,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fcfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #b1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,v9dman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lawl]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 
to e/abli% a program = mak+ paym5ts to  
cov]$ produc]s = ! co/ ( c>ry+ out ,,gap
 audits1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cutt+ 
,cumb]some ,ov]head = ,small-f>m ,te/+  
,sav+s ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,cutt+ ,,co/s  
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,good agricultural   
practices paym5t program  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a program =   
mak+ paym5ts to cov]$ produc]s 9 an     
am\nt t is equal to ! full co/ incurr$  
by ea* su* produc] = c>ry+ out a ,,gap  
audit4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye>  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &    
annually = ea* ( ! f\r ye>s !reaft]1 !  
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       

,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate a report reg>d+ activities "u !  
program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71     
includ+-- 7#a7 ! numb] & type ( cov]$   
produc]s :o receiv$ paym5ts "u su*      
program2 &  7#b7 ! ext5t to :i* su*     
paym5t increas$1 = ea* su* produc]1     
m>ket access to a retail food /ore t    
requires a ,,gap audit z a condition =  
su* access4  7c7 ,fund+ ,! ,secret>y    
%all use ! funds ( ! ,commodity ,cr$it  
,corporation to c>ry out ?is section4   
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$
 produc] ,! t]m cov]$ produc] means a   
p]son-- 7,a7 t-- 7i7 op]ates a small f>m
 ) an av]age adju/$ gross income 7z     
def9$ 9 section #ajja;,d7a7 ( ! ,food   
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4    
#acjh-c;a7a777 ( less ?an #cej1jjj ea*  
ye>2 or  7ii7 is a beg9n+ f>m] or ran*] 
7z def9$ 9 section #cdcj4fjb ( title #g1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or a      
successor regulation772 &  7,b7 meets   
su* o!r requirem5ts z ! ,secret>y may   
det]m9e appropriate4  7#b7 ,,gap audit  

,! t]m ,,gap audit means an audit "u !  
,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,s]vice ,audit    
,v]ification & ,accr$itation ,programs  
describ$ 9 "p #fb ( title #g1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations 7or successor       
regulations71 z su* programs relate to  
good agricultural practices & guidance  
publi%$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices "u section #dai7;e77#a7 ( !   
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cej;h7e77#a774  7#c7    
,retail food /ore  ,! t]m retail food   
/ore has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section 
#c ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab74  7#d7 ,secret>y ,!
 t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture4  7e7 ,sunset ,! au?ority  
"u ?is section %all t]m9ate on ! date t 
is #e ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act4