II 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1036 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to streamline nutrition 

access for older adults and adults with disabilities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 29, 2023 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. FETTERMAN, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. KELLY, and Ms. WARREN) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 

Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to streamline 

nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Senior Hunger Preven5 tion Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. IMPROVING EFFICACY OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL NU7 TRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

8 (a) CERTIFICATION PERIOD.—Section 3(f) of the 

9 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(f)) is 


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1 amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘24’’ and in2 serting ‘‘36’’. 

3 (b) STANDARD MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION.— 

4 Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

5 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5)) is amended— 

6 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘EX7 CESS MEDICAL’’ and inserting ‘‘MEDICAL’’; 

8 (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘an excess 

9 medical’’ and all that follows through the period at 

10 the end and inserting ‘‘a standard medical deduction 

11 or a medical expense deduction of actual costs for 

12 the allowable medical expenses incurred by the elder13 ly or disabled member, exclusive of special diets.’’; 

14 (3) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘ex15 cess’’; and 

16 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(D) STANDARD MEDICAL EXPENSE DE18 DUCTION AMOUNT.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro20 vided in clause (ii), the standard medical 

21 expense deduction shall be— 

22 ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2024, $155; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(II) for each subsequent fiscal 

25 year, equal to the applicable amount 


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1 for the immediately preceding fiscal 

2 year as adjusted to reflect changes for 

3 the 12-month period ending the pre4 ceding June 30 in the Consumer Price 

5 Index for All Urban Consumers: Med6 ical Care published by the Bureau of 

7 Labor Statistics of the Department of 

8 Labor. 

9 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—For any fiscal 

10 year, a State agency may establish a great11 er standard medical expense deduction 

12 than described in clause (i) if the greater 

13 deduction satisfies cost neutrality stand14 ards established by the Secretary for that 

15 fiscal year.’’. 

16 (c) VALUE OF ALLOTMENT.—Section 8(a) of the 

17 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) is 

18 amended in the proviso clause by striking ‘‘8 percent’’ and 

inserting ‘‘1 19 ⁄3’’. 

20 SEC. 3. STREAMLINING NUTRITION ACCESS FOR OLDER 

21 ADULTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. 

22 (a) DEFINITION OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED.—Sec23 tion 3(j)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

24 (7 U.S.C. 2012(j)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(which 

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1 scribed in section 1902(e)(14)(D)(i)(III) of the Social Se2 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(14)(D)(i)(III)))’’ after 

3 ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.)’’. 

4 (b) ELDERLY SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION PRO5 GRAM.—The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

6 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 31. ELDERLY SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION PROGRAM. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

10 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 

11 establish a program, to be known as the ‘elderly simplified 

12 application program’ (referred to in this section as 

13 ‘ESAP’), under which a State, in carrying out the supple14 mental nutrition assistance program, may elect to imple15 ment a streamlined application and certification process 

16 for households in which all adult members— 

17 ‘‘(1) are elderly or disabled members; and 

18 ‘‘(2) have no earned income. 

19 ‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION PERIOD.—The certification pe20 riod for participants in ESAP shall be 36 months. 

21 ‘‘(c) INCOME AND OTHER DATA VERIFICATION.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State agency deter23 mining the eligibility for an applicant household 

24 under ESAP shall, notwithstanding section 

25 11(e)(3)— 


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1 ‘‘(A) to the maximum extent practicable, 

2 use data matching for income verification and 

3 household size; and 

4 ‘‘(B)(i) allow self-declaration by the appli5 cant of the information required under section 

6 273.2(f) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations 

7 (or successor regulations); but 

8 ‘‘(ii) verify, prior to certification of the 

9 household, factors of eligibility provided by the 

10 applicant that the State agency determines are 

11 questionable. 

12 ‘‘(2) ACCOUNTABILITY AND FRAUD PREVEN13 TION.—In carrying out paragraph (1), a State agen14 cy shall establish accountability and fraud protection 

15 measures to deter fraud and ensure the integrity of 

16 ESAP and the supplemental nutrition assistance 

17 program. 

