text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Bodegas as Catalysts for Healthy 
  Living Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND CONSUMER EDUCATION AND 
                OUTREACH.
  
      (a) Program Required.--The Administrator of the Small Business 
  Administration shall carry out a program under which the Administrator 
  makes grants to any of the following:
              (1) A locally-based organization that represents small 
          business concerns.
              (2) A local redevelopment agency that is chartered, 
          established, or otherwise sanctioned by a State or local 
          government.
      (b) Use of Grant Amounts.--The recipient of a grant under this 
  section shall use the grant amounts for one or more of the following 
  activities:
              (1) To provide, to independently owned and operated small 
          business concerns, such as bodegas and corner stores, 
          assistance (such as assistance in purchasing appropriate 
          equipment, or assistance in hiring and training personnel) in 
          expanding their inventory to include one or more of the 
          following products:
                      (A) Fresh fruits and vegetables.
                      (B) Healthy alternatives (as defined by the 
                  Department of Agriculture) such as whole milk 
                  alternatives, pure fruit juices, and products with 0 
                  grams of transfat).
              (2) To provide, to community-based organizations, such as 
          community health centers, assistance in carrying out consumer 
          education and outreach activities to encourage the purchase of 
          such products, such as by informing communities about the 
          health risks associated with high-calorie, low-exercise 
          lifestyles and the benefits of healthy living.
      (c) Collaboration Required.--A small business concern may receive 
  assistance in expanding inventory under subsection (b)(1) only if the 
  small business concern works in collaboration with one or more 
  community-based organizations in expanding that inventory. A community-
  based organization may receive assistance in carrying out activities 
  under subsection (b)(2) only if the community-based organization works 
  in collaboration with one or more small business concerns in carrying 
  out those activities.
      (d) Maximum Grant.--A grant under this section may not exceed 
  $100,000.
      (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
  appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
  
  SEC. 3. COVERAGE OF ADDITIONAL PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES 
                UNDER THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS.
  
      (a) Medicare Program.--
              (1) In general.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act 
          (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended--
                      (A) in subsection (s)(2), by adding at the end the 
                  following new subparagraph:
                      ``(BB) additional primary and preventive services 
                  described in subsection (ccc);''; and
                      (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                  subsection:
  
                ``Additional Primary and Preventive Services
  
      ``(ccc) The term `additional primary and preventive services' means 
  such primary and preventive services that are not otherwise covered 
  under this title as the Secretary shall specify when provided by 
  qualified providers, as specified by the Secretary. Such term includes 
  the following:
              ``(1) Services for the prevention and treatment of obesity 
          and obesity-related disease.
              ``(2) Supervised exercise sessions.
              ``(3) Exercise stress testing for the purpose of exercise 
          prescriptions.
              ``(4) Lifestyle modification education.
              ``(5) Culinary arts education for the purpose of promoting 
          proper nutrition.''.
              (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1862(a)(1) of such 
          Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)) is amended--
                      (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                  (M);
                      (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                  (N); and
                      (iii) by adding at the end the following new 
                  subparagraph:
                      ``(O) in the case of additional primary care and 
                  preventive services, which are performed more 
                  frequently than the Secretary may specify;''.
              (B) Section 1833(b)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)(5)) 
          is amended by inserting ``or additional primary care or 
          preventive services (as defined in section 1861(ccc))'' after 
          ``(jj))''.
      (b) Medicaid Program.--Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act 
  (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended--
              (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27);
              (2) by redesignating paragraph (28) as paragraph (29); and
              (3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the following new 
          paragraph:
              ``(28) additional primary care and preventive services (as 
          defined in section 1861(ccc)) which are not otherwise covered 
          under this subsection; and''.
      (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
  effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after 
  the date of the enactment of this Act, with regard to whether 
  regulations to implement such amendments are in effect as of such date.
target: Bodegas as Catalysts for Healthy Living Act - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to make grants to local organizations that represent small business concerns and local redevelopment agencies to assist: (1) independently owned and operated small businesses, such as bodegas and corner stores, in expanding their inventories to include fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy alternatives (as defined by the Department of Agriculture); and (2) community-based organizations, such as community health centers, in carrying out consumer outreach and education programs to encourage the purchase of fresh fruits, vegetables, and healthy alternatives and to inform communities about health risks and the benefits of healthy living. Requires small businesses and community-based organizations to collaborate in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Limits grant amounts to $100,000.
  
  Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to cover additional primary and preventive services relating to obesity treatment and prevention, supervised exercise sessions, stress testing, lifestyle modification education, and nutrition education.
feat_title: To increase access to and consumption of fresh fruits, vegetables, and healthy alternatives in low-income communities with high incidences of obesity and obesity-related disease.