,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,serrano introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh to provide greater access to   
the supplemental nutrition assistance   
program by reducing duplicative and     
burdensome administrative requirements1 
authorize the ,secretary of ,agriculture
 to award grants to certain             
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger groups for the purpose of   
establishing and implementing a ,beyond 
the ,soup ,kitchen ,pilot ,program for  
certain socially and economically       
disadvantaged populations1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,anti-hunger        
,empowerment ,act of #bjac4  #b4        
,findings ,the ,congress finds the      
following3  7#a7 ,in #bjji the number of
 ,americans facing hunger or food       

insecurity was #ej1bjj1jjj1 and         
#ag1bjj1jjj children lived in these     
households4  7#b7 ,according to the     
,united ,states ,department of          
,agriculture1 as of ,january #bjaj more 
than #dj1jjj1jjj people participate in  
the ,supplemental ,nutritional          
,assistance ,program 7,,snap74 ,in #bjji
 on a monthly average1 #cc1gjj1jjj      
people participated in this program1 #aa
 percent of the ,united ,states         
population4 ,,snap1 ,,wic1 and the      
,,nslp are the largest nutrition        
assistance programs and provided        
nutrition assistance to #eg percent of  
the food insecure households4  7#c7     
,administrative burdens involved in     
securing supplemental nutrition         
assistance benefits are particularly    
burdensome for working families4  7#d7  
,in #bjji more than #af1bjj1jjj people  
in the ,united ,states1 of whom         
#e1gjj1jjj were children1 were forced to
 rely on soup kitchens1 food pantries1  
and other charitable feeding programs4  

7#e7 ,the charitable food distribution  
system in the ,united ,states would     
benefit from increased coordination and 
technical assistance4  7#f7 ,helping    
those who use feeding programs to move  
beyond the soup kitchen1 by promoting   
the values of community1 opportunity1   
and responsibility1 is a national       
priority4  ,i ,amendments to the food   
and nutrition act of #bjjh  #aja4       
,amendments to the food and nutrition   
act of #bjjh  7a7 ,administrative cost  
sharing and quality control ,section    
#af7k7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7k77 is     
amended by striking subsection 7k7 and  
inserting the following3  7k7           
,administrative cost for increasing     
access ,notwithstanding any other       
provision of this section1 the          
,secretary is authorized to pay to each 
,state agency an amount equal to #ge    
percent of the administrative costs     
incurred by the ,state agency in        
carrying out new activities not         

previously funded by the ,state--  7#a7 
to increase the number of hours that    
supplemental nutrition assistance       
offices are open on weekends and nights 
if there is neither a decrease in the   
total number of supplemental nutrition  
assistance offices that are open in the 
,state nor a decrease in the number of  
hours such offices are open during      
regular work week2  7#b7 to conduct     
verifiable activities to reduce the     
average wait time that applicants spend 
at supplemental nutrition assistance    
offices or to reduce the average number 
of office visits required of applicants2
  7#c7 to accept applications for       
supplemental nutrition assistance       
benefit by means of the ,internet2  7#d7
 to upgrade computer systems and        
technology in ways that specifically    
increase access to the supplemental     
nutrition assistance program2  7#e7 at  
the time of application1 to provide     
applicants with a checklist listing all 
documents required for a complete       

supplemental nutrition assistance       
application4  4  7b7 ,reduction of      
burdensome and duplicative office       
visits2 prohibition of fingerprinting   
,section #aa7;e77#b7 of the ,food and   
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjbj7;e77#b77 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,a7 by striking the period
 at the end and inserting 2 and1  7#b7  
in subparagraph 7,b7 by striking ,in and
 inserting that in1  7#c7 in            
subparagraph 7,d7 by inserting the      
following before the semicolon at the   
end3 1 and the fingerprint of any member
 of a household shall not be required   
for the purpose of participating in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program or for issuance of benefits for 
which the household would otherwise be  
eligible1  7#d7 by redesignating        
subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d7 as          
subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e71            
respectively1 and  7#e7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,b7 the following3  
7,c7 that the ,state agency shall inform