18 ‘‘(d) INTERVIEWS.—Notwithstanding section 

19 11(e)(6)(A), for recertification of a household under 

20 ESAP, the State agency shall not require an interview un21 less requested by the household, which may be conducted 

22 virtually. 

23 ‘‘(e) GUIDANCE.—Prior to the establishment of 

24 ESAP under subsection (a), the Administrator of the 

25 Food and Nutrition Service shall develop guidance for 


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1 States, including by consulting with States, to carry out 

2 ESAP, which shall include— 

3 ‘‘(1) general implementation guidelines; 

4 ‘‘(2) reporting requirements; 

5 ‘‘(3) quality control requirements; and 

6 ‘‘(4) best practices.’’. 

7 (c) COMBINED APPLICATION PROGRAM.—The Food 

8 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) (as 

9 amended by subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the 

10 end the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 32. COMBINED APPLICATION PROGRAM. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

13 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in 

14 coordination with the Commissioner of Social Security, 

15 shall establish a program, to be known as the ‘combined 

16 application program’ (referred to in this section as ‘CAP’), 

17 under which a State, in carrying out the supplemental nu18 trition assistance program, may elect to implement a 

19 streamlined application process for households in which all 

20 adult members are applicants for or recipients of benefits 

21 under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 

22 et seq.) on the basis of a disability or supplemental secu23 rity income under title XVI of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 

24 et seq.). 

25 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of CAP are— 


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1 ‘‘(1) to reduce the need for households de2 scribed in subsection (a) to have in-person interviews 

3 with State offices administering the supplemental 

4 nutrition assistance program; and 

5 ‘‘(2) to increase participation in the supple6 mental nutrition assistance program by simplifying 

7 the application process for that program through in8 creased automation and simplified calculation of 

9 benefits. 

10 ‘‘(c) CAP MODELS.—The Secretary, in coordination 

11 with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administra12 tion, shall offer, at a minimum, each of the following mod13 els for States to implement CAP: 

14 ‘‘(1) STANDARD MODEL.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Under the standard 

16 model, the Commissioner of the Social Security 

17 Administration and the State agency admin18 istering the supplemental nutrition assistance 

19 program shall coordinate— 

20 ‘‘(i) to develop a simplified joint appli21 cation process for the supplemental nutri22 tion assistance program that uses stand23 ardized benefit amounts or standardized 

24 shelter expenses, in accordance with this 

25 paragraph; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) to conduct outreach to adult 

2 members receiving supplemental security 

3 income under title XVI of the Social Secu4 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) that are 

5 not receiving benefits under the supple6 mental nutrition assistance program. 

7 ‘‘(B) STANDARDIZED BENEFIT

8 AMOUNTS.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the stand10 ardized model described in subparagraph 

11 (A), applicants shall receive a standardized 

12 or automated benefit level under the sup13 plemental nutrition assistance program 

14 based on their shelter expenses and other 

15 income. 

16 ‘‘(ii) MINIMUM STANDARDIZED BEN17 EFIT LEVELS.—At a minimum, there shall 

18 be 2 standardized benefit levels under 

19 clause (i), including, as determined by the 

20 State— 

21 ‘‘(I) a level for participants with 

22 low shelter expenses; and 

23 ‘‘(II) a level for participants with 

24 high shelter expenses. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) COMPARABLE AMOUNT.—A 

2 State shall ensure that the amount pro3 vided under a standardized benefit level 

4 under clause (i) is comparable to an 

5 amount that a participant would otherwise 

6 receive under the supplemental nutrition 

7 assistance program. 

8 ‘‘(iv) REFERRAL.—A State shall refer 

9 a household described in subsection (a) to 

10 the supplemental nutrition assistance pro11 gram instead of enrolling that household in 

12 CAP if the standardized amount that the 

13 household would receive under CAP would 

14 be significantly less than the amount of 

15 benefits that the household would receive 

16 under the supplemental nutrition assist17 ance program. 

