Attachment A_Statutes and Regulations

ATTACHMENT A
STATUTES AND REGULATIONS

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SECTION 17 [7 U.S.C. 2026] LEGISLATION
RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND EVALUATIONS SEC. 17. [7 U.S.C. 2026] (a)(1)
The Secretary may enter into contracts with or make grants to public or private organizations or
agencies under this section to undertake research that will help improve the administration and
effectiveness of the supplemental nutrition assistance program in delivering nutrition-related
benefits. The waiver authority of the Secretary under subsection (b) shall extend to all contracts
and grants under this section. (2) The Secretary may, on application, permit not more than two
State agencies to establish procedures that allow households whose monthly supplemental
nutrition assistance program benefits do not exceed $20, at their option, to receive, in lieu of
their supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for the initial period under section 8 and
their regular allotment in following months, and at intervals of up to 3 months thereafter,
aggregate allotments not to exceed $60 and covering not more than 3 months’ benefits. The
allotments shall be provided in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (9) of section 11(e) (except
that no household shall begin to receive combined allotments under this section until it has
complied with all applicable verification requirements of section 11(e)(3)) and (with respect to
the first aggregate allotment so issued) within 40 days of the last benefit issuance. (b)(1)(A) The
Secretary may conduct on a trial basis, in one or more areas of the United States, pilot or
experimental projects designed to test program changes that might increase the efficiency of the
supplemental nutrition assistance program and improve the delivery of supplemental nutrition
assistance program benefits to eligible households, and may waive any requirement of this Act to
the extent necessary for the project to be conducted. (B) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS. —
(i) PROGRAM GOAL. —The Secretary may not conduct a project under subparagraph (A)
unless—
(I) the project is consistent with the goal of the supplemental nutrition assistance program of
providing food assistance to raise levels of nutrition among low-income individuals; and
(II) the project includes an evaluation to determine the effects of the project.
(ii) PERMISSIBLE PROJECTS. —The Secretary may conduct a project under subparagraph (A)
to—
(I) improve program administration;
(II) increase the self-sufficiency of supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients;
(III) test innovative welfare reform strategies; or
(IV) allow greater conformity with the rules of other programs than would be allowed but for this
paragraph.
(iii) RESTRICTIONS ON PERMISSIBLE PROJECTS. —If the Secretary finds that a project
under subparagraph (A) would reduce benefits by more than 20 percent for more than 5 percent

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of households in the area subject to the project (not including any household whose benefits are
reduced due to a failure to comply with work or other conduct requirements), the project—
(I) may not include more than 15 percent of the number of households in the State receiving
supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; and
(II) shall continue for not more than 5 years after the date of implementation, unless the
Secretary approves an extension requested by the State agency at any time.
(iv) IMPERMISSIBLE PROJECTS. —The Secretary may not conduct a project under
subparagraph (A) that—
(I) involves the payment of the value of an allotment in the form of cash or otherwise providing
benefits in a form not restricted to the purchase of food, unless the project was approved prior to
the date of enactment of this subparagraph [August 22, 1996];
(II) has the effect of substantially transferring funds made available under this Act to services or
benefits provided primarily through another public assistance program, or using the funds for any
purpose other than the purchase of food, program administration, or an employment or training
program;
(III) is inconsistent with—
(aa) paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 3(n);
(bb) the last sentence of section 5(a), insofar as a waiver denies assistance to an otherwise
eligible household or individual if the household or individual has not failed to comply with any
work, behavioral, or other conduct requirement under this or another program;
(cc) section 5(c)(2);
(dd) paragraph (2)(B), (4)(F)(i), or (4)(K) of section 6(d);
(ee) section 8(b);
(ff) section 11(e)(2)(B);
(gg) the time standard under section 11(e)(3);
(hh) subsection (a), (c), (g), (h)(1)(F), (h)(2), or (h)(3) of section 16;
(ii) this paragraph; or
(jj) subsection (a)(1) or (g)(1) of section 20;
(IV) modifies the operation of section 5 so as to have the effect of— (aa) increasing the shelter
deduction to households with no out-of-pocket housing costs or housing costs that consume a
low percentage of the household’s income; or (bb) absolving a State from acting with reasonable
promptness on substantial reported changes in income or household size (except that this
subclause shall not apply with regard to changes related to supplemental nutrition assistance
program deductions);
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(V) is not limited to a specific time period;
(VI) waives a provision of section 26; or
(VII) waives a provision of section 7(i).
