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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 8833 (Introduced in House) — To mend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain Regio... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Regional Food and Supply Chain Resource Centers

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The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall enter into competitively awarded cooperative agreements with eligible entities to establish or continue the operations of not fewer than 12 Regional Food and Supply Chain Regional Resource Centers to support small-sized and medium-sized producers of agricultural products and small-sized and medium-sized agricultural businesses through activities, which may include— offering coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building support to small-sized and medium-sized producers of agricultural products and agricultural businesses; supporting supply chain and value chain coordination— in the region in which such producers or businesses are located; and with the Department of Agriculture, other Federal, State, and Tribal agencies with relevant resources, regional commissions, and other Regional Food and Supply Chain Resource Centers; providing technical assistance to such producers and businesses; providing grants or other financial assistance to such producers and businesses looking to expand production or a business or start production or a business in such region; and carrying out such other activities as may be specified by the Secretary.
At least one Regional Food and Supply Chain Resource Center established pursuant to subsection
(a)shall provide coordination, assistance, and capacity building support to address supply chain issues faced by Indian tribes and Tribal organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )). An eligible entity (including an entity representing a partnership) seeking to enter into a cooperative agreement under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including how the Regional Food and Supply Chain Resource Centers established by such entity will address food and agricultural supply chain issues faced by underserved communities. In selecting eligible entities to enter into a cooperative agreement under this section, the Secretary shall ensure the regional diversity of such entities. The term of a cooperative agreement entered into under this section shall be not less than 4 years. A Regional Food and Supply Chain Resource Center shall, as a condition on entering into a cooperative agreement under this section, agree to coordinate with other Regional Food and Supply Chain Resource Centers, when appropriate. Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2023 , and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on— with respect to the activities carried out by the Secretary under this section— a description of such activities; and the impact of such activities on supply chain issues faced by small-sized and medium-sized producers of agricultural products; and with respect to the activities carried out by the Regional Food and Supply Chain Resource Centers under this section— a description of such activities; the impact of such activities on supply chain issues faced by small-sized and medium-sized producers of agricultural products and agricultural businesses; and any grants awarded by Regional Food and Supply Chain Resource Centers to such producers and businesses. In this section: The term eligible entity means— a producer network or association; a food council; a federally recognized Indian Tribe (as determined pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 5131 )); a State government or regional authority; an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ); a nonprofit organization; an economic development corporation; and such other entities the Secretary determines appropriate. The term State has the meaning given such term in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 ). .
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Sec. 2
Regional Food and Supply Chain Resource Centers
U.S.C.§ 1621
U.S.C.§ 5304
U.S.C.§ 5131
U.S.C.§ 1001
U.S.C.§ 3103
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