Nutrition Administration Assistance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4033
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2023-06-12
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Intergovernmental relations

Poverty and welfare assistance

Social security and elderly assistance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Nutrition Administration Assistance Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes additional funding through FY2028 to pay administration costs incurred by states for certain Department of Agriculture programs. The bill specifically authorizes funding for administration costs incurred by </p> <ul> <li>state agencies to carry out the Commodity Supplemental Food Program,</li> <li>states to carry out state plans under the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and</li> <li>states to carry out the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4033 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2023 Ms. Leger Fernandez (for herself and Ms. Stansbury ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To provide additional funds to States for administration of certain nutrition programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nutrition Administration Assistance Act of 2023 . 2. Additional funds for administration costs (a) Commodity supplemental food program In addition to funds otherwise made available to State agencies to pay administration costs incurred by State agencies to carry out section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 ( 7 U.S.C. 612c note), 70 percent of the funds appropriated under section 3 shall be provided to States for such administration costs. (b) Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 In addition to funds otherwise made available to States to pay administration costs incurred by States to carry out State plans under section 203A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7503 ), 20 percent of the funds appropriated under section 3 shall be provided to States for such administration costs. (c) Seniors farmers’ market nutrition program In addition to funds otherwise made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for administration costs to carry out section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007 ), 10 percent of the funds appropriated under section 3 shall be provided to States for such administration costs. 3. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028.