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Adds a new section (section 31, "Dairy nutrition incentive program") to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 establishing a dairy nutrition incentive program with definitions, grant/cooperative agreement authority, evaluation and reporting requirements, funding provisions, and transition/repeal of the prior healthy fluid milk incentives projects.
Repeals section 4208 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (codified at 7 U.S.C. 2026a) effective 1 year after the Secretary certifies completion of transition of projects under that section to the dairy nutrition incentive program.
Creates a Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program to test ways to help households using SNAP buy and consume more nutrient‑rich dairy. It uses point‑of‑purchase incentives delivered at checkout, funded through competitive grants and cooperative agreements. The program must be up and running within 180 days. It requires independent evaluations, public reports (with the first due by December 31 of the first full calendar year after launch), annual funding, and moves existing healthy fluid milk projects into this new structure.
Defines “dairy product” as a product listing cow’s milk as the first ingredient, or second if water is first.
Defines “eligible entity” to mean a State or local governmental entity, or a nonprofit organization.
Defines “fluid milk” as pasteurized cow’s milk in liquid form that contains vitamins A and D at levels consistent with FDA and applicable State/local standards.
Defines “naturally nutrient-rich dairy” to include fluid milk, yogurt and other cultured cow’s milk dairy products, and cheese (including nonstandardized cheese) made from cow’s milk.
Defines “program” to mean the dairy nutrition incentive program established under subsection (b).
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced March 31, 2025 by Jim Costa · Last progress March 31, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House