Sec. 4306. Reauthorization of the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive program
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Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 7517 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph
(C)to read as follows: Except as provided in clause
(ii)and subparagraph (D)(iii), the Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the activity. The Secretary may waive the application of clause
(i)in the case of an activity carried out in a county that, during the preceding 30-year period has had a population of which greater than or equal to 20 percent of such population are living in poverty (as measured by the most recent decennial censuses). ; and in paragraph (2)(B)— by redesignating clauses
(ix)and
(x)as clauses
(x)and (xi); and by inserting after clause
(viii)the following: increase year-round availability of incentives by offering all forms of fruits or vegetables; ; and in subsection (c)— by striking fresh fruits and vegetables and inserting all forms of fruits, vegetables, and legumes each place it appears; and by adding at the end the following: Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 , the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall issue recommendations to Congress on how to transition the produce prescription program established under this subsection to the Department of Health and Human Services to be administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. In developing these recommendations, the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall consider the policy option described in the Comptroller General report described in subparagraph (B). Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 , the Comptroller General of the United States shall finalize and submit to the United States House of Representatives Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, a report that examines policy options relating to the transition of the produce prescription program established under this subsection to the Department of Health and Human Services to be administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The authority to carry out this subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2029. ; and in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1), by striking 2023 and inserting 2029 ; in paragraph (2)(G), by striking $56,000,000 and inserting $75,000,000 ; and in paragraph (3)— by striking 2023 each place it appears and inserting 2029 ; in subparagraph (B), by striking 8 percent and inserting 7 percent ; and in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking $7,000,000 and inserting $4,000,000 .
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Sec. 4306
Reauthorization of the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive program
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