Sec. 9. Business development for food security and local community resilience study and report
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The Secretary shall conduct a study identifying barriers to local and regional food production, processing, and market delivery in locations facing food security challenges, including Alaska, Hawaii, and insular areas. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the findings of the study conducted under subsection
(a)and recommended congressional actions to reduce the barriers described in that subsection and foster relevant local community resilience and business development. The study and report described in subsections
(a)and
(b)shall identify— barriers specific to local and regional fishing industries; infrastructure deficiencies in the fishing, traditional commodity agriculture, livestock, and specialty crops industries contributing to food insecurity; and logistical and transportation barriers to improving food security through business development.