,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself and ,mr4  
,husted7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,agriculture and ,consumer ,protection 
,act of #aigc to establish a pilot      
program to award grants to facilitate   
home delivery of commodities under the  
commodity supplemental food program1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,delivering for ,rural ,seniors ,act of 
#bjbf4  #b4 ,commodity supplemental food
 program home delivery pilot program    
,the ,agriculture and ,consumer         
,protection ,act of #aigc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#fab;c note2 ,public ,law #ic-hf7 is    
amended by inserting after section #e   
the following3  #e;,a4 ,commodity       
supplemental food program home delivery 
pilot program  7a7 ,purposes ,the       

purposes of this section are-- 7#a7 to  
award grants for the operation of       
projects that increase access for       
low-income elderly persons to           
commodities through home delivery2 and  
7#b7 to evaluate those projects4  7b7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,commodity supplemental food program    
,the term commodity supplemental food   
program means the program established   
under section #d4  7#b7 ,eligible entity
 ,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 
a local agency2 or  7,b7 a              
subdistributing agency4  7#c7 ,local    
agency2 ,state agency2 subdistributing  
agency ,the terms local agency1 ,state  
agency1 and subdistributing agency have 
the meanings given those terms in       
section #bdg4a of title #g1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations 7or a successor   
regulation74  7#d7 ,rural area ,the term
 rural area has the meaning given the   
term in section #cdc7;a7 of the         
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         

#aiia7;a774  7c7 ,grants ,the ,secretary
 shall award grants1 on a competitive   
basis1 to ,state agencies to carry out  
the activities described in subsection  
7f77#a74  7d7 ,maximum grant award ,the 
amount of a grant awarded to a ,state   
agency under subsection 7c7 may not     
exceed the lesser of-- 7#a7 #d1jjj1jjj2 
and  7#b7 the product obtained by       
multiplying-- 7,a7 the commodity        
supplemental food program caseload of   
the applicable ,state at the time that  
the application for the grant is        
submitted under subsection 7e72 and     
7,b7 #fj4  7e7 ,applications ,a ,state  
agency seeking a grant under subsection 
7c7 shall submit to the ,secretary an   
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7f7 ,use
 of grant funds  7#a7 ,in general ,a    
,state agency awarded a grant under     
subsection 7c7 shall distribute the     
grant funds to eligible entities to     
operate projects that facilitate home   

delivery of commodities to participants 
in the commodity supplemental food      
program1 including for costs associated 
with-- 7,a7 transportation and          
distribution of commodities to          
participants in the commodity           
supplemental food program1 including    
transportation and distribution services
 provided by a third party2  7,b7       
staffing required to operate home       
delivery services2 and  7,c7 outreach to
 participants or potential participants 
in the commodity supplemental food      
program with respect to home delivery4  
7#b7 ,priority ,in distributing grant   
funds in accordance with paragraph 7#a71
 a ,state agency shall prioritize       
eligible entities that serve            
participants in the commodity           
supplemental food program who reside in 
a rural area4  7g7 ,report to the       
,secretary ,not later than #ahj days    
after the end of the fiscal year in     
which a ,state agency is awarded a grant
 under subsection 7c71 and each fiscal  

year thereafter until all grant funds   
are expended1 a ,state agency shall     
submit to the ,secretary a report that  
includes-- 7#a7 a summary of the        
activities carried out under the        
projects funded by the grant1 including 
the quantity of commodities delivered1  
number of participants in the commodity 
supplemental food program served1 and   
total number of deliveries2  7#b7 an    
assessment of the effectiveness of those
 projects1 including-- 7,a7 a           
calculation of the average cost per     
delivery2 and  7,b7 an evaluation of any
 services provided by a third party2 and
  7#c7 best practices regarding use of  
home delivery to improve the            
effectiveness of the commodity          
supplemental food program4  7h7         
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #aj1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjbg through      
#bjbi1 to remain available until        
expended4  4