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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3072 

To provide for the establishment of the Local Food for Healthy Families 

Program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 

Mr. KILDEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 

Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of the Local Food for 

Healthy Families Program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Local Food for 

5 Healthy Families Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LOCAL FOOD FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 

8 of Agriculture (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 

9 Secretary unless the context specifies otherwise) shall esVerDate Mar 15 2010 02:35 Sep 10, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3072.IH H3072

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1 tablish the Local Food for Healthy Families Program for 

2 the purpose of making grants to certain entities to carry 

3 out projects to provide incentives to low-income families 

4 receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program bene5 fits to purchase fruits and vegetables. 

6 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 10 

7 percent of the funds made available to carry out this Act 

8 for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary to admin9 ister, evaluate, and monitor this Act for such fiscal year. 

10 (c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall 

11 convene an advisory committee composed of representa12 tives of organizations that have prior experience imple13 menting local fruit and vegetable incentive programs to 

14 advise him on the design of the Local Food for Healthy 

15 Families Program. 

16 SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 

17 (a) APPLICATIONS.—Subject to subsection (b), to be 

18 eligible to receive a grant to carry out a project under this 

19 Act, the following entities may submit to the Secretary 

20 an application that contains such information and assur21 ances, at such time and in such form, as the Secretary 

22 may require by rule: 

23 (1) Private nonprofit entities. 

24 (2) Agricultural cooperatives. 

25 (3) Producer networks or associations. 


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1 (4) Community health organizations. 

2 (5) Public benefit corporations. 

3 (6) Economic development cooperatives. 

4 (7) Farmers’ markets. 

5 (8) Community supported agriculture programs. 

6 (9) Buying clubs. 

7 (10) Retail food stores that participate in the 

8 supplemental nutrition assistance program. 

9 (11) State, local, or tribal agencies. 

10 (b) REQUIRED ASSURANCE.—An application sub11 mitted under subsection (a) shall include an assurance 

12 that the applicant will impose on recipients of incentives 

13 under this Act the same terms and conditions that apply 

14 to purchases made by individuals using supplemental nu15 trition assistance program benefits. 

16 SEC. 4. PRIORITY. 

17 In making grants under section 2, the Secretary shall 

18 give priority to eligible entities that— 

19 (1) are located in underserved communities, 

20 (2) provide locally produced fruits and vegeta21 bles, 

22 (3) maximize the share of funds used for direct 

23 incentives to participants, 

24 (4) use direct-to-consumer sales marketing, 


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1 (5) demonstrate a track record of designing and 

2 implementing successful nutrition incentive pro3 grams that connect low-income consumers and agri4 cultural producers, 

5 (6) develop innovative linkages between for6 profit and nonprofit organizations, and 

7 (7) address other criteria as established by the 

8 Secretary. 

9 SEC. 5. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 

10 (a) FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS.—Not more than 50 

11 percent of the cost of any project for which a grant is 

12 made under section 2 may be paid with Federal funds. 

13 (b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS.—An eligible 

14 entity that applies for a grant under section 2 shall agree 

15 to provide not less than 50 percent of the cost of the 

16 project for which application is submitted from non-Fed17 eral sources, except that— 

18 (1) an eligible entity that is a nonprofit entity 

19 may value in cash or in-kind (fairly evaluated) its 

20 share of the cost of such project, and 

21 (2) an eligible entity that is a for-profit entity 

22 may value only in cash (and may not include services 

23 of an employee, including salaries paid or expenses 

24 covered by the employer) its share of the cost of 

25 such project. 


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1 SEC. 6. INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS. 

2 The Secretary shall provide for an independent eval3 uation of each project for which a grant is made under 

4 this Act. Such evaluation shall— 

5 (1) measure the impact of such project on— 

6 (A) improving the nutrition and health sta7 tus of families that participate in projects car8 ried out under this Act, and 

9 (B) increasing the quantity of fruits and 

10 vegetables purchased by such families, and 

11 (2) use rigorous methodologies capable of pro12 ducing scientifically valid information regarding the 

13 effectiveness of such project. 

14 SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RELATED INFORMA15 TION. 

16 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out this 

17 Act, the Secretary may provide technical assistance re18 garding the operation of the Local Food for Healthy Fam19 ilies Program to entities that request such information. 

20 (b) SHARING INFORMATION.—The Secretary may 

21 provide for sharing of information concerning the oper22 ation of the Local Food for Healthy Families Program, 

23 the operation of projects carried out under such program, 

24 and the issues arising from such program and such 

25 projects, with and among— 


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1 (1) governmental, for-profit, and nonprofit 

2 groups, and the public through publications, con3 ferences, and other appropriate forums, and 

4 (2) researchers, practitioners, and other inter5 ested persons. 

6 SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF FUNDS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The value of any incentive pro8 vided under this Act to a participating family shall not 

9 be considered income or resources for any purpose under 

10 any Federal, State, or local law. 

11 (b) NO LIMITATION ON BENEFITS.—A grant made 

12 available under this Act shall not be used to carry out 

13 any project that limits the use of benefits provided under 

14 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 

15 seq.) or any other Federal nutrition law. 

16 (c) HOUSEHOLD ALLOTMENT.—Incentives provided 

17 under this Act to families that receive supplemental nutri18 tion assistance program benefits shall not— 

19 (1) be considered to be part of such benefits; or 

20 (2) be used in the collection or disposition of 

21 claims under section 13 of the Food and Nutrition 

22 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2022). 

23 SEC. 9. APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS. 

24 Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise ap25 propriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 


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1 to the Secretary to carry out the Local Food for Healthy 

2 Families Program $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

3 2014 through 2018. 

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