Sec. 4408. Streamlining application process for direct marketing farmers in nutrition programs
357 words·~2 min read·
/bill/118/s/5335/is/section-4408A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
In this section, the term covered nutrition program means— the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ); the senior farmers’ market nutrition program established under section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007 ); and any other nutrition program, as determined by the Secretary. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a streamlined application process for direct marketing farmers to apply to be authorized to sell eligible foods under each of the covered nutrition programs by developing, to the maximum extent practicable— a single application that a direct marketing farmer may use to apply to each of the covered nutrition programs; or an information-sharing system that— notifies and shares the necessary and appropriate information of a direct marketing farmer who is approved to be authorized to sell eligible foods under a covered nutrition program with each of the other covered nutrition programs such that another covered nutrition program is prompted to determine the eligibility of the direct marketing farmer to be authorized to sell eligible foods under that covered nutrition program; and meets appropriate security standards, as established by the Secretary.
Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that— describes the extent to which the Secretary was able to develop a single application or information-sharing system under subsection (b); and identifies any statutory, regulatory, and operational barriers to implementing subsection (b). The Secretary shall carry out this section in coordination with the Office of Customer Experience and the Office of Digital Services of the Department of Agriculture.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. Only funds appropriated under paragraph
(1)in advance specifically to carry out this section shall be available to carry out this section.
Connectionstraces to 2
Traces to 2 documents
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 4408
Streamlining application process for direct marketing farmers in nutrition programs
Cites 2Cited by 0 across 0 sources