Sec. 4303. The Gus Schumacher food insecurity nutrition incentive
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Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 7517 ) is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting food ; the gus schumacher food in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking means and all that follows through the end of subparagraph
(L)and inserting means a governmental agency or nonprofit organization. ; and in paragraph (3)— by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; by striking means the and inserting the following: “means— the ; and by adding at the end the following: the programs for nutrition assistance under section 19 of that Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2028 ). ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1)— by redesignating subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)as subparagraphs
(C)and (D), respectively; by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: An eligible entity that receives a grant under this subsection may partner with, or make subgrants to, public, private, nonprofit, or for-profit entities, including— an emergency feeding organization; an agricultural cooperative; a producer network or association; a community health organization; a public benefit corporation; an economic development corporation; a farmers’ market; a community-supported agriculture program; a buying club; a retail food store participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; a State, local, or tribal agency; another eligible entity that receives a grant; and any other entity the Secretary designates. ; in subparagraph
(C)(as so redesignated), by striking The and inserting Except as provided in subparagraph (D)(iii), the ; and in subparagraph
(D)(as so redesignated), by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may allow a tribal agency to use funds provided to the Indian Tribe of the tribal agency through a Federal agency (including the Indian Health Service) or other Federal benefit to satisfy all or part of the non-Federal share described in clause (i), if such use is otherwise consistent with the purpose of such funds. ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking For purposes of and all that follows through that and inserting To receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall ; in clause (i), by striking meets and inserting meet ; and in clause (ii)— in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking proposes and inserting propose ; by striking subclauses
(II)and
(III)and inserting the following: would increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by low-income consumers participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program by providing an incentive for the purchase of fruits and vegetables at the point of purchase to a household purchasing food with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; except in the case of projects receiving $100,000 or less over 1 year, would measure the purchase of fruits and vegetables by low-income consumers participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; ; in subclause (IV), by striking and at the end; and by striking subclause
(V)and inserting the following: has adequate plans to collect data for reporting and agrees to provide that information for the report described in paragraph (5); and would share information with the Training and Technical Assistance Centers and the Information and Evaluation Centers (as those terms are defined in paragraph (4)) for the purposes described in that paragraph. ; and in subparagraph (B)— by striking clause (v); by redesignating clause
(vi)as clause (x); and by inserting after clause
(iv)the following: include a program design— that provides incentives when fruits or vegetables are purchased using supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits; and in which the incentives earned may be used only to purchase fruits or vegetables; have demonstrated the ability to provide services to underserved communities; include coordination with multiple stakeholders, such as farm organizations, nutrition education programs, cooperative extension services, public health departments, health providers, private and public health insurance agencies, cooperative grocers, grocery associations, and community-based and nongovernmental organizations; offer supplemental services in high-need communities, including online ordering, transportation between home and store, and delivery services; include food retailers that are open— for extended hours; and most or all days of the year; or ; and by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following: In this paragraph: The term Information and Evaluation Center means any of the information and evaluation centers established under subparagraph (B)(i)(II). The term Training and Technical Assistance Center means any of the training and technical assistance centers established under subparagraph (B)(i)(I). To provide services to eligible entities applying for or receiving a grant under this subsection or to partners or collaborators applying for or receiving a subgrant under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall establish, in accordance with clause (ii)— 1 or more training and technical centers, each of which shall be known as a Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program Training and Technical Assistance Center ; and 1 or more information and evaluation centers, each of which shall be known as a Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program Information and Evaluation Center . The Secretary shall establish the Training and Technical Assistance Centers and the Information and Evaluation Centers under clause
(i)by designating as a Training and Technical Assistance Center or an Information or Evaluation Center, as applicable, 1 or more entities that meet the criteria described in subclause
