[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 643 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 643
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to modernize the farmers'
market nutrition program under the special supplemental nutrition
program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 2, 2023
Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Ms. Ernst) 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 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to modernize the farmers'
market nutrition program under the special supplemental nutrition
program for women, infants, and children, 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 ``Farm Fresh Food for Families Act of
2023''.
SEC. 2. WIC FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1786(m)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``coupon'' each place it appears and
inserting ``food instrument'';
(2) by striking ``coupons'' each place it appears and
inserting ``food instruments'';
(3) by striking ``(m)(1) Subject to'' and inserting the
following:
``(m) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to'';
(4) in paragraph (1), by striking ``markets'' and all that
follows through ``roadside stands'' and inserting ``markets,
roadside stands (at the option of a State), and community
supported agriculture programs (at the option of a State)'';
(5) by striking paragraph (3);
(6) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (10) as
paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively, and indenting the
paragraphs, and the subparagraphs, clauses, and subclauses
within those paragraphs, in accordance with the margin of
paragraph (1) (as so amended);
(7) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``(4) Each State'' and inserting the
following:
``(4) Program requirements.--Each State'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``funds--'' in
the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows
through the period at the end of clause (ii) and
inserting ``funds provided under the grant.'';
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``be--'' in
the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows
through the period at the end of clause (ii) and
inserting ``be less than $20 per year.'';
(D) in subparagraph (E)--
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ``,
farmers' markets, and community supported
agriculture programs'' after ``producers''; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``only to
purchase'' and inserting the following:
``only--
``(I) for a scrip, as defined by
the Secretary, to exchange for fresh
nutritious unprepared foods for human
consumption; or
``(II) to purchase''; and
(E) in subparagraph (F)--
(i) in clause (ii)--
(I) by striking ``2 percent'' and
inserting ``3 percent''; and
(II) by inserting ``, including
efforts to develop efficient and
appropriate electronic benefit
systems,'' after ``technical
assistance''; and
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking
``contribute'' and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting
``contribute.'';
(8) in paragraph (5)(B)(i) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``if a State provides the amount of matching funds
required under paragraph (3), the'' and inserting ``a'';
(9) in paragraph (8)(A) (as so redesignated), by striking
``2015'' and inserting ``2029''; and
(10) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A);
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D)
as subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively;
(C) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(A) Community supported agriculture program.--The
term `community supported agriculture program' means a
program under which--
``(i) a farmer or group of farmers grows
food for a group of shareholders or
subscribers, who pledge to buy a portion of the
1 or more crops grown by the farmer or group
for that season; and
``(ii) a State agency may purchase shares
or subscribe to the community supported
agriculture program on behalf of individual
farmers' market nutrition program participants.
``(B) Food instrument.--The term `food instrument'
means a coupon, voucher, electronic benefit transfer
card, electronic benefit access device or technology,
or other negotiable financial instrument that is used
to obtain food benefits under this section.''; and
(D) in each of subparagraphs (C) through (E) (as so
redesignated), by inserting after the subparagraph
designation a heading, the text of which comprises the
term defined in that subparagraph.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 17(m) of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``paragraph (6)'' each place it appears and
inserting ``paragraph (5)''; and
(2) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by subsection
(a)(6))--
(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
``paragraph (10)'' and inserting ``paragraph (8)'';
(B) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by striking
``subparagraph (G)(i)'' each place it appears and
inserting ``subparagraph (F)(i)'';
(C) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II), by striking
``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)''; and
(D) in subparagraph (F)(iii), by striking
``paragraph (10)(B)(ii)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(8)(B)(ii)''.
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