,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajfhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjbf,mr4 
,latim] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,kelly (       
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,bynum1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 
,norton1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 
,mc,bride1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( 
,mississippi1 & ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new     
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to e/abli% a   
grant program to facilitate food access 
9 community heal? c5t]s1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,food ,access 9         
,community ,heal? ,c5t]s ,act ( #bjbf4  
#b4 ,grant program to facilitate food   
access 9 community heal? c5t]s  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all e/abli% a 
grant program 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z
 ! ,program7 to facilitate food access 9

 community heal? c5t]s4  7b7 ,grant     
au?ority ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 !     
,secret>y may make grants on a          
competitive basis to eligible p>tn]%ips 
9 accordance ) ?is section4  7c7        
,applications ,to be eligible = a grant 
"u ! ,program1 an eligible p>tn]%ip %all
 submit to ! ,secret>y an application 9 
su* =m1 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su*        
in=mation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es        
appropriate1 includ+1 at a m9imum1 a    
description ( a project describ$ 9      
subsection 7d7 propos$ to be c>ri$ out )
 su* grant4  7d7 ,eligible projects ,!  
,secret>y may make a grant "u ! ,program
 only = a project t-- 7#a7 provides a   
physical space 9 or adjac5t to a        
community heal? c5t] = ! op]ation ( a   
location t makes food available2  7#b7  
provides a vehicle t makes food         
available-- 7,a7 on ! premises ( a      
community heal? c5t]2 &  7,b7 accord+ to
 a def9$ s*$ule2 or  7#c7 assi/s ) co/s 
relat$ to ! op]ation ( a physical space 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or a vehicle   

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 includ+ any   
co/s relat$ to ! procurem5t1            
transportation1 /orage1 or di/ribution (
 food4  7e7 ,maximum aw>d ,a grant aw>d$
 to an eligible p>tn]%ip "u ! ,program  
may n exce$ #ejj1jjj4  7f7 ,report+     
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually     
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all make publicly 
available a report t includes--  7#a7 an
 evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( !        
,program2  7#b7 an analysis ( ! impact (
 ! ,program on ! food insecurity (      
pati5ts ( community heal? c5t]s2 &  7#c7
 recomm5dations to improve ! ,program4  
7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7      
,community heal? c5t] ,! t]m community  
heal? c5t] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m       
,f$]ally-qualifi$ heal? c5t] 9 section  
#aije ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d74  7#b7 ,eligible     
p>tn]%ip ,! t]m eligible p>tn]%ip means 
a community heal? c5t] & an em]g5cy fe$+
 op]ation t p>tn] toge!r ) respect to a 
project describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7#c7

 ,em]g5cy fe$+ op]ation ,! t]m em]g5cy  
fe$+ op]ation means a public or private 
nonpr(it organization t adm9i/]s        
activities & projects 7includ+ !        
activities & projects ( a *>itable      
in/itution1 a food bank1 a food pantry1 
a hung] relief c5t]1 a s\p kit*51 or a  
simil> public or private nonpr(it       
organization7 t make food available4