1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018 . 2. Reauthorization of Healthy Food Financing Initiative Section 243 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6953 ) is amended to read as follows: 243. Healthy Food Financing Initiative (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to establish an initiative to provide financial and technical assistance to healthy food producers and retailers, food hubs, and mid-tier value chains that serve healthy food retailers and other healthy food business enterprises— (1) to improve access to, and expand the supply of, healthy food in low-income, underserved communities; (2) to create and preserve quality jobs and businesses; (3) to revitalize distressed rural, urban, and small town economies; (4) to support the development of local and regional food systems; (5) to increase the distribution of locally produced agricultural products