18 ‘‘(C) STANDARDIZED SHELTER EX19 PENSES.—In computing an excess shelter ex20 pense deduction under section 5(e)(6), a State 

21 agency may use a standard utility allowance in 

22 accordance with regulations promulgated by the 

23 Secretary. 


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1 ‘‘(2) MODIFIED MODEL.—Under the modified 

2 model, a State agency administering the supple3 mental nutrition assistance program shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) conduct outreach to prospective par5 ticipants in the supplemental nutrition assist6 ance program using information from the Social 

7 Security Administration to identify households 

8 described in subsection (a) that are not partici9 pants in the supplemental nutrition assistance 

10 program; and 

11 ‘‘(B) send to those households simplified 

12 application forms for the supplemental nutrition 

13 assistance program.’’. 

14 SEC. 4. ENROLLMENT AND OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM 

15 FOR OLDER ADULTS, KINSHIP FAMILIES, AND 

16 ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. 

17 The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 

18 et seq.) (as amended by section 3(c)) is amended by add19 ing at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 33. ENROLLMENT AND OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM 

21 FOR OLDER ADULTS, KINSHIP FAMILIES, AND 

22 ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. 

23 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 ‘‘(1) DISABILITY.—The term ‘disability’ has the 

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1 cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

2 12102). 

3 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en4 tity’ means— 

5 ‘‘(A) a State or local government agency; 

6 ‘‘(B) an Indian tribe or tribal organization; 

7 ‘‘(C) a nonprofit organization, including a 

8 public or nonprofit provider of services; 

9 ‘‘(D) a community-based organization; and 

10 ‘‘(E) an educational provider. 

11 ‘‘(3) KINSHIP FAMILY.—The term ‘kinship fam12 ily’ means a family in which a child resides with and 

13 is being raised by a grandparent, another extended 

14 family member, or an adult with whom the child has 

15 a close family-like relationship, such as a godparent 

16 or a close family friend. 

17 ‘‘(4) OLDER ADULT.—The term ‘older adult’ 

18 has the meaning given the term ‘older individual’ in 

19 section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

20 U.S.C. 3002). 

21 ‘‘(5) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘pilot pro22 gram’ means the pilot program established under 

23 subsection (b). 

24 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 

25 after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 


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1 shall establish a pilot program, to be known as the ‘Enroll2 ment and Outreach Pilot Program for Older Adults, Kin3 ship Families, and Adults with Disabilities’, under which 

4 the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities— 

5 ‘‘(1) to raise awareness among older adults, 

6 kinship families, and adults with disabilities of the 

7 availability, eligibility requirements, application pro8 cedures, and benefits of the supplemental nutrition 

9 assistance program; and 

10 ‘‘(2) to support older adults, kinship families, 

11 and adults with disabilities in enrolling in that pro12 gram. 

13 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under the pilot 

14 program, the Secretary shall give priority to— 

15 ‘‘(1) eligible entities that— 

16 ‘‘(A) provide services to older adults or 

17 adults with disabilities; 

18 ‘‘(B) provide services to kinship families, 

19 including kinship navigator programs; 

20 ‘‘(C) have experience implementing pro21 grams that receive funding under the Older 

22 Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et 

23 seq.); 


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1 ‘‘(D) have experience implementing pro2 grams administered by the Food and Nutrition 

3 Service; or 

4 ‘‘(E) receive, plan to receive, or dem5 onstrate an ability to partner with a program 

6 that receives funding under the Older Ameri7 cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), the 

8 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 

9 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), or nutrition programs 

10 administered by the Secretary; and 

11 ‘‘(2) projects that will— 

12 ‘‘(A) serve communities with high rates of 

13 food insecurity, malnutrition, or low food ac14 cess; 

15 ‘‘(B) serve rural communities, indigenous 

16 communities, or communities of color; 

17 ‘‘(C) serve members of the lesbian, gay, bi18 sexual, transgender, and queer community; 

19 ‘‘(D) serve adults with limited English pro20 ficiency; 

21 ‘‘(E) serve veterans; 

22 ‘‘(F) serve residents in federally subsidized 

23 housing, including federally subsidized housing 

24 units for older adults and adults with disabil25 ities; 


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1 ‘‘(G) serve residents living in housing serv2 ing kinship families; and 

3 ‘‘(H) incorporate nutrition education ac4 tivities that promote healthy eating and active 

5 lifestyles. 

