To provide access to grocery delivery for homebound seniors and individuals with disabilities eligible for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits.

1. Adds SEC. 4001. ACCESS TO GROCERY DELIVERY FOR HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE BENEFITS on page 351, between lines 12 and 13

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   Inserted: SEC. 4001. ACCESS TO GROCERY DELIVERY FOR HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 3(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(p)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in paragraph (3), by striking "and" at the end;

   Inserted: (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and

   Inserted: (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:

   Inserted: "(5) a public or private nonprofit food purchasing and delivery service that--

   Inserted: "(A) purchases food for, and delivers the food to, individuals who are--

   Inserted: "(i) unable to shop for food; and

   Inserted: "(ii)(I) not less than 60 years of age; or

   Inserted: "(II) individuals with disabilities;

   Inserted: "(B) clearly notifies the participating household at the time the household places a food order-- "(i) of any delivery fee associated with the food purchase and delivery provided to the household by the service; and

   Inserted: "(ii) that a delivery fee cannot be paid with benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and

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   Inserted: "(C) sells food purchased for the household at the price paid by the service for the food without any additional cost markup.".

   Inserted: (b) Issuance of Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations that--

   Inserted: (1) establish criteria to identify a food purchasing and delivery service described in section 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (as added by subsection (a)(3)); and

   Inserted: (2) establish procedures to ensure that the service--

   Inserted: (A) does not charge more for a food item than the price paid by the service for the food item;

   Inserted: (B) offers food delivery service at no or low cost to households under that Act;

   Inserted: (C) ensures that benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program are used only to purchase food, as defined in section 3 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2012);

   Inserted: (D) limits the purchase of food, and the delivery of the food, to households eligible to receive services described in section 3(p)(5) of that Act (as added by subsection (a)(3));

   Inserted: (E) has established adequate safeguards against fraudulent activities, including unauthorized use of electronic benefit cards issued under that Act; and

   Inserted: (F) such other requirements as the Secretary considers appropriate.

   Inserted: (c) Limitation.--Before the issuance of regulations under subsection (b), the Secretary may not approve more than 20 food purchasing and delivery services described in section 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (as added by subsection (a)(3)) to participate as retail food stores under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

   Inserted: (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this section take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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