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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4856 

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 with respect 

to the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program and the sustainability of such program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2023 

Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself and Mr. KILDEE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

with respect to the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive 

Program and the sustainability of such program, 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 ‘‘GusNIP Expansion 

5 Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE FINANCING OF THE GUS 

2 SCHUMACHER NUTRITION INCENTIVE PRO3 GRAM. 

4 (a) FOOD INSECURITY NUTRITION INCENTIVE

5 GRANTS.—Section 4405(b) of the Food, Conservation, 

6 and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517(b)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘50’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘80’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO SCALE

11 STATEWIDE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of 

13 scaling existing incentive programs under para14 graphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall establish 

15 cooperative agreements between— 

16 ‘‘(i) eligible entities and the Food and 

17 Nutrition Service or the National Institute 

18 of Food and Agriculture (or both); and 

19 ‘‘(ii) either— 

20 ‘‘(I) a State SNAP agency; or 

21 ‘‘(II) a non-profit or local govern22 ment in partnership with a State 

23 SNAP agency. 

24 ‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—Each agreement entered 

25 into pursuant to this paragraph— 

26 ‘‘(i) shall— 


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1 ‘‘(I) be for a duration of at least 

2 4 years; 

3 ‘‘(II) include a requirement that 

4 any project carried out pursuant to 

5 the agreement be subject to the cri6 teria and priorities under paragraphs 

7 (1) and (2); and 

8 ‘‘(III) require that before the end 

9 of the agreement, at least 90 percent 

10 of the funds received pursuant to the 

11 agreement are spent on redeemed in12 centives at the eligible retailer; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) may only be entered in to with 

14 an entity that previously received a grant 

15 under this subsection. 

16 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall 

17 prioritize cooperative agreements under this 

18 paragraph— 

19 ‘‘(i) in the same manner as projects 

20 under paragraph (2); and 

21 ‘‘(ii) that work in a variety of retail 

22 settings, including independent retailers 

23 and farmers markets.’’. 


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1 (b) PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM.—Section 

2 4405(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

3 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517(c)) is amended— 

4 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab7 lish— 

8 ‘‘(A) a pilot grant program under which 

9 the Secretary shall award grants to eligible en10 tities to conduct projects that demonstrate and 

11 evaluate the impact of the projects on— 

12 ‘‘(i) the improvement of dietary health 

13 through increased consumption of fruits 

14 and vegetables; 

15 ‘‘(ii) the reduction of individual and 

16 household food insecurity; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) the reduction in healthcare use 

18 and associated costs; and 

19 ‘‘(B) a grant program described in sub20 paragraph (A) that has a demonstrated ability 

21 to expand clinical research on the value of deliv22 ering the program through clinical practice.’’; 

23 (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 

24 following: 

25 ‘‘(C) CRITERIA.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) SEEDING INFRASTRUCTURE

2 GRANTS.—The Secretary shall establish 

3 criteria for awarding grants under para4 graph (1)(A) that— 

5 ‘‘(I) study previously unknown 

6 facts about the program design; 

7 ‘‘(II) establish or validate best 

8 practices; or 

9 ‘‘(III) establish infrastructure 

10 that aids community health centers 

11 and independent produce retail out12 lets. 

13 ‘‘(ii) EXPANSION GRANTS.—The Sec14 retary shall establish criteria for awarding 

15 grants under paragraph (1)(B) that 

16 have— 

17 ‘‘(I) a minimum intervention co18 hort of 300 patients; 

19 ‘‘(II) a matched group or have 

20 demonstrated the ability to scale when 

21 delivered through clinical practice; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(III) an intervention duration of 

24 12 months or longer.’’; and 

25 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(6) RANGE OF AWARDS.—The amount of a 

2 grant awarded— 

3 ‘‘(A) under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall be 

4 not less than $100,000 and not more than 

5 $400,000; and 

6 ‘‘(B) under subsection (c)(1)(B) shall be 

7 not less than $1,000,000 and not more than 

8 $2,500,000. 

9 ‘‘(7) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

11 consultation with the Comptroller General of the 

12 United States, the Secretary of Health and Human 

13 Services, the Administrator of the Centers for Medi14 care and Medicaid Services, and any other relevant 

15 agency head, shall conduct a study and issue rec16 ommendations on how to transition payment for the 

17 produce prescription program to health insurance 

18 programs not later than 10 years of after the date 

19 of the enactment of the GusNIP Expansion Act of 

20 2023. 

21 ‘‘(8) REVIEW PANEL.—Not later than 1 year of 

22 the date of enactment of the GusNIP Expansion Act 

23 of 2023, the Secretary shall establish a review panel 

24 to review grant applications under this subsection.’’. 


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1 (c) FUNDING.—Section 4405(f) of the Food, Con2 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517(f)) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘2028’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

8 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

9 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and 

10 each fiscal year thereafter.’’ and inserting ‘‘; 

11 and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(H) $57,500,000 for fiscal years 2024 

14 through 2028; and 

15 ‘‘(I) $56,000,000 for fiscal year 2029 and 

16 each fiscal year thereafter.’’; 

17 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

19 (A), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’; 

20 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking the 

21 semicolon and inserting: ‘‘— 

22 ‘‘(i) 50 percent of such funds shall be 

23 used for pilot grants described in sub24 section (c)(1)(A); and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) 50 percent of such funds shall be 

2 used for grant programs described in sub3 section (c)(1)(B);’’; 

4 (C) in subparagraph (C)— 

5 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

6 the end; 

7 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe8 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

9 (iii) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(iii) $12,000,000 for each of the fis12 cal years 2024 through 2028; and’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘(D) the Secretary shall use 80 percent of 

15 remaining funds for cooperative agreements 

16 under subsection (b) of this section.’’. 

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