6 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity re7 ceiving a grant under the pilot program shall use the grant 

8 to carry out 1 or more of the following activities: 

9 ‘‘(1) Application assistance, including— 

10 ‘‘(A) eligibility prescreening; 

11 ‘‘(B) assistance completing an application 

12 for the supplemental nutrition assistance pro13 gram; 

14 ‘‘(C) assistance obtaining application 

15 verification documents; 

16 ‘‘(D) medical expense deduction coun17 seling; and 

18 ‘‘(E) translation of materials and bilingual 

19 accommodation. 

20 ‘‘(2) Tailored information dissemination about 

21 the supplemental nutrition assistance program, in22 cluding through— 

23 ‘‘(A) community-based outreach workshops 

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1 ‘‘(B) a toll-free hotline to provide informa2 tion about Federal, State, and local food re3 sources; 

4 ‘‘(C) informational websites and other so5 cial media sites; and 

6 ‘‘(D) printed or digital informational con7 tent. 

8 ‘‘(3) Transportation, including— 

9 ‘‘(A) transportation to or from a local of10 fice of the supplemental nutrition assistance 

11 program; and 

12 ‘‘(B) administration of vouchers or similar 

13 items for the transportation described in sub14 paragraph (A). 

15 ‘‘(4) Identification, implementation, analysis, 

16 and dissemination of replicable and scalable models 

17 for increasing enrollment in the supplemental nutri18 tion assistance program among older adults, kinship 

19 families, and adults with disabilities. 

20 ‘‘(e) GRANTS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—A grant awarded 

22 under the pilot program to an eligible entity for a 

23 fiscal year shall be not less than $50,000, but not 

24 more than $250,000. 


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1 ‘‘(2) DURATION.—An eligible entity may be 

2 awarded a grant under the pilot program for not 

3 more than 5 years. 

4 ‘‘(f) EVALUATION.—Not later than 2 years after the 

5 date of establishment of the pilot program, the Secretary 

6 shall conduct an evaluation of the pilot program. 

7 ‘‘(g) FUNDING.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 

9 otherwise available, there is appropriated, out of any 

10 funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

11 $12,250,000, to remain available until expended, to 

12 carry out the pilot program, of which not more than 

13 $250,000 shall be used to carry out the evaluation 

14 under subsection (f). 

15 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amounts 

16 made available under paragraph (1) (excluding the 

17 amount made available to carry out subsection (f)), 

18 not more than 3 percent may be used by the Sec19 retary for administrative costs.’’. 

20 SEC. 5. FOOD DELIVERY UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRI21 TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

22 The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 

23 et seq.) (as amended by section 4) is amended by adding 

24 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 34. FOOD DELIVERY. 

2 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

3 ‘‘(1) COVERED RETAIL FOOD STORE.—The 

4 term ‘covered retail food store’ means a retail food 

5 store, a public or private nonprofit meal delivery 

6 service, or a public or nonprofit meal delivery pro7 vider participating in the supplemental nutrition as8 sistance program that is unable to cover the cost of 

9 food delivery for participants of that program. 

10 ‘‘(2) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘employee’ has the 

11 meaning given the term in section 3 of the Fair 

12 Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203). 

13 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the supple15 mental nutrition assistance program, the Secretary 

16 shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) notify retail food stores participating 

18 in the supplemental nutrition assistance pro19 gram of existing opportunities through which 

20 the retail food stores can deliver food to pro21 gram participants, including by— 

22 ‘‘(i) allowing an EBT card to be 

23 swiped on delivery of food to the home 

24 (with a mobile device); and 

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1 ‘‘(B) authorize public-private partnerships 

2 between the Department of Agriculture, retail 

3 food stores participating in the supplemental 

4 nutrition assistance program, and community5 based organizations to provide free or low-cost 

6 food delivery, including through the use of pri7 vate funds; 

8 ‘‘(C) in the case of a covered retail food 

9 store, use funds made available under subpara10 graph (E) of paragraph (3) to provide, in ac11 cordance with that paragraph, free grocery de12 livery for program participants who are older 

13 adults or adults with disabilities who are unable 

14 to shop for food or lack safe and accessible 

15 transportation options to the covered retail food 

16 store; and 

17 ‘‘(D) require each State to submit to the 

18 Secretary a State plan that describes how the 

19 State will— 

20 ‘‘(i) work with retail food stores par21 ticipating in the supplemental nutrition as22 sistance program and other community23 based partners to establish a process for 

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1 ‘‘(ii) administer the reimbursements 

2 described in paragraph (3), including tim3 ing, eligibility, and distribution processes; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(iii) ensure that retail food stores 

6 participating in the supplemental nutrition 

7 assistance program that are reimbursed for 

8 delivery costs under paragraph (3) adhere 

9 to the requirements described in subpara10 graph (B) of that paragraph. 

