[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2577 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2577
To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to improve the
Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 27, 2023
Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Brown, Mr. Wyden, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Blumenthal) 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 improve 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 ``Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive
Program Improvement Act of 2023'' or the ``GusNIP Improvement Act of
2023''.
SEC. 2. 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)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection
(c)'' and inserting ``subsection (g)(1)'';
(B) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) by striking ``Except as provided in
subparagraph (D)(iii)'' and inserting the
following:
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii) and subparagraph (D)(iii)'';
(ii) in clause (i) (as so designated), by
striking ``50'' and inserting ``90''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) Small projects.--The Federal share
of the cost of carrying out an activity under
this subsection the total cost of which is less
than $100,000 may be 100 percent.''; and
(C) in subparagraph (D)(i)(I), by striking ``or
services'' and inserting ``services, or retailer
associate wages'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as
subsections (d) through (g), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Scaling Grants.--
``(1) Definition of covered eligible entity.--In this
subsection, the term `covered eligible entity' means an
eligible entity that--
``(A) has previously received a large-scale grant
under subsection (b); and
``(B) has--
``(i) a demonstrated record for launching
and maintaining projects described in
subsection (b) that have gone through an
evaluation within a State, region, or Tribal
Nation; and
``(ii) the project design, infrastructure,
and administrative support necessary for
project implementation in a State, region, or
Tribal Nation, as applicable.
``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary shall award grants to
covered eligible entities to scale existing participation and
access levels in the project carried out by the covered
eligible entity using a grant received under subsection (b).
``(3) Streamlined application.--The Secretary may
streamline the application process for covered eligible
entities applying for a grant under this subsection.
``(4) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subsection,
the Secretary shall give priority to projects that may be
carried out in a variety of retail settings, including at
independent retailers, farmers markets, and food hubs.
``(5) Project requirements.--A project carried out using a
grant received under this subsection shall meet the following
requirements:
``(A) The project shall adhere to the criteria for
projects described in subsection (b)(2).
``(B) The project shall have a term of 4 years.
``(C) The covered eligible entity carrying out the
project shall--
``(i) use not less than $3,000,000 per
year; and
``(ii) by the end of the 4-year term of the
project, use not less than 75 percent of
project funds on redeemed incentives.'';
(4) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii),
respectively, and indenting appropriately;
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as
so redesignated), by striking ``entities to
conduct projects that demonstrate'' and
inserting the following: ``entities--
``(A) to conduct projects described in paragraph
(3) that demonstrate'';
(iii) in subparagraph (A)(iii) (as so
redesignated), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) to conduct projects that scale up projects
carried out using a grant under subparagraph (A), or to
conduct other large-scale projects, by expanding
advanced rigor clinical research through program
delivery through clinical practice.'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively;
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the paragraph
designation and heading and all that follows through
``An application shall--'' in subparagraph (B) in the
matter preceding clause (i), and inserting the
following:
``(3) Projects.--
``(A) In general.--A project carried out using a
grant awarded under paragraph (1)(A) shall--
``(i) prescribe fresh fruits and vegetables
to members; and
``(ii) may--
``(I) provide financial or
nonfinancial incentives for members to
purchase or procure fresh fruits and
vegetables;
``(II) provide educational
resources on nutrition to members; and
``(III) establish additional
accessible locations for members to
procure fresh fruits and vegetables.
``(B) Other activities.--A project described in
subparagraph (A) shall be required to carry out at
least 1 of the following activities:
``(i) Study previously unknown facts about
the program design.
``(ii) Establish or validate best
practices.
``(iii) Establish infrastructure that aids
community health centers and independent
produce retail outlets.
``(4) Applications.--
``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a
grant under paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall
submit to the Secretary an application containing such
information as the Secretary may require, including the
information described in subparagraph (B).
``(B) Application.--An application shall--''; and
(D) in paragraph (4) (as so designated), by adding
at the end the following:
``(C) Priority.--In awarding grants under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall give priority to projects that
offer a variety of retail settings, including produce
prescription redemption at independent grocers.
``(5) Grant amounts.--A grant awarded under paragraph (1)
shall be in an amount that--
``(A) in the case of a grant awarded under
subparagraph (A) of that paragraph, does not exceed
$400,000; and
``(B) in the case of a grant awarded under
subparagraph (B) of that paragraph, is not less than
$1,000,000 and not more than $2,500,000.'';
(5) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(b) or (c)''
and inserting ``(b), (c), or (d)''; and
(B) by striking ``(b) and (c)'' each place it
appears and inserting ``(b), (c), and (d)'';
(6) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), in paragraph
(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``(b) and (c)'' and inserting ``(b), (c), and (d)''; and
(7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2023'' and
inserting ``2028'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (D)
through (G) as subparagraphs (E) through (H),
respectively;
(ii) by redesignating the second
subparagraph (C) (relating to fiscal year 2019)
as subparagraph (D);
(iii) in subparagraph (G) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``and'' at the end
after the semicolon; and
(iv) by striking subparagraph (H) (as so
redesignated) and inserting the following:
``(H) $56,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
``(I) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024
through 2028.''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
clause (ii) and inserting the following:
``(ii) $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2024 through 2028; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) for each fiscal year the Secretary shall use
not less than $75,000,000 of such funds available for
such fiscal year for awarding grants under subsection
(c).''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is amended--
(1) by striking ``subsection (c)'' each place it appears
and inserting ``subsection (d)'';
(2) by striking ``(e)(2)(B)(iii)'' each place it appears
and inserting ``(f)(2)(B)(iii)''; and
(3) by striking ``subsection (e)'' each place it appears
and inserting ``subsection (f)''.
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