 households1 at the time of application1
 that--  7i7 household members are not  
required to appear in person at the time
 of application1 or at any other time1  
unless--  7,i7 expressly required by    
this ,act2 or  7,,ii7 in accordance with
 clause 7ii72 and  7ii7 if the ,state   
agency has a basis to reasonably believe
 that information provided by a         
household is incorrect or that a        
household has failed to provide         
information required for participation  
in the supplemental nutrition assistance
 program1 then the ,state agency shall--
  7,i7 provide to the household a       
written statement notifying the         
household of such belief2 specifying the
 factual basis of such belief1 informing
 the household of the applicable        
information that is believed to be      
incorrect or missing1 and instructing   
the household how to correct or to      
provide the appropriate information2 and
  7,,ii7 not require any member of such 
household to appear in person unless    

either the household fails to provide   
the appropriate information or the      
,state agency cannot verify the accuracy
 of information the household provides  
in response to the request made under   
this subparagraph by the ,state agency2 
4  #ajb4 ,comparative progress report   
,section #ah of the ,food and ,nutrition
 ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbg7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7g7 ,the ,secretary shall   
submit a single1 unified1 annual report 
to the appropriate committees of the    
,congress on the comparative progress of
 ,states in improving access to the     
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program4 ,the following statistics shall
 be included in the report with respect 
to each particular ,state3  7#a7 ,the   
percentage of supplemental nutrition    
assistance program applications         
processed within the #cj-;day period    
required by this ,act4  7#b7 ,the       
average number of days required to      
process expedited applications for      

supplemental nutrition assistance       
benefits4  7#c7 ,the average number of  
days required to process regular        
applications for supplemental nutrition 
assistance benefits4  7#d7 ,the average 
number of office visits that each       
applicant makes to receive supplemental 
nutrition assistance benefits4  7#e7    
,statewide negative errors rates4  7#f7 
,the overall participation rate of      
households that are eligible to         
participate in the supplemental         
nutrition assistance program4  7#g7 ,the
 information specified in paragraphs    
7#a7 through 7#f7 for a particular      
geographical area in such ,state4  4    
,,ii ,anti-hunger grants program  #bja4 
,short title ,this title may be cited as
 the ,beyond the ,soup ,kitchen ,grants 
,program ,act of #bjac4  #bjb4 ,beyond  
the ,soup ,kitchen ,pilot ,program  7a7 
,establishment of pilot program ,the    
,secretary shall establish a pilot      
program1 to be known as the ,beyond the 
,soup ,kitchen ,pilot ,program1 in      

accordance with this title4  7b7        
,purposes ,the purposes of the pilot    
program are--  7#a7 to provide grant    
assistance to a primary community-based 
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group 
in each pilot community for purposes of 
allocating subgrants to other           
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger groups in such community2   
and  7#b7 to provide technical          
assistance grants4  #bjc4 ,selection of 
primary community-based nonprofit       
feeding and anti-hunger groups and      
subgrantees  7a7 ,grants to primary     
community-,based nonprofit feeding and  
anti-,hunger groups ,under the pilot    
program and for a fiscal year1 the      
,secretary shall award not more than #cj
 grants to primary community-based      
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger       
groups1 in accordance with this section4
  7b7 ,application ,to be eligible for  
an award of a grant for a fiscal year   
under this section1 a community-based   
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group 