(v) ADDITIONAL INCLUDED PROJECTS.—A pilot or experimental project may include
projects involving the payment of the value of allotments or the average value of allotments by
household size in the form of cash to eligible households all of whose members are age sixty-five
or over or any of whose members are entitled to supplemental security income benefits under
title XVI of the Social Security Act [(42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.)] or are receiving assistance under a
State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.),
the use of identification mechanisms that do not invade a household’s privacy, and the use of
food checks or other voucher-type forms in place of EBT cards.
(vi) CASH PAYMENT PILOT PROJECTS.—Subject to the availability of appropriations under
section 18(a), any pilot or experimental project implemented under this paragraph and operating
as of October 1, 1981, involving the payment of the value of allotments in the form of cash to
eligible households all of whose members are either age sixty-five or over or entitled to
supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act [(42 U.S.C.
1381 et seq.)] shall be continued if the State so requests.
(C)(i) No waiver or demonstration program shall be approved under this Act after the date of
enactment of this subparagraph unless—
(I) any household whose food assistance is issued in a form other than EBT cards has its
allotment increased to the extent necessary to compensate for any State or local sales tax that
may be collected in all or part of the area covered by the demonstration project, the tax on
purchases of food by any such household is waived, or the Secretary determines on the basis of
information provided by the State agency that the increase is unnecessary on the basis of the
limited nature of the items subject to the State or local sales tax; and
(II) the State agency conducting the demonstration project pays the cost of any increased
allotments. (ii) Clause (i) shall not apply if a waiver or demonstration project already provides a
household with assistance that exceeds that which the household would otherwise be eligible to
receive by more than the estimated amount of any sales tax on the purchases of food that would
be collected from the household in the project area in which the household resides.
(D) RESPONSE TO WAIVERS. — (i) RESPONSE.—Not later than 60 days after the date of
receiving a request for a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide a response
that—
(I) approves the waiver request;
(II) denies the waiver request and describes any modification needed for approval of the waiver
request;
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(IV) requests clarification of the waiver request.
(ii) FAILURE TO RESPOND. —If the Secretary does not provide a response in accordance with
clause (i), the waiver shall be considered approved, unless the approval is specifically prohibited
by this Act.
