H.R. 2147 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2147 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2013 Mr. Carson of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To provide grants to enhance the most effective freezing methods to improve access to affordable and locally produced specialty crops. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act. 2. Quick freeze and flash freeze local produce grants (a) In general Section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(7)(B), by inserting and subsection (f) after subsection; (2) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting , except pursuant to subsection (f) before the period; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (f) Quick freeze and flash freeze local produce grants (1) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the Secretary shall make grants to institutions eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503–505, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 301–305, 307 and 308), or the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417–419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328) that applies therefor, to assist persons in preserving the quality and shelf-life of fruit and vegetable crops produced by the persons on qualified land, through the use of mobile and fixed flash freezing and quick freezing units and other units utilizing freezing methods which produce the same result, in accordance with any applicable Federal, State, or local food safety law, regulation, or ordinance. (2) Definitions In this paragraph: (A) Qualified land The term qualified land means, with respect to a person, any plot of land owned or operated by the person, the annual gross sales from the specialty crops produced on which are not more than $249,000. (B) Specialty crop The term specialty crop has the meaning provided in section 3(1) of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.