SEC. 2. FOOD INSECURITY NUTRITION INCENTIVE. 
Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 4405. GUS SCHUMACHER FOOD INSECURITY NUTRI-
TION INCENTIVE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a nonprofit organization (including 
an emergency feeding organization); 
‘‘(B) an agricultural cooperative; 
‘‘(C) a producer network or association; 
‘‘(D) a community health organization; 
‘‘(E) a public benefit corporation; 
‘‘(F) an economic development corporation; 
‘‘(G) a farmers’ market; 
‘‘(H) a community-supported agriculture 
program; 
‘‘(I) a buying club; 
‘‘(J) a retail food store participating in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program; 
‘‘(K) a State, local, or Tribal agency; and 
‘‘(L) any other entity the Secretary des-
ignates. 
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‘‘(2) EMERGENCY
FEEDING
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘emergency feeding organization’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 201A of the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7501). 
‘‘(3) SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM.—The terms ‘supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program’ and ‘SNAP’ refer to the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program established 
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.). 
‘‘(b) FOOD
INSECURITY
NUTRITION
INCENTIVE 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities 
in accordance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) 
FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Federal 
share of the cost of carrying out an activity 
under this subsection shall not exceed 50 per-
cent of the total cost of the activity. 
‘‘(C) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost of an activity under this 
subsection may— 
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‘‘(I) be provided by a State, local, 
or tribal agency, other eligible entity, 
or any other entity, including a for- 
profit entity; and 
‘‘(II) consist of in cash or in-kind 
contributions acceptable to the Sec-
retary, including facilities, equipment, 
or services. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—If any part of the 
non-Federal share described in clause (i) is 
provided by a for-profit entity, employee 
services, including salaries paid or ex-
penses covered by the for-profit entity, 
may not be counted toward satisfying the 
non-Federal share. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To apply for a grant 
under this section, a non-profit organization, 
State, local, or Tribal agency, or grocer shall 
submit an application that meets such applica-
tion criteria as the Secretary may require and 
specifically satisfies the following requirements: 
‘‘(i) 
The 
application 
proposes 
a 
project that has the support of the State 
agency that administers SNAP in the 
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State in which the project is proposed to 
be carried out. 
‘‘(ii) The proposed project, at a min-
imum, would increase the purchase of 
fruits and vegetables by low-income con-
sumers participating in SNAP by pro-
viding monetary incentives at the point of 
purchase. 
‘‘(iii) The non-profit organization, 
State, local, or Tribal agency, or grocer 
will ensure that the same terms and condi-
tions apply to purchases made by individ-
uals with incentives provided for in this 
subsection as apply to purchases made by 
individuals who are not members of house-
holds receiving SNAP benefits, such as 
provided for in section 278.2(b) of title 7, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or a suc-
cessor regulation). 
‘‘(iv) The non-profit organization, 
State, local, or Tribal agency, or grocer 
has adequate plans to collect data for re-
porting and agrees to participate in a pro-
gram evaluation conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (4). 
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‘‘(B) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to projects that— 
‘‘(i) maximize the share of funds used 
for direct incentives to participants; 
‘‘(ii) use direct-to-consumer sales mar-
keting; 
‘‘(iii) demonstrate a track record of 
designing successful nutrition incentive 
programs that connect low-income con-
sumers with agricultural producers; 
‘‘(iv) provide locally or regionally pro-
duced fruits and vegetables; 
‘‘(v) are located in underserved com-
munities; 
‘‘(vi) include coordination with mul-
tiple stakeholders, such as farm organiza-
tions, nutrition education programs, coop-
erative extension, public health depart-
ments, health providers, private and public 
health insurance agencies, cooperative gro-
cers, grocery associations, community- 
based and nongovernmental organizations; 
‘‘(vii) offer supplemental services in 
high-need communities, including online 
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ordering, transportation between home and 
store, and delivery services; 
‘‘(viii) will provide high quality data 
and analysis demonstrating effectiveness of 
food insecurity nutrition incentive grants; 
‘‘(ix) maximize access to fruits and 
vegetable by low-income consumers partici-
pating in SNAP by providing year-round 
access to fruits and vegetables with max-
imum hours of operation during each day 
of the week; or 
‘‘(x) address other criteria as estab-
lished by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The value of any ben-
efit provided to a participant in any activity 
funded under this subsection shall be treated as 
supplemental 
nutrition 
assistance 
benefits 
under section 8(b) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2017(b)). 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION
ON
COLLECTION
OF 
SALES TAXES.—Each State shall ensure that no 
State or local tax is collected on a purchase of 
food under this subsection. 
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‘‘(C) NO
LIMITATION
ON
BENEFITS.—A 
grant made available under this subsection shall 
not be used to carry out any project that limits 
the use of benefits under the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) or any 
other Federal nutrition law. 
‘‘(D) HOUSEHOLD
ALLOTMENT.—Assist-
ance provided under this subsection to house-
holds receiving benefits under the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program shall not— 
‘‘(i) be considered part of the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program bene-
fits of the household; or 
‘‘(ii) be used in the collection or dis-
position of claims under section 13 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2022). 
‘‘(4) TRAINING, EVALUATION, AND
INFORMA-
TION CENTER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish a Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive 
Program Training, Evaluation, and Information 
Center capable of providing services to grant re-
cipients under this section, including the fol-
lowing services: 
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‘‘(i) 
Providing 
incentive 
program 
training and technical assistance to grant 
applicants and recipients. 
‘‘(ii) Collecting, evaluating, and deliv-
ering information on best practices on 
common incentive activities. 
‘‘(iii) Assisting with collaboration be-
tween grant projects, State agencies, and 
SNAP Education programs. 
‘‘(iv) Facilitating communication be-
tween grantees and national and regional 
offices of the Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(v) Compiling program data from 
grant recipients and generating an annual 
report to Congress on grant outcomes be-
ginning with fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(vi) Supporting efforts for SNAP in-
centive transactions at the point of sale. 
‘‘(B) 
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—To 
carry out subparagraph (A), the Secretary may 
enter into a cooperative agreement with one or 
more organizations with expertise in supple-
mental nutrition assistance program incentive 
programs, including— 
‘‘(i) nongovernmental organizations; 
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‘‘(ii) State or regional Cooperative Ex-
tension Services; 
‘‘(iii) regional food system centers; 
‘‘(iv) Federal and State agencies; 
‘‘(v) public, private, and land-grant 
colleges and universities; and 
‘‘(vi) other appropriate partners as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give 
priority to cooperative agreement applicants 
that— 
‘‘(i) demonstrate the capacity to effec-
tively implement outreach, training, and 
coordination functions; 
‘‘(ii) can produce instructional mate-
rials that can easily be replicated and dis-
tributed to grantees through multiple for-
mats; 
‘‘(iii) have working partnerships with 
non-profit and private sectors organiza-
tions and local, State, and tribal govern-
ments; 
‘‘(iv) have the ability to work in un-
derserved or rural communities; and 
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‘‘(v) have an organizational mission 
aligned with needs of the program under 
this section. 
‘‘(D) 
FUNDING
LIMITATIONS.—Of 
the 
funds made available under subsection (c), the 
Secretary may use— 
‘‘(i) $2,000,000 in each of fiscal years 
2019 and 2020 to establish the Food Inse-
curity Nutrition Incentive Program Train-
ing, Evaluation, and Information Center; 
and 
‘‘(ii) $1,000,000 each fiscal year 
thereafter to support the operations of the 
Center. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
subsection (b), $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023. 
‘‘(2) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Subject to para-
graph (3), of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out 
subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
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‘‘(C) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(D) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
and 
‘‘(E) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
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