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‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The independent 
evaluation under subparagraph (A) shall use 
rigorous methodologies capable of producing 
scientifically valid information regarding the ef-
fectiveness of a project. 
‘‘(C) COSTS.—The Secretary may use 
funds not to exceed 10 percent of the funding 
provided to carry out this section to pay costs 
associated with administering, monitoring, and 
evaluating each project. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
subsection (b) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(2) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(B) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2015 through 2017; and 
‘‘(C) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 
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SEC. 4205. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE. 
Subtitle D of title II of the Department of Agri-
culture 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 initia-
tive to improve access to healthy foods in underserved 
areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize 
low-income 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-
nancial institution’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 103 of the Community Development 
Banking 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 
‘national fund manager’ means a community devel-
opment financial institution that is— 
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‘‘(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 the 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. 
‘‘(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. 
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