Sec. 3302. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985
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## SEC. 3302 FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985 Section 1110 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (also known as the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o)) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “President” each place it appears and inserting “Secretary”; ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (5)— ######
(i)by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (E); ######
(ii)by redesignating subparagraph
(F)as subparagraph (G); and ######
(iii)by inserting after subparagraph
(E)the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(F) > > a college or university (as such terms are defined in section 1404(4) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(4)); and” > ; and #####
(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(10) Rate of return > > For purposes of applying subsection (j)(3), the rate of return for an eligible commodity shall be equal to the proportion that— > > > ##### “(A) > > the proceeds eligible entities generate through monetization of such commodity, bears to > > > ##### “(B) > > the cost to the Federal Government to procure and ship the commodity to the country where it is monetized. > > > #### “(11) Secretary > > The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Agriculture.” > ; ####
(3)in subsection (f)(3), by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”; ####
(4)in subsection (g), by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”; ####
(5)in subsection (j)(3)— #####
(A)by striking “December 1” and inserting “April 1”; #####
(B)by striking “ of the Senate a list of programs ” and inserting > “of the Senate— > > > ##### “(A) > > a list of programs” > ; #####
(C)by striking “approved to date for the fiscal year” and inserting “approved during the prior fiscal year”; #####
(D)by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and #####
(E)by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: > > ##### “(B) > > a description of the actual rate of return for each commodity made available under this section for the previous fiscal year including— > > > ###### “(i) > > factors that influenced the rate of return; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > with respect to the commodity, the costs of bagging or further processing, ocean transportation, inland transportation, storage costs, and any other information that the Secretary determines to be necessary; and > > > ##### “(C) > > for each instance in which a commodity was made available under this section at a rate of return less than 70 percent, an explanation for the rate of return realized.” > . ####
(6)in subsection (k), by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”; ####
(7)in subsection (l)(1), by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”; ####
(8)in the heading of subsection (m), by striking “Presidential” and inserting “Secretarial”; ####
(9)in subsection (o), by striking “(acting through the Secretary)”; ####
(10)in subsection (o)(1), by striking “subparagraphs
(C)and (F)” and inserting “subparagraphs
(C)and (G)”; and ####
(11)by adding at the end the following new subsection:. > > ### “(p) Pilot Agreements > > > #### “(1) In general > > For each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, subject to the availability of appropriations pursuant to the authorization in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall enter into 1 or more pilot agreements with 1 or more eligible entities through which the Secretary shall provide financial assistance to the eligible entities to carry out activities consistent with subsection (l)(4)(A). > > > #### “(2) Report required > > In each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing, with respect to the previous fiscal year— > > > ##### “(A) > > the amount provided to eligible entities under each pilot agreement pursuant to paragraph
(1)and how the funds were used; > > > ##### “(B) > > the activities carried out under each pilot agreement; > > > ##### “(C) > > the number of direct and indirect beneficiaries of those activities; and > > > ##### “(D) > > the effectiveness of the pilot agreements, including as applicable the impact on food security and agricultural productivity. > > > #### “(3) Authorization of appropriations > > There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out pilot agreements pursuant to this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.” > .
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