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 106 STAT. 280 PUBLIC LAW 102-314—JULY 2, 1992 Public Law 102-314 102d Congress An Act July 2, 1992 To authorize grants to be made to State programs designed to provide resources to persons who are nutritionally at risk in the form of fresh nutritious unprepared [H.R. 3711] foods, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. WIG Farmers' Market Nutrition Act of 1992. Women. Children and youth. 42 USC 1771 note. 42 USC 1786 note. This Act may be cited as the "WIC Feirmers' Market Nutrition Act of 1992". SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to authorize grants to be made to State programs designed to— (1) provide resources to women, infants, and children who are nutritionally at risk in the form of fresh nutritious unprepared foods (such as fruits and vegetables), from farmers' markets; and (2) expand the awareness and use of farmers' markets and increase sales at such markets. SEC. 3. WIC FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM. Subsection (m) of section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)) is amended to read as follows: "(m)(l) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for the purposes of this subsection, and as specified in this subsection, the Secretary shall awsu'd grants to States that submit State plans that are approved for the establishment or maintenance of programs designed to provide recipients of assistance under subsection (c), or those who are on the waiting list to receive the assistance, with coupons that may be exchanged for fresh, nutritious, unprepared foods at farmers' markets, as defined in the State plans submitted under this subsection. "(2) A grant provided to any State under this subsection shall be provided to the chief executive officer of the State, who shall— ''(A) designate the appropriate State agency or agencies to administer the program in conjunction with the appropriate nonprofit organizations; and "(B) ensure coordination of the program among the appropriate agencies and organizations. "(3) The Secretary shall not make a grant to any State under this subsection unless the State agrees to provide State, local, or private funds for the program in an amount that is equal to not less than 30 percent of the total cost of the program, which may be satisfied from State contributions that are made for similar programs. "(4) Subject to paragraph (6), the Secretary shall establish a formula for determining the amount of the grant to be awarded under this subsection to each State for which a State plan is approved under paragraph (6), according to the number of recipients

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