,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ag1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,farm ,security
 and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb to
 increase funding for the purchase of   
specialty crops1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,fresh ,fruits and         
,vegetables ,nutrition ,act of #bjbc4   
#b4 ,fresh fruits and vegetables  7a7   
,purchase of specialty crops ,section   
#ajfjc of the ,farm ,security and ,rural
 ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #fab;c-#d7 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
subsection 7a71 by striking #bjj1jjj1jjj
 and inserting #cjj1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7  
in subsection 7b71 by striking          
#ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjjh through #bjbc and inserting       
#aej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   

#bjbd through #bjbh4  7b7 ,section #cb  
funds ,section #ddjd7;a7 of the ,food1  
,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c-#e7;a77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by    
inserting through fiscal year #bjbc     
after thereafter2 and  7#b7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7#f7           
#cjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd and  
each fiscal year thereafter4  4  7c7    
,domestic food assistance program       
,section #adbbb7;b77#b7 of the ,food1   
,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c-#f7;b77#b77 is    
amended by striking subparagraph 7,a7   
and inserting the following3  7,a7 7i7  
in the case of fiscal year #bjbd1       
#b1ejj1jjj1jjj2  7ii7 in the case of    
fiscal year #bjbe1 #b1ebe1jjj1jjj2      
7iii7 in the case of fiscal year #bjbf1 
#b1eej1jjj1jjj2  7iv7 in the case of    
fiscal year #bjbg1 #b1ege1jjj1jjj2 and  
7v7 for fiscal year #bjbh and each      
fiscal year thereafter1 the amount made 
available for the preceding fiscal year1

 as adjusted to reflect changes for the 
#ab-month period ending on the preceding
 ,november #cj in the ,consumer ,price  
,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers       
published by the ,bureau of ,labor      
,statistics of the ,department of       
,labor2 and  4  7d7 ,fresh fruit and    
vegetable program ,section #ai of the   
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfi;a7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
by striking #bjjh and inserting #bjbd2  
and  7,b7 by inserting and secondary    
schools after schools2  7#b7 in         
subsection 7d77#a77;,c71 by striking 7as
 defined and inserting or secondary     
school 7as those terms are defined2     
7#c7 in subsection 7f77#b71 by striking 
#ge and inserting #ajj2  7#d7 in        
subsection 7i7-- 7,a7 in the matter     
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by         
inserting 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c-#f7 after
 #bjjh2 and  7,b7 by striking           
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 and     
inserting the following3  7,a7 ,on ,july

 #a1 #bjbd1 #hjj1jjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,on     
,july #a1 #bjbe1 #hbe1jjj1jjj4  7,c7 ,on
 ,july #a1 #bjbf1 #hej1jjj1jjj4  7,d7   
,on ,july #a1 #bjbg1 #hge1jjj1jjj4  7,e7
 ,on ,july #a1 #bjbh1 and each ,july #a 
thereafter1 the amount made available   
for the preceding fiscal year1 as       
adjusted to reflect changes for the     
#ab-month period ending the preceding   
,april #cj in the ,consumer ,price      
,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers       
published by the ,bureau of ,labor      
,statistics of the ,department of       
,labor1 for items other than food4  2   
and  7#e7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7j7 ,high-,poverty          
communities ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of this section1 the program  
shall be directly available to any local
 educational agency identified by the   
,secretary as being eligible for meal   
service under section #aa7;a77#a77;,f74 
7k7 ,buy ,america  7#a7 ,in general     
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
fruits and vegetables purchased under   

the program shall be grown in the       
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,waiver ,the     
requirement in paragraph 7#a7 may be    
waived if a product grown in the ,united
 ,states cannot be purchased for less   
than #be percent more than a            
foreign-sourced product4  4