House File 2641 H-8232 Amend House File 2641 as follows: 1 1. Page 3, after line 27 by inserting: 2 < PART ___ 3 ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER —— APPROPRIATION 4 Sec. ___. PARTICIPATION IN SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS 5 TRANSFER (EBT) FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM —— APPROPRIATION. The 6 department of agriculture and land stewardship, in coordination 7 with the department of education and the department of health 8 and human services, shall do all of the following: 9 1. Immediately upon the effective date of this part of this 10 division of this Act, submit a letter of intent to the United 11 States secretary of agriculture to apply for and participate in 12 the summer EBT for children program established as a permanent 13 program under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 14 2023, 42 U.S.C. §1762, during summer 2024. 15 2. Coordinate with the department of education, the 16 department of health and human services, and the United States 17 department of agriculture food and nutrition service to develop 18 a successful management and administration plan for the summer 19 EBT for children program, and submit the plan to the United 20 States secretary of agriculture by a date designated by the 21 United States secretary of agriculture. 22 Sec. ___. SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) FOR 23 CHILDREN PROGRAM —— HEALTHIEST STATE INITIATIVE COORDINATION 24 —— APPROPRIATIONS. 25 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 26 to the department of agriculture and land stewardship for the 27 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, the following amount, or 28 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for administration 29 of the summer EBT for children program as provided under the 30 federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, during summer 31 2024: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,900,000 33 a. The department of agriculture and land stewardship may 34 allocate funding to the department of health and human services 35 -1- HF 2641.3722 (1) 90 da/js 1/ 3 #1.

or department of education for administration of the summer 1 electronic benefits transfer for children program. 2 b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection, at least 3 $700,000 shall be used by the department of agriculture and 4 land stewardship to contract with the Iowa institute of public 5 health research and policy at the university of Iowa college 6 of public health to evaluate the nutritional and other health 7 impacts of the summer EBT for children program, and to document 8 the nutritional content of food products carrying the choose 9 Iowa logo as provided in section 159.29. The department shall 10 post the information on its internet site advertising the 11 choose Iowa promotional program established in section 159.28. 12 c. Any moneys appropriated in this subsection that remain 13 unexpended or unobligated at the end of the fiscal year 14 beginning July 1, 2023, shall not revert but shall remain 15 available for use in the succeeding fiscal year for the 16 purposes authorized in this subsection. 17 2. The department of agriculture and land stewardship shall 18 conduct a study regarding how the choose Iowa promotional 19 program may be combined with financial incentives provided 20 by the state to support the purchase or procurement of food 21 items that are Iowa products for use by publicly administered 22 or supported food assistance or feeding programs administered 23 by the state, including the double up food bucks program as 24 part of the Iowa healthiest state initiative. The department 25 shall submit its report to the general assembly and governor by 26 November 1, 2024. 27 Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE DATE. This part of this division of 28 this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect 29 upon enactment. 30 Sec. ___. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This part of this 31 division of this Act applies retroactively to July 1, 2023. > 32 2. Title page, line 3, after < date > by inserting < and 33 retroactive applicability > 34 3. By renumbering as necessary. 35 -2- HF 2641.3722 (1) 90 da/js 2/ 3 #2.