11 ‘‘(2) STATE PLANS.—Not later than 10 days 

12 after the date on which the Secretary receives a 

13 State plan under paragraph (1)(D), the Secretary 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) approve or deny the State plan; and 

16 ‘‘(B) make publicly available on the 

17 website of the Department of Agriculture— 

18 ‘‘(i) the State plan; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the determination made under 

20 subparagraph (A) with respect to that 

21 plan; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) any guidance issued to the State 

23 with respect to that plan. 

24 ‘‘(3) REIMBURSEMENT OF RETAIL FOOD

25 STORES.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

2 other provision of law (including regulations, in3 cluding sections 274.7(f) and 278.2(b) of title 

4 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 

5 regulations)), subject to the availability of 

6 funds, a State agency shall reimburse a covered 

7 retail food store for the cost of food delivery to 

8 program participants described in paragraph 

9 (1)(C) if— 

10 ‘‘(i) the covered retail food store 

11 meets the requirements under subpara12 graph (B); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the majority of the number of 

14 food items delivered by the covered retail 

15 food store are eligible for redemption using 

16 benefits under the program, regardless of 

17 whether the delivery includes nonfood 

18 items, subject to the condition that those 

19 nonfood items are of de minimis value. 

20 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A covered retail 

21 food store may receive reimbursement for the 

22 cost of food delivery to program participants 

23 described in paragraph (1)(C) if the following 

24 requirements are met: 


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1 ‘‘(i) Food delivery is performed by 

2 employees of the covered retail food store 

3 or employees of an entity contracted by the 

4 covered retail food store to perform deliv5 eries. 

6 ‘‘(ii) Before any employee described in 

7 clause (i) begins making food deliveries, 

8 that employee receives employer-provided 

9 health and safety training that reflects the 

10 most recent guidelines of the Centers for 

11 Disease Control and Prevention. 

12 ‘‘(iii) All employees described in 

13 clause (i) performing deliveries are paid at 

14 a rate that is not less than the greater 

15 of— 

16 ‘‘(I) the minimum wage rate es17 tablished under section 6(a)(1) of the 

18 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 

19 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)); and 

20 ‘‘(II) the minimum wage rate es21 tablished by the applicable State or lo22 cality in which the employee works. 

23 ‘‘(iv) The covered retail food store 

24 meets the size standard determined by the 

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1 market or other grocery retailer or a con2 venience retailer under section 121.201 of 

3 title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

4 successor regulations); 

5 ‘‘(v) The covered retail food store does 

6 not— 

7 ‘‘(I) charge the supplemental nu8 trition assistance program participant 

9 for delivery costs that the covered re10 tail food store will be reimbursed for; 

11 ‘‘(II) require minimum purchase 

12 thresholds in order to provide free de13 livery; 

14 ‘‘(III) restrict delivery times to 

15 least favorable windows for supple16 mental nutrition assistance program 

17 participants; or 

18 ‘‘(IV) charge surge pricing. 

19 ‘‘(C) REIMBURSABLE COSTS.—Reimburs20 able costs under subparagraph (A) include costs 

21 associated with purchasing point-of-sale devices 

22 or receiving technical assistance relating to 

23 point-of-sale devices. 

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1 ment under subparagraph (A) for a food deliv2 ery fee shall be $10 per delivery, which may be 

3 adjusted by the Secretary for inflation. 

4 ‘‘(E) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA5 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

6 to the Secretary $500,000,000 for fiscal year 

7 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain 

8 available until expended, to cover the cost of 

9 food delivery described in paragraph (1)(C), to 

10 be distributed among the States to fund reim11 bursements by States under subparagraph (A). 

