H.R. 2473

In plain English

Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act This bill establishes a federal tax credit and grant program for qualified food providers that invest in facilities located in a food desert. To qualify for either the federal tax credit or a grant, a food provider must be (1) certified by the Internal Revenue Service as a special access food provider, and (2) located in a food desert. The bill defines a food desert as a population census tract or area in which  a specified portion of the population lives more than 1 mile (for metropolitan areas) or 10 miles (for non-metropolitan areas) from a grocery store, the poverty rate is at least 20%, or the median family income does not exceed a certain percentage. For a grocery store that meets such requirements, the bill allows a business tax credit of up to 15% of the costs of a new store or 10% of the costs to renovate an existing store. The bill also authorizes grants of up to 15% of costs to build a permanent food bank or 10% of the annual operating costs of a mobile market, farmers market, or temporary or mobile food bank for which the primary purpose is the distribution of food in a food desert. Such grants are excluded from gross incom

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