(iii) NOTICE OF DENIAL. —On denial of a waiver request under clause (i)(III), the Secretary
shall provide a copy of the waiver request and a description of the reasons for the denial to the
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
(2) The Secretary shall, jointly with the Secretary of Labor, implement two pilot projects
involving the performance of work in return for supplemental nutrition assistance program
benefits in each of the seven administrative regions of the Food and Nutrition Service of the
Department of Agriculture, such projects to be (A) appropriately divided in each region between
locations that are urban and rural in characteristics and among locations selected to provide a
representative cross-section of political subdivisions in the States and (B) submitted for approval
prior to project implementation, together with the names of the agencies or organizations that
will be engaged in such projects, to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. Under
such pilot projects, any person who is subject to the work registration requirements pursuant to
section 6(d) of this Act, and is a member of a household that does not have earned income equal
to or exceeding the allotment to which the household is otherwise entitled pursuant to section
8(a) of this Act, shall be ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
as a member of any household during any month in which such person refuses, after not being
offered employment in the private sector of the economy for more than thirty days (ten days in at
least one pilot project area designated by the Secretary) after the initial registration for
employment referred to in section 6(d)(1)(A)(i) of this Act, to accept an offer of employment
from a political subdivision or provider pursuant to a program carried out under title I of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, for which employment compensation shall be paid
in the form of the allotment to which the household is otherwise entitled pursuant to section 8(a)
of this Act, with each hour of employment entitling the household to a portion of the allotment
equal in value to 100 per centum of the Federal minimum hourly rate under the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)); which employment shall not, together
with any other hours worked in any other capacity by such person exceed forty hours a week;
and which employment shall not be used by the employer to fill a job opening created by the
action of such employer in laying off or terminating the employment of any regular employee
not supported under this paragraph in anticipation of filling the vacancy so created by hiring an
employee or employees to be supported under this paragraph, if all of the jobs supported under
the program have been made available to participants in the program before the political
subdivision or provider providing the jobs extends an offer of employment under this paragraph,
and if the political subdivision or provider, in employing the person, complies with the
requirements of Federal law that relate to the program. The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor
shall jointly issue reports to the appropriate committees of Congress on the progress of such pilot

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projects no later than six and twelve months following enactment of this Act [Amendatory Act
enacted on September 29, 1977.], shall issue interim reports no later than October 1, 1979,
October 1, 1980, and March 30, 1981, shall issue a final report describing the results of such
pilot projects based upon their operation from their commencement through the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1981, and shall pay to the agencies or organizations operating such pilot
projects 50 per centum of all administrative costs involved in such operation.
(3)(A) The Secretary may conduct demonstration projects to test improved consistency or
coordination between the supplemental nutrition assistance program employment and training
program and the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program under title IV of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may, as part of a project authorized under this
paragraph, waive requirements under section 6(d) to permit a State to operate an employment
and training program for supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients on the same terms
and conditions under which the State operates its Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program for
recipients of aid to families with dependent children under part F of title IV of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 681 et seq.). Any work experience program conducted as part of the
project shall be conducted in conformity with section 482(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 682(f)).
(C) A State seeking such a waiver shall provide assurances that the resulting employment and
training program shall meet the requirements of subsections (a)(19) and (g) of section 402 of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 602) (but not including the provision of transitional benefits under clauses
(ii) through (vii) of section 402(g)(1)(A)) and sections 481 through 487 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
681 through 687). Each reference to ‘‘aid to families with dependent children’’ in such sections
shall be deemed to be a reference to supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for
purposes of the demonstration project.
(D) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph, participation in an employment and
training activity in which supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits are converted to
cash shall occur only with the consent of the participant.
(E) For the purposes of any project conducted under this paragraph, the provisions of this Act
affecting the rights of recipients may be waived to the extent necessary to conform to the
provisions of section 402, and sections 481 through 487, of the Social Security Act.
(F) At least 60 days prior to granting final approval of a project under this paragraph, the
Secretary shall publish the terms and conditions for any demonstration project conducted under
the paragraph for public comment in the Federal Register and shall notify the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate.
(G) Waivers may be granted under this paragraph to conduct projects at any one time in a total of
up to 60 project areas (or parts of project areas), as such areas are defined in regulations in effect
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(H) A waiver for a change in program rules may be granted under this paragraph only for a
demonstration project that has been approved by the Secretary, that will be evaluated according
to criteria prescribed by the Secretary, and that will be in operation for no more than 4 years.
(I) The Secretary may not grant a waiver under this paragraph on or after the date of enactment
of this subparagraph [Aug. 22, 1996]. Any reference in this paragraph to a provision of title IV of
the Social Security Act shall be deemed to be a reference to such provision as in effect on the
day before such date.
