H-1197

   Amend House File 754 as follows:
   1.  By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: 
   <Section 1.  FOOD BANKS —— APPROPRIATION —— DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
   To support nonprofit food banks, as defined in section 423.3, with food assistance:
   ...................................................................... $  5,000,000

   Moneys appropriated shall be used by the department to purchase twenty million meals that shall be distributed among the nonprofit food banks based upon the percentage of the state population of the service area of the specific food bank.
   Sec. 2.  Section 423.3, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  107.  The sales price from the sale or rental of tangible personal property or specified digital products, or services furnished, to a nonprofit food bank, which tangible personal property, specified digital products, or services are to be used by the nonprofit food bank for a charitable purpose. For purposes of this subsection, “nonprofit food bank” means an organization organized under chapter 504 and qualifying under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code that maintains an established operation involving the provision of food or edible commodities or the products thereof on a regular basis to persons in need or to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or other food or feeding centers that, as an integral part of their normal activities, provide meals or food on a regular basis to persons in need.>
   2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting <An Act relating to nonprofit food banks, and making an appropriation.>

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HUNTER of Polk