(3) FOOD
SECURITY.—The term ‘‘food secu-
rity’’ means the state in which an individual has ac-
cess to enough food for an active, healthy life. 
(4) HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES GOAL.—The 
term ‘‘hunger-free communities goal’’ means any of 
the 14 goals described in the H. Con. Res. 302 
(102nd Congress). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL 
COMMITMENT TO END HUNGER 
SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Congress is committed to— 
(A) achieving domestic hunger goals; 
(B) achieving hunger-free communities 
goals; and 
(C) ending hunger by 2015; 
(2) Federal food and nutrition programs should 
receive adequate funding to meet the requirements 
of the programs; and 
(3) the entitlement nature of the child and 
adult care food program, the food stamp program 
established by section 4 of the Food Stamp Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2013), the school breakfast and
lunch programs, and the summer food service pro-
gram should be preserved. 
SEC. 102. DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The American Communities Sur-
vey, acting under the authority of the Census Bureau pur-
suant to section 141 of title 13, United States Code, shall 
collect and submit to the Secretary information relating 
to food security. 
(b) COMPILATION.—Not later than October 31 of 
each year, the Secretary shall compile the information sub-
mitted under subsection (a) to produce data on food secu-
rity at the Federal, State, and local levels. 
SEC. 103. ANNUAL HUNGER REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a study, and annual updates of the study, of major 
matters relating to the problem of hunger in the 
United States, as determined by the Secretary. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE ASSESSED.—The matters 
to be assessed by the Secretary shall include— 
(A) the information compiled under section 
102(b); 
(B) measures carried out during the pre-
vious year by Federal, State, and local govern-
ments to achieve domestic hunger goals and 
hunger-free communities goals; and 
(C) measures that could be carried out by 
Federal, State, and local governments to 
achieve domestic hunger goals and hunger-free 
communities goals. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary shall de-
velop recommendations on— 
(1) removing obstacles to achieving domestic 
hunger goals and hunger-free communities goals; 
and 
(2) otherwise reducing domestic hunger. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the President and Congress a report 
that contains— 
(1) a detailed statement of the results of the 
study, or the most recent update to the study, con-
ducted under subsection (a); and 
(2) the most recent recommendations of the 
Secretary under subsection (b).
TITLE II—STRENGTHENING 
COMMUNITY EFFORTS 
SEC. 201. HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES COLLABORATIVE 
GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a public food pro-
gram service provider or a nonprofit organization, includ-
ing but not limited to an emergency feeding organization, 
that demonstrates the organization has collaborated, or 
will collaborate, with 1 or more local partner organizations 
to achieve at least 1 hunger-free communities goal. 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use not 
more than 50 percent of any funds made available 
under title III to make grants to eligible entities to 
pay the Federal share of the costs of an activity de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out an activity under this sec-
tion shall not exceed 80 percent. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(A) 
CALCULATION.—The 
non-Federal 
share of the cost of an activity under this sec-
tion may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly
evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or 
services. 
(B) SOURCES.—Any entity may provide 
the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity 
under this section through a State government, 
a local government, or a private source. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at the time and in the man-
ner and accompanied by any information the Sec-
retary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) identify any activity described in sub-
section (d) that the grant will be used to fund; 
(B) describe the means by which an activ-
ity identified under subparagraph (A) will re-
duce hunger in the community of the eligible 
entity; 
(C) list any partner organizations of the el-
igible entity that will participate in an activity 
funded by the grant; 
(D) describe any agreement between a 
partner organization and the eligible entity nec-
essary to carry out an activity funded by the 
grant; and 
(E) if an assessment described in sub-
section (d)(1) has been performed, include— 
(i) a summary of that assessment; 
and 
(ii) information regarding the means 
by which the grant will help reduce hunger 
in the community of the eligible entity. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities that— 
(A) demonstrate in the application of the 
eligible entity that the eligible entity makes col-
laborative efforts to reduce hunger in the com-
munity of the eligible entity; and 
(B)(i) serve a predominantly rural and 
geographically underserved area; 
(ii) serve communities in which the rates of 
food insecurity, hunger, poverty, or unemploy-
ment are demonstrably higher than national av-
erage rates; 
(iii) provide evidence of long-term efforts 
to reduce hunger in the community;
(iv) provide evidence of public support for 
the efforts of the eligible entity; or 
(v) demonstrate in the application of the 
eligible entity a commitment to achieving more 
than 1 hunger-free communities goal. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT OF HUNGER IN THE COMMU-
NITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity in a 
community that has not performed an assess-
ment described in subparagraph (B) may use a 
grant received under this section to perform the 
assessment for the community. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—The assessment re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) an analysis of the problem of hun-
ger in the community served by the eligible 
entity; 
(ii) an evaluation of any facility and 
any equipment used to achieve a hunger- 
free communities goal in the community; 
(iii) an analysis of the effectiveness 
and extent of service of existing nutrition 
programs and emergency feeding organiza-
tions; and
(iv) a plan to achieve any other hun-
ger-free communities goal in the commu-
nity. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity in a com-
munity that has submitted an assessment to the 
Secretary shall use a grant received under this sec-
tion for any fiscal year for activities of the eligible 
entity, including— 
(A) meeting the immediate needs of people 
in the community served by the eligible entity 
who experience hunger by— 
(i) distributing food; 
(ii) providing community outreach; or 
(iii) improving access to food as part 
of a comprehensive service; 
(B) developing new resources and strate-
gies to help reduce hunger in the community; 
(C) establishing a program to achieve a 
hunger-free communities goal in the commu-
nity, including— 
(i) a program to prevent, monitor, and 
treat children in the community experi-
encing hunger or poor nutrition; or 
(ii) a program to provide information 
to people in the community on hunger, do-
mestic hunger goals, and hunger-free com-
munities goals; and 
(D) establishing a program to provide food 
and nutrition services as part of a coordinated 
community-based comprehensive service. 
