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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 9631 (Introduced in House) — To provide for the establishment or expansion of Food as Medicine programs, and for other purposes. · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Department of Agriculture Food as Medicine technical assistance program

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The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to provide technical assistance and infrastructure support to producers to enable such producers to connect with local health care providers for purposes of providing nutritious food under a Food is Medicine program established or expanded pursuant to section 2. An eligible entity may work in collaboration with a Regional Food Business Center of the Department of Agriculture to provide such technical assistance under a cooperative agreement.
An eligible entity seeking to enter into a cooperative agreement under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. In selecting eligible entities with which to enter into cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications containing proposals— to provide technical assistance and infrastructure support to beginning farmers and ranchers (as defined in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1991(a) )) and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (as defined in section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2003(e) )); and to provide technical assistance and infrastructure support to producers that produce agricultural products (as defined in section 207 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1626 )) that are produced using a covered method of production (as defined in section 2) or verified through community-based, culturally appropriate verification programs.
In this section: The term Food is Medicine program has the meaning given such term in section 2. The term eligible entity means— a land-grant college or university; a food hub (as defined in section 2); or a Regional Food Business Center supported by the Department of Agriculture. The term land-grant college or university has the meaning given the term land-grant colleges and universities in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 ).
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