shall submit to the ,secretary an       
application that contains a description 
of how the applicant proposes to use the
 grant funds to implement the components
 of the pilot program listed in         
subsection 7c7 in the pilot community of
 the community-based nonprofit feeding  
and anti-hunger group4 ,the application 
shall be submitted in such form1 at such
 time1 and containing such other        
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7c7 ,pilot program components 
,an application for a grant under this  
section shall contain the following     
components3  7#a7 ,programs component ,a
 program component that describes1 with 
respect to a target population of a     
pilot community and in accordance with  
section #bjd1 programs designed for the 
following purposes3  7,a7 ,to reduce    
hunger in such target population4  7,b7 
,to increase the use of nutrition       
assistance and anti-poverty programs by 
such target population4  7,c7 ,to       
bolster food security within such target

 population4  7,d7 ,to assist           
individuals and families within such    
target population to develop assets4    
7,e7 ,to promote the economic           
independence of individuals and families
 within such target population4  7,f7   
,to improve the nutrition of such target
 population4  7,g7 ,to reduce the       
occurrence of obesity in such target    
population4  7#b7 ,community food       
council ,a community food council       
component that describes the formation  
and operation of a community food       
council designed to engage emergency    
feeding groups1 ,federal1 ,state1 and   
local government agencies1 the          
cooperative extension system1 land-grant
 colleges and universities1 and         
historically ,african-,american1        
,hispanic1 and ,american ,indian        
educational institutes for the purposes 
described under paragraph 7#a74  7#c7   
,subgrants component ,a subgrants       
component that describes a plan for the 
allocation of grants funds to           

subgrantees by the primary              
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group1 in accordance with   
subsection 7e74  7d7 ,criteria ,in      
evaluating an application of a          
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group1 the ,secretary shall 
consider1 in addition to such other     
criteria as the ,secretary determines   
appropriate1 the extent to which the    
application of the group demonstrates   
the following3  7#a7 ,the capacity to   
serve as a leader for other             
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger groups in the pilot         
community and to successfully provide   
technical assistance and other          
assistance to the greatest number of    
such groups4  7#b7 ,successful          
experience--  7,a7 in conducting a      
program described in section #bjd7;b72  
7,b7 in working with a national service1
 community service1 or volunteer service
 group that conducts a program described
 in section #bjd7;b72  7,c7 in managing 

and using ,federal grant funds1         
including grants for community food and 
nutrition programs authorized under     
section #fha7;a7 of the ,community      
,services ,block ,grant ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #iibb7;a772  7,d7 in working  
cooperatively with a nutrition          
assistance and anti-poverty program1    
other community-based nonprofit feeding 
and anti-hunger groups1 and faith-based 
and other community programs in the     
pilot community2 and  7,e7 in           
researching1 monitoring1 and evaluating 
the hunger problems in the pilot        
community of such organization and      
nutrition assistance and anti-poverty   
programs4  7#c7 ,in the case of a       
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group with a large budget1  
the existence of a financial mechanism  
to implement the proposal and staff     
expertise to handle large ,federal and  
private grants1 or in the case of a     
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group with a small budget1  

proven effectiveness in the delivery and
 coordination of a program described in 
section #bjd7;b74  7#d7 ,the ability to 
influence other community1 government1  
and private resources to assist in the  
creation and implementation of the pilot
 program in the pilot community of the  
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group4  7e7 ,subgrants  7#a7
 ,selection by primary community-based  
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group 
required ,under the pilot program1 the  
,secretary shall require a primary      
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group that is awarded a     
grant under subsection 7a7 to select at 
least #aj1 but no more than #bjj1       
subgrantees to carry out subgrants under
 the grants4 ,such subgrants shall be   
used in support of the pilot program in 
the pilot community of such group1 in   
accordance with section #bjd4  7#b7     
,selection of subgrantees ,a primary    
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group shall select          

