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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 Com-
mittee 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of the Local Food for 
Healthy Families Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Local Food for 
Healthy Families Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. LOCAL FOOD FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 
Secretary unless the context specifies otherwise) shall es-
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tablish the Local Food for Healthy Families Program for 
the purpose of making grants to certain entities to carry 
out projects to provide incentives to low-income families 
receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program bene-
fits to purchase fruits and vegetables. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 10 
percent of the funds made available to carry out this Act 
for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary to admin-
ister, evaluate, and monitor this Act for such fiscal year. 
(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall 
convene an advisory committee composed of representa-
tives of organizations that have prior experience imple-
menting local fruit and vegetable incentive programs to 
advise him on the design of the Local Food for Healthy 
Families Program. 
SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
(a) APPLICATIONS.—Subject to subsection (b), to be 
eligible to receive a grant to carry out a project under this 
Act, the following entities may submit to the Secretary 
an application that contains such information and assur-
ances, at such time and in such form, as the Secretary 
may require by rule: 
(1) Private nonprofit entities. 
(2) Agricultural cooperatives. 
(3) Producer networks or associations. 
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(4) Community health organizations. 
(5) Public benefit corporations. 
(6) Economic development cooperatives. 
(7) Farmers’ markets. 
(8) Community supported agriculture programs. 
(9) Buying clubs. 
(10) Retail food stores that participate in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
(11) State, local, or tribal agencies. 
(b) REQUIRED ASSURANCE.—An application sub-
mitted under subsection (a) shall include an assurance 
that the applicant will impose on recipients of incentives 
under this Act the same terms and conditions that apply 
to purchases made by individuals using supplemental nu-
trition assistance program benefits. 
SEC. 4. PRIORITY. 
In making grants under section 2, the Secretary shall 
give priority to eligible entities that— 
(1) are located in underserved communities, 
(2) provide locally produced fruits and vegeta-
bles, 
(3) maximize the share of funds used for direct 
incentives to participants, 
(4) use direct-to-consumer sales marketing, 
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(5) demonstrate a track record of designing and 
implementing successful nutrition incentive pro-
grams that connect low-income consumers and agri-
cultural producers, 
(6) develop innovative linkages between for- 
profit and nonprofit organizations, and 
(7) address other criteria as established by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 5. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 
(a) FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS.—Not more than 50 
percent of the cost of any project for which a grant is 
made under section 2 may be paid with Federal funds. 
(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS.—An eligible 
entity that applies for a grant under section 2 shall agree 
to provide not less than 50 percent of the cost of the 
project for which application is submitted from non-Fed-
eral sources, except that— 
(1) an eligible entity that is a nonprofit entity 
may value in cash or in-kind (fairly evaluated) its 
share of the cost of such project, and 
(2) an eligible entity that is a for-profit entity 
may value only in cash (and may not include services 
of an employee, including salaries paid or expenses 
covered by the employer) its share of the cost of 
such project. 
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SEC. 6. INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS. 
The Secretary shall provide for an independent eval-
uation of each project for which a grant is made under 
this Act. Such evaluation shall— 
(1) measure the impact of such project on— 
(A) improving the nutrition and health sta-
tus of families that participate in projects car-
ried out under this Act, and 
(B) increasing the quantity of fruits and 
vegetables purchased by such families, and 
(2) use rigorous methodologies capable of pro-
ducing scientifically valid information regarding the 
effectiveness of such project. 
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RELATED INFORMA-
TION. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out this 
Act, the Secretary may provide technical assistance re-
garding the operation of the Local Food for Healthy Fam-
ilies Program to entities that request such information. 
(b) SHARING INFORMATION.—The Secretary may 
provide for sharing of information concerning the oper-
ation of the Local Food for Healthy Families Program, 
the operation of projects carried out under such program, 
and the issues arising from such program and such 
projects, with and among— 
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(1) governmental, for-profit, and nonprofit 
groups, and the public through publications, con-
ferences, and other appropriate forums, and 
(2) researchers, practitioners, and other inter-
ested persons. 
SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The value of any incentive pro-
vided under this Act to a participating family shall not 
be considered income or resources for any purpose under 
any Federal, State, or local law. 
(b) NO LIMITATION ON BENEFITS.—A grant made 
available under this Act shall not be used to carry out 
any project that limits the use of benefits provided under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
seq.) or any other Federal nutrition law. 
(c) HOUSEHOLD ALLOTMENT.—Incentives provided 
under this Act to families that receive supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program benefits shall not— 
(1) be considered to be part of such benefits; or 
(2) be used in the collection or disposition of 
claims under section 13 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2022). 
SEC. 9. APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS. 
Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 
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to the Secretary to carry out the Local Food for Healthy 
Families Program $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2014 through 2018. 
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