Sec. 9. Extension of, expansion of, and additional funding for, seniors farmers’ market nutrition program
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Section 4402(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007(a) ) is amended to read as follows: Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out and expand a seniors and veterans farmers’ market nutrition program at least $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. Of the funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year— 70 percent of the funds shall be used for the benefit of program recipients who are low-income seniors; and 30 percent of the funds shall be used for the benefit of program recipients who are low-income veterans. .
Section 4402(b)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007(b)(1) ) is amended— by inserting , minimally processed after unprepared ; and by inserting and low-income veterans after low-income seniors . Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: To the extent the funds made available under subsection
(a)for a fiscal year are not expended in that fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such funds in a subsequent fiscal year for the same purpose. In providing funds made available under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to farmers’ markets that have an operational seniors and veterans farmers’ market program and to seniors and veterans farmers’ market programs in historically underserved communities. In this section: The term low-income shall have the meaning determined by the Secretary and shall be applied equally with respect to seniors and veterans. The term minimally processed means, with respect to a product, processing that does not fundamentally alter such product. The term veteran means an individual who has served in the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101(10) of title 38 United States Code). . Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007 ) is amended by inserting and veterans after seniors each place it appears in the section heading and in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (f).
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Extension of, expansion of, and additional funding for, seniors farmers’ market nutrition program
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