subgrantees for purposes of paragraph   
7#a7--  7,a7 by selecting the subgrantee
 in the application submitted under     
subsection 7b72 or  7,b7 in consultation
 with the ,secretary of ,agriculture    
after evaluating proposals submitted by 
subgrantee applicants4  #bjd4 ,uses of  
grants  7a7 ,required uses by primary   
community-,based nonprofit feeding and  
anti-,hunger groups ,a primary          
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group that is awarded a     
grant under section #bjc7;a7 shall--    
7#a7 allocate at least #fj percent of   
the grant for subgrants in accordance   
with section #bjc7;e72 and  7#b7 spend  
at least #e percent of the grant on     
evaluation of the pilot program in the  
pilot community of such group4  7b7     
,eligible uses by primary               
community-,based nonprofit feeding and  
anti-,hunger groups and subgrantees     
,grant funds awarded to a primary       
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group or allocated to a     

subgrantee under the pilot program may  
be used for any of the following        
purposes3  7#a7 ,eligible programs ,with
 respect to a target population in a    
pilot community1 any of the following   
programs3  7,a7 ,a program that informs 
such population about benefits under    
nutrition assistance and anti-poverty   
programs1 pre-screens members of such   
population to determine the eligibility 
of such members to receive such         
benefits1 and assists such members to   
access relevant benefits4  7,b7 ,a      
program to assist such population to    
transition successfully from welfare to 
work4  7,c7 ,a program that is likely to
 result in job creation or that involves
 job training1 readiness1 placement1 or 
retention activities4  7,d7 ,a program  
to increase the supply of donated foods 
to community-based nonprofit feeding and
 anti-hunger groups1 especially of fresh
 fruits1 vegetables1 and other          
nutritious foods4  7,e7 ,a program that 
increases the access of such population 

to fresh fruits1 vegetables1 and other  
nutritious foods4  7,f7 ,a program that 
promotes the use of farmers' markets1   
urban farms1 and food-producing         
agriculture projects1 especially a      
program that promotes the use of such   
markets1 farms1 and projects by         
nutrition assistance and anti-poverty   
programs4  7,g7 ,a program to assess the
 flow of food1 from production through  
consumption1 in a community4  7,h7 ,a   
program that involves nutrition         
education1 obesity reduction1 or        
financial management activities1        
especially such activities that have    
hands-on demonstrations or that promote 
physical activity4  7,i7 ,a program that
 promotes microenterprise and small     
business development1 especially the    
development of such a business that is  
food-related4  7,j7 ,a program that     
assists government agencies and         
nonprofit groups to increase the number 
of sites 7and participation in existing 
sites7 for after-school snacks and meals

 programs under the summer food service 
program for children authorized under   
section #ac of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell
 ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #agff7 and the child and adult
 care food program authorized under     
section #ag of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#agfa74  7,k7 ,a program that creates a 
customer advisory council at a          
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group to enable an          
individual who obtains food from such   
group to consult with the council on    
ways to improve the operations of such  
group4  7,l7 ,a program to increase the 
assistance of national and community    
service programs1 including             
,ameri,corps1 ,volunteers in ,service to
 ,america 7,ameri,corps-,,vista71 ,learn
 and ,serve ,america1 ,senior ,corps1   
,freedom ,corps1 and any other volunteer
 program to aid community-based         
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger       
groups4  7,m7 ,a program to increase the
 involvement of volunteers who have     

professional skills with community-based
 nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger      
groups and other nonprofit groups4  7,n7
 ,a program that relates nutrition      
improvement and the problem of hunger   
within such population to broader issues
 within the pilot community1 including  
community development and economic      
improvement4  7,o7 ,a program that      
promotes the use of individual          
development accounts1 as defined in     
section #djd7e7 of the ,assets for      
,independence ,act 7title ,,iv of       
,public ,law #aje-bhe2 #db ,u4,s4,c4    
#fjd note71 or any other such           
asset-development program4  7,p7 ,with  
respect to a community-based nonprofit  
feeding and anti-hunger group1 a program
 to--  7i7 provide technical assistance 
to such group to increase the technical 
capacities of such group2 or  7ii7      
enable the group to more efficiently and
 effectively use computer technology1   
recruit volunteers1 write grants1 or    
otherwise increase the fundraising and  