SEC. 202. HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES INFRASTRUCTURE 
GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an emergency feed-
ing organization (as defined in section 201A(4) of the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7501(4))). 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use not 
more than 40 percent of any funds made available 
under title III to make grants to eligible entities to 
pay the Federal share of the costs of an activity de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out an activity under this sec-
tion shall not exceed 80 percent. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at the time and in the man-
ner and accompanied by any information the Sec-
retary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) identify any activity described in sub-
section (d) that the grant will be used to fund; 
and 
(B) describe the means by which an activ-
ity identified under subparagraph (A) will re-
duce hunger in the community of the eligible 
entity. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities the applications of which demonstrate 2 or 
more of the following: 
(A) The eligible entity serves a predomi-
nantly rural and geographically underserved 
area. 
(B) The eligible entity serves a community 
in which the rates of food insecurity, hunger, 
poverty, or unemployment are demonstrably 
higher than national average rates. 
(C) The eligible entity serves a community 
that has carried out long-term efforts to reduce 
hunger in the community.
(D) The eligible entity serves a community 
that provides public support for the efforts of 
the eligible entity. 
(E) The eligible entity is committed to 
achieving more than 1 hunger-free communities 
goal. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall use a 
grant received under this section for any fiscal year to 
carry out activities of the eligible entity, including— 
(1) constructing, expanding, or repairing a fa-
cility or equipment to support hunger relief agencies 
in the community; 
(2) assisting an emergency feeding organization 
in the community in obtaining locally-produced 
produce and protein products; and 
(3) assisting an emergency feeding organization 
in the community to process and serve wild game. 
SEC. 203. HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES TRAINING AND 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a national or re-
gional nonprofit organization that carries out an activity 
described in subsection (d). 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use not 
more than 10 percent of any funds made available 
under title III to make grants to eligible entities to 
pay the Federal share of the costs of an activity de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out an activity under this sec-
tion shall not exceed 80 percent. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at the time and in the man-
ner and accompanied by any information the Sec-
retary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) demonstrate that the eligible entity 
does not operate for profit; 
(B) describe any national or regional train-
ing program carried out by the eligible entity, 
including a description of each region served by 
the eligible entity; 
(C) describe any national or regional tech-
nical assistance provided by the eligible entity,
including a description of each region served by 
the eligible entity; and 
(D) describe the means by which each or-
ganization served by the eligible entity— 
(i) works to achieve a domestic hun-
ger goal; 
(ii) works to achieve a hunger-free 
communities goal; or 
(iii) used a grant received by the orga-
nization under section 201 or 202. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities the applications of which demonstrate 2 or 
more of the following: 
(A) The eligible entity serves a predomi-
nantly rural and geographically underserved 
area. 
(B) The eligible entity serves a region in 
which the rates of food insecurity, hunger, pov-
erty, or unemployment are demonstrably higher 
than national average rates. 
(C) The eligible entity serves a region that 
has carried out long-term efforts to reduce hun-
ger in the region.
(D) The eligible entity serves a region that 
provides public support for the efforts of the el-
igible entity. 
(E) The eligible entity is committed to 
achieving more than 1 hunger-free communities 
goal. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall use a 
grant received under this section for any fiscal year to 
carry out national or regional training and technical as-
sistance for organizations that— 
(1) work to achieve a domestic hunger goal; 
(2) work to achieve a hunger-free communities 
goal; or 
(3) receive a grant under section 201 or 202. 
SEC. 204. REPORT. 
Not later than September 30, 2011, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report describing— 
(1) each grant made under this title, includ-
ing— 
(A) a description of any activity funded by 
such a grant; and 
(B) the degree of success of each activity 
funded by such a grant in achieving hunger-free 
communities goals; and
(2) the degree of success of all activities funded 
by grants under this title in achieving domestic hun-
ger goals. 
TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
title II $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2011. 
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