Sec. 604. Standardizing, aggregating, and publishing food waste data
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Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish, through a rule made in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a standardized methodology for consistently measuring food waste in the United States economy, such as— on-farm losses during agricultural production and harvesting; losses during processing and distribution; kitchen waste and post-consumer waste from the restaurant and hospitality industries; food waste occurring in schools and other institutions; and food waste occurring in other industries. The methodology established under subsection
(a)shall include aggregating and disseminating any data or information collected with respect to food waste. The methodology shall incorporate tools for describing why food waste occurs and the type of food wasted and take into account existing protocols and tools that may serve as resources. Information collected with respect to food waste shall be made available through a publicly accessible internet website of the Department of Agriculture, which may be disaggregated by private sector and State or local government data. The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out this section in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.