(15) Pittsburgh and the suburban and rural 
areas in southwestern Pennsylvania. 
(16) Rural counties in eastern Kentucky. 
(17) Counties in northern West Virginia. 
(18) Rural counties in southern Texas. 
(19) Rural counties in southern Missouri. 
(20) Rural counties in north, west, and central 
Wisconsin. 
(d) SPECIFICATION OF AREAS; DESIGNATION OF AD-
DITIONAL PILOT COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) SPECIFICATION OF AREAS.—The Secretary 
shall specify the counties or other areas to be in-
cluded in each of the pilot communities described in 
paragraphs (15) through (20) of subsection (c). 
(2) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL PILOT COM-
MUNITIES.—The Secretary may designate not more 
than 10 pilot communities in addition to those listed 
in subsection (c). 
SEC. 207. REPORTS AND EVALUATION. 
(a) SUBGRANTEE REPORT TO PRIMARY COMMUNITY- 
BASED
NONPROFIT
FEEDING
AND
ANTI-HUNGER 
GROUP.—Not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal 
year for which a subgrantee received a subgrant under sec-
tion 203(e), the subgrantee shall submit to the primary 
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group 
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that selected the subgrantee under such section a report 
that evaluates the results of the activities, including finan-
cial expenditures, during such fiscal year of the subgrantee 
in carrying out the subgrant. 
(b) PRIMARY COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT FEED-
ING
AND
ANTI-HUNGER
GROUP
REPORTS
TO
SEC-
RETARY.—Not later than 180 days after the end of the 
fiscal year for which a primary community-based nonprofit 
feeding and anti-hunger group received a grant under sec-
tion 203(a), the group shall submit to the Secretary a re-
port that evaluates the results of the activities, including 
financial expenditures, during the preceding fiscal year of 
the group in carrying out the grant. Such report shall in-
clude each report submitted to the group by a subgrantee 
under subsection (a) for such fiscal year. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than October 31 of each of calendar years 2016 through 
2020, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
the progress of the pilot program. 
(d) FINAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
April 30, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report that evaluates the successes and challenges of the 
pilot program and that makes such recommendations as 
the Secretary considers appropriate for similar future 
grants programs. 
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SEC. 208. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF GRANTS.— 
(1) BEYOND
THE
SOUP
KITCHEN
GRANTS.— 
Upon the expiration of a grant awarded to a com-
munity-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger 
group under section 203(a) and the request of such 
group, the Secretary, in accordance with procedures 
established by the Secretary, may extend the dura-
tion of the grant once, by one fiscal year, if the Sec-
retary determines that the programs established and 
implemented by such group with the grant resulted 
in (or are likely to result in) significant progress in 
satisfying the purposes of the pilot program de-
scribed in section 203(c)(1). 
(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
GRANTS.—Upon 
the expiration of a grant awarded to a technical as-
sistance community-based nonprofit feeding and 
anti-hunger group under section 205(a) and the re-
quest of such entity, the Secretary, in accordance 
with procedures established by the Secretary, may 
extend the duration of the grant once, by one fiscal 
year, if the Secretary determines that such technical 
assistance group has successfully provided all pilot 
programs with technical assistance. 
(b) FORM OF GRANTS.—The Secretary, if the Sec-
retary finds it appropriate, may use cooperative agree-
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ments, as described in section 6305 of title 31, United 
States Code, for purposes of awarding grants to primary 
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger 
groups under section 203(a) and to technical assistance 
community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger 
groups under section 205(a). 
SEC. 209. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(2) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot 
Program established under section 202(a). 
(3) COMMUNITY-BASED
NONPROFIT
FEEDING 
AND ANTI-HUNGER GROUP.—The term ‘‘community- 
based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group’’ 
means an anti-hunger organization, food bank, food 
pantry, soup kitchen, food rescue group, or commu-
nity food security organization that— 
(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; 
and 
(B) is located in (or regularly provides 
service to) a pilot community. 
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(4) PRIMARY
COMMUNITY-BASED
NONPROFIT 
FEEDING
AND
ANTI-HUNGER
GROUP.—The term 
‘‘primary community-based nonprofit feeding and 
anti-hunger group’’ means a community-based non-
profit feeding and anti-hunger group awarded a 
grant under section 203(a). 
(5) SUBGRANTEE.—The term ‘‘subgrantee’’ 
means a community-based nonprofit feeding and 
anti-hunger group (other than a primary commu-
nity-based 
nonprofit 
feeding 
and 
anti-hunger 
group)— 
(A) that is selected under section 203(e) 
by a primary community-based nonprofit feed-
ing and anti-hunger group; and 
(B) that is located in (or regularly provides 
service to) the pilot community in which the 
primary nonprofit feeding group is located (or 
to which the primary nonprofit feeding group 
provides regular service). 
(6) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY-BASED 
NONPROFIT FEEDING AND ANTI-HUNGER GROUP.— 
The term ‘‘technical assistance community-based 
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group’’ means a 
national, State, or local group that— 
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(A) is an anti-hunger group, food bank, 
food pantry, soup kitchen, food rescue group, or 
community food security organization; 
(B) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; 
and 
(C) has the capacity to provide technical 
assistance to all pilot communities. 
(7) PILOT COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘pilot com-
munity’’ means a community specified in section 
206(b). 
(8) TARGET POPULATION.—The term ‘‘target 
population’’ includes an individual who (or family 
that)— 
(A) earns an income below 200 percent of 
the Federal poverty line; 
(B) suffers from food insecurity; 
(C) earns insufficient income to ensure 
food security for such individual or family; 
(D) lives in a community that suffers from 
poverty, hunger, or food insecurity; 
(E) is homeless; 
(F) receives (or recently received) assist-
ance under a State program funded under part 
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A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. et seq.), relating to temporary assistance 
to needy families; or 
(G) is eligible for benefits under any nutri-
tion assistance or anti-poverty program. 
(9) NUTRITION ASSISTANCE AND ANTI-POVERTY 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘nutrition assistance and 
anti-poverty program’’ means any Federal, State, or 
local government assistance program offered to low- 
income individuals or families, including the fol-
lowing programs: 
(A) The supplemental nutrition assistance 
program established under section 4 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2013). 
(B) A program authorized under the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), including the 
national school lunch program, the national 
school breakfast program, the summer food 
service program for children, the special supple-
mental nutrition program for women, infants, 
and children, and the child and adult care food 
program. 
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(C) The earned income tax credit allowed 
under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 32). 
(10) FOOD INSECURITY.—The term ‘‘food inse-
curity’’ means a lack of consistent access to food. 
(11) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN REGION.— 
The term ‘‘Washington metropolitan region’’ in-
cludes the District of Columbia, the counties of 
Montgomery and Prince George’s in Maryland, and 
the counties of Arlington and Fairfax and the cities 
of Alexandria and Falls Church in Virginia. 
SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 to carry out 
this title. 
TITLE III—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on Oc-
tober 1, 2015. 
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