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This bill would change an existing farm law so that maple syrup can be bought through the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program. In simple terms, it would make maple syrup an approved food item for a program that helps older adults buy fresh and locally grown foods at farmers’ markets and similar places.
- It amends a section of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.
- The change is small and specific: it adds maple syrup to the list of items allowed under the program.
- The bill is meant to support local agricultural products and give seniors one more item they can purchase with program benefits.
Official Summaries
Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential Act or the MAPLE Act
This bill includes maple syrup as one of the eligible foods under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).
As background, the Department of Agriculture's SFMNP provides grants to participating states to provide low-income seniors with coupons/vouchers that may be used at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to purchase eligible foods (i.e., fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally-grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey).
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 57 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 57
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include
maple syrup under the seniors farmers' market nutrition program.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Welch (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
King, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include
maple syrup under the seniors farmers' market nutrition program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Making Agricultural Products Locally
Essential Act'' or the ``MAPLE Act''.
SEC. 2. MAPLE SYRUP UNDER THE SENIORS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION
PROGRAM.
Section 4402(b)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ``maple syrup,''
before ``and herbs''.
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