENTITIES.—An entity that is or will be-
come only the operator of a family farm is 
deemed to meet the owner-operator requirements 
of paragraph (1) if the individuals that are the
397 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
owners of the family farm own more than 50 
percent (or such other percentage as the Sec-
retary determines is appropriate) of the entity. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN EMBEDDED 
ENTITIES.—An entity that is an owner-operator 
described in paragraph (1), or an operator de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
that is owned, in whole or in part, by other enti-
ties, is deemed to meet the direct ownership re-
quirement imposed under paragraph (1) if at 
least 75 percent of the ownership interests of each 
embedded entity of such entity is owned directly 
or indirectly by the individuals that own the 
family farm.’’. 
(b) DIRECT FARM OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 302(b)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1922(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or has other accept-
able experience for a period of time, as determined by the 
Secretary,’’ after ‘‘3 years’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 304(c)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1924(c)(2)) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
section 302(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (A) and (B) of 
section 302(a)(1)’’.
398 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
(2) Section 310D of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1934) is 
amended— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘partnership’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or such other legal entities as the Sec-
retary deems appropriate,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or partners’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘partners, or owners’’. 
SEC. 5002. CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 304(c) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(c)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘limited liability companies’’ 
the following: ‘‘, or such other legal entities as the Secretary 
deems appropriate,’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON LOAN GUARANTEE AMOUNT.—Sec-
tion 304(e) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(e)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘75 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘90 percent’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 304(h) of such 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 5003. DOWN PAYMENT LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 310E(b)(1)(C) of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1935(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$667,000’’.
399 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 310E(b) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 1935(b)) is amended by striking the 2nd 
paragraph (2). 
SEC. 5004. ELIMINATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS APPRAISAL 
REQUIREMENT. 
Section 307 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1927) is amended by striking sub-
section (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(d). 
Subtitle B—Operating Loans 
SEC. 5101. ELIGIBILITY FOR FARM OPERATING LOANS. 
Section 311(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—The’’; 
(2) in the 1st sentence, by inserting after ‘‘lim-
ited liability companies’’ the following: ‘‘, and such 
other legal entities as the Secretary deems appro-
priate,’’; 
(3) in the 2nd sentence, by redesignating clauses 
(1) through (4) as clauses (A) through (D), respec-
tively;
400 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
(4) in each of the 2nd and 3rd sentences, by 
striking ‘‘and limited liability companies’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘limited liability companies, 
and such other legal entities’’; 
(5) in the 3rd sentence, by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and 
‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C)’’ and ‘‘(D)’’, respectively; 
and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL DEEMING RULE.—An entity that is 
an operator described in paragraph (1) that is owned, 
in whole or in part, by other entities, is deemed to 
meet the direct ownership requirement imposed under 
paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent of the ownership 
interests of each embedded entity of such entity is 
owned directly or indirectly by the individuals that 
own the family farm.’’. 
SEC. 5102. ELIMINATION OF RURAL RESIDENCY REQUIRE-
MENT FOR OPERATING LOANS TO YOUTH. 
Section 311(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(b)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘who are rural residents’’.
401 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
SEC. 5103. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR 
YOUTH LOANS DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BE-
YOND BORROWER CONTROL. 
Section 311(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) The Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, waive 
the personal liability of a borrower for a loan made under 
this subsection if any default on the loan was due to cir-
cumstances beyond the control of the borrower.’’. 
SEC. 5104. MICROLOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1943) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) MICROLOANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary may establish a program to make or guar-
antee microloans. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not make 
or guarantee a microloan under this subsection that 
exceeds $35,000 or that would cause the total prin-
cipal indebtedness outstanding at any 1 time for 
microloans made under this chapter to any 1 bor-
rower to exceed $70,000. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall limit the administra-
402 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
tive burdens and streamline the application and ap-
proval process for microloans under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) COOPERATIVE LENDING PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary may contract with com-
munity-based and nongovernmental organiza-
tions, State entities, or other intermediaries, as 
the Secretary determines appropriate— 
‘‘(i) to make or guarantee a microloan 
under this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) to provide business, financial, 
marketing, and credit management services 
to borrowers. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Before contracting 
with an entity described in subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall review and approve— 
‘‘(I) the loan loss reserve fund for 
microloans established by the entity; 
and 
‘‘(II) the underwriting standards 
for microloans of the entity; and 
‘‘(ii) establish such other requirements 
for contracting with the entity as the Sec-
retary determines necessary.’’.
403 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
(b) 
EXCEPTIONS
FOR
DIRECT
LOANS.—Section 
311(c)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(c)(2)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—In this subsection, the term 
‘direct operating loan’ shall not include— 
‘‘(A) a loan made to a youth under sub-
section (b); or 
‘‘(B) a microloan made to a beginning 
farmer or rancher or a veteran farmer or ranch-
er (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Ag-
riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 2279(e)).’’. 
(c) Section 312(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1942(a)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(including a microloan, as defined 
by the Secretary)’’ after ‘‘A direct loan’’. 
(d) Section 316(a)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1946(a)(2)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘a microloan to a beginning farm-
er or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in 
section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)), or’’ after ‘‘The inter-
est rate on’’. 
Subtitle C—Emergency Loans 
SEC. 5201. ELIGIBILITY FOR EMERGENCY LOANS. 
