,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ag1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,underwood introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,agricultural     
,marketing ,act of #aidf to reauthorize 
the farmers' markets and local food     
promotion program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,new     
,markets for ,farmers and ,families     
,act4  #b4 ,farmers' markets and local  
food promotion program reauthorization  
7a7 ,matching funds ,section            
#baj;,a7d77#f77;,e7 of the ,agricultural
 ,marketing ,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#afbg;c7d77#f77;,e77 is amended to read 
as follows3  7,e7 ,matching funds  7i7  
,in general ,an eligible entity that    
receives a grant under this paragraph   
shall provide matching funds in the form
 of cash or an in-kind contribution in  
an amount that is equal to #be percent  
of the total amount of the ,federal     

portion of the grant4  7ii7 ,exception  
,clause 7i7 shall not apply to an       
eligible entity that is carrying out a  
priority grant described in clause 7i7  
or 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,c74  4  7b7   
,funding ,section #baj;,a7i7 of the     
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afbg;c7i77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
#ej1jjj1jjj and inserting #ajj1jjj1jjj2 
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by        
striking for fiscal year #bjai and each 
fiscal year thereafter and inserting for
 each of fiscal years #bjai through     
#bjbf2 and  7,b7 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting the following3 
1 and #ej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg 
and each fiscal year thereafter1 to     
remain available until expended42 and   
7#c7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b71 by adding  
at the end the following3 ,of the amount
 made available pursuant to the         
preceding sentence for a fiscal year1   
#cj percent shall be reserved for       
priority grants described in clause 7i7 

or 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,c7 of         
subsection 7d77#f7 for entities that    
have not received a grant under such    
subsection in the preceding #c years and
 will use the funds to establish a new  
farmers' market4 ,if applications for   
such priority grants are insufficient in
 number or merit in a fiscal year1 the  
,secretary may use such reserved funds  
for grants described in the first       
sentence of this subparagraph44  7c7    
,reports  7#a7 ,secretary of            
,agriculture report ,not later than #c  
years after the date of the enactment of
 this section1 the ,secretary of        
,agriculture shall make publicly        
available on the website of the         
,department of ,agriculture a report    
describing-- 7,a7 the number of         
applications for a grant under section  
#baj;,a7d77#f7 of the ,agricultural     
,marketing ,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#afbg;c7d77#f77 in the preceding #b     
years2  7,b7 the number of such         
applications that were submitted by     

eligible entities that had not          
previously applied for such a grant2    
7,c7 the number of such applications    
that met the requirements for a priority
 grant described in clause 7i7 or 7ii7  
of subparagraph 7,c7 of such section2   
and  7,d7 the number of grants awarded  
relating to the applications described  
in paragraph 7#b7 and 7#c71             
respectively4  7#b7 ,inspector ,general 
report ,not later than #c years after   
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 the ,inspector ,general of the 
,department of ,agriculture shall make  
publicly available on the website of the
 ,department of ,agriculture a report   
describing-- 7,a7 any fraud or abuse    
related to the grant program under      
section #baj;,a7d77#f7 of the           
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afbg;c7d77#f77 in the    
preceding #b years2 and  7,b7 the       
effects of the amendment made by        
subsection 7a7 on participation in such 
grant program4