12 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than April 30, 2025, 

13 and April 30 of each year thereafter, the Secretary 

14 shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri15 tion, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee 

16 on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a re17 port that describes, for the period covered by the re18 port, as applicable— 

19 ‘‘(A) the number of program participants 

20 using food delivery services, including the per21 centage of those participants that are older 

22 adults and adults with disabilities; 

23 ‘‘(B) the authorized program retailers that 

24 were reimbursed under paragraph (3) and each 

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1 ‘‘(C) any complications or difficulties expe2 rienced by States in administering reimburse3 ments under paragraph (3); and 

4 ‘‘(D) recommendations or best practices to 

5 assist States in implementing food delivery pro6 grams.’’. 

7 SEC. 6. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM. 

8 (a) FUNDS.—Section 4 of the Agriculture and Con9 sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public 

10 Law 93–86) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by 

12 striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(d) FUNDS.—In addition to amounts otherwise 

15 available, there is appropriated, out of any funds in the 

16 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the pro17 gram under this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 

18 years 2024 through 2028.’’. 

19 (b) ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.—Section 5 of the 

20 Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 

21 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93–86) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it appears 

23 and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 

24 (2) in subsection (g)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to low2 income persons aged 60 and older.’’ and insert3 ing the following: ‘‘to— 

4 ‘‘(A) low-income persons aged 60 and 

5 older; and 

6 ‘‘(B) low-income adults with disabilities (as 

7 defined in section 3 of the Americans with Dis8 abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)).’’; 

9 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

10 paragraph (3); 

11 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(2) INCOME ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of 

14 paragraph (1), a low-income individual described in 

15 subparagraph (A) or (B) of that paragraph shall 

16 have a gross income level that is less than 185 per17 cent of the Federal poverty line.’’; and 

18 (D) in paragraph (3)(B) (as so redesig19 nated), in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

20 striking ‘‘of—’’ and all that follows through the 

21 period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘of 

22 36 months.’’; and 

23 (3) in subsection (i), in the matter preceding 

24 paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘or low-income adults 

2 with disabilities described in subsection 

3 (g)(1)(B)’’ after ‘‘elderly persons’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘to each elderly participant 

5 in or applicant for the commodity supplemental 

6 food program for the elderly’’ and inserting ‘‘to 

7 each participant in or applicant for such a pro8 gram’’. 

9 SEC. 7. SENIORS FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4402 of the Farm Secu11 rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and insert15 ing the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

18 inserting ‘‘(referred to in this section as the 

19 ‘Secretary’)’’ after ‘‘Agriculture’’; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec23 retary to carry out and expand the seniors farmers’ 

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1 ‘‘(A) not less than $60,000,000 for fiscal 

2 year 2024; 

3 ‘‘(B) not less than $70,000,000 for fiscal 

4 year 2025; and 

5 ‘‘(C) not less than $100,000,000 for each 

6 of fiscal years 2026 through 2028.’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘and 

8 adults with disabilities (as defined in section 3 of the 

9 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

10 12102))’’ before the semicolon at the end; 

11 (3) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 

12 as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and 

13 (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(c) BENEFIT AMOUNTS.—Under the seniors farm16 ers’ market nutrition program— 

17 ‘‘(1) the minimum individual benefit shall be 

18 $35; and 

19 ‘‘(2) the maximum individual benefit shall be 

20 $80. 

21 ‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION PERIOD.—The certification pe22 riod for participants in the seniors farmers’ market nutri23 tion program shall be 36 months. 

24 ‘‘(e) MODERNIZATION GRANTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of enactment of the Senior Hunger 

3 Prevention Act of 2023, the Secretary shall establish 

4 a grant program under which the Secretary shall 

5 award grants to State agencies, including Tribal or6 ganizations (as defined in section 3 of the Food and 

7 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012)) and terri8 tories, that administer the senior farmers’ market 

9 nutrition program to modernize program operations, 

10 including— 

11 ‘‘(A) by transitioning from paper-based 

12 coupons to an electronic transaction technology, 

13 such as a web-based service or installable soft14 ware; and 

15 ‘‘(B) by increasing benefit utilization at 

16 farmers’ markets. 

