SHOPP Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3127 To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide families year-round access to nutrition incentives, including hard-to-serve areas, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 9, 2023 Ms. CROCKETT (for herself, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BACON, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, and Mr. CASAR) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide families year-round access to nutrition incen- tives, including hard-to-serve areas, and for other pur- poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting all Healthy 4 Options when Purchasing Produce Act’’ or the ‘‘SHOPP 5 Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3127.IH H3127 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3127 IH SEC. 2. NUTRITION INCENTIVES. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4405 of the Food, Con- 2 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is 3 amended— 4 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)— 5 (A) by redesignating clauses (ix) and (x) 6 as clauses (x) and (xi); and 7 (B) by inserting after clause (viii) the fol- 8 lowing: 9 ‘‘(ix) increase year-round availability 10 of incentives by offering fresh frozen fruits 11 or vegetables;’’; and 12 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fresh fruits 13 and vegetables’’ and inserting ‘‘fresh or fresh frozen 14 fruits, vegetables, and legumes’’ each place it ap- 15 pears. 16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 17 this section shall take effect on March 6, 2024. 18 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 May 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3127.IH H3127 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS