12 2 STA T . 1 9 29 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 46—J U NE 1 8, 2008 (i),theS e cr et a r ys ha l l u se the f u nd sas o ther w ise authori z ed b y this subsection .’ ’. (f) AUTHORIZA TIO N O F A P PROPRIATION S . —P ara g ra p h( 12 )ofsec - tion 3 1 0B (e) of the C onsolidated F ar m and R ural D e v elopment Act ( 7U .S.C. 1 9 32(e)) (as redesignated by subsection (c)(1)) is amended by stri k ing ‘ ‘199 6 through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘200 8 through 2012’’. SEC.6014 . GRANT ST OB ROA D CAST I NGS Y STE M S. Section 310B(f)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop- ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(f)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002 through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. SEC. 601 5 . L OCALLY OR REGIONALLY P ROD U CED AGRICULTURAL F OOD PRODUCTS. Section 310B(g) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop- ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following
‘‘(9) L O C A L L Y ORR EG IONALLY PRO D UCED AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTS.— ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.— I n this paragraph: ‘‘(i) LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY PRODUCED AGRICUL- TURAL FOOD PRODUCT.— T he term ‘locally or regionally produced agricultural food product’ means any agricul- tural food product that is raised, produced, and distrib- uted in— ‘‘(I) the locality or region in which the final product is marketed, so that the total distance that the product is transported is less than 4 00 miles from the origin of the product
or ‘‘(II) the State in which the product is pro- duced. ‘‘(ii) UNDERSER V ED CO M MUNITY.—The term ‘under- served community’ means a community (including an urban or rural community and an Indian tribal commu- nity) that has, as determined by the Secretary— ‘‘(I) limited access to affordable, healthy foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, in grocery retail stores or farmer-to-consumer direct markets; and ‘‘(II) a high rate of hunger or food insecurity or a high poverty rate. ‘‘(B) LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make or guarantee loans to individuals, cooperatives, coopera- tive organizations, businesses, and other entities to establish and facilitate enterprises that process, dis- tribute, aggregate, store, and market locally or region- ally produced agricultural food products to support community development and farm and ranch income. ‘‘(ii) RE Q UIREMENT.—The recipient of a loan or loan guarantee under clause (i) shall include in an appro- priate agreement with retail and institutional facilities to which the recipient sells locally or regionally pro- duced agricultural food products a re q uirement to inform consumers of the retail or institutional facilities that the consumers are purchasing or consuming
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