,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajaga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,august #bg1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,morelle introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1 and in  
addition to the ,committees on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and ,education and       
,workforce1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a supplemental 
food and nutrition services grant       
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,improving ,health ,through         
,integrated ,food and ,nutrition        
,services at ,federally ,qualified      
,health ,centers ,act4  #b4 ,findings   
,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7
 ,millions of ,americans face food      
insecurity1 which is a key driver of    
poor health outcomes and chronic        

disease4  7#b7 ,federally qualified     
health centers are uniquely positioned  
to integrate food and nutrition services
 into clinical care4  7#c7 ,federally   
qualified health centers serve          
populations that are disproportionately 
affected by food insecurity1 chronic    
disease1 and limited access to          
affordable1 nutritious food4 ,addressing
 food access as a health intervention is
 essential to improving patient outcomes
 and reducing long-term health care     
costs4  #c4 ,supplemental food and      
nutrition services grant program  7a7   
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services1 acting    
through the ,administrator of the       
,health ,resources and ,services        
,administration1 7in this section       
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
establish a program to award grants1 on 
a competitive basis1 to ,federally      
qualified health centers to-- 7#a7      
implement food insecurity screening     
tools2  7#b7 operate on-site food       

pantries2  7#c7 partner with food banks1
 farms1 and nutrition assistance        
programs2  7#d7 employ registered       
dieticians and nutrition professionals2 
and  7#e7 offer culturally tailored     
nutrition education4  7b7 ,applications 
,to be eligible for a grant under this  
section1 a ,federally qualified health  
center shall submit to the ,secretary an
 application at such time1 in such      
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7c7     
,technical assistance and capacity      
building ,the ,secretary shall provide  
to recipients of grants under this      
section-- 7#a7 training and best        
practices for integrating food and      
nutrition services into care delivery2  
and  7#b7 support for data collection1  
evaluation1 and reporting4  7d7         
,coordination with ,federal nutrition   
programs ,in administering the program  
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 coordinate with the ,secretary of      
,agriculture and the ,administrator for 

the ,centers for ,medicare  ,medicaid   
,services to-- 7#a7 streamline referrals
 and enrollment in-- 7,a7 the           
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program under the ,food and ,nutrition  
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et    
seq47 7in this section referred to as   
,,snap72  7,b7 the special supplemental 
nutrition program for women1 infants1   
and children under section #ag of the   
,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #aghf7 7in this section       
referred to as ,,wic72 and  7,c7 other  
nutrition programs2  7#b7 encourage     
,medicaid waivers or demonstration      
projects that support nutrition services
 as reimbursable care2 and  7#c7 explore
 opportunities under value-based payment
 models to fund food and nutrition      
interventions4  7e7 ,reporting and      
evaluation ,as a condition of receiving 
a grant under this section1 a ,federally
 qualified health center shall agree to 
submit to the ,secretary annual reports 
detailing-- 7#a7 the number of patients 

served by the grant2  7#b7 the number of
 referrals to1 and enrollments in1      
,,snap1 ,,wic1 and other nutrition      
programs2 and  7#c7 the community       
partnerships and resource utilization   
facilitated by the grant4  7f7          
,federally qualified health center      
defined ,in this section1 the term      
,federally qualified health center has  
the meaning given the term in section   
#ahfa7;aa7 of the ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7aa774  7g7       
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #ajj1jjj1jjj for 
each of fiscal years #bjbg through      
#bjca4