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[H.R. 5136 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5136
To address infrastructure needs for food banks serving rural
communities and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 4, 2023
Ms. Bonamici (for herself and Ms. Schrier) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To address infrastructure needs for food banks serving rural
communities 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 ``Supporting Transportation
Organization and Refrigeration Expansion Act of 2023'' or ``STORE Act
of 2023''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE EFAP INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS PROGRAM.
Section 209 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
7511a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``an emergency feeding
organization'' and inserting ``the State agency designated by a
State in the State plan required by section 202A (7 U.S.C.
7503)'',
(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) by striking the heading and inserting
``Preference'',
(B) by inserting ``Tribal, low income, and remote''
before ``communities'', and
(C) in subparagraph (A) by striking and inserting
``rural'' with ``these'',
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``carry out activities of the
eligible entity'' and inserting ``distribute grant
amounts to support activities'',
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``for the tracking
of time-sensitive food products'' and inserting
``needed to safely and efficiently distribute food to
people in need'',
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``time-sensitive
and perishable food products'' and inserting
``commodities provided by the Secretary under this Act
and commodities secured from other sources'',
(D) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``through the support of
small or mid-size farms and ranches, fisheries,
and aquaculture, and donations from local food
producers and manufacturers to persons in
need'', and
(ii) by inserting ``, including expanding
mobile and home delivery options and
assessments or professional studies of outreach
activities'' after ``United States'',
(E) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``, governmental,
and Tribal'' after ``nonprofit'', and
(F) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``,
governmental, and Tribal'' after ``nonprofit'',
and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) by striking ``rural areas'' and
inserting ``underserved areas
identified in subsection (b)(2)'', and
(II) by striking ``and'' at the
end,
(G) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by striking ``constructing'' and
inserting ``renovating'', and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and'', and
(H) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) not more than 4 percent of such grant for
administrative costs to carry this section.'', and
(4) in subsection (d) by striking ``$15,000,000'' and all
that follows through ``2023'', and inserting ``$25,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028''.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON COLD STORAGE NEEDS NATIONALLY.
(a) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out a study and
produce a report--
(1) on the shortages to meet the total emergency food needs
for refrigerated and frozen storage space, as well as
refrigerated trucks and other delivery vehicles, for use by
emergency food organizations to meet the needs of their
communities, and
(2) an estimate of the cost to meet the needs of all
emergency food organizations, including food banks and food
pantries, nationally for new coolers, freezers, refrigerated
and dry trucks, and trailers.
(b) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) Emergency food organization.--The term ``emergency food
organization'' has the meaning given it in section 2 of the
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501) and is
not otherwise limited to relevant organizations participating
in the emergency food assistance program under such Act.
(2) Shortages.--The term ``shortages'' means meeting the
total emergency food needs of the community, group, school,
network, region, town, city, state, or otherwise relevant area
an emergency feeding organization serves.
(c) Appropriations.--There is appropriated, out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000, to remain available
until expended, to carry out this section.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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