17 ‘‘(2) GRANT AMOUNT.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount of a 

19 grant awarded under paragraph (1) shall not 

20 exceed $350,000. 

21 ‘‘(B) SUPPLIES.—In the case of an entity 

22 that receives a grant under paragraph (1) and 

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1 $25,000 may be used to carry out that subpara2 graph. 

3 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE EXPENSES.—An entity receiving 

4 a grant under paragraph (1) may use the grant 

5 for— 

6 ‘‘(A) costs associated with procurement of 

7 electronic transaction technology; 

8 ‘‘(B) planning costs, including personnel 

9 costs, relating to electronic transaction tech10 nology procurement and implementation; 

11 ‘‘(C) costs associated with evaluating the 

12 impact of transitioning from coupon-based oper13 ations to an electronic transaction technology; 

14 ‘‘(D) training, outreach, and promotional 

15 material costs, including the costs associated 

16 with translating materials; 

17 ‘‘(E) maintenance and operations of the 

18 electronic transaction technology procured using 

19 the grant during the period of performance of 

20 the grant; 

21 ‘‘(F) the purchase of supplies needed to 

22 perform electronic transactions onsite; and 

23 ‘‘(G) additional costs associated with mod24 ernizing program operations, as determined ap25 propriate by the Secretary. 


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1 ‘‘(4) REPORTS.—Each entity that receives a 

2 grant under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Sec3 retary and the Administrator of the Food and Nutri4 tion Service quarterly performance progress reports 

5 on the use of the grant. 

6 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

7 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec8 retary to carry out this subsection $15,000,000 for 

9 fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 

10 (b) INCOME GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall re11 vise section 249.6(a)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regula12 tions (or successor regulations), so that income eligibility 

13 is at or below 200 percent of the poverty income guide14 lines. 

15 SEC. 8. INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR FARMERS’ MAR16 KETS; LOCAL PROCUREMENT PILOT PRO17 GRAM. 

18 The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 

19 2002 is amended by inserting after section 4402 (7 U.S.C. 

20 3007) the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 4403. INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR FARMERS’ 

22 MARKETS; LOCAL PROCUREMENT PILOT 

23 PROGRAM. 

24 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) DISABILITY.—The term ‘disability’ has the 

2 meaning given the term in section 3 of the Ameri3 cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

4 12102). 

5 ‘‘(2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘fi6 nancial assistance’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) a loan; 

8 ‘‘(B) a loan guarantee; and 

9 ‘‘(C) a grant. 

10 ‘‘(3) OLDER ADULT.—The term ‘older adult’ 

11 has the meaning given the term ‘older individual’ in 

12 section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

13 U.S.C. 3002). 

14 ‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 

15 the program established under subsection (b). 

16 ‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

17 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

18 ‘‘(b) INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR FARMERS’ 

19 MARKETS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In 

21 this subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means an 

22 entity that— 

23 ‘‘(A) is— 

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1 ducer network or association, including a 

2 community supported agriculture network 

3 or association; 

4 ‘‘(ii) a local or Tribal government; 

5 ‘‘(iii) a nonprofit corporation; 

6 ‘‘(iv) a public benefit corporation; 

7 ‘‘(v) an economic development cor8 poration; 

9 ‘‘(vi) a regional farmers’ market au10 thority; 

11 ‘‘(vii) a food council; or 

12 ‘‘(viii) any other entity as determined 

13 by the Secretary; and 

14 ‘‘(B) can demonstrate financial need, as 

15 determined by the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 

17 days after the date of enactment of the Senior Hun18 ger Prevention Act of 2023, the Secretary shall es19 tablish a program under which the Secretary shall 

20 provide financial assistance to eligible entities for— 

21 ‘‘(A) the establishment of new farmers’ 

22 markets; 

23 ‘‘(B) the improvement or rehabilitation of 

24 existing farmers’ markets, including by adding 


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1 or improving payment technologies used in 

2 those farmers’ markets; and 

3 ‘‘(C) the expansion of community sup4 ported agriculture to serve older adults and 

5 adults with disabilities. 

