H.F. 119 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 175B.3A Senior farmers’ market 1 nutrition program. 2 The department, in administering the senior farmers’ market 3 nutrition program, shall deem as eligible all categories of 4 participants who are eligible to receive benefits under 7 5 C.F.R. §249.6. 6 EXPLANATION 7 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 8 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 9 This bill amends the “Iowa Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program 10 Act” (Code chapter 175B) administered by the department of 11 agriculture and land stewardship. One program administered 12 by the department is the senior farmers’ market nutrition 13 program (SFMNP) as authorized by the federal Farm Security and 14 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. §3007 and 7 C.F.R. pt. 15 249). The bill requires all categories of participants under 7 16 C.F.R. §249.6 are eligible to receive assistance. That section 17 mandates that generally participants must be at least 60 years 18 old, but that states may include persons who are less than that 19 age, including Native Americans who are at least 55 years old 20 and certain disabled individuals who are less than 60 years 21 old living in housing facilities occupied primarily by older 22 individuals where congregate nutrition services are provided. 23 -1- LSB 1906YH (4) 86 da/nh 1/ 1