Section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)) is amended—
404 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
(1) by striking ‘‘owner-operators (in the case of 
loans for a purpose under subtitle A) or operators (in 
the case of loans for a purpose under subtitle B)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘(in the case of farm 
ownership loans in accordance with subtitle A) 
owner-operators or operators, or (in the case of loans 
for a purpose under subtitle B) operators’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘limited liability compa-
nies’’ the 1st place it appears the following: ‘‘, or such 
other legal entities as the Secretary deems appro-
priate’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘limited liability compa-
nies’’ the 2nd place it appears the following: ‘‘, or 
other legal entities’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘and limited liability compa-
nies,’’ and inserting ‘‘limited liability companies, and 
such other legal entities’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘ownership and operator’’ and 
inserting ‘‘ownership or operator’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘An enti-
ty that is an owner-operator or operator described in 
this subsection is deemed to meet the direct ownership 
requirement imposed under this subsection if at least 
75 percent of the ownership interests of each embedded
405 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
entity of such entity is owned directly or indirectly 
by the individuals that own the family farm.’’. 
Subtitle D—Administrative 
Provisions 
SEC. 5301. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER INDIVIDUAL 
DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 333B(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983b(h)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 5302. ELIGIBLE BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 
(a) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
RELATING
TO 
CHANGES IN ELIGIBILITY RULES.—Section 343(a)(11) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘joint operation,’’ the 1st 
place it appears the following: ‘‘or such other legal en-
tity as the Secretary deems appropriate,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘or joint operators’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘joint operators, or owners’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘joint operation,’’ the 2nd 
and 3rd place it appears the following: ‘‘or such other 
legal entity,’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF ACREAGE OWNERSHIP LIMITA-
TION.—Section 343(a)(11)(F) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
406 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
1991(a)(11)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘median acreage’’ 
and inserting ‘‘average acreage’’. 
SEC. 5303. LOAN AUTHORIZATION LEVELS. 
Section 346(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)) is amended in the 
matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 5304. PRIORITY FOR PARTICIPATION LOANS. 
Section 346(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(2)(A)(i)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) PRIORITY.—In order to 
maximize the number of borrowers 
served under this clause, the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(aa) shall give priority to 
applicants who apply under the 
down 
payment 
loan 
program 
under section 310E or joint fi-
nancing arrangements under sec-
tion 307(a)(3)(D); and 
‘‘(bb) may offer other financ-
ing options under this subtitle to 
applicants only if the Secretary 
determines that down payment or
407 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
other participation loan options 
are not a viable approach for the 
applicants.’’. 
SEC. 5305. LOAN FUND SET-ASIDES. 
Section 346(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III) of the Consolidated Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1994(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘of the total amount’’. 
SEC. 5306. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO BORROWER 
TRAINING PROVISION, RELATING TO ELIGI-
BILITY CHANGES. 
Section 359(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2006a(c)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 302(a)(2) or 311(a)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 302(a)(1)(B) or 311(a)(1)(B)’’. 
Subtitle E—State Agricultural 
Mediation Programs 
SEC. 5401. STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 506 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 
U.S.C. 5106) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’.
408 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
Subtitle F—Loans to Purchasers of 
Highly Fractionated Land 
SEC. 
5501. 
LOANS 
TO 
PURCHASERS 
OF 
HIGHLY 
FRACTIONATED LAND. 
The first section of Public Law 91–229 (25 U.S.C. 488) 
is amended in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘pursuant to 
section 205(c) of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 
U.S.C. 2204(c))’’ and inserting ‘‘or to intermediaries in 
order to establish revolving loan funds for the purchase of 
highly fractionated land’’. 
TITLE VI—RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
Subtitle A—Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act 
SEC. 6001. WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND WASTEWATER FA-
CILITY GRANTS. 
Section 306(a)(2)(B)(vii) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(B)(vii)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 
SEC. 6002. RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRANTS. 
Section 306(a)(11)(D) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)(D)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’.
409 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
SEC. 6003. ELIMINATION OF RESERVATION OF COMMUNITY 
FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS. 
Section 306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)) is amended 
by striking subparagraph (C). 
SEC. 6004. UTILIZATION OF LOAN GUARANTEES FOR COM-
MUNITY FACILITIES. 
Section 306(a)(24) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(24)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) UTILIZATION
OF
LOAN
GUARANTEES 
FOR
COMMUNITY
FACILITIES.—The Secretary 
shall consider the benefits to communities that 
result from using loan guarantees in the Com-
munity Facilities Program and to the maximum 
extent possible utilize guarantees to enhance com-
munity involvement.’’. 
SEC. 6005. RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER CIRCUIT 
RIDER PROGRAM. 
Section 306(a)(22) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(22)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(22) RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER CIRCUIT 
RIDER PROGRAM.—
410 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
continue a national rural water and wastewater 
circuit rider program that— 
‘‘(i) is consistent with the activities 
and results of the program conducted before 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, as 
determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) receives funding from the Sec-
retary, acting through the Rural Utilities 
Service. 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this paragraph $20,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 6006. TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ESSENTIAL 
COMMUNITY FACILITIES. 
Section 306(a)(25)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(25)(C)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’.
411 
•HR 2642 EAH1S 
SEC. 6007. ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING. 
Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(26) ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make grants to public bodies and private non-
profit corporations, such as States, counties, cit-
ies, townships, and incorporated towns and vil-
lages, boroughs, authorities, districts and Indian 
tribes on Federal and State reservations which 
will serve rural areas for the purpose of enabling 
them to provide to associations described in this 
subsection technical assistance and training, 
with respect to essential community facilities 
programs authorized under this subsection, to— 
‘‘(i) assist communities in identifying 
and planning for community facility needs; 
‘‘(ii) identify public and private re-
sources to finance community facilities 
needs; 
‘‘(iii) prepare reports and surveys nec-
essary to request financial assistance to de-
velop community facilities;