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HOUSE
FILE
970
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
796)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
216)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
26,
2025
)
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.
1.
The
department
of
health
and
human
24
services
shall
request
that
the
food
and
nutrition
services
of
25
the
United
States
department
of
agriculture
provide
approval,
26
for
purposes
of
state
administration
of
the
supplemental
food
27
and
nutrition
program,
for
a
modification
to
the
eligible
foods
28
as
defined
in
7
C.F.R.
§271.2
to
only
include
healthy
foods
29
and
beverages
based
on
necessary
nutrition
for
good
health,
30
including
but
not
limited
to
healthy
grains,
dairy,
meat,
eggs,
31
peanut
butter
and
nuts,
pasta,
rice,
legumes,
and
fruits
and
32
vegetables.
33
2.
Upon
receipt
of
federal
approval
as
described
in
34
subsection
1,
the
healthy
food
based
on
necessary
nutrition
for
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good
health
standards
shall
not
be
rescinded
without
enacting
1
legislation.
2
Sec.
3.
CONTINGENT
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following
takes
3
effect
on
the
date
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
4
receives
federal
approval
to
modify
eligible
foods
for
purposes
5
of
state
administration
of
the
supplemental
food
and
nutrition
6
program
as
specified
under
this
Act,
if
federal
approval
is
7
received:
8
The
section
of
this
Act
making
a
supplemental
appropriation
9
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
provide
10
grants
to
support
the
double
up
food
bucks
program.
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