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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4099 

To increase the capacity, resiliency, diversity, and security of the United 

States food supply chain by codifying and expanding the Food Supply 

Chain Guaranteed Loan Program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 10, 2024 

Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. BRAUN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry 

A BILL 

To increase the capacity, resiliency, diversity, and security 

of the United States food supply chain by codifying 

and expanding the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan 

Program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Food Supply Chain 

5 Capacity and Resiliency Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN GUARANTEED LOAN PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re4 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may guar5 antee loans of not more than $80,000,000 made to sup6 port new investments in the start-up or expansion of 

7 projects in the United States that will increase the capac8 ity of the food supply chain in the United States to aggre9 gate, process, manufacture, store, transport, wholesale, or 

10 distribute food. 

11 (b) PRIORITIES.—In awarding loan guarantees under 

12 this section, the Secretary shall, when the amount avail13 able to carry out this section is less than the total of the 

14 amounts requested under applications submitted under 

15 this section, give preference to loans for projects— 

16 (1) that create jobs in economically distressed 

17 communities; or 

18 (2) as the Secretary determines to be appro19 priate to help create a more resilient, diverse, and 

20 secure United States food supply chain. 

21 (c) NONSUPPLANTATION OF OTHER FUNDS.—The 

22 Secretary shall use the amounts made available to carry 

23 out this section to supplement, and not supplant, funds 

24 provided under other Federal laws or State or local laws. 


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1 (d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 

2 such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 

3 section. 

4 (e) FUNDING.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro6 priated to carry out section 310B(g) of the Consoli7 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

8 1932(g)), the Secretary may use to carry out this 

9 section $29,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 

10 through 2028. 

11 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—Not more than 

12 $4,000,000 of the amounts provided under para13 graph (1) for each of fiscal years 2024 through 

14 2028 may be used by the Secretary for administra15 tive purposes. 

16 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available 

17 under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain avail18 able until expended. 

19 (f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1001(b)(4) 

20 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 

21 note; Public Law 117–2) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except 

22 any activity authorized to be carried out by section 2 of 

23 the Food Supply Chain Capacity and Resiliency Act’’ be24 fore the period. 


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1 (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend2 ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 

3 that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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