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House
File
796
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
796
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
216)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
double
up
food
bucks
program,
the
1
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
program
and
making
2
appropriations
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
DOUBLE
1
UP
FOOD
BUCKS
PROGRAM
——
SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATION.
There
2
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
3
department
of
health
and
human
services
for
the
fiscal
year
4
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
ending
June
30,
2026,
in
addition
5
to
any
other
funding
appropriated
for
such
purposes
for
the
6
same
fiscal
year,
the
following
amount
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
7
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
8
To
provide
grants
to
support
the
double
up
food
bucks
9
program
administered
by
the
Iowa
healthiest
state
initiative
10
to
make
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
sold
at
farmers
markets,
11
grocery
stores,
and
other
participating
locations
accessible
12
to
individuals
and
families
who
reside
in
this
state
and
13
receive
assistance
through
the
federal
supplemental
nutrition
14
assistance
program:
15
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$
1,000,000
16
A
grant
recipient
that
receives
funding
pursuant
to
this
17
section
shall
provide
at
least
a
dollar-for-dollar
match
of
the
18
grant
assistance.
19
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
under
this
20
section
shall
not
revert
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year,
but
21
shall
remain
available
for
the
purposes
designated.
22
Sec.
2.
SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
——
23
ELIGIBLE
FOODS.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
24
shall
request
from
the
food
and
nutrition
services
of
the
25
United
States
department
of
agriculture
to
provide,
for
26
purposes
of
state
administration
of
the
supplemental
food
and
27
nutrition
program,
a
modification
to
the
eligible
foods
as
28
defined
in
7
C.F.R.
§271.2
to
only
include
healthy
food
based
29
on
necessary
nutrition
for
good
health,
including
but
not
30
limited
to
healthy
grains,
dairy,
meat,
eggs,
peanut
butter
and
31
nuts,
pasta,
rice,
legumes,
and
fruits
and
vegetables.
32
Sec.
3.
CONTINGENT
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following
takes
33
effect
on
the
date
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
34
receives
federal
approval
to
modify
eligible
foods
for
purposes
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of
state
administration
of
the
supplemental
food
and
nutrition
1
program
as
specified
under
this
Act,
if
federal
approval
is
2
received:
3
The
section
of
this
Act
making
a
supplemental
appropriation
4
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
provide
5
grants
to
support
the
double
up
food
bucks
program.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
relates
to
eligible
foods
for
the
supplemental
10
nutrition
assistance
program
(SNAP)
and
double
up
food
bucks
11
program.
12
The
bill
makes
a
$1
million
supplemental
appropriation
from
13
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
health
and
14
human
services
(HHS)
for
fiscal
year
2025-2026,
in
addition
15
to
any
other
funding
appropriated
for
such
purpose
for
the
16
same
fiscal
year,
to
provide
grants
to
support
the
double
up
17
food
bucks
program
administered
by
the
Iowa
healthiest
state
18
initiative
to
make
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
sold
at
farmers
19
markets,
grocery
stores,
and
other
participating
locations
20
accessible
to
individuals
and
families
who
reside
in
this
21
state
and
receive
assistance
through
SNAP.
The
bill
requires
22
a
double
up
food
bucks
program
grant
recipient
to
provide
at
23
least
a
dollar-for-dollar
match
of
the
grant
assistance.
24
The
bill
requires
HHS
to
request
a
waiver
from
the
United
25
States
department
of
agriculture,
food
and
nutrition
service
26
to
provide
that
the
eligible
foods
under
state
administration
27
of
SNAP
only
include
healthy
food
based
on
necessary
nutrition
28
for
good
health,
including
but
not
limited
to
healthy
grains,
29
dairy,
meat,
eggs,
peanut
butter
and
nuts,
pasta,
rice,
30
legumes,
and
fruits
and
vegetables.
31
The
supplemental
appropriation
for
the
double
up
food
bucks
32
program
takes
effect
on
the
date
HHS
receives
federal
approval
33
of
the
SNAP
waiver,
if
the
waiver
is
approved.
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