(c) The Secretary shall develop and implement measures for evaluating, on an annual or more
frequent basis, the effectiveness of the supplemental nutrition assistance program in achieving its
stated objectives, including, but not limited to, the program’s impact upon the nutritional and
economic status of participating households, the program’s impact upon all sectors of the
agricultural economy, including farmers and ranchers, as well as retail food stores, and the
program’s relative fairness to households of different income levels, different age composition,
different size, and different regions of residence. Further, the Secretary shall, by way of making
contracts with or grants to public or private organizations or agencies, implement pilot programs
to test various means of measuring on a continuing basis the nutritional status of low income
people, with special emphasis on people who are eligible for supplemental nutrition assistance,
in order to develop minimum common criteria and methods for systematic nutrition monitoring
that could be applied on a nationwide basis. The locations of the pilot programs shall be selected
to provide a representative geographic and demographic cross-section of political subdivisions
that reflect natural usage patterns of health and nutritional services and that contain high
proportions of low income people. The Secretary shall report on the progress of these pilot
programs on an annual basis commencing on July 1, 1982, to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate, together with such recommendations as the Secretary deems appropriate.
(d) EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES PROGRAM. —
(1) ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE. —
(A) IN GENERAL. —Subject to the other provisions of this subsection, a State may elect to
carry out an employment initiatives program under this subsection.
(B) REQUIREMENT. —A State shall be eligible to carry out an employment initiatives program
under this subsection only if not less than 50 percent of the households in the State that received
supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits during the summer of 1993 also received
benefits under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) during the summer of 1993.
(2) PROCEDURE. —
(A) IN GENERAL. —A State that has elected to carry out an employment initiatives program
under paragraph (1) may use amounts equal to the allotments that would otherwise be issued to a
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subsection, to provide cash benefits in lieu of the allotments to the household if the household is
eligible under paragraph (3).
(B) PAYMENT. —The Secretary shall pay to each State that has elected to carry out an
employment initiatives program under paragraph (1) an amount equal to the value of the
allotment that each household participating in the program in the State would be eligible to
receive under this Act but for the operation of this subsection.
(C) OTHER PROVISIONS. —For purposes of the supplemental nutrition assistance program
(other than this subsection)—
(i) cash assistance under this subsection shall be considered to be an allotment; and
(ii) each household receiving cash benefits under this subsection shall not receive any other
supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits during the period for which the cash
assistance is provided.
(D) ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS. —Each State that has elected to carry out an employment
initiatives program under paragraph (1) shall—
(i) increase the cash benefits provided to each household participating in the program in the State
under this subsection to compensate for any State or local sales tax that may be collected on
purchases of food by the household, unless the Secretary determines on the basis of information
provided by the State that the increase is unnecessary on the basis of the limited nature of the
items subject to the State or local sales tax; and
(ii) pay the cost of any increase in cash benefits required by clause (i).
(3) ELIGIBILITY. —A household shall be eligible to receive cash benefits under paragraph (2)
if an adult member of the household—
(A) has worked in unsubsidized employment for not less than the preceding 90 days;
(B) has earned not less than $350 per month from the employment referred to in subparagraph
(A) for not less than the preceding 90 days;
(C)(i) is receiving benefits under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or (ii) was receiving benefits under a State program funded
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) at the time the member
first received cash benefits under this subsection and is no longer eligible for the State program
because of earned income;
(D) is continuing to earn not less than $350 per month from the employment referred to in
subparagraph (A); and
(E) elects to receive cash benefits in lieu of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits
under this subsection.
(4) EVALUATION. —A State that operates a program under this subsection for 2 years shall
provide to the Secretary a written evaluation of the impact of cash assistance under this
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subsection. The State agency, with the concurrence of the Secretary, shall determine the content
of the evaluation.
(e) The Secretary shall conduct a study of the effects of reductions made in benefits provided
under this Act pursuant to part 1 of subtitle A of title I of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1981, the Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Amendments of 1981, the Food
Stamp Act Amendments of 1982, and any other laws enacted by the Ninety-Seventh Congress
which affect the supplemental nutrition assistance program. The study shall include a study of
the effect of retrospective accounting and periodic reporting procedures established under such
Acts, including the impact on benefit and administrative costs and on error rates and the degree
to which eligible households are denied supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for
failure to file complete periodic reports. The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate an interim report on the results of such study no later than February 1,
1984, and a final report on the results of such study no later than March 1, 1985.