operation of such group4  7,q7 ,a       
program that provides for the provision 
of technical assistance and             
informational materials on the ,internet
 that relate to any program described in
 subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,p74  7,r7 
,a program to coordinate activities of  
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger groups within the pilot     
community1 including activities that    
further any of the following goals3  7i7
 ,creation of joint advertising1        
communications1 and referral systems4   
7ii7 ,coordination of hours of          
operations and services provided4  7iii7
 ,creation of joint client1 funding1 and
 other databases1 tracking systems1 and 
benefits referral systems4  7iv7        
,implementation of joint activities to  
reduce hunger1 strengthen local food    
systems1 reduce poverty1 improve        
economic self-sufficiency1 and reduce   
obesity4  7#b7 ,eligible food-related   
uses ,subject to the limitation in      
subsection 7c77#a71 any of the following

 food-related purposes3  7,a7 ,gathering
 food4  7,b7 ,the collection of         
perishable1 but safe1 food from entities
 such as restaurants1 caterers1 and     
farms1 for distribution to a target     
population4  7,c7 ,packing food4  7,d7  
,sorting food4  7,e7 ,processing food4  
7,f7 ,transportation of food4  7,g7     
,heating1 cooling1 or freezing of food4 
7,h7 ,storage of food4  7,i7            
,administrative expenses necessary to   
increase the supply of nutritious food  
7especially fresh fruit and vegetables7 
distributed by community-based nonprofit
 feeding and anti-hunger groups4  7,j7  
,administrative staff and volunteer     
management for purposes of performing   
activities listed in subparagraphs 7,a7 
through 7,h74  7#c7 ,eligible stipends  
,for the provision of stipends to       
customers for expenses incurred by such 
customers for participating in a        
customer advisory council described in  
subsection 7b77#a77,k74  7c7            
,limitations  7#a7 ,limitation on food  

purchases ,no more than #bj percent of  
the total amount of grant funds awarded 
to a primary community-based nonprofit  
feeding and anti-hunger group or        
allocated to a subgrantee under the     
pilot program may be used to directly   
purchase food4  7#b7 ,limitation on     
funds expended to national or community 
service program ,grant funds awarded to 
a primary community-based nonprofit     
feeding and anti-hunger group or        
allocated to a subgrantee under the     
pilot program may not be used to provide
 a volunteer in a national or community 
service program listed in subsection    
7b77#a77,l7 with any educational        
funding1 stipend1 health care1 or child 
care4  #bje4 ,technical assistance  7a7 
,technical assistance grants ,under the 
pilot program and for a fiscal year1 the
 ,secretary shall award grants to       
technical assistance community-based    
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger       
groups1 in accordance with this section4
  7b7 ,application for technical        

assistance grants ,to be eligible for an
 award of a grant under this section1 a 
technical assistance community-based    
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group 
shall submit to the ,secretary an       
application containing a description of 
how the applicant proposes to use the   
grant funds to provide technical        
assistance to all pilot communities4    
,the application shall be submitted in  
such form1 at such time1 and containing 
such other information as the ,secretary
 may require4  7c7 ,criteria ,to receive
 grants ,in evaluating an application of
 a technical assistance community-based 
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group1
 the ,secretary shall consider1 in      
addition to such other criteria as the  
,secretary determines appropriate1 the  
extent to which the application of the  
technical assistance group demonstrates 
the following3  7#a7 ,the ability to    
provide capacity-building technical     
assistance to community-based nonprofit 
feeding and anti-hunger groups4  7#b7   

