[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4488 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4488
To amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to
establish a pilot program to award grants to facilitate home delivery
of commodities under the commodity supplemental food program, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 11, 2024
Mr. Kelly (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to
establish a pilot program to award grants to facilitate home delivery
of commodities under the commodity supplemental food program, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Delivering for Rural Seniors Act of
2024''.
SEC. 2. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM HOME DELIVERY PILOT
PROGRAM.
The Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c
note; Public Law 93-86) is amended by inserting after section 5 the
following:
``SEC. 5A. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM HOME DELIVERY PILOT
PROGRAM.
``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
``(1) to award grants for the operation of projects that
increase access for low-income elderly persons to commodities
through home delivery; and
``(2) to evaluate those projects.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Commodity supplemental food program.--The term
`commodity supplemental food program' means the program
established under section 4.
``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
``(A) a local agency; or
``(B) a subdistributing agency.
``(3) Local agency; state agency; subdistributing agency.--
The terms `local agency', `State agency', and `subdistributing
agency' have the meanings given those terms in section 247.1 of
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
regulation).
``(4) Rural area.--The term `rural area' has the meaning
given the term in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)).
``(c) Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive
basis, to State agencies to carry out the activities described in
subsection (f)(1).
``(d) Maximum Grant Award.--The amount of a grant awarded to a
State agency under subsection (c) may not exceed the lesser of--
``(1) $4,000,000; and
``(2) the product obtained by multiplying--
``(A) the commodity supplemental food program
caseload of the applicable State at the time that the
application for the grant is submitted under subsection
(e); and
``(B) $60.
``(e) Applications.--A State agency seeking a grant under
subsection (c) shall submit to the Secretary an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
``(f) Use of Grant Funds.--
``(1) In general.--A State agency awarded a grant under
subsection (c) shall distribute the grant funds to eligible
entities to operate projects that facilitate home delivery of
commodities to participants in the commodity supplemental food
program, including for costs associated with--
``(A) transportation and distribution of
commodities to participants in the commodity
supplemental food program, including transportation and
distribution services provided by a third party;
``(B) staffing required to operate home delivery
services; and
``(C) outreach to participants or potential
participants in the commodity supplemental food program
with respect to home delivery.
``(2) Priority.--In distributing grant funds in accordance
with paragraph (1), a State agency shall prioritize eligible
entities that serve participants in the commodity supplemental
food program who reside in a rural area.
``(g) Report to the Secretary.--Not later than 180 days after the
end of the fiscal year in which a State agency is awarded a grant under
subsection (c), and each fiscal year thereafter until all grant funds
are expended, a State agency shall submit to the Secretary a report
that includes--
``(1) a summary of the activities carried out under the
projects funded by the grant, including the quantity of
commodities delivered, number of participants in the commodity
supplemental food program served, and total number of
deliveries;
``(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of those projects,
including--
``(A) a calculation of the average cost per
delivery; and
``(B) an evaluation of any services provided by a
third party; and
``(3) best practices regarding use of home delivery to
improve the effectiveness of the commodity supplemental food
program.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2025 through 2027, to remain available until expended.''.
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