Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 122.djvu/1161

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12 2 STA T . 11 38PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 23 4—M A Y 22 , 2008 (2)$193,0 00,000 for f iscalye ar 2009 . (3) $199,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. ( 4 ) $203,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. ( 5 ) $20 6 ,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 a nd eac h fiscal year t hereafter. ( b ) FORM O FPU R CHASE S. — Fr u its, v e g etables, and nuts m ay be p urchased under this section in the form of fro z en, canned, dried, or fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts. (c) PURCHASE OF FRESH FRU IT SA NDV E G ETA BL ES FOR D ISTRIBU - TION TO S CHOOLS AND SER V ICE I NSTITUTIONS.—Section 10603 of the Farm Security and R ural Investment A ctof2002( 7U .S. C . 612c – 4) is amended by stri k ing subsection (b) and inserting the follo w ing

‘(b) PURCHASE OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR DIS- TRIBUTION TO SCHOOLS AND SERVICE INSTITUTIONS.— T he Secretary of Agriculture shall purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for dis- tribution to schools and service institutions in accordance with section 6(a) of the Richard B . Russell N ational School L unch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(a)) using, of the amount specified in subsection (a), not less than $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 200 8 through 2012. ’ ’. SEC.4 4 05 . HUNG E R-F REE C OM MUN IT IES. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) E LIGIBLE ENTIT Y .—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a public food program service provider or nonprofit organization, including an emergency feeding organization, that has collabo- rated, or will collaborate, with 1 or more local partner organiza- tions to achieve at least 1 hunger-free communities goal. (2) EMERGENCY FEEDING ORGANI Z ATION.—The term ‘‘emer- gency feeding organization’’ has the meaning given the term in section 201A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501). (3) H UNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES GOAL.—The term ‘‘hunger- free communities goal’’ means any of the 14 goals described in the H. Con. Res. 302 (102nd Congress). (b) HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES COLLABORATIVE G RANTS.— (1) PROGRAM.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use not more than 50 percent of any funds made available under sub- section (e) to make grants to eligible entities to pay the Federal share of the costs of an activity described in para- graph (2). (B) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity under this subsection shall not e x ceed 80 percent. (C) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— (i) CALCULATION.—The non-Federal share of the cost of an activity under this subsection may be pro- vided in cash or fairly evaluated in-kind contributions, including facilities, e q uipment, or services. (ii) SOURCES.—Any entity may provide the non- Federal share of the cost of an activity under this subsection through a State government, a local govern- ment, or a private source. 7USC 7 51 7 . 7 USC 6 1 2c–4 .