,organizational and staff experience    
in--  7,a7 national issues related to   
emergency food programs1 food banks1    
food rescue organizations1 the hunger   
problem1 food insecurity1 anti-poverty  
programs1 and nutrition education2  7,b7
 providing technical assistance to      
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger groups and conducting       
outreach programs on nutrition          
assistance and anti-poverty programs2   
7,c7 successfully working with national 
and community service programs1         
including such programs listed in       
section #bjd7;b77#a77,l72  7,d7 working 
cooperatively or in a leadership role   
with other national1 regional1 ,state1  
and local eligible technical entities2  
and  7,e7 working with a wide variety of
 faith-based and community organizations
 and with community-wide religious and  
civic organizations4  7#c7 ,proven      
financial control mechanisms and staff  
expertise to work with large ,federal   
and private grants1 or in the case of a 

technical assistance community-based    
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group 
with a small operating budget1          
effectiveness in program delivery and   
coordination4  7d7 ,department of       
,agriculture technical assistance       
authorized  7#a7 ,assistance from       
,department of ,agriculture ,the        
,secretary may provide technical and    
evaluation assistance to--  7,a7 a      
technical assistance community-based    
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group 
awarded a grant under subsection 7a72   
7,b7 a primary community-based nonprofit
 feeding and anti-hunger group awarded a
 grant under section #bjc7;a7 or a      
subgrantee selected under section       
#bjc7;e72 or  7,c7 any community-based  
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group 
or technical assistance community-based 
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group 
that does not receive a grant under this
 ,act1 but that carries out activities  
similar to those of such a group or     
subgrantee4  7#b7 ,assistance from      

,federal departments and agencies ,the  
head of any ,federal department or      
agency may provide technical assistance 
to a group or subgrantee referred to in 
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of     
paragraph 7#a7 to carry out activities  
described in subparagraph 7,c7 of such  
paragraph4  7#c7 ,assistance from ,state
 and local agencies and land-grant      
colleges and universities ,the          
,secretary may encourage any appropriate
 ,state or local agency or land-grant   
college or university to provide        
technical assistance to such groups or  
subgrantees to carry out such           
activities4  #bjf4 ,allocation of grants
  7a7 ,allocation by type of grant ,of  
the amounts made available to carry out 
this title for a fiscal year--  7#a7    
#aij1jjj1jjj is available for grants to 
primary community-based nonprofit       
feeding and anti-hunger groups          
authorized under section #bjc7;a72 and  
7#b7 #h1jjj1jjj is available for        
technical assistance grants authorized  

under section #bje7;a74  7b7 ,allocation
 to pilot communities ,of the amounts   
made available under subsection 7a77#a7 
to primary community-based nonprofit    
feeding and anti-hunger groups for a    
fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall       
allocate such amounts to one primary    
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group in each of the pilot  
communities listed in subsection 7c7 and
 may allocate such amounts to one such  
group in each pilot community designated
 by the ,secretary under subsection     
7d77#b74 ,the amount allocated to a     
primary community-based nonprofit       
feeding and anti-hunger group--  7#a7   
shall not be less than #ejj1jjj1 nor    
more than #bj1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7 shall  
be in proportion to the number of       
individuals and families within the     
target population of the pilot community
 involved4  7c7 ,pilot communities      
listed ,for purposes of subsection 7b71 
a pilot community listed in this        
subsection is each of the following     

areas3  7#a7 ,new ,york1 ,new ,york4    
7#b7 ,chicago1 ,illinois4  7#c7         
,milwaukee1 ,wisconsin4  7#d7 ,puerto   
,rico4  7#e7 ,indianapolis1 ,indiana4   
7#f7 ,des ,moines1 ,iowa4  7#g7 ,toledo1
 ,ohio4  7#h7 ,savannah1 ,georgia4  7#i7
 ,new ,haven1 ,connecticut4  7#aj7      
,roanoke1 ,virginia4  7#aa7 ,santa ,cruz
 ,county1 ,santa ,clara ,county1 and    
,monterey ,county in ,california4  7#ab7
 ,onondaga ,county in ,new ,york4  7#ac7
 ,the rural boroughs in ,alaska4  7#ad7 
,washington metropolitan region4  7#ae7 
,pittsburgh and the suburban and rural  
areas in southwestern ,pennsylvania4    
7#af7 ,rural counties in eastern        
,kentucky4  7#ag7 ,counties in northern 
,west ,virginia4  7#ah7 ,rural counties 
in southern ,texas4  7#ai7 ,rural       
counties in southern ,missouri4  7#bj7  
,rural counties in north1 west1 and     
central ,wisconsin4  7d7 ,specification 
of areas2 designation of additional     
pilot communities  7#a7 ,specification  
of areas ,the ,secretary shall specify  

