Reauthorization of the Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program

Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Federal share (i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii) and subparagraph (D)(iii), the Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the activity. (ii) Waiver for persistent poverty areas The Secretary may waive the application of clause (i) in the case of an activity carried out— (I) in a county that, during the preceding 30-year period has had a population of which greater than or equal to 20 percent of such population are living in poverty (as measured by the most recent decennial censuses and most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates of the Bureau of the Census); or (II) in a census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent during the preceding 30-year period, as measured by the most recent 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census.; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B)— (i) by redesignating clauses (ix) and (x) as clauses (x) and (xi); and (ii) by inserting after clause (viii) the following: (ix) increase year-round availability of incentives by offering all forms of fruits or vegetables;; (2) in subsection (c), by striking fresh fruits and vegetables and inserting all forms of fruits, vegetables, and legumes each place it appears; and (3) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 2023 and inserting 2031; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking 2023 each place it appears and inserting 2031.