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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2889 

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to reduce 

food loss and waste, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 

Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; which 

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

and Forestry 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘New Opportunities for 

5 Technological Innovation, Mitigation, and Education To 

6 Overcome Waste Act’’ or the ‘‘NO TIME TO Waste Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ3 mental Protection Agency. 

4 (2) COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘Commis5 sioner’’ means the Commissioner of Food and 

6 Drugs. 

7 (3) FOOD.—The term ‘‘food’’ means any raw, 

8 cooked, processed, or prepared substance, ice, bev9 erage, or ingredient used or intended for use in 

10 whole or in part for human consumption. 

11 (4) FOOD LOSS.—The term ‘‘food loss’’ means, 

12 with respect to food, that the food does not reach a 

13 consumer as a result of an issue in the production, 

14 storage, processing, or distribution phase. 

15 (5) FOOD RECOVERY.—The term ‘‘food recov16 ery’’ means the collection of wholesome food that 

17 would otherwise go to waste and the redistribution 

18 of that food to feed people. 

19 (6) FOOD SPOILAGE.—The term ‘‘food spoil20 age’’ means a process or change that renders a food 

21 product undesirable or unacceptable for human con22 sumption. 

23 (7) FOOD WASTE.—The term ‘‘food waste’’ 

24 means, with respect to food, that the food is in25 tended for human consumption but is unconsumed 


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1 by humans for any reason at the retail or consump2 tion phase. 

3 (8) LIAISON.—The term ‘‘Liaison’’ means the 

4 Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison established 

5 under section 224 of the Department of Agriculture 

6 Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924). 

7 (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

9 (10) UPCYCLED FOOD PRODUCT.—The term 

10 ‘‘upcycled food product’’ means a product that— 

11 (A) is created from surplus food, unmar12 ketable food, or edible or inedible food byprod13 ucts; and 

14 (B) is made with ingredients that— 

15 (i) otherwise would not have gone to 

16 human consumption; 

17 (ii) are sourced and produced using 

18 supply chains for which upstream data can 

19 be verified and validated for accuracy; and 

20 (iii) have a positive impact on the en21 vironment. 

22 SEC. 3. OFFICE OF FOOD LOSS AND WASTE. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

24 in the Department of Agriculture an Office of Food Loss 

25 and Waste (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’). 


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1 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall be respon2 sible for— 

3 (1) supporting the role and responsibilities of 

4 the Liaison; 

5 (2) comprehensive research on methods to 

6 quantify on-farm food loss and supply chain food 

7 loss; 

8 (3) research on new technologies to reduce food 

9 loss and food waste; 

10 (4) quantifying the impact of food waste reduc11 tion policies on greenhouse gas emissions reductions; 

12 (5) submitting to Congress and making publicly 

13 available reports describing the progress of the 

14 United States in advancing toward or achieving the 

15 goal of reducing food loss and food waste by 50 per16 cent, compared to 2016 levels, by 2030; 

17 (6) publishing reports to Congress and to the 

18 public for the purpose of engaging with educational 

19 campaigns relating to food loss and food waste; 

20 (7) carrying out the grant program under sub21 section (d); 

22 (8) contributing to an assessment relating to 

23 how food loss and food waste affects climate change, 

24 food and nutrition security, and public health; 


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1 (9) creating and distributing tools, resources, 

2 and publications— 

3 (A) to support efforts and measures to re4 duce and prevent food loss and food waste; and 

5 (B) to contribute to increased education 

6 relating to food loss and food waste for private 

7 entities, nonprofit and community-based organi8 zations, and individuals; 

9 (10) tracking and assessing programs across 

10 Federal agencies to advance research relating to 

11 food loss and food waste; 

12 (11) analyzing food loss and food waste policy 

13 data and establishing and disseminating model poli14 cies for municipal, local, State, territorial, and Trib15 al governments that are proven to reduce food loss 

