OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4149
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-06-15
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion

Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Community life and organization

Elementary and secondary education

Food assistance and relief

Food industry and services

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Fruit and vegetables

Nutrition and diet

Retail and wholesale trades

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Opt for Health with SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 or the OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes, and provides increased specified funds for, the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) for FY2024-FY2028 and each fiscal year thereafter. GusNIP provides competitive grants for projects that increase low-income consumers' purchases of fruits and vegetables by providing (1) incentives at Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) points of&nbsp; purchase, and (2) produce prescriptions to SNAP/Medicaid participants.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,e30=-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4149 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2023 Ms. Blunt Rochester introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opt for Health with SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 or the OH SNAP, Close the Fruit and Vegetable Gap Act of 2023 . 2. Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive program Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 7517 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking In general and inserting Definitions ; and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (5), (3), and (4), respectively, and reordering accordingly; (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking 50 and inserting 100 ; and (3) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 after 2023 ; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by redesignating the second subparagraph (C) (relating to fiscal year 2019) through subparagraph (G) as subparagraphs (D) through (H), respectively; (ii) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated), by striking and at the end; (iii) in subparagraph (H) (as so redesignated), by striking 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter. and inserting 2023; ; and (iv) by adding at the end the following: (I) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (J) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (K) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; (L) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and (M) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter. .