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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 1824 (Introduced in House) — To reform the safety net for farmers and ranchers, enhance soil, water, and habitat conservation, encourage beginning... · Sec. 902

Sec. 902. Expanding the food leveraging investment for network coordination (LINC) program

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The Secretary of Agriculture shall expand Rural Development Agency participation in the Food Leveraging Investment for Network Coordination
(LINC)program, a public-private partnership to enhance regional food-value chains, to deploy during each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 at least 25 full-time value chain coordinators to provide local food sector coordination services. The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that at least 5 value chain coordinators deployed under subsection
(a)are located in each of the following: The Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Northeast region of the United States. The Western region of the United States. The Midwest region of the United States. The Southern region of the United States. The duties of a value chain coordinator include the following: Identifying and connecting interested persons through short-term engagement, helping to build relationships across the food value chain by engaging interested persons, maintaining communication channels, and fostering a trusting environment among interested persons. Identifying and pursuing resources, such as grants, loans, and services to support value-chain collaborators as they develop their enterprises. Raising policy issues and partnering with interested persons to address policies and procurement requirements. Working with food chain members to build capacity through education and training programs in such areas as organics and other sustainable production practices, food safety, marketing, and branding. Utilizing grants and other external resources to test new business models to help lower the financial risk of businesses engaged in the value chain. Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of the Agriculture shall use to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.
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