[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 4856 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4856

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 with respect to 
 the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program and the sustainability 
                of such program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2023

  Mr. Crawford (for himself and Mr. Kildee) introduced the following 
        bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 with respect to 
 the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program and the sustainability 
                of such program, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE FINANCING OF THE GUS SCHUMACHER NUTRITION 
              INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

    (a) Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants.--Section 4405(b) of 
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``50'' and inserting 
        ``80''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Cooperative agreements to scale statewide incentive 
        programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of scaling 
                existing incentive programs under paragraphs (1) and 
                (2), the Secretary shall establish cooperative 
                agreements between--
                            ``(i) eligible entities and the Food and 
                        Nutrition Service or the National Institute of 
                        Food and Agriculture (or both); and
                            ``(ii) either--
                                    ``(I) a State SNAP agency; or
                                    ``(II) a non-profit or local 
                                government in partnership with a State 
                                SNAP agency.
                    ``(B) Criteria.--Each agreement entered into 
                pursuant to this paragraph--
                            ``(i) shall--
                                    ``(I) be for a duration of at least 
                                4 years;
                                    ``(II) include a requirement that 
                                any project carried out pursuant to the 
                                agreement be subject to the criteria 
                                and priorities under paragraphs (1) and 
                                (2); and
                                    ``(III) require that before the end 
                                of the agreement, at least 90 percent 
                                of the funds received pursuant to the 
                                agreement are spent on redeemed 
                                incentives at the eligible retailer; 
                                and
                            ``(ii) may only be entered in to with an 
                        entity that previously received a grant under 
                        this subsection.
                    ``(C) Priority.--The Secretary shall prioritize 
                cooperative agreements under this paragraph--
                            ``(i) in the same manner as projects under 
                        paragraph (2); and
                            ``(ii) that work in a variety of retail 
                        settings, including independent retailers and 
                        farmers markets.''.
    (b) Produce Prescription Program.--Section 4405(c) of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517(c)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish--
                    ``(A) a pilot grant program under which the 
                Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to 
                conduct projects that demonstrate and evaluate the 
                impact of the projects on--
                            ``(i) the improvement of dietary health 
                        through increased consumption of fruits and 
                        vegetables;
                            ``(ii) the reduction of individual and 
                        household food insecurity; and
                            ``(iii) the reduction in healthcare use and 
                        associated costs; and
                    ``(B) a grant program described in subparagraph (A) 
                that has a demonstrated ability to expand clinical 
                research on the value of delivering the program through 
                clinical practice.'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Criteria.--
                            ``(i) Seeding infrastructure grants.--The 
                        Secretary shall establish criteria for awarding 
                        grants under paragraph (1)(A) that--
                                    ``(I) study previously unknown 
                                facts about the program design;
                                    ``(II) establish or validate best 
                                practices; or
                                    ``(III) establish infrastructure 
                                that aids community health centers and 
                                independent produce retail outlets.
                            ``(ii) Expansion grants.--The Secretary 
                        shall establish criteria for awarding grants 
                        under paragraph (1)(B) that have--
                                    ``(I) a minimum intervention cohort 
                                of 300 patients;
                                    ``(II) a matched group or have 
                                demonstrated the ability to scale when 
                                delivered through clinical practice; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) an intervention duration of 
                                12 months or longer.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Range of awards.--The amount of a grant awarded--
                    ``(A) under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall be not less 
                than $100,000 and not more than $400,000; and
                    ``(B) under subsection (c)(1)(B) shall be not less 
                than $1,000,000 and not more than $2,500,000.
            ``(7) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Comptroller General of the United States, the Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the Centers for 
        Medicare and Medicaid Services, and any other relevant agency 
        head, shall conduct a study and issue recommendations on how to 
        transition payment for the produce prescription program to 
        health insurance programs not later than 10 years of after the 
        date of the enactment of the GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023.
            ``(8) Review panel.--Not later than 1 year of the date of 
        enactment of the GusNIP Expansion Act of 2023, the Secretary 
        shall establish a review panel to review grant applications 
        under this subsection.''.
    (c) Funding.--Section 4405(f) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
        ``2028'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and each 
                fiscal year thereafter.'' and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) $57,500,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 
                2028; and
                    ``(I) $56,000,000 for fiscal year 2029 and each 
                fiscal year thereafter.'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2028'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon 
                and inserting: ``--
                            ``(i) 50 percent of such funds shall be 
                        used for pilot grants described in subsection 
                        (c)(1)(A); and
                            ``(ii) 50 percent of such funds shall be 
                        used for grant programs described in subsection 
                        (c)(1)(B);'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period 
                        at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
                        years 2024 through 2028; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) the Secretary shall use 80 percent of 
                remaining funds for cooperative agreements under 
                subsection (b) of this section.''.
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