Sec. 4401. Senior 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 the section heading, by striking and inserting Seniors ; Senior by striking seniors farmers' market each place it appears and inserting senior farmers' market ; 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 ) Secretary of Agriculture ; and by striking 2008 through 2023 and inserting 2025 through 2029 ; and by adding at the end the following: In addition to the funds made available under paragraph (1), of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, with priority given to expanding the senior farmers' market nutrition program to States, territories, and Indian Tribes that are not participants of that program as of the date of enactment of the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 . ; in subsection (b)(1), by inserting maple syrup, after honey, ; and in subsection (e)— by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; and by adding at the end the following: Subject to clause (ii), on request of a State, the Secretary may waive or modify a requirement under regulations promulgated pursuant to this section if the Secretary determines that the waiver or modification of the requirement would facilitate the ability of the State to carry out innovation and program modernization efforts that would improve services and redemption of benefits under the senior farmers’ market nutrition program. The Secretary may not waive or modify under clause (i)— any requirement under section 249.7 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); or any requirement under section 249.8(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). To request a waiver or modification under clause (i), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application that— identifies the requirement that is requested to be waived or modified; and describes— the goal of the waiver or modification to improve services under the senior farmers' market nutrition program; and the expected outcomes of the waiver or modification. In this subparagraph, the term emergency period means a period during which there exists— a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) or a renewal of such a public health emergency declaration; a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ); or an emergency declared by the President under section 501 of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ). The Secretary may modify or waive for a State agency any requirement under regulations promulgated pursuant to this section if— the requirement cannot be met by the State agency during— any portion of an emergency period under the conditions that prompted the emergency period; or a supply chain disruption that significantly affects the availability of food eligible for purchase; and the modification or waiver of the requirement is necessary to provide assistance under this section. A modification or waiver made under clause (ii)— may be available until the date that is 60 days after the end of the applicable emergency period or supply chain disruption; shall not modify or waive any requirement under section 249.7 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); and shall not substantially change the types of foods eligible for purchase in accordance with section 249.8(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). .
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