Sec. 101. Use of Rural Energy for America Program to reduce food and crop waste
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Section 9007(g)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8107(g)(1) ) is amended— by striking and at the end of subparagraph (D); in subparagraph (E), by striking fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter. and inserting each of fiscal years 2014 and 2015; and ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter. . Section 9007(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8107(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
In the case of a loan guarantee or grant under this subsection to an agricultural producer or rural small business to support the installation of an anaerobic digester that will use food or crop waste, or both, to produce energy, the Secretary shall obtain from the recipient— a written agreement entered into between the recipient and a hunger-serving organization providing for the recipient and the organization to work together to ensure that apparently wholesome food (as defined in section 170(e)(3)(C)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) generated by or provided to the recipient for use in the anaerobic digester is redistributed to the organization for provision to people in need of food; and a written end-product recycling plan, which shall provide for the disposal of the material resulting from the anaerobic digester, is made, in accordance with guidelines which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish, that ensures that the disposal of such material does not create an environmental hazard.
In subparagraph (A), the term hunger-serving organization means— a food bank (as defined in section 201A(5) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983); a food pantry (as defined in section 201A(6) of such Act); or a soup kitchen (as defined in section 201A(8) of such Act). . Section 9007(g) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8107(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Of the funds made available for each fiscal year under this subsection, not less than $20,000,000 shall be available to support the installation of anaerobic digesters that use food or crop waste, or both, to produce energy.
Such funds shall remain available until expended. .
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Sec. 101
Use of Rural Energy for America Program to reduce food and crop waste
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