US Congress House Bill 4971 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 18 2010 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Greening Food Deserts Act - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Office of Urban Agriculture which shall coordinate Department of Agriculture (USDA) activities related to urban agriculture and nutrition. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary to provide technical assistance in support of backyard conservation and community gardening programs involving small-scale subsistence and personal-use agriculture. Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 regarding urban and community forestry assistance to give a priority to the production and procurement in urban areas of plant materials that are resistant to invasive species. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize appropriations for the seniors farmers' market nutrition program. Directs the Secretary to make loans, provide loan guarantees, and make grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for farmers' market construction and renovation. Amends the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 to include an evaluation of state farmers' markets in each agriculture census. Renames the Rural Energy for America Program as the Renewable Energy for America Program. Authorizes the Secretary to make a microloan or grant available to support outreach activities for: (1) developing food production in communities not traditionally associated with agricultural production; and (2) supporting local food production and distribution. Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates for school lunch, breakfast, and summer food service meals consisting in whole or part of foods produced through agricultural education programs that use enrolled students to produce food and provide the food to in-house feeding programs. Amends The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary to make eight grants each fiscal year to regional food banks or consortiums of community feeding programs for a demonstration project to produce fresh fruits and vegetables at these facilities while teaching eligible households how to engage in small-scale food production residentially or at community gardens.

Greening Food Deserts Act

Rep Kanjorski, Paul E.	Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Rush, Bobby L.	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille
Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Murphy, Patrick J.
Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Moore, Gwen	Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep Lowey, Nita M.
Rep Lewis, John	Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Larson, John B.	Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.
Rep Sanchez, Loretta	Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol	Rep Neal, Richard E.
Rep Crowley, Joseph	Rep Cao, Anh "Joseph"	Rep Davis, Lincoln	Rep Tonko, Paul D.
Rep Tonko, Paul D.	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C.	Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr.
Rep Yarmuth, John A.	Rep Watt, Melvin L.	Rep Waters, Maxine	Rep Thompson, Bennie G.
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh	Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Kildee, Dale E.	Rep Kaptur, Marcy
Rep Berry, Marion	Rep Berman, Howard L.	Rep Berkley, Shelley	Rep Baldwin, Tammy
Rep Sutton, Betty	Rep Sherman, Brad	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.	Rep Matsui, Doris O.
Rep Green, Gene	Rep Dingell, John D.	Rep Dahlkemper, Kathleen A.	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"
Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.	Rep Velazquez, Nydia M.	Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Blumenauer, Earl
Rep Brady, Robert A.	Rep Butterfield, G. K.	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.
Rep Hirono, Mazie K.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Higgins, Brian	Rep Hare, Phil
Rep Fudge, Marcia L.	Rep Fattah, Chaka	Rep Davis, Danny K.	Rep Cummings, Elijah E.
Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Clyburn, James E.	Rep Cleaver, Emanuel
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy	Rep Frank, Barney

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-18		Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
2010-06-18		Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
2010-04-30		Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
2010-03-25		Referred to House Education and Labor
2010-03-25		Referred to House Agriculture
2010-03-25		Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN04971:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr4971ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr4971ih.pdf