SHOPP Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2223
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-07-10
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Supporting all Healthy Options when Purchasing Produce Act of 2023 or the SHOPP Act&nbsp;of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill modifies the&nbsp;Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program&nbsp;(GusNIP), which provides grants for projects that provide incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill amends GusNIP to require the Department of Agriculture to give priority to projects that&nbsp;increase year-round availability of nutrition incentives by offering fresh frozen fruits or vegetables in the program.</p><p>The bill also amends the GusNIP Produce Prescription Program to include fresh frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as fresh and fresh frozen legumes. Currently, only fresh fruits and vegetables are covered under the program. (This program supports projects that demonstrate and evaluate the impact of fruit and vegetable prescriptions on&nbsp;increasing procurement and consumption of fruits and vegetables, reducing individual and household food insecurity, and reducing healthcare usage and associated costs.)&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2223 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2023 Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide families year-round access to nutrition incentives under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting all Healthy Options when Purchasing Produce Act of 2023 or the SHOPP Act of 2023 . 2. Nutrition incentives under Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (a) In general Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 7517 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)— (A) by redesignating clauses (ix) and (x) as clauses (x) and (xi), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (viii) the following: (ix) increase the year-round availability of the incentive described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) by offering fresh frozen fruits or vegetables; ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking fruits and vegetables and inserting fruits, vegetables, and legumes ; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking fresh fruits and vegetables each place it appears and inserting fresh or fresh frozen fruits, vegetables, and legumes . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on March 6, 2024.