Sec. 101. Healthy corner store initiative
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The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out a program, to be known as the Green and Healthy Corner Store Initiative, of awarding grants to units of general local government, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments to assist qualified convenience stores to expand and sustain their offering of fruits and vegetables. In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants proposing to provide assistance to qualified convenience stores in low-income communities.
Assistance provided to a qualified convenience store pursuant to this section may include the following: Seed money for the purchase of fruits and vegetables and for equipment needed to sell fruits and vegetables, such as but not limited to refrigerators. Seed money for converting to energy-saving equipment, such as but not limited to energy-efficient lighting and refrigerators and a ductless HVAC system, to minimize the additional energy costs associated with the refrigeration needed to stock fruits and vegetables.
Educational tools and information on the importance of fresh fruits and vegetables. Simple recipes to assist customers in healthy food preparation. As a condition on receipt of funds under this section, a grantee shall agree to ensure that any qualified convenience store receiving assistance through the grant will— maintain its expanded offering of fruits and vegetables for a minimum time to be determined by the Secretary; limit the number of its advertisements for alcoholic beverages and cigarettes and offer at least an equal amount of advertising for fruits and vegetables; place advertisements for fruits and vegetables prominently in the front of the store; advertise that the store is participating in the Green and Healthy Corner Store Initiative; and work to partner with rural and urban farmers markets to obtain fruits and vegetables for sale.
The Secretary shall encourage grant recipients under this section to encourage qualified convenience stores receiving assistance through the grant to combine efforts with other convenience stores when ordering fruits and vegetables from distributors in an effort to decrease the price of such goods. In this section: The term Bureau-funded school has the meaning given to such term in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2021 ). The terms elementary school , local educational agency , and secondary school have the meanings given to such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
The term low-income communities includes— communities with a high percentage of children eligible for free and reduced priced lunches under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ); and any other communities determined by the Secretary to be low-income for purposes of this section. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. The term qualified convenience store means a convenience store located within a quarter mile of an elementary school or a secondary school that is a public school or a Bureau-funded school.
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