STORE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5136
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2023-08-04
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Appropriations

Congressional oversight

Emergency planning and evacuation

Food assistance and relief

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Rural conditions and development

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5136 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 4, 2023 Ms. Bonamici (for herself and Ms. Schrier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To address infrastructure needs for food banks serving rural communities and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Transportation Organization and Refrigeration Expansion Act of 2023 or STORE Act of 2023 . 2. Improving the EFAP infrastructure grants program Section 209 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7511a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking an emergency feeding organization and inserting the State agency designated by a State in the State plan required by section 202A ( 7 U.S.C. 7503 ) , (2) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by striking the heading and inserting Preference , (B) by inserting Tribal, low income, and remote before communities , and (C) in subparagraph (A) by striking and inserting rural with these , (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking carry out activities of the eligible entity and inserting distribute grant amounts to support activities , (B) in paragraph (1) by striking for the tracking of time-sensitive food products and inserting needed to safely and efficiently distribute food to people in need , (C) in paragraph (2) by striking time-sensitive and perishable food products and inserting commodities provided by the Secretary under this Act and commodities secured from other sources , (D) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking through the support of small or mid-size farms and ranches, fisheries, and aquaculture, and donations from local food producers and manufacturers to persons in need , and (ii) by inserting , including expanding mobile and home delivery options and assessments or professional studies of outreach activities after United States , (E) in paragraph (4) by inserting , governmental, and Tribal after nonprofit , and (F) in paragraph (5)— (i) in subparagraph (B) by inserting , governmental, and Tribal after nonprofit , and (ii) in subparagraph (C)— (I) by striking rural areas and inserting underserved areas identified in subsection (b)(2) , and (II) by striking and at the end, (G) in paragraph (6)— (i) by striking constructing and inserting renovating , and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and , and (H) by adding at the end the following: (7) not more than 4 percent of such grant for administrative costs to carry this section. , and (4) in subsection (d) by striking $15,000,000 and all that follows through 2023 , and inserting $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028 . 3. Report on cold storage needs nationally (a) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out a study and produce a report— (1) on the shortages to meet the total emergency food needs for refrigerated and frozen storage space, as well as refrigerated trucks and other delivery vehicles, for use by emergency food organizations to meet the needs of their communities, and (2) an estimate of the cost to meet the needs of all emergency food organizations, including food banks and food pantries, nationally for new coolers, freezers, refrigerated and dry trucks, and trailers. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) Emergency food organization The term emergency food organization has the meaning given it in section 2 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7501 ) and is not otherwise limited to relevant organizations participating in the emergency food assistance program under such Act. (2) Shortages The term shortages means meeting the total emergency food needs of the community, group, school, network, region, town, city, state, or otherwise relevant area an emergency feeding organization serves. (c) Appropriations There is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section.