6 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible entity that 

7 receives financial assistance under the program shall 

8 be required— 

9 ‘‘(A) to host farmers’ markets or related 

10 activities at locations accessible— 

11 ‘‘(i) by public transportation; 

12 ‘‘(ii) by paratransit; or 

13 ‘‘(iii) through transportation services 

14 provided under the Older Americans Act of 

15 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); and 

16 ‘‘(B) to reserve not less than 50 percent of 

17 the floor area of an applicable farmers’ market 

18 for the sale of products that are produced lo19 cally, as determined by the Secretary, by— 

20 ‘‘(i) farmers, ranchers, or aquaculture, 

21 mariculture, or fisheries operators; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) associations of farmers, ranchers, 

23 or aquaculture, mariculture, or fisheries 

24 operators. 


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1 ‘‘(4) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share 

2 of a grant provided under the program shall be 20 

3 percent of the amount of the grant, which may com4 prise transportation costs, volunteer contributions, 

5 and in-kind staffing. 

6 ‘‘(5) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Com7 modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 

8 to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for each of 

9 fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 

10 ‘‘(c) LOCAL PROCUREMENT PILOT PROGRAM.— 

11 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

12 ‘‘(A) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCER.—The 

13 term ‘agricultural producer’ includes— 

14 ‘‘(i) an agricultural cooperative; 

15 ‘‘(ii) a person engaged in farming, 

16 ranching, or aquaculture; 

17 ‘‘(iii) a person engaged in the packing 

18 of a food product; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) a person engaged in the minimal 

20 processing of a food product, as deter21 mined by the Secretary. 

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1 ‘‘(i)(I) coordinates enrollment in and 

2 distribution of benefits under the seniors 

3 farmers’ market nutrition program; or 

4 ‘‘(II) demonstrates an ability to part5 ner with an entity that coordinates enroll6 ment in and distribution of benefits under 

7 the seniors farmers’ market nutrition pro8 gram; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) is— 

10 ‘‘(I) a public or nonprofit pro11 vider of nutrition services or support 

12 to older adults or adults with disabil13 ities, including— 

14 ‘‘(aa) an Aging and Dis15 ability Resource Center (as de16 fined in section 102 of the Older 

17 Americans Act of 1965 (42 

18 U.S.C. 3002)); 

19 ‘‘(bb) an area agency on 

20 aging (as defined in that section); 

21 ‘‘(cc) a State health insur22 ance program; 

23 ‘‘(dd) a State unit on aging; 

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1 ‘‘(ff) a community health 

2 center; 

3 ‘‘(gg) a multipurpose senior 

4 center; and 

5 ‘‘(hh) federally subsidized 

6 housing, including federally sub7 sidized housing units for older 

8 adults and adults with disabil9 ities; and 

10 ‘‘(II) a local, State, or national 

11 parks and recreation department. 

12 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 

13 days after the date of enactment of the Senior Hun14 ger Prevention Act of 2023, the Secretary shall es15 tablish a pilot program under which the Secretary 

16 shall award grants to eligible entities to contract 

17 with agricultural producers that will grow produce to 

18 support the local procurement and contracting of 

19 produce for eligible entities. 

20 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 

21 paragraph (2), the Secretary shall give priority to an 

22 eligible entity that will use the grant funds to benefit 

23 underserved communities, including communities 

24 that are located in areas of concentrated poverty 


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1 with limited access to fresh locally or regionally 

2 grown food. 

3 ‘‘(4) METHODS.—Under a contract described in 

4 paragraph (2), an agricultural producer may grow 

5 produce through traditional or controlled environ6 mental agriculture farming. 

7 ‘‘(5) EVALUATION.—Not later than 2 years 

8 after the date of establishment of the pilot program 

9 under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall conduct an 

10 evaluation of the pilot program. 

11 ‘‘(6) FUNDING.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the 

13 Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 

14 shall use to carry out this subsection $350,000 

15 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 

16 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the 

17 amounts made available under subparagraph 

18 (A) for a fiscal year, not more than 5 percent 

19 may be used for administrative costs. 

20 ‘‘(C) EVALUATION.—In addition to 

21 amounts made available under subparagraph 

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1 propriated, $25,000 to carry out paragraph 

2 (5).’’. 

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