Sec. 10207. Seniors farmers' market nutrition program
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Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking Of the funds and inserting the following: Of the funds ; in paragraph
(1)(as so designated), by inserting (referred to in this section as the after Secretary ) Agriculture ; and by adding at the end the following: There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out and expand the seniors farmers' market nutrition program— not less than $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; not less than $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and not less than $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2028. ; in subsection (b)(1), by inserting and adults with disabilities (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( before the semicolon at the end; 42 U.S.C. 12102 )) by redesignating subsections
(c)through
(f)as subsections
(f)through (i), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: Under the seniors farmers' market nutrition program— the minimum individual benefit shall be $35; and the maximum individual benefit shall be $80. The certification period for participants in the seniors farmers' market nutrition program shall be 36 months. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2024 , the Secretary shall establish a grant program under which the Secretary shall award grants to State agencies, including Tribal organizations (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 )) and territories, that administer the senior farmers’ market nutrition program to modernize program operations, including— by transitioning from paper-based coupons to an electronic transaction technology, such as a web-based service or installable software; and by increasing benefit use at farmers’ markets. The amount of a grant awarded under paragraph
(1)shall not exceed $350,000. Not more than $25,000 may be used to carry out subparagraph
(F)of paragraph (3). An entity receiving a grant under paragraph
(1)may use the grant for— costs associated with the procurement of electronic transaction technology; planning costs, including personnel costs, relating to electronic transaction technology procurement and implementation; costs associated with evaluating the impact of transitioning from coupon-based operations to an electronic transaction technology; training, outreach, and promotional material costs, including the costs associated with translating materials; maintenance and operation of electronic transaction technology procured using the grant during the period of performance of the grant; subject to paragraph (2)(B), the purchase of supplies needed to perform electronic transactions onsite; and additional costs associated with modernizing program operations, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. Each entity that receives a grant under paragraph
(1)shall submit to the Secretary and the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service quarterly performance progress reports on the use of the grant. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter. . The Secretary of Agriculture shall revise section 249.6(a)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that income eligibility under that section is at or below 200 percent of the poverty income guidelines.
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