12 2 STA T . 1 89 8 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 46—J U NE 18 , 2008 proces s ing,a n dm ar k e t ing l ocall y prod u ced agricultural products and increasing t h ea v aila b ility o f such products in underserved communities .‘ ‘ (B)AUTHORI T Y TO S U BG R AN T. —T he C enter may pro - vide subgrants to eligible entities— ‘‘(i) to carry out feasibility studies to establish businesses for the purpose described in paragraph ( 3 )
and ‘‘(ii) to establish and other w ise assist enterprises that process, distribute, aggregate, store, and market healthy affordable foods. ‘‘( 5 ) P RIORITY.— I n providing technical assistance and grants under paragraph ( 4 ), the Center shall give priority to applications that include pro j ects— ‘‘(A) to benefit underserved communities; and ‘‘(B) to develop market opportunities for small and mid-si z ed farm and ranch operations. ‘‘( 6 ) REP ORT.— F or each fiscal year for which the nonprofit organization described in paragraph ( 2 ) receives funds, the organization shall submit to the S ecretary a report describing the activities carried out in the preceding fiscal year, including— ‘‘(A) a description of technical assistance provided by the Center; ‘‘(B) the total number and a description of the sub- grants provided under paragraph (4)(B); ‘‘(C) a complete listing of cases in which the activities of the Center have resulted in increased access to healthy, affordable foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, particu- larly for school-aged children and individuals in low-income communities; and ‘‘( D ) a determination of whether the activities identified in subparagraph (C) are sustained during the years fol- lowing the initial provision of technical assistance and sub- grants under this section. ‘‘( 7 )CO M PETITI V EA W AR D PRO C ESS.—The Secretary shall use a competitive process to award funds to establish the Center. ‘‘( 8 ) L IMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE E X PENSES.— N ot more than 10 percent of the total amount allocated for this subsection in a given fiscal year may be used for administrative e x penses. ‘‘( 9 ) FUNDING.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERA L .— O ut of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $ 1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011. ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL F UNDING.—There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out this subsection for fiscal year 2012. ’ ’. SEC.4 4 03 . JOINT N U T R ITION M ONITORIN GA N D RE L ATED RESEARC H ACTI V ITIES. The Secretary and the Secretary of H ealth and Human Services shall continue to provide jointly for national nutrition monitoring and related research activities carried out as of the date of enact- ment of this Act— 7USC531 1 a.
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