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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3870 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to submit an annual report on food insecurity among veterans 
to certain congressional committees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2023 
Mrs. PELTOLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report 
on food insecurity among veterans to certain congres-
sional committees, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Food Security for All 
Veterans Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON FOOD INSECURITY AMONG 
VETERANS. 
Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section (and conforming the table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 534. Annual report on food insecurity among vet-
erans 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an annual report on 
veteran food insecurity. Each such report shall include 
data on the following: 
‘‘(1) The socioeconomic and racial characteris-
tics 
of 
veterans 
experiencing 
food 
insecurity, 
disaggregated by State in which the veteran is lo-
cated, Indian tribe (if applicable), age, service-con-
nected disability rating, racial or ethnic group, gen-
der, gender identity, and sexual orientation. 
‘‘(2) Native American veterans experiencing 
food insecurity. 
‘‘(3) Specific interventions for veterans who 
screen positive for food insecurity, including the 
number of— 
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‘‘(7) Measurable outcomes for veterans who 
participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program or other Federal nutrition assistance pro-
grams, including food security status, health out-
comes, and other measures of well-being. 
‘‘(8) Coordination efforts between State agen-
cies, facilities of the Department and the Depart-
ment of Agriculture located in that State, and vet-
eran service organizations regarding outreach to vet-
erans to participate in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the following: 
‘‘(A) The Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) The Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
‘‘(C) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(D) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-De-
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termination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(3) The terms ‘Native American’ and ‘Native 
American veteran’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 3765 of this title. 
‘‘(4) The terms ‘State agency’ and ‘supple-
mental nutrition assistance program’ have the mean-
ings given those terms in section 3 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012).’’. 
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