SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Healthy Foods for 
Healthy Living Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GRANTS TO PRO-
MOTE GREATER CONSUMPTION OF FRESH 
FRUITS, FRESH VEGETABLES, AND OTHER 
HEALTHY FOODS IN LOW-INCOME COMMU-
NITIES. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may make grants for the purposes specified in sub-
section (b) to any of the following: 
(1) A community-based organization operating 
in a low-income community. 
(2) A local redevelopment agency that is char-
tered, established, or otherwise sanctioned by a 
State or local government. 
(b) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—The recipient of a 
grant under this section shall use the grant amounts for 
one or more of the following activities: 
(1) To assist in purchasing appropriate equip-
ment or in hiring and training personnel to expand 
the inventory of fresh fruits and vegetables or other 
healthy food alternatives, as defined by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, such as healthier dairy and 
non-dairy to whole milk alternatives, 100 percent 
pure fruit juices, and products with 0 grams of 
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transfat, available for residents of a low-income com-
munity. 
(2) To carry out consumer education and out-
reach activities to encourage the purchase of prod-
ucts described in paragraph (1), such as by inform-
ing residents of a low-income communities about the 
health risks associated with high-calorie, low-exercise 
lifestyles and the benefits of healthy living. 
(c) MAXIMUM GRANT.—A grant under this section 
may not exceed $100,000. 
(d) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘community-based organization’’ 
includes schools, day-care centers, senior centers, commu-
nity health centers, food banks, or emergency feeding or-
ganizations. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 3. COVERAGE OF ADDITIONAL PRIMARY CARE AND 
PREVENTIVE SERVICES UNDER THE MEDI-
CARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. 
(a) MEDICARE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (s)(2), by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(BB) additional primary and preventive 
services described in subsection (ccc);’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘Additional Primary and Preventive Services 
‘‘(ccc) The term ‘additional primary and preventive 
services’ means such primary and preventive services that 
are not otherwise covered under this title as the Secretary 
shall specify when provided by qualified providers, as spec-
ified by the Secretary. Such term includes the following: 
‘‘(1) Services for the prevention and treatment 
of obesity and obesity-related disease. 
‘‘(2) Supervised exercise sessions. 
‘‘(3) Exercise stress testing for the purpose of 
exercise prescriptions. 
‘‘(4) Lifestyle health improvement education. 
‘‘(5) Culinary arts education for the purpose of 
promoting proper nutrition.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section 
1862(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (M); 
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(ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (N); and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(O) in the case of additional primary care 
and preventive services, which are performed 
more frequently than the Secretary may speci-
fy;’’. 
(B) Section 1833(b)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(b)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or additional 
primary care or preventive services (as defined in 
section 1861(ccc))’’ after ‘‘(jj))’’. 
(b) MEDICAID PROGRAM.—Section 1905(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(27); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (28) as para-
graph (29); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(28) additional primary care and preventive 
services (as defined in section 1861(ccc)) which are 
not otherwise covered under this subsection; and’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the first day of the first 
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calendar quarter beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, regardless of whether regulations to implement 
the amendments are in effect as of such date. 
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