(f) In order to encourage States to plan, design, develop, and implement a system for making
supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits available through the use of intelligent
benefit cards or other automated or electronic benefit delivery systems, the Secretary may
conduct one or more pilot or experimental projects, subject to the restrictions imposed by
subsection (b)(1) and section 7(f)(2), designed to test whether the use of such cards or systems
can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations while ensuring that
individuals receive correct benefit amounts on a timely basis. Intelligent benefit cards developed
under such a demonstration project shall contain information, encoded on a computer chip
embedded in a credit card medium, including the eligibility of the individual and the amount of
benefits to which such individual is entitled. Any other automated or electronic benefit delivery
system developed under such a demonstration project shall be able to use a plastic card to access
such information from a data file.
(g) In order to assess the effectiveness of the employment and training programs established
under section 6(d) in placing individuals into the work force and withdrawing such individuals
from the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the Secretary is authorized to carry out
studies comparing the pre- and post-program labor force participation, wage rates, family
income, level of receipt of supplemental nutrition assistance program and other transfer
payments, and other relevant information, for samples of participants in such employment and
training programs as compared to the appropriate control or comparison groups that did not
participate in such programs. Such studies shall, to the maximum extent possible—
(1) collect such data for up to 3 years after the individual has completed the employment and
training program; and
(2) yield results that can be generalized to the national program as a whole. The results of such
studies and reports shall be considered in developing or updating the performance standards
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(h) The Secretary shall conduct a sufficient number of demonstration projects to evaluate the
effects, in both rural and urban areas, of including in financial resources under section 5(g) the
fair market value of licensed vehicles to the extent the value of each vehicle exceeds $4,500, but
excluding the value of—
(1) any licensed vehicle that is used to produce earned income, necessary for transportation of an
elderly or physically disabled household member, or used as the household’s home; and
(2) one licensed vehicle used to obtain, continue, or seek employment (including travel to and
from work), used to pursue employment-related education or training, or used to secure food or
the benefits of the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
(i) The Secretary shall conduct, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall prescribe,
for a period not to exceed 4 years, projects to test allowing not more than 11,000 eligible
households, in the aggregate, to accumulate resources up to $10,000 each (which shall be
excluded from consideration as a resource) for later expenditure for a purpose directly related to
improving the education, training, or employability (including self-employment) of household
members, for the purchase of a home for the household, for a change of the household’s
residence, or for making major repairs to the household’s home.
(j) The Secretary shall use up to $4,000,000 of the funds provided in advance in appropriations
Acts for projects authorized by this section to conduct demonstration projects in which State or
local supplemental nutrition assistance program agencies test innovative ideas for working with
State or local law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute benefit trafficking.
(k) PILOT PROJECTS TO EVALUATE HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROMOTION IN THE
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. —
(1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall carry out, under such terms and conditions as the
Secretary considers to be appropriate, pilot projects to develop and test methods—
(A) of using the supplemental nutrition assistance program to improve the dietary and health
status of households eligible for or participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance
program; and
(B) to reduce overweight, obesity (including childhood obesity), and associated co-morbidities in
the United States.
(2) GRANTS. —
(A) IN GENERAL. —In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may enter into competitively
awarded contracts or cooperative agreements with, or provide grants to, public or private
organizations or agencies (as defined by the Secretary), for use in accordance with projects that
meet the strategy goals of this subsection.
