,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gadb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjbj ,mr4 
,vela 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,katko1 and    
,mrs4 ,mc,bath7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,older ,americans 
,act of #aife to establish a competitive
 grant program to enable ,states to     
purchase1 customize1 or repair vehicles 
with hot and cold food storage for      
delivering meals to older individuals   
through the ,congregate ,nutrition      
,program or the ,home-,delivered        
,nutrition ,program4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,helping 
,our ,most ,elderly secure ,meals ,act  
or the ,,home ,meals ,act4  #b4 ,grants 
for vehicles with hot and cold food     
storage for meal delivery to older      
individuals ,subpart #c of part ,c of   
title ,,iii of the ,older ,americans    
,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcj;g-#ba
 et seq47 is amended by adding at the   

end the following3  #cdj4 ,grants for   
vehicles with hot and cold food storage 
for meal delivery  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,assistant ,secretary shall award grants
 in accordance with subsection 7c7 on a 
competitive basis to ,states receiving a
 grant under section #cca or #ccf to    
enable such ,states to provide direct   
funds to area agencies on aging and     
local nutrition service providers to    
purchase1 customize1 or repair vehicles 
meeting the requirement under subsection
 7b7 to be used in delivering meals to  
older individuals through an existing   
and eligible nutrition project supported
 under either such section4  7b7        
,vehicle requirement ,the requirement   
under this subsection is that the       
vehicle has the capability to safely    
store hot food and cold food1 as        
determined by the ,assistant ,secretary1
 while delivering meals4  7c7           
,application and selection process  7#a7
 ,applications  7,a7 ,in general ,a     
,state receiving a grant under section  

#cca or #ccf that seeks a grant under   
this section shall submit an application
 to the ,assistant ,secretary at such   
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,assistant      
,secretary may reasonably require1      
including the demonstrations described  
in subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7             
,demonstrations ,an application under   
this paragraph shall contain a          
demonstration--  7i7 of how the ,state  
submitting the application will use the 
grant to allow existing and eligible    
nutrition projects to enhance the       
delivery of services to older           
individuals with the greatest economic  
need and older individuals with the     
greatest social need2 and  7ii7 that the
 nutrition projects utilizing the funds 
are in effect within the ,state1 on the 
date on which the ,state submits the    
application1 to use vehicles meeting the
 requirement under subsection 7b7 to    
provide nutrition services under section
 #cca or #ccf4  7#b7 ,selection ,the    

,assistant ,secretary1 in selecting     
,states meeting the requirements under  
paragraph 7#a7 to receive a grant under 
this section1 shall give preference to--
 7,a7 ,states with a high percentage of 
individuals who are #fj years of age or 
older2 and  7,b7 ,states with a high    
rate of individuals at or below the     
poverty line4  7d7 ,grant amount ,a     
grant awarded under this section shall  
be for an amount that is equal to or    
less than #c1jjj1jjj4  7e7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#fj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbj through #bjbd to carry out this   
section4  4