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(B) the impact of such enrichment pro-
gram on the rates of childhood obesity on the 
reservation or area of tribal land served by the 
organization; and 
(2) provide a copy of the findings under para-
graph (1)(A) to community entities, local funders, 
tribal leaders (including, if applicable, the tribal 
council), and the families of children participating in 
the enrichment program. 
TITLE IV—IMPROVING ACCESS 
TO NUTRITIONAL INFORMA-
TION AND HEALTHY FOODS 
SEC. 401. CONSUMER EDUCATION. 
Subsection (c) of section 2 of the Nutrition Labeling 
and Education Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–535; 104 Stat. 
2353, 2357; 21 U.S.C. 343 note) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) CONSUMER EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall carry out activities which 
educate consumers about— 
‘‘(A) the availability of nutrition informa-
tion in the label or labeling of food; 
‘‘(B) the importance of that information in 
maintaining healthy dietary practices; 
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‘‘(C) the importance of physical activity 
and healthy lifestyles; and 
‘‘(D) the importance of maintaining an en-
ergy balance in consumption and activity. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES.—Activities under 
paragraph (1) shall include the use of public edu-
cation campaigns, public statements, and other re-
sources designed to educate consumers about the 
subjects described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
of such paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 402. EXPAND TEAM NUTRITION TRAINING GRANTS. 
Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (20 
U.S.C. 1788) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 
(m); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (k), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability 
of funds to carry out this subsection, the Secretary 
shall award one-time grants, on a competitive basis, 
to eligible State agencies to assist such State agen-
cies in carrying out infrastructure improvements for 
the purpose of improving children’s lifelong eating 
and physical habits, consistent with the Dietary 
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Guidelines for Americans published under section 
301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Re-
lated Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STATE AGENCY.—For purposes 
of this subsection, an ‘eligible State agency’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a State agency that participates in— 
‘‘(i) the school lunch program under 
the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) the school breakfast program 
under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); or 
‘‘(iii) the child and adult care food 
program under the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766); 
or 
‘‘(B) a consortium of 2 or more such State 
agencies— 
‘‘(i) located in the same State; or 
‘‘(ii) located in different States. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under 
this subsection, an eligible State agency shall submit 
to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
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manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require 
‘‘(4) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED USES.—An eligible State 
agency that receives a grant under this sub-
section shall use such funds to cover the costs 
of infrastructure improvements related to the 
school lunch program, school breakfast pro-
gram, or the child and adult food care program, 
including improvements in kitchen equipment 
and other foodservice equipment used to serve 
or store food offered to children under any such 
program. 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZED
USES.—An 
eligible 
State agency that receives a grant under this 
subsection may use such funds to award sub-
grants to local educational agencies to carry out 
the activities described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(5) RECORDKEEPING.—An eligible State agen-
cy receiving a grant under this subsection shall keep 
a record of the use of the grant funds.’’. 
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SEC. 403. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAM TO 
SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT OR EXPANSION 
OF RETAIL FOOD STORES OFFERING AF-
FORDABLE, NUTRITIOUS FOODS IN UNDER-
SERVED COMMUNITIES AND COORDINATION 
WITH OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS. 
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 28. LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES, AND GRANTS TO SUP-
PORT ESTABLISHMENT OR EXPANSION OF 
RETAIL FOOD STORES OFFERING AFFORD-
ABLE, NUTRITIOUS FOODS IN UNDERSERVED 
COMMUNITIES AND INTER-DEPARTMENTAL 
COORDINATION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AFFORDABLE, NUTRITIOUS FOODS.—The 
term ‘affordable, nutritious foods’ means fruits and 
vegetables, meat, fish, grains, dairy, and poultry. 
‘‘(2) RETAIL FOOD STORE.—The term ‘retail 
food store’ includes a supermarket, grocery store, 
farmers market, or other food retail outlet that oper-
ates on a self-service basis primarily selling gro-
ceries, produce, meat, baked goods, dairy products 
and other nutritious foods. 
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‘‘(3) UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘underserved community’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 25(a)(3). 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
provide a loan or loan guarantee or make a grant to sup-
port the establishment or expansion of a retail food store 
that will offer affordable, nutritious foods in an under-
served community. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—For an entity to be eligible for 
a loan, loan guarantee, or grant under this section, the 
entity must— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary the economic viability of the project to estab-
lish or expand a retail food store in an underserved 
community; and 
‘‘(2) provide a guarantee satisfactory to the 
Secretary that the retail food store established or ex-
panded in an underserved community using the pro-
ceeds of the loan or the grant funds will make af-
fordable, nutritious foods readily available among 
the food products offered by the retail food store. 
