,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #efcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ai           
7legislative day1 ,decemb] #af71        
#bjbd,mr4 ,he9ri* 7= himself & ,mr4     
,durb97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture to e/abli% & adm9i/] a     
pilot program to provide grants to      
support ,food is ,m$ic9e programs1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,fuel+ ,optimal        
,outcomes ?r\gh ,diet = ,heal? ,act (   
#bjbd or ! ,,food = ,heal? ,act ( #bjbd4
  #b4 ,food is ,m$ic9e pilot grant      
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b    
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & adm9i/] a    
pilot program to aw>d grants1 on a      
competitive basis1 to eligible entities 
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 to support    
,food is ,m$ic9e programs4  7b7         
,application ,to be eligible = a grant  

"u ?is section1 an entity %all submit to
 ! ,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9
 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! 
,secret>y det]m9es is appropriate4  7c7 
,use ( funds ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is      
section may only be us$ to support !    
activities ( a ,food is ,m$ic9e program1
 includ+-- 7#a7 op]at+ an on-site       
em]g5cy fe$+ op]ation2  7#b7 m$ically   
tailor$ packag+ or deliv]y ( groc]ies2  
7#c7 m$ically tailor$ meals & produce   
prescriptions2  7#d7 provid+ individual 
or gr\p-bas$ evid5ce-bas$ cook+ skills  
7includ+ ?r\gh ! use ( digital          
te*nologies72  7#e7 promot+ diet>y      
int]v5tion /rategies or o!r heal?-relat$
 /rategies2 &  7#f7 transportation (    
program p>ticipants to & f ! communities
 s]v$ by ! program4  7d7 ,priority ,9   
aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y
 %all give priority to eligible entities
 describ$ 9 subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 t w   
incorporate local & regional foods1 z   
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 into activities 
fund$ by ! grant2 or  7#b7 t w include  

regi/]$ dieticians or nutrition         
pr(essionals 9 ! activities fund$ by !  
grant4  7e7 ,regional balance2 advanc+  
heal? equity ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y %all1 to ! maximum 
ext5t practicable-- 7#a7 ensure         
geographic div]sity2  7#b7 ensure !     
equitable treatm5t (-- 7,a7 urban1      
rural1 & tribal communities2 &  7,b7    
communities 9 t]ritories ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 &  7#c7 advance heal? equity4   
7f7 ,reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  7,a7       
,initial report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft]
 ! date ( ! e/abli%m5t ( ! pilot program
 ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all submit to ,congress a report t--  
7i7 analyzes ! effici5cy ( su* pilot    
program2 &  7ii7 assesses ! impact ( su*
 pilot program on pati5t outcomes &     
sy/em co/s4  7,b7 ,f9al report ,n lat]  
?an #f ye>s aft] ! date ( ! e/abli%m5t (
 ! pilot program ref]r$ to 9 subsection 
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to         
,congress an updat$ v]sion ( ! report   
ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7     

,elem5ts ,! reports describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a7 %all ea* conta9 descriptions (--   
7,a7 ! details & implem5tation ( ! pilot
 program ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a72    
7,b7 ! p>ticipant selection crit]ia us$ 
by ,food is ,m$ic9e programs support$ by
 grants aw>d$ "u ?is section2  7,c7 !   
diseases & o!r m$ical issues be+        
address$ by grants aw>d$ "u ?is section2
  7,d7 ! /rategies ( su* ,food is       
,m$ic9e programs 9 provid+ heal?y1      
af=dable food to program p>ticipants2   
7,e7 ! use & impact ( m$ical nutrition  
!rapy 9 coord9ation ) ! provision ( food
 on ! outcomes ( p>ticipants treat$ by  
su* ,food is ,m$ic9e programs2 &  7,f7 !
 impact ( grants aw>d$ "u ?is section on
 ! heal? 7includ+ behavioral heal?7 (   
p>ticipants 9 su* ,food is ,m$ic9e      
programs4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,diet-relat$ disease ,!   
t]m diet-relat$ disease means-- 7,a7    
diabetes & pr$iabetes2  7,b7 a r5al     
disease2  7,c7 obesity 7z def9$ by !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 

or z o!rwise def9$ by ! ,secret>y72     
7,d7 hyp]t5sion2  7,e7 dyslipidemia2    
7,f7 malnutrition2  7,g7 an eat+        
disord]2  7,h7 canc]2  7,i7 a           
ga/ro9te/9al disease1 includ+ celiac    
disease2  7,j7 ,,hiv_/,,aids2  7,k7     
c>diovascul> disease2  7,l7 m5tal       
illness1 includ+ depression & anxiety2 &
  7,m7 any o!r disease z det]m9$        
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,food 
is ,m$ic9e program ,! t]m ,food is      
,m$ic9e program means a program develop$
 or op]at$ by a community-bas$          
organization 7su* z an em]g5cy fe$+     
op]ation71 9 p>tn]%ip ) a heal? c>e     
provid] 7su* z a community heal? cl9ic71
 to deploy ! provision ( food or m$ical 
nutrition !rapy s]vices to b5efit       
p>ticipants exp]i5c+1 at risk (1 or     
recov]+ f a diet-relat$ disease4  7#c7  
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 9 coord9ation 
) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human         
,s]vices4  7h7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   

appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#bj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi4