[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2223 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2223
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide
families year-round access to nutrition incentives under the Gus
Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 10, 2023
Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide
families year-round access to nutrition incentives under the Gus
Schumacher Nutrition Incentive 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 ``Supporting all Healthy Options when
Purchasing Produce Act of 2023'' or the ``SHOPP Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. NUTRITION INCENTIVES UNDER GUS SCHUMACHER NUTRITION INCENTIVE
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)--
(A) by redesignating clauses (ix) and (x) as
clauses (x) and (xi), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after clause (viii) the following:
``(ix) increase the year-round availability
of the incentive described in subparagraph
(A)(ii)(II) by offering fresh frozen fruits or
vegetables;''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``fruits and
vegetables'' and inserting ``fruits, vegetables, and
legumes''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``fresh fruits
and vegetables'' each place it appears and inserting
``fresh or fresh frozen fruits, vegetables, and
legumes''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on March 6, 2024.
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