,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,kaptur7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to establish a grant program to provide
 certain eligible entities engaged in   
food recovery with grants to support    
certain costs4  #a4 ,food waste recovery
 transportation grants  7a7 ,authority  
,to provide assistance  7#a7 ,in general
 ,from amounts made available to carry  
out this section1 the ,secretary of     
,agriculture shall make grants to assist
 an eligible entity with--  7,a7        
purchasing1 leasing1 or otherwise       
acquiring vehicles1 including           
refrigerated vehicles1 or other         
equipment to carry out activities       
related to food recovery2  7,b7         
reimbursing travel costs related to food
 recovery at the per mile rate          
established by the ,commissioner of the 

,internal ,revenue ,service2 and  7,c7  
the costs of preparing1 storing1 and    
transporting donated food4  7#b7        
,limitation ,an eligible entity may only
 receive one grant under this section4  
7b7 ,application ,to be eligible to     
receive a grant under subsection 7a71 an
 eligible entity shall submit an        
application to the ,secretary of        
,agriculture1 at such time1 in such     
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary of ,agriculture may   
require4  7c7 ,eligible entity ,to be   
eligible for a grant under subsection   
7a71 a public food program service      
provider1 a tribal organization1 or a   
private nonprofit entity 7including a   
gleaner7 shall--  7#a7 have experience  
in the area of-- 7,a7 food recovery and 
distribution1 particularly concerning   
small and medium-sized farms2  7,b7 job 
training and business development       
activities for food-related activities  
in low-income communities2 or  7,c7     
efforts to reduce food insecurity in the

 community1 including food recovery and 
distribution1 improving access to       
services1 or coordinating services and  
programs2 and  7#b7 demonstrate         
competency to implement a project1      
provide fiscal accountability1 collect  
data1 and prepare reports and other     
necessary documentation4  7d7 ,gleaner  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
gleaner has the meaning given the term  
in section #be7;a77#b7 of the ,food and 
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjcd7;a77#b774  7e7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
carry out this section #aj1jjj1jjj for  
fiscal year #bjbj4