,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #f1 #bjbc,mrs4  
,peltola introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to submit 
an annual report on food insecurity     
among vet]ans to c]ta9 congressional    
committees1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,food  
,security = ,all ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4    
,annual report on food insecurity among 
vet]ans ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #e (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section  
7& con=m+ ! table ( sections at ! beg9n+
 ( su* *apt] accord+ly73  #ecd4 ,annual 
report on food insecurity among vet]ans 
7a7 ,annual report ,! ,secret>y1 9      
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y (             
,agriculture1 %all submit to !          
appropriate congressional committees an 
annual report on vet]an food insecurity4

 ,ea* su* report %all include data on ! 
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! socioeconomic & racial  
*>act]i/ics ( vet]ans exp]i5c+ food     
insecurity1 disaggregat$ by ,/ate 9 :i* 
! vet]an is locat$1 ,indian tribe 7if   
applicable71 age1 s]vice-connect$       
disability rat+1 racial or e?nic gr\p1  
g5d]1 g5d] id5tity1 & sexual ori5tation4
  7#b7 ,native ,am]ican vet]ans exp]i5c+
 food insecurity4  7#c7 ,specific       
int]v5tions = vet]ans :o scre5 positive 
= food insecurity1 includ+ ! numb] (--  
7,a7 p]sonnel f ! ,dep>tm5t :o h receiv$
 specific tra9+ 9 scre5+ vet]ans = food 
insecurity2  7,b7 ref]rals complet$ by a
 social work]1 nutritioni/1 dietician1  
or o!r p]sonnel ( ! ,dep>tm5t = vet]ans 
:o scre5 positive z food insecure1      
disaggregat$ by facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t f
 :i* su* vet]ans 7 ref]r$2 &  7,c7      
vet]ans :o scre5 positive z food        
insecure :o 7 provid$ in=mation reg>d+ !
 supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program
 & o!r ,f$]al nutrition assi/ance       
programs4  7#d7 ,ea* ref]ral describ$ 9 

p>agraph 7#c77;,b71 includ+ ! numb] (   
su* ref]rals t 7 complet$4  7#e7        
,eligibility scre5+s = p>ticipation 9 ! 
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
complet$ by p]sonnel ( ! ,dep>tm5t4     
7#f7 ,! numb] ( applications =          
p>ticipation 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition  
assi/ance program complet$ ) assi/ance f
 p]sonnel ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#g7          
,measurable outcomes = vet]ans :o       
p>ticipate 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition    
assi/ance program or o!r ,f$]al         
nutrition assi/ance programs1 includ+   
food security /atus1 heal? outcomes1 &  
o!r measures ( well-be+4  7#h7          
,coord9ation ef=ts betwe5 ,/ate ag5cies1
 facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t & ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,agriculture locat$ 9 t ,/ate1 &      
vet]an s]vice organizations reg>d+      
outrea* to vet]ans to p>ticipate 9 !    
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program4
  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,! t]m appropriate congressional        
committees means ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,!     
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  

,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate4  7,c7 ,! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  
7,d7 ,! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,indian tribe 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #d ( 
! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation &          
,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  7#c7 ,! t]ms ,native 
,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican vet]an h !  
mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #cgfe (   
?is title4  7#d7 ,! t]ms ,/ate ag5cy &  
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #c ( !
 ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjab74  4