Sec. 304. Nutrition Services Incentive Program innovation
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Section 311 ( 42 U.S.C. 3030a ) is amended— in subsection (b)(1), by striking subsection
(e)and inserting subsection (f)(1) ; by redesignating subsections
(e)and
(f)as subsections
(f)and (g), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(d)the following: Subject to subsection (f)(2), a State agency or title VI grantee may implement innovative approaches, including any approaches demonstrated to be effective through an award under section 340, to achieve the purposes described in section 330(1) by improving— the quality, composition, preparation, modality, delivery, or location of meals provided to older individuals under this Act; or the efficiency and effectiveness of distributing, delivering, or otherwise making meals available to older individuals under this Act. In implementing approaches under paragraph (1), a State agency or title VI grantee may, with the approval of the Assistant Secretary, waive any requirements of subparts 1 or 2 of part C or section 339 if the State agency or title VI grantee determines that such requirements impede the ability of such State agency or title VI grantee to successfully implement such approach. The Assistant Secretary shall approve a request for a waiver under the preceding sentence unless the Assistant Secretary determines that such waiver is not consistent with the objectives of this Act or the purposes described in section 330(1). The authority to carry out activities described in paragraph
(1)shall expire on October 1, 2029. Not later than September 30, 2028, the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives describing any activities carried out by State agencies or title VI grantees under paragraph (1), an assessment of the outcomes of such activities, and recommendations for scaling implementation of any successful innovative approaches within programs established under this section or subparts 1 and 2 of part C. ; and in subsection (f), as so redesignated— by striking There are and inserting
(1)There are ; and by adding at the end the following: If the amount appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year exceeds the amount appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2024, a State agency and title VI grantee in receipt of an allotment under subsection
(b)may elect to use the difference between the allotment received for the fiscal year and the allotment received for fiscal year 2024 for activities described in subsection (e). .
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