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‘‘(5) develop new resources and strategies to 
help reduce food insecurity in the community and 
prevent food insecurity in the future by— 
‘‘(A) developing creative food resources; 
‘‘(B) coordinating food services with park 
and recreation programs and other community- 
based outlets to reduce barriers to access; or 
‘‘(C) creating nutrition education programs 
for at-risk populations to enhance food-pur-
chasing and food-preparation skills and to 
heighten awareness of the connection between 
diet and health.’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘3 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘5 years’’; and 
(5) by striking subsections (h) and (i) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(h) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2014, and each year thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report that describes each 
grant made under this section, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of any activity funded; 
‘‘(2) the degree of success of each activity fund-
ed in achieving hunger-free community goals; and 
‘‘(3) the degree of success in improving the 
long-term capacity of a community to address food 
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and agriculture problems related to hunger or access 
to healthy food.’’. 
SEC. 4016. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES.—Section 27(a) of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2008 
through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 through 2018’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall use to 
carry out paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2013, $265,750,000; 
and 
‘‘(B) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
dollar amount of commodities specified in sub-
paragraph (A) adjusted by the percentage by 
which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted 
under section 3(u)(4) between June 30, 2013, 
and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal 
year, and subsequently increased by— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2014, $22,000,000; 
‘‘(ii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2015, 
$18,000,000; 
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‘‘(iii) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2016, 
$10,000,000; and 
‘‘(iv) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2017, 
$4,000,000.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) FUNDS AVAILABILITY.—For purposes of 
the funds described in this subsection, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) make the funds available for 2 fiscal 
years; and 
‘‘(B) allow States to carry over unex-
pended balances to the next fiscal year pursu-
ant to such terms and conditions as are deter-
mined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE 
GRANTS.—Section 209(d) of the Emergency Food Assist-
ance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7511a(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 4017. NUTRITION EDUCATION. 
Section 28(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2036a(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and phys-
ical activity’’ after ‘‘healthy food choices’’. 
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SEC. 4018. RETAIL FOOD STORE AND RECIPIENT TRAF-
FICKING. 
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 29. RETAIL FOOD STORE AND RECIPIENT TRAF-
FICKING. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
provide the Department of Agriculture with additional re-
sources to prevent trafficking in violation of this Act by 
strengthening recipient and retail food store program in-
tegrity. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Additional funds are pro-
vided under this section to supplement the retail 
food store and recipient integrity activities of the 
Department. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.—The Sec-
retary shall use an appropriate amount of the funds 
provided under this section to employ information 
technologies known as data mining and data 
warehousing and other available information tech-
nologies to administer the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program and enforce regulations promul-
gated under section 4(c). 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(2) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 
Secretary to carry out this section not less than 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘(B) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall ac-
cept, and shall use to carry out this section the 
funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 
without further appropriation. 
‘‘(C) MAINTENANCE
OF
FUNDING.—The 
funding provided under subparagraph (A) shall 
supplement (and not supplant) other Federal 
funding for programs carried out under this 
Act.’’. 
SEC. 4019. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended— 
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