,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,marshall7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to require an evaluation of 
the ,nutrition ,services ,incentive     
,program of the ,department of          
,agriculture4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,nutrition     
,services ,improvement ,plan ,act4  #b4 
,,gao study of ,nutrition ,services     
,incentive ,program  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall conduct a study to        
evaluate the ,nutrition ,services       
,incentive ,program of the ,department  
of ,agriculture under section #caa of   
the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjcj;a7 7referred to in this

 section as the ,program74  7b7         
,inclusions ,the study under this       
section shall include an assessment of  
the ability of the ,program-- 7#a7 to   
engage and support local farms in       
supplying food products for nutrition   
services under the ,older ,americans    
,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et   
seq472 and  7#b7 to support produce     
prescription programs and medically     
tailored meals for older individuals 7as
 defined in section #ajb of that ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjb774  7c7 ,factors   
for consideration ,in conducting the    
study under this section1 the           
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall take into consideration-- 
7#a7 the impact of the ,program on local
 farms participating in the ,program2   
7#b7 the demand for the ,program from   
local farms2 and  7#c7 effects on the   
health of older individuals 7as so      
defined7 as a result of the provision of
 fresh produce under the ,program4