the counties or other areas to be       
included in each of the pilot           
communities described in paragraphs     
7#ae7 through 7#bj7 of subsection 7c74  
7#b7 ,designation of additional pilot   
communities ,the ,secretary may         
designate not more than #aj pilot       
communities in addition to those listed 
in subsection 7c74  #bjg4 ,reports and  
evaluation  7a7 ,subgrantee report to   
primary community-,based nonprofit      
feeding and anti-,hunger group ,not     
later than #ij days after the end of the
 fiscal year for which a subgrantee     
received a subgrant under section       
#bjc7;e71 the subgrantee shall submit to
 the primary community-based nonprofit  
feeding and anti-hunger group that      
selected the subgrantee under such      
section a report that evaluates the     
results of the activities1 including    
financial expenditures1 during such     
fiscal year of the subgrantee in        
carrying out the subgrant4  7b7 ,primary
 community-,based nonprofit feeding and 

anti-,hunger group reports to ,secretary
 ,not later than #ahj days after the end
 of the fiscal year for which a primary 
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group received a grant under
 section #bjc7;a71 the group shall      
submit to the ,secretary a report that  
evaluates the results of the activities1
 including financial expenditures1      
during the preceding fiscal year of the 
group in carrying out the grant4 ,such  
report shall include each report        
submitted to the group by a subgrantee  
under subsection 7a7 for such fiscal    
year4  7c7 ,annual reports to ,congress 
,not later than ,october #ca of each of 
calendar years #bjad through #bjah1 the 
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the progress of the pilot     
program4  7d7 ,final report to ,congress
 ,not later than ,april #cj1 #bjah1 the 
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report that evaluates the successes and 
challenges of the pilot program and that
 makes such recommendations as the      

,secretary considers appropriate for    
similar future grants programs4  #bjh4  
,administrative provisions  7a7 ,one    
year extension of grants  7#a7 ,beyond  
the ,soup ,kitchen grants ,upon the     
expiration of a grant awarded to a      
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group under section #bjc7;a7
 and the request of such group1 the     
,secretary1 in accordance with          
procedures established by the           
,secretary1 may extend the duration of  
the grant once1 by one fiscal year1 if  
the ,secretary determines that the      
programs established and implemented by 
such group with the grant resulted in   
7or are likely to result in7 significant
 progress in satisfying the purposes of 
the pilot program described in section  
#bjc7;c77#a74  7#b7 ,technical          
assistance grants ,upon the expiration  
of a grant awarded to a technical       
assistance community-based nonprofit    
feeding and anti-hunger group under     
section #bje7;a7 and the request of such

 entity1 the ,secretary1 in accordance  
with procedures established by the      
,secretary1 may extend the duration of  
the grant once1 by one fiscal year1 if  
the ,secretary determines that such     
technical assistance group has          
successfully provided all pilot programs
 with technical assistance4  7b7 ,form  
of grants ,the ,secretary1 if the       
,secretary finds it appropriate1 may use
 cooperative agreements1 as described in
 section #fcje of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 for purposes of awarding 
grants to primary community-based       
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups
 under section #bjc7;a7 and to technical
 assistance community-based nonprofit   
feeding and anti-hunger groups under    
section #bje7;a74  #bji4 ,definitions   
,in this title3  7#a7 ,secretary ,the   
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,agriculture4  7#b7 ,pilot program ,the 
term pilot program means the ,beyond the
 ,soup ,kitchen ,pilot ,program         
established under section #bjb7;a74     

