,i #aah? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgde ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,july #ai1 #bjbc,mr4 ,mol9>o 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,ms4 ,c>aveo1 ,mr4 ,sor5s51 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,du>te1 ,mr4 ,nunn ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,mr4 ,van ,ord51 & ,mrs4 ,hayes7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,agriculture & ,consum] ,protection ,act ( #aigc to e/abli% a pilot grant program to aw>d grants to facilitate home deliv]y ( commodities "u ! commodity supplem5tal food program1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,deliv]+ = ,rural ,s5iors ,act ( #bjbc4 #b4 ,commodity supplem5tal food program deliv]y pilot program ,! ,agriculture & ,consum] ,protection ,act ( #aigc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c note7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #e ! foll[+3 #e;,a4 ,commodity supplem5tal food program deliv]y pilot program 7a7 ,purpose ,! purposes ( ?is section are-- 7#a7 to aw>d grants = ! op]ation ( projects t increase ! access ( l[-income eld]ly p]sons to commodities ?r\gh home deliv]y2 & 7#b7 to evaluate su* projects4 7b7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d1 on a competitive basis1 grants to ,/ate ag5cies to c>ry out ! activities describ$ 9 subsection 7e74 7c7 ,maximum grant aw>d ,a grant aw>d$ to a ,/ate ag5cy "u ?is section may be 9 an am\nt n great] ?an ! less] (-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate's commodity supplem5tal food program caseload at "t ( application multipli$ by #fj2 or 7#b7 #d1jjj1jjj4 7d7 ,application ,a ,/ate ag5cy seek+ a grant "u ?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4 7e7 ,grant uses ,a ,/ate ag5cy aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section %all di/ribute grant funds to eligible entities to op]ate projects t facilitate home deliv]y ( commodities to p>ticipants 9 ! commodity supplem5tal food program1 includ+ ) respect to co/s associat$ )-- 7#a7 transportation & di/ribution ( commodities to p>ticipants 9 ! commodity supplem5tal food program1 includ+ transportation & di/ribution s]vices provid$ by a ?ird p>ty2 7#b7 /aff+ requir$ to op]ate home deliv]y s]vices2 & 7#c7 outrea* to p>ticipants or pot5tial p>ticipants 9 ! commodity supplem5tal food program ) respect to home deliv]y4 7f7 ,priority ,a ,/ate ag5cy aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section %all prioritize eligible entities t s]ve p>ticipants 9 ! commodity supplem5tal food program :o reside 9 a rural area4 7g7 ,report to ! ,secret>y ,no lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! end ( ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* a ,/ate ag5cy is aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section & has di/ribut$ grant funds to eligible entities1 & 9 ea* succe$+ fiscal ye> until grant funds are exp5d$1 a ,/ate ag5cy %all submit a report to ! ,secret>y t includes-- 7#a7 a summ>y ( ! activities c>ri$ out "u ! project1 includ+ ! quantity ( commodities deliv]$1 numb] ( p>ticipants 9 ! commodity supplem5tal food program s]v$1 & total numb] ( deliv]ies2 7#b7 an assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess ( ! project1 includ+-- 7,a7 a calculation ( ! av]age co/ p] deliv]y2 & 7,b7 an evaluation ( any s]vices provid$ by a ?ird p>ty2 & 7#c7 be/ practices reg>d+ use ( home deliv]y to improve ! effectiv5ess ( ! commodity supplem5tal food program4 7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,commodity supplem5tal food program ,! t]m commodity supplem5tal food program means ! program e/abli%$ "u section #d4 7#b7 ,,cfr t]ms ,! t]ms local ag5cy1 ,/ate ag5cy1 & subdi/ribut+ ag5cy h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #bdg4a ( title #g1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7#c7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a local ag5cy2 or 7,b7 a subdi/ribut+ ag5cy4 7#d7 ,rural area ,! t]m rural area has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cdc7;a7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a774 7i7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbf1 to rema9 available until exp5d$4 4