,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bf1 #bjag,ms4 
,kelly of ,illinois 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,bost7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,agricultural ,act of     
#bjad to increase the number of base    
acres upon which agricultural producers 
are authorized to grow fruits and       
vegetables without a resulting reduction
 in payment acres on their farm when the
 resulting produce is used to help      
alleviate a food desert1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,feeding ,america   
through ,farm ,flexibility ,act of      
#bjag4  #b4 ,producer discretion to     
plant additional fruits and vegetables  
on base acres without a resulting       
reduction in payment acres ,section     
#aaad7;e7 of the ,agricultural ,act of  
#bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijad7;e77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        

following new paragraph3  7#e7 ,producer
 discretion to plant additional fruits  
and vegetables to alleviate food deserts
  7,a7 ,additional planting authority2  
purpose ,the percentages specified in   
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 are increased  
by an additional five percent of base   
acres1 to #bj percent and #dj percent   
respectively1 if the crops referred to  
in paragraph 7#a7 grown on the          
additional base acres are grown solely  
for sale or donation1 directly or       
indirectly by the producer and with or  
without processing1 in a food desert4   
7,b7 ,food desert defined ,in this      
paragraph1 the term food desert means a 
census tract that1 as determined by the 
,secretary-- 7i7 has a poverty rate of  
#bj percent or greater2 and  7ii7       
provides difficult access to a retail   
outlet that provides a wide variety of  
fruits and vegetables4  4