United States Code

7 U.S.C. § 3007

Seniors farmers’ market nutrition program

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Bills that would change it 25

  • S 4866 Farmers’ Market Local Revitalization Act of 2026 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 8256 Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 4286 Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2026 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 2379 Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2025 Amends 3007(b)(1) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 1145 Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2025 Amends 3007(b)(1) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 293 Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act Amends 3007(b)(1) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 57 MAPLE Act Amends 3007(b)(1) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 7667 Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential (MAPLE) Act Amends 3007(b)(1) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 7064 Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2024 Amends 3007(b)(1) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 8467 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 Amends 3007(a), 3007(b)(1) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 3942 MAPLE Act Amends 3007(b)(1) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 2786 Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2023 Amends 3007(b)(1) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 2659 Farmers’ Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2023 Amends 3007(a) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 3474 Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 2723 Local Farms and Food Act of 2023 Amends 3007(a) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 2378 Farmers’ Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2023 Amends 3007(a) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 1205 Local Farms and Food Act of 2023 Amends 3007(a) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 1036 Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 8707 Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2022 Amends 3007(a) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 2 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Amends 3007(a) · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 5316 To authorize appropriations for the seniors farmers' market nutrition program for fiscal years 2019 through 2023. Amends 3007(a) · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 1947 Local FARMS Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 3941 Local FARMS Act Amends 3007(a), 3007(b)(1) · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 3699 Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2017 Amends 3007(a), 3007(b)(1) · introduced · 115th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.

(a) Funding Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use to carry out and expand the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program $20,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023. (b) Program purposes The purposes of the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program are— (1) to provide resources in the form of fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs from farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to low-income seniors; (2) to increase the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding or aiding in the expansion of domestic farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs; and (3) to develop or aid in the development of new and additional farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs. (c) Exclusion of benefits in determining eligibility for other programs The value of any benefit provided to any eligible seniors farmers’ market nutrition program recipient under this section shall not be considered to be income or resources for any purposes under any Federal, State, or local law. (d) Prohibition on collection of sales tax Each State shall ensure that no State or local tax is collected within the State on a purchase of food with a benefit distributed under the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program. (e) Regulations The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as the Secretary considers to be necessary to carry out the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program. (f) Federal law not applicable Section 1693o–2 of title 15 shall not apply to electronic benefit transfer systems established under this section.
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