7#c7 community-based nonprofit feeding  
and anti-hunger group ,the term         
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group means an anti-hunger  
organization1 food bank1 food pantry1   
soup kitchen1 food rescue group1 or     
community food security organization    
that--  7,a7 is described in section    
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf and exempt from tax under
 section #eja7;a7 of such ,code2 and    
7,b7 is located in 7or regularly        
provides service to7 a pilot community4 
7#d7 ,primary community-based nonprofit 
feeding and anti-hunger group ,the term 
primary community-based nonprofit       
feeding and anti-hunger group means a   
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group awarded a grant under 
section #bjc7;a74  7#e7 ,subgrantee ,the
 term subgrantee means a community-based
 nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger group
 7other than a primary community-based  
nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger       
group7--  7,a7 that is selected under   

section #bjc7;e7 by a primary           
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group2 and  7,b7 that is    
located in 7or regularly provides       
service to7 the pilot community in which
 the primary nonprofit feeding group is 
located 7or to which the primary        
nonprofit feeding group provides regular
 service74  7#f7 ,technical assistance  
community-based nonprofit feeding and   
anti-hunger group ,the term technical   
assistance community-based nonprofit    
feeding and anti-hunger group means a   
national1 ,state1 or local group that-- 
7,a7 is an anti-hunger group1 food bank1
 food pantry1 soup kitchen1 food rescue 
group1 or community food security       
organization2  7,b7 is described in     
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from 
tax under section #eja7;a7 of such      
,code2 and  7,c7 has the capacity to    
provide technical assistance to all     
pilot communities4  7#g7 ,pilot         
community ,the term pilot community     

means a community specified in section  
#bjf7;b74  7#h7 ,target population ,the 
term target population includes an      
individual who 7or family that7--  7,a7 
earns an income below #bjj percent of   
the ,federal poverty line2  7,b7 suffers
 from food insecurity2  7,c7 earns      
insufficient income to ensure food      
security for such individual or family2 
7,d7 lives in a community that suffers  
from poverty1 hunger1 or food           
insecurity2  7,e7 is homeless2  7,f7    
receives 7or recently received7         
assistance under a ,state program funded
 under part ,a of title ,,iv of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 et
 seq471 relating to temporary assistance
 to needy families2 or  7,g7 is eligible
 for benefits under any nutrition       
assistance or anti-poverty program4     
7#i7 ,nutrition assistance and          
anti-poverty program ,the term nutrition
 assistance and anti-poverty program    
means any ,federal1 ,state1 or local    
government assistance program offered to

 low-income individuals or families1    
including the following programs3  7,a7 
,the supplemental nutrition assistance  
program established under section #d of 
the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac74  7,b7 ,a program  
authorized under the ,richard ,b4       
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 or ,child 
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#agga et seq471 including the national  
school lunch program1 the national      
school breakfast program1 the summer    
food service program for children1 the  
special supplemental nutrition program  
for women1 infants1 and children1 and   
the child and adult care food program4  
7,c7 ,the earned income tax credit      
allowed under section #cb of the        
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf  
,u4,s4,c4 #cb74  7#aj7 ,food insecurity 
,the term food insecurity means a lack  
of consistent access to food4  7#aa7    
,washington metropolitan region ,the    
term ,washington metropolitan region    

includes the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 counties of ,montgomery and ,prince    
,georges in ,maryland1 and the counties 
of ,arlington and ,fairfax and the      
cities of ,alexandria and ,falls ,church
 in ,virginia4  #baj4 ,authorization of 
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #bjj1jjj1jjj for each of
 fiscal years #bjad through #bjah to    
carry out this title4  ,,iii ,effective 
date  #cja4 ,effective date ,except as  
otherwise provided in this ,act1 this   
,act and the amendments made by this    
,act shall take effect on ,october #a1  
#bjac4