I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2527 
To establish a grant program to provide certain eligible entities engaged 
in food recovery with grants to support certain costs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2021 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself and Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To establish a grant program to provide certain eligible enti-
ties engaged in food recovery with grants to support 
certain costs. 
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 Recovery Trans-
portation Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
FOOD 
WASTE 
RECOVERY 
TRANSPORTATION 
GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Secretary of Agri-
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culture shall make grants to assist an eligible entity 
with— 
(A) purchasing, leasing, or otherwise ac-
quiring vehicles, including refrigerated vehicles, 
or other equipment to carry out activities re-
lated to food recovery; 
(B) reimbursing travel costs related to 
food recovery at the per mile rate established by 
the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice; and 
(C) the costs of preparing, storing, and 
transporting donated food. 
(2) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity may only 
receive one grant under this section. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary of Agriculture, at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may require. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under subsection (a), a public food program service pro-
vider, a tribal organization, or a private nonprofit entity 
(including a gleaner) shall— 
(1) have experience in the area of— 
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(A) food recovery and distribution, particu-
larly concerning small and medium-sized farms; 
(B) job training and business development 
activities for food-related activities in low-in-
come communities; or 
(C) efforts to reduce food insecurity in the 
community, including food recovery and dis-
tribution, improving access to services, or co-
ordinating services and programs; and 
(2) demonstrate competency to implement a 
project, provide fiscal accountability, collect data, 
and prepare reports and other necessary documenta-
tion. 
(d) GLEANER DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘gleaner’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
25(a)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2034(a)(2)). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2022. 
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