Sec. 10107. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS
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## SEC. 10107 SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108-465) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”; and #####
(B)by striking “ solely to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. ” and inserting the following: > “to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops, including— > > > #### “(1) > > by leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops; > > > #### “(2) > > by assisting producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops; > > > #### “(3) > > by expanding availability and access to specialty crops; > > > #### “(4) > > by addressing local, regional, and national challenges confronting specialty crop producers; and > > > #### “(5) > > for such other purposes determined to be appropriate by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with specialty crop stakeholders and relevant State departments of agriculture.” > ; ####
(2)in subsection (j)— #####
(A)by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(5)as subparagraphs
(A)through (E), respectively, and indenting appropriately; #####
(B)in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)(as so redesignated), by striking “ Not later ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) In general > > Not later” > ; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(2) Administration of multistate projects from nonparticipating states > > The Secretary of Agriculture may directly administer all aspects of multistate projects under this subsection for applicants in a nonparticipating State.” > ; ####
(3)in subsection (k), by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(3) Evaluation > > > ##### “(A) Performance measures and review > > > ###### “(i) Development > > The Secretary of Agriculture and the State departments of agriculture, in consultation with specialty crop stakeholders, shall develop performance measures to be used as the sole means of performing any evaluation of the grant program established under this section. > > > ###### “(ii) Review > > The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the State departments of agriculture, shall periodically evaluate the performance of the grant program established under this section. > > > ##### “(B) Cooperative agreements > > The Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements— > > > ###### “(i) > > to develop the performance measures under subparagraph (A)(i); or > > > ###### “(ii) > > to evaluate the overall performance of the grant program established under this section.” > ; and ####
(4)in subsection (l)(2)(E), by inserting “and each fiscal year thereafter” after “2018”.
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