,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hheb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ae1        
#bjbb,ms4 ,jacobs ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1
 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,cali=nia1 
& ,ms4 ,spei]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to c>ry out a pilot program on food     
insecurity1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,end   
,vet]an ,hung] ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs pilot     
program on food insecurity  7a7         
,au?ority ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,national ,nutrition & ,food ,s]vices   
,(fice1 %all c>ry out a pilot program "u
 :i* ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 make grants
 to eligible entities = ! purpose (     
support+ p>tn]%ips t address food       
insecurity among vet]ans & family memb]s
 ( vet]ans1 includ+ vet]ans :o receive  
s]vices ?r\gh ,vet ,c5t]s or o!r        

facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &    
7#b7 make grants to eligible entities = 
! purpose ( support+ p>tn]%ips t address
 food insecurity among vet]ans :o h     
rec5tly transition$ f s]v+ z memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces to civilian life1 & ! family
 memb]s ( su* memb]s4  7b7 ,di/ribution 
& duration ( grants  7#a7 ,g5]al grants 
,! ,secret>y %all aw>d at lea/ five     
grants "u subsection 7a77#a7 to eligible
 entities t pr9cipally s]ve ,native     
,am]icans4  7#b7 ,transition grants ,!  
,secret>y %all aw>d at lea/ "o grant "u 
subsection 7a77#b7 9 five diff]5t       
geographic areas t ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
h a high rate ( individuals describ$ 9  
su* p>agraph4  7#c7 ,grant p]iod ,a     
grant aw>d$ to an eligible entity "u ?is
 section %all be = a p]iod ( two ye>s1 b
 ! ,secret>y may r5ew ! grant =         
additional p]iods1 subject to subsection
 7h74  7c7 ,use ( funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,ea* grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be 
us$ to c>ry out ei!r or bo? ( ! foll[+  

activities3 7,a7 ,increas+ access to1 & 
enrollm5t 91 ,f$]al assi/ance programs1 
includ+ ! supplem5tal nutrition         
assi/ance program "u ! ,food &          
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjaa et seq471 ! special supplem5tal   
nutrition program = wom51 infants1 &    
*ildr5 e/abli%$ by section #ag ( ! ,*ild
 ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aghf71 ! l[-income home en]gy assi/ance
 program e/abli%$ "u ! ,l[-,income ,home
 ,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act ( #aiha 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #hfba et seq471 & any o!r     
assi/ance program t ! ,secret>y det]m9es
 advisable4  7,b7 ,increas+ p>ticipation
 9 nutrition c\nsel+ programs & provid+ 
educational mat]ials & c\nsel+ to       
vet]ans1 & family memb]s ( vet]ans1 to  
address food insecurity & heal?y diets  
among ^? individuals4  7#b7 ,additional 
use ,9 addition to be+ us$ to c>ry out  
ei!r or bo? ( ! activities specifi$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a71 any grant aw>d$ "u ?is   
section may be us$ to provide direct    
food assi/ance to cov]$ individuals1 or 

o!rwise to provide assi/ance to cov]$   
individuals 9 access+ food4  7d7        
,applications ,an eligible entity seek+ 
a grant "u ?is section %all submit to ! 
,secret>y an application !re= at su* "t1
 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z 
! ,secret>y may require4  7e7 ,selection
 ( recipi5ts ,! ,secret>y %all select   
eligible entities t submit applications 
"u subsection 7d7 = ! aw>d ( grants us+ 
a competitive process t takes into      
acc\nt ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! capacity ( !   
applicant entity to s]ve cov]$          
individuals4  7#b7 ,! demon/rat$ ne$ ( !
 population ! applicant entity w\ld     
s]ve4  7#c7 ,! demon/rat$ ne$ ( !       
applicant entity = assi/ance f ! grants4
  7#d7 ,! capacity ( ! applicant entity 
to s]ve cov]$ individuals f und]s]v$ or 
disadvantag$ populations4  7#e7 ,su* o!r
 crit]ia z ! ,secret>y consid]s         
appropriate4  7f7 ,multiple grants ,!   
,secret>y may aw>d grants to an eligible
 entity "u bo? p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 (  
subsection 7a74  7g7 ,in=mation  7#a7   

,collection ,! ,secret>y %all collect   
su* in=mation f eligible entities t     
receive a grant "u ?is section z !      
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate to       
monitor & evaluate ! use ( grants1      
includ+-- 7,a7 data reg>d+ ! results or 
outcomes ( ! s]vices provid$ to cov]$   
individuals "u ! grant2 &  7,b7 data    
reg>d+ h[ activities or programs c>ri$  
out "u ! grant contribute to specific   
goals1 includ+ eligibility scre5+1      
application assi/ance1 & food           
insecurity4  7#b7 ,=m & mann] ,in=mation
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be furni%$ 9 su* 
=m & mann] z ! ,secret>y may specify4   
7h7 ,duration ( program ,! ,secret>y    
%all c>ry out ! pilot program "u ?is    
section = a five-ye> p]iod4  7i7        
,reports requir$  7#a7 ,reports  7,a7   
,initial report ,n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s   
aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot program "u   
?is section comm5ces1 ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 %all submit to
 ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !

 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate an  
initial report on vet]an food           
insecurity4  7,b7 ,f9al report ,n lat]  
?an ! two ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !     
pilot program "u ?is section concludes1 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9      
consultation ) ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture1 %all submit to !          
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a    
f9al report on vet]an food insecurity4  
7#b7 ,matt]s ,ea* report "u p>agraph    
7#a7 %all include ! f9d+s ( a /udy on ! 
effectiv5ess ( ! grants made "u su*     
pilot program 7includ+ an analysis ( !  
data specifi$ 9 subsection 7g77#a771    
disaggregat$ by grants aw>d$ "u         
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( subsection 7a71 
respectively4 ,) respect to grants aw>d$
 "u su* p>agraph 7#b71 su* /udy %all--  
7,a7 measure ! ne$ = food assi/ance by  
individuals describ$ 9 su* p>agraph     
7#b72 &  7,b7 include a description ( h[
 improv+ access to food dur+ ! p]iod 9  
:i* an individual transitions f s]vice 9

 ! arm$ =ces to civilian life affects ! 
outcomes ( ! individual & ! family ( !  
individual4  7j7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh   
#bjbg4  7k7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ individual means any  
vet]an or family memb] describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 ( subsection 7a74 
7#b7 ,! t]m eligible entity means-- 7,a7
 a nonpr(it organization2  7,b7 a       
vet]ans s]vice organization2  7,c7 a    
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local gov]nm5t ag5cy2 
7,d7 an ,indian ,tribe or tribal        
organization2  7,e7 a community-bas$    
organization2 or  7,f7 an in/itution (  
high] education4  7#c7 ,! t]ms ,indian  
,tribe & tribal organization h ! mean+s 
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #d ( ! ,indian   
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7#d7 ,! t]m in/itution ( high] education
 has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aja (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  

,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#e7 ,! t]m ,native  
,am]ican has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9       
section #cgfe ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#f7 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !
 sev]al ,/ates1 t]ritories1 &           
possessions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !        
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & ! ,commonweal? (
 ,pu]to ,rico4  7#g7 ,! t]m vet]ans     
s]vice organization means any           
organization recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs = ! repres5tation (   
vet]ans "u section #eijb ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4