Sec. 101. Use of Rural Energy for America Program to reduce food and crop waste
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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: In this paragraph, the term hunger-serving organization means a food bank, food pantry, or soup kitchen (as those terms are defined in section 201A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7501 )). 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 not use solely manure to produce renewable energy, the Secretary shall obtain from the recipient of the loan guarantee or grant— a written agreement entered into between the recipient and a hunger-serving organization providing that the recipient and the hunger-serving organization will work together to ensure that apparently wholesome food (as defined in section 22(b) of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791(b) ) 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 that— provides for the use of the material resulting from the anaerobic digester, in accordance with guidelines that the Administrator shall establish; and ensures that the use of the material resulting from the anaerobic digester does not create an environmental hazard. .
Section 9007(g)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8107(g)(1) ) is amended— in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; 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: $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter. . 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:
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 do not use solely manure to produce renewable energy. The Secretary shall give preference to the use of amounts made available under subparagraph
(A)to support the installation of anaerobic digesters that use primarily nonedible food, crop waste, or nonedible food and crop waste as undigested biomass. Funds made available under subparagraph
(A)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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