‘‘(d) LOAN TERMS.— 
‘‘(1) DURATION.—A loan made by the Sec-
retary under this section shall be for a term not to 
exceed 15 years. 
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‘‘(2) INTEREST.—The loan shall bear interest 
at a reduced annual interest rate to be set by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(3) DEFERRAL
OF
INTEREST
AND
PRIN-
CIPAL.—The Secretary may permit the deferral of 
payments on principal and interest due on the loan 
for a two-year period beginning on the date the loan 
is made. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LOAN GUARAN-
TEES.—The portion of a loan that the Secretary may 
guarantee under this section shall be not more than 85 
percent of the principal amount of the loan. 
‘‘(f) GRANT COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—As a condi-
tion of any grant made under this section, the Sec-
retary shall require the grant recipient to match not 
less than 50 percent of the total amount of the 
grant. 
‘‘(2) FORM
OF
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
matching requirement may be satisfied through the 
provision of— 
‘‘(A) cash (including through fees, grants 
(including 
community 
development 
block 
grants), and gifts); or 
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‘‘(B) in-kind contributions acceptable to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL PRO-
GRAMS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Treas-
ury to identify and target existing tax incentives, loans, 
grants, and other financial and technical assistance avail-
able to each Secretary that can be used to improve access 
to affordable, nutritious foods in underserved commu-
nities. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015, there are author-
ized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to the Secretary to 
provide loans and loan guarantees and to make grants 
under this section.’’. 
SEC. 404. VIRTUAL FARMERS MARKET PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.—From 
the amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Sec-
retary of Education, shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry 
out a program that provides access to virtual farmers mar-
kets and distribution centers to individuals residing in, 
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and organizations located in, communities that are food 
deserts. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, an ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an entity that predomi-
nantly serves communities that are food deserts, includ-
ing— 
(1) a local educational agency or bureau-funded 
school; 
(2) a non-profit, community-based organization 
(including a recreation center, child care facility, or 
senior center); or 
(3) an entity that the Secretaries deem to be an 
eligible entity. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall use such funds for the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Purchasing virtual farmers market software 
(including computer kiosks and swipe card stations), 
or entering into a contract with an eligible organiza-
tion to develop and maintain the technology nec-
essary, to carry out a virtual farmers market pro-
gram to enable individuals residing in, and organiza-
tions located in, communities that are food deserts 
to order and purchase fruits and vegetables and 
other healthy food items using such technology. 
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(2) Training staff to— 
(A) assist individuals residing in, and orga-
nizations located in, communities that are food 
deserts to order and purchase food products 
under the program described in paragraph (1); 
and 
(B) purchase and order food products 
under the program for the eligible entity. 
(3) Packaging food products purchased under 
the program in manner that makes transportation of 
the products possible by foot. 
(4) Paying staff to manage the program, and 
package and assist in the distribution and delivery 
of food products purchased under the program. 
(5) Raising public awareness about the pro-
gram. 
(6) Developing simple food preparation strate-
gies and menus for customers of the program. 
(7) Coordinating with the Secretary of Agri-
culture to develop mechanisms to enable reimburse-
ment under the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program established under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) for purchases 
made under the virtual farmers market program es-
tablished by the eligible entity under this section. 
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(d) APPLICATION.—In order to receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit an applicable 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
(e) LIMITATIONS ON FOOD PURCHASED.—To the ex-
tent practicable, the majority of food under a virtual farm-
ers market program carried out by an eligible entity under 
this section shall be purchased from farmers located with-
in a 50 mile radius of the site where the food is ordered 
and delivered, except in the case where the eligible entity 
demonstrates to the Secretaries that no such farmers exist 
or that the farmers are not able to provide a sufficient 
variety or amount of food for the purposes of the program. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than a year after funds are 
appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 
report to Congress on the progress made in carrying out 
programs funded by grants under this section, including— 
(1) the number of individuals served by such 
programs and the barriers and opportunities for ad-
ditional such programs; and 
(2) how such programs have increased access or 
encouraged permanent farmers markets to be estab-
lished near communities that are food deserts. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
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