,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ba1        
#bjag,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida 7= himself1
 ,mr4 ,deut*1 & ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (  
#bjjh to au?orize ! ,secret>y (         
,agriculture to make grants to c>ry out 
glean+ projects4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,food ,%>+ ,act (  
#bjag4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts  7a7 ,assi/ance = 
,community ,food ,projects ,section #be 
( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjcd7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 
7,b7 by /rik+ & at ! end2 &  7,b7 by    
/rik+ subp>agraph 7,c7 & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7,c7 #i1jjj1jjj = ea* ( !      
fiscal ye>s #bjae ?r\gh #bjag2 &  7,d7  
#h1ejj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjah & ea*     
fiscal ye> !reaft]4  4  7b7 ,assi/ance =
 glean+ projects ,! ,food & ,nutrition  
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et     

seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #cj4 ,assi/ance = ,glean+      
,projects  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,glean+ project ,! t]m    
glean+ project means a project 9 :i* an 
entity--  7,a7 collects edible1 surplus 
food t w\ld be ?r[n away & di/ributes ! 
food to ag5cies or nonpr(it             
organizations t fe$ ! hungry2 or  7,b7  
h>ve/s = free di/ribution to ! ne$y1 or 
= donation to ag5cies or nonpr(it       
organizations = ultimate di/ribution to 
! ne$y1 an agricultural crop t has be5  
donat$ by ! own] ( ! crop4  7#b7        
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means a public food program s]vice      
provid]1 a tribal organization1 or a    
private nonpr(it entity t--  7,a7 has   
exp]i5ce 9 ! area (-- 7i7 provid+ food  
to individuals 9 l[-income communities2 
or  7ii7 engag+ 9 ef=ts to r$uce food   
insecurity 9 l[-income communities1     
includ+ food di/ribution1 improv+ access
 to s]vices1 or coord9at+ s]vices &     
programs2  7,b7 demon/rates compet5cy to

 implem5t a glean+ project1 to provide  
fiscal acc\ntability1 to collect data1 &
 to prep>e reports & o!r necess>y       
docum5tation relat+ to su* project2     
7,c7 demon/rates a will+ness to %>e     
in=mation relat+ to su* project )       
rese>*]s1 practition]s1 & o!r p]sons2 & 
7,d7 submits to ! ,secret>y an          
application t conta9s su* t]ms &        
conditions z ! ,secret>y may require by 
rule1 includ+ an agreem5t to provide !  
non-,f$]al co/ ( su* project4  7b7      
,au?ority ,to provide assi/ance  7#a7   
,funds ,f am\nts made available to c>ry 
out ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y may make      
grants to assi/ eligible entities to    
e/abli% & c>ry out glean+ projects4     
7#b7 ,limitation on grants ,! aggregate 
am\nt ( funds provid$ z grants made "u  
?is section may n exce$ #ejj1jjj =      
fiscal ye> #bjah & ea* fiscal ye>       
!reaft]4  7c7 ,pref]5ce = c]ta9 glean+  
projects ,9 select+ glean+ projects to  
receive grants "u ?is section1 !        
,secret>y %all give pref]5ce to projects

 design$ to develop new res\rces &      
/rategies to help r$uce food insecurity 
& prev5t food insecurity 9 l[-income    
communities t are ! subject ( su*       
projects by--  7#a7 develop+ creative   
food res\rces2 or  7#b7 coord9at+ food  
s]vices ) p>k & recreation programs1 &  
o!r community-bas$ activities1 to r$uce 
b>ri]s to access to food4  7d7 ,co/-,%>+
 requirem5ts  7#a7 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al 
%>e ( ! co/ ( c>ry+ out a glean+ project
 = :i* a grant is made "u ?is section   
%all be paid ) su* grant by ! ,secret>y 
9 su* am\nt z ! ,secret>y det]m9es b may
 n exce$ #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ ( su*        
project4  7#b7 ,non-,f$]al %>e ,!       
recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is section %all  
provide 9 ca% or 9 k9d1 fairly evaluat$1
 includ+ facilities1 equipm5t1 or       
s]vices1 f non-,f$]al s\rces = ! co/ (  
su* project t is n paid "u p>agraph     
7#a74  7e7 ,t]m ( grant  7#a7 ,s+le     
grant ,only #a grant may be made "u ?is 
section = a p>ticul> glean+ project4    
7#b7 ,t]m ,! p]iod dur+ :i* ! grant made

 "u ?is section may be exp5d$ may n     
exce$ #e ye>s4  7f7 ,te*nical assi/ance 
& relat$ in=mation  7#a7 ,te*nical      
assi/ance ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !   
,secret>y may provide assi/ance to an   
eligible entity reg>d+ glean+ projects1 
processes1 & developm5t4  7#b7 ,%>+     
in=mation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y   
may %>e in=mation conc]n+ glean+        
projects & issues ) ! public ?r\gh      
publications1 conf]5ces1 & o!r          
appropriate =ums4  7,b7 ,o!r int]e/$    
p]sons ,! ,secret>y may %>e in=mation   
conc]n+ glean+ projects ) rese>*]s1     
practition]s1 & o!r int]e/$ p]sons4  7g7
 ,reports to congress ,n lat] ?an       
,septemb] #cj1 #bjah1 & annually        
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,congress a report t describes ) respect
 to ea* grant made "u ?is section       
in=mation t includes--  7#a7 a          
description ( ea* activity fund$ ) su*  
grant2 &  7#b7 ! degree ( success 9     
improv+ ! long-t]m capacity ( !         
l[-income community s]v$ by ! glean+    

project involv$ to address food &       
agriculture problems relat$ to hung] or 
access to heal?y food 9 su* community4  
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