Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2023
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What This Bill Does
This bill changes how the government funds the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. It requires the government to set aside guaranteed money from a special agriculture fund to pay for this program instead of using money that changes year to year.
Who It Affects
The Secretary of Agriculture (the leader of the Department of Agriculture) is directly affected, as this person must use the designated funds to run the program.
Key Provisions
• The government must use money from the Commodity Credit Corporation (a federal fund that helps agriculture) to pay for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (Sec. 2)
• The government must spend 25 million dollars in 2024, 30 million dollars in 2025, 35 million dollars in 2026, 40 million dollars in 2027, and 50 million dollars in 2028 and every year after that (Sec. 2)
What Changes
The bill removes the old funding rules for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative and replaces them with these specific dollar amounts that are guaranteed each year.
Important Definitions
The bill does not provide definitions for any terms.
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