Sec. 3. Food safety outreach program
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Section 405 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7625 ) is amended— by striking subsection
(c)and inserting the following new subsection: In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to the following types of projects: A project that targets small and medium-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, small food processors, or small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. A project carried out in partnership with or led by a nonprofit community-based or non-governmental organization, an organization representing owners and operators of farms, small food processors, or small fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers that work with or represent the target audience for the project. ; and in subsection (f)(1)— by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and
(E)as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following new subparagraphs: a Federal, State, local, or tribal agency; a nonprofit community-based or non-governmental organization or an organization representing owners and operators of farms, small food processors, or small fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers that has a commitment to public health and expertise in administering programs that contribute to food safety; . Section 405(d) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7625(d) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking National Integrated Food Safety Initiative and inserting Agricultural Marketing Service ; and by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following new paragraphs: In carrying out the grant program under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture— to take into consideration applied research, education, and extension results; and to integrate program evaluations and results into the research, education, and extension agenda. In determining the applied research agenda for food safety, the Secretary shall take into consideration the needs articulated by participants in projects funded by the program under this section. . Section 405(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7625(e) ) is amended— by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following new paragraph: The Secretary shall encourage projects carried out using grant funds under this section— to include co-management of food safety, conservation systems, and ecological health; and to be appropriate to the identified needs of the priority target audience. ; in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that a continuation grant may be approved for a project that meets one of the priorities specified in subsection
(c)and demonstrates positive impacts to the target audience from the prior funding cycle ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: A recipient of a grant under this subsection may not use more than 20 percent on the funds provided by the grant for the indirect costs of carrying out the initiatives described in paragraph (1). . Subsection
(j)of section 405 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7625 ) is amended to read as follows: Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. Not more than 5 percent of the total amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year may be used for administrative expenses. . Section 405(a) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7625(a) ) is amended— by inserting (known as the Food Safety Outreach Program) after competitive grant program ; and by striking section 1011(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and inserting section 1012(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( . 21 U.S.C. 399c(d) )
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