Sec. 11607. Establishment of Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison
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Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), as amended by section 11204, is further amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall establish within the Office of the Secretary a Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison to coordinate Federal programs to measure and reduce the incidence of food loss and waste in accordance with this section . The Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison shall— coordinate food loss and waste reduction efforts with other Federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration; support and promote Federal programs to measure and reduce the incidence of food loss and waste and increase food recovery; provide information to, and serve as a resource for, entities engaged in food loss and waste reduction and food recovery concerning the availability of, and eligibility requirements for, participation in Federal programs; raise awareness of the liability protections afforded under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791 ) to persons engaged in food loss and waste reduction and food recovery; and make recommendations with respect to expanding food recovery efforts and reducing the incidence of food loss and waste.
For purposes of carrying out the duties under subsection (b), the Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with the research centers of the Research, Education, and Economics mission area, institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )), or nonprofit organizations for— the development of educational materials; the conduct of workshops and courses; or the conduct of research on best practices with respect to food loss and waste reduction and food recovery. .
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