(II)or (III), as applicable. To be eligible to be designated as a Training and Technical Assistance Center— an entity shall— have the capacity to effectively implement and track outreach, training, and coordination functions; be able to produce instructional materials that can easily be replicated and distributed through multiple formats; have working relationships with nonprofit and private organizations, State and local governments, and tribal organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )); have the ability to work in underserved or rural communities; and have an organizational mission aligned with the needs of eligible entities receiving grants under this subsection; or for purposes of carrying out subclauses
(VII)and
(VIII)of subparagraph (C)(i), an entity shall— have experience developing or supporting the development of point of sale technology; and meet any other criteria, as determined by the Secretary, to effectively carry out subclauses
(VII)and
(VIII)of subparagraph (C)(i). To be eligible to be designated as an Information and Evaluation Center, an entity shall— have experience designing, creating, and maintaining an online, publicly searchable reporting and informational clearinghouse; and be able to conduct systematic analysis of the impacts and outcomes of projects using a grant under this subsection. The Training and Technical Assistance Centers shall provide services that include— assisting eligible entities applying for a grant or partners or collaborators applying for a subgrant under this subsection in— assessing the food system in the geographical area of the eligible entity; and designing a proposed project; collecting and providing to eligible entities applying for or receiving a grant or to partners or collaborators applying for or receiving a subgrant under this subsection information on best practices from existing projects, including best practices regarding communications, signage, record-keeping, incentive instruments, integration with point of sale systems, and reporting; disseminating information and facilitating communication among eligible entities receiving a grant or partners or collaborators receiving a subgrant under this subsection; identifying common challenges faced by eligible entities receiving a grant or partners or collaborators receiving a subgrant under this subsection; and coordinating the work towards solutions to those challenges; communicating with farms, direct to consumer markets, and grocery organizations to share information and partner on projects using a grant or subgrant under this subsection; assisting with collaboration among eligible entities receiving a grant or partners or collaborators receiving a subgrant under this subsection, State agencies, and the Food and Nutrition Service; identifying and providing to eligible entities applying for or receiving a grant or partners or collaborators applying for or receiving a subgrant under this subsection information on point of sale technology that could reduce cost and increase efficiency of supplemental nutrition assistance program and incentive transaction processing at participating authorized retailers; supporting the development of the technology described in clause (VII); and other services identified by the Secretary. The Information and Evaluation Centers shall provide services that include— using standard metrics based on outcome measures used for existing projects, and in collaboration with the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, creating a system to collect and compile core data sets from eligible entities receiving a grant and partners or collaborators receiving a subgrant, as appropriate, under this subsection; beginning with fiscal year 2020, preparing an annual report with summary data and an evaluation of each project receiving a grant under this subsection during the fiscal year preceding the report, that includes the amount of grant funds used for the project and the measurement of the outcomes of the project, for submission to the Secretary; and other services identified by the Secretary. In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary, on a competitive basis, shall make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with— State cooperative extension services; nongovernmental organizations; Federal, State, or tribal agencies; 2-year and 4-year degree-granting institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) )) and land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 )); and other appropriate partners, as determined by the Secretary. Annually beginning with fiscal year 2020, the Secretary shall conduct, and submit to Congress an evaluation of each project receiving a grant under this subsection, including— the results of the project; the amount of grant funds used for the project; and a measurement of the outcomes of the project. The evaluation conducted under subparagraph
(A)shall be based on uniform data provided by eligible entities receiving a grant under this subsection. The Secretary shall make the evaluation conducted under subparagraph (A), including the data provided by eligible entities under subparagraph (B), publicly available online in an anonymized format that protects confidential, personal, or other sensitive data. The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include eligible entities receiving a grant under this subsection, grocers, farmers, health professionals, researchers, and employees of the Department of Agriculture with direct experience with implementation of the supplemental nutrition assistance program in the design of— the instrument through which data will be collected from eligible entities under subparagraph (B); and the mechanism for reporting by eligible entities. ; and in subsection (c), by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out subsection
(b)$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter. Of the funds made available under paragraph
(2)for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate not more than 15 percent— to carry out paragraphs
(4)and
(5)of subsection (b); and to pay for the administrative costs of carrying out this section. .
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