,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #badg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 
,carson of ,indiana introduced the      
following bill2 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 crops4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,preserving ,healthy ,food for the      
,hungry ,act4  #b4 ,quick freeze and    
flash freeze local produce grants  7a7  
,in general ,section #bca of the        
,agricultural ,risk ,protection ,act of 
#bjjj 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcb;a7 is         
amended--  7#a7 in subsection           
7b77#g77;,b71 by inserting and          
subsection 7f7 after subsection2  7#b7  
in subsection 7e77#b71 by inserting 1   
except pursuant to subsection 7f7 before
 the period2 and  7#c7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7f7 ,quick freeze   
and flash freeze local produce grants   

7#a7 ,in general ,subject to the        
availability of appropriations to carry 
out this section1 the ,secretary shall  
make grants to institutions eligible to 
receive funds under the ,act of ,july   
#b1 #ahfb 7#ab ,stat4 #ejc-eje1 as      
amended2 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #cja-cje1 #cjg and
 #cjh71 or the ,act of ,august #cj1     
#ahij 7#bf ,stat4 #dag-dai1 as amended2 
#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cba-cbf and #cbh7 that    
applies therefor1 to assist persons in  
preserving the quality and shelf-life of
 fruit and vegetable crops produced by  
the persons on qualified land1 through  
the use of mobile and fixed flash       
freezing and quick freezing units and   
other units utilizing freezing methods  
which produce the same result1 in       
accordance with any applicable ,federal1
 ,state1 or local food safety law1      
regulation1 or ordinance4  7#b7         
,definitions ,in this paragraph3  7,a7  
,qualified land ,the term qualified land
 means1 with respect to a person1 any   
plot of land owned or operated by the   

person1 the annual gross sales from the 
specialty crops produced on which are   
not more than #bdi1jjj4  7,b7 ,specialty
 crop ,the term specialty crop has the  
meaning provided in section #c7a7 of the
 ,specialty ,crops ,competitiveness ,act
 of #bjjd4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
take effect on the date that is #a year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4