(B) APPLICATION. —To be eligible to receive a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant
under this paragraph, an organization shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
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(C) SELECTION CRITERIA. —Pilot projects shall be evaluated against publicly disseminated
criteria that may include—
(i) identification of a low-income target audience that corresponds to individuals living in
households with incomes at or below 185 percent of the poverty level;
(ii) incorporation of a scientifically based strategy that is designed to improve diet quality
through more healthful food purchases, preparation, or consumption;
(iii) a commitment to a pilot project that allows for a rigorous outcome evaluation, including data
collection;
(iv) strategies to improve the nutritional value of food served during school hours and during
afterschool hours;
(v) innovative ways to provide significant improvement to the health and wellness of children;
(vi) other criteria, as determined by the Secretary.
(D) USE OF FUNDS. —Funds provided under this paragraph shall not be used for any project
that limits the use of benefits under this Act.
(3) PROJECTS. —Pilot projects carried out under paragraph (1) may include projects to
determine whether healthier food purchases by and healthier diets among households
participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program result from projects that—
(A) increase the supplemental nutrition assistance purchasing power of the participating
households by providing increased supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit allotments
to the participating households;
(B) increase access to farmers’ markets by participating households through the electronic
redemption of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits at farmers’ markets;
(C) provide incentives to authorized supplemental nutrition assistance program retailers to
increase the availability of healthy foods to participating households;
(D) subject authorized supplemental nutrition assistance program retailers to stricter retailer
requirements with respect to carrying and stocking healthful foods;
(E) provide incentives at the point of purchase to encourage households participating in the
supplemental nutrition assistance program to purchase fruits, vegetables, or other healthful
foods; or
(F) provide to participating households integrated communication and education programs,
including the provision of funding for a portion of a school-based nutrition coordinator to
implement a broad nutrition action plan and parent nutrition education programs in elementary
schools, separately or in combination with pilot projects carried out under subparagraphs (A)
through (E).
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(A) EVALUATION. —
(i) INDEPENDENT EVALUATION. —
(I) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall provide for an independent evaluation of projects
selected under this subsection that measures the impact of the pilot program on health and
nutrition as described in paragraph (1).
(II) REQUIREMENT. —The independent evaluation under subclause (I) shall use rigorous
methodologies, particularly random assignment or other methods that are capable of producing
scientifically valid information regarding which activities are effective.
(ii) COSTS. —The Secretary may use funds provided to carry out this section to pay costs
associated with monitoring and evaluating each pilot project.
(B) REPORTING. —Not later than 90 days after the last day of fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal
year thereafter until the completion of the last evaluation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that includes a
description of—
(i) the status of each pilot project;
(ii) the results of the evaluation completed during the previous fiscal year; and
(iii) to the maximum extent practicable—
(I) the impact of the pilot project on appropriate health, nutrition, and associated behavioral
outcomes among households participating in the pilot project;
(II) baseline information relevant to the stated goals and desired outcomes of the pilot project;
and
(III) equivalent information about similar or identical measures among control or comparison
groups that did not participate in the pilot project.
(C) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION. —In addition to the reporting requirements under
subparagraph (B), evaluation results shall be shared broadly to inform policy makers, service
providers, other partners, and the public in order to promote wide use of successful strategies.
(5) FUNDING. —
(A) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(B) MANDATORY FUNDING. —Out of any funds made available under section 18, on
October 1, 2008, the Secretary shall make available $20,000,000 to carry out a project described
in paragraph (3)(E), to remain available until expended.
(l) COOPERATION WITH PROGRAM RESEARCH AND EVALUATION. — Subject to the
requirements of this Act, including protections under section 11(e)(8), States, State agencies,
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local agencies, institutions, facilities such as data consortiums, and contractors participating in
programs authorized under this Act shall—
(1) cooperate with officials and contractors acting on behalf of the Secretary in the conduct of
evaluations and studies under this Act; and
(2) submit information at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
AUTHORIZATION 4030FOR APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 18. [7 U.S.C. 2027] (a)(1) To carry
out this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2018. Not to exceed one-fourth of 1 per centum of the previous year’s
appropriation is authorized in each such fiscal year to carry out the provisions of section 17 of
this Act, subject to paragraph (3).

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