16 or food waste; 

17 (12) recommending new regulations, invest18 ments, or policies to the Liaison and the Secretary 

19 to address new identified gaps on preventing and re20 ducing food loss and food waste; and 

21 (13) carrying out such other activities as the 

22 Secretary or the Liaison determine to be appro23 priate. 

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1 sultation with other Federal agencies, the Liaison, and the 

2 Office, shall establish partnerships with regional partner 

3 institutions to plan, conduct, and arrange for public re4 search, data, education, and recommendations relating to 

5 food loss and food waste prevention and reduction and 

6 food recovery issues locally, regionally, and nationally. 

7 (d) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall establish a 

9 grant program to support collecting data on existing 

10 State and local food loss and food waste policies. 

11 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—An entity eligible to receive 

12 a grant under paragraph (1) is— 

13 (A) a municipal, local, State, or Tribal 

14 government; 

15 (B) a partnership of 1 or more govern16 ments described in subparagraph (A) and 1 or 

17 more nonprofit organizations; or 

18 (C) a partnership of 2 or more— 

19 (i) governments described in subpara20 graph (A); or 

21 (ii) nonprofit organizations. 

22 (3) COLLABORATION.—An entity that receives a 

23 grant under paragraph (1) may collaborate with 1 or 

24 more nonprofit, private, or other organizations in 

25 carrying out activities using the grant funds. 


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1 (4) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—A data collec2 tion project carried out using a grant under para3 graph (1) shall— 

4 (A) be carried out for not longer than 3 

5 years; and 

6 (B) include the provision of data collected 

7 under the project to the Office. 

8 (5) DATA REQUIREMENTS.—Data collected 

9 under a project carried out using a grant under 

10 paragraph (1) shall provide rigorous evidence of the 

11 impact of food loss and food waste policies, which 

12 may include— 

13 (A) estimates of the quantity of the reduc14 tion of food loss and food waste after the imple15 mentation of a policy; 

16 (B) where relevant, estimates of the quan17 tity of food loss and food waste in a similar 

18 community that is not subject to the policy; and 

19 (C) the economic benefits and impacts re20 alized from food that is recovered, upcycled, re21 used, or recycled. 

22 (6) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—An entity that 

23 receives a grant under paragraph (1) shall provide 

24 funds, in-kind contributions, or a combination of 

25 both from sources other than funds provided 


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1 through the grant in an amount equal to not less 

2 than 10 percent of the amount of the grant, which 

3 may include private funding or other sources of rev4 enue, as determined by the Secretary. 

5 (7) MODEL POLICIES.—After the Office receives 

6 the data collected under the grant program under 

7 this paragraph, the Office shall analyze the data and 

8 establish model policies for municipal, local, State, 

9 and Tribal governments that are proven to reduce 

10 food waste. 

11 (e) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

13 appropriated to the Office $1,500,000 for each of 

14 fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 

15 (2) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 

17 be appropriated to carry out the grant program 

18 under subsection (d) $2,000,000 for each of fis19 cal years 2024 through 2028. 

20 (B) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the 

21 amount appropriated under subparagraph (A), 

22 the Secretary may retain not more than 4 per23 cent to pay administrative costs incurred by the 

24 Secretary in carrying out subsection (d). 


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1 SEC. 4. IMPROVING COORDINATION TO PREVENT AND RE2 DUCE FOOD LOSS AND WASTE. 

3 (a) REGIONAL COORDINATORS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

5 in the Department of Agriculture regional coordina6 tors. 

7 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The regional coordina8 tors established under paragraph (1) shall be re9 sponsible for— 

10 (A) partnering with food producers, food 

11 processors, distributors, and food recovery orga12 nizations and acting as regional points of con13 tact to facilitate real-time food recovery; 

14 (B) understanding and developing the ca15 pacity needed for ongoing food recovery; 

16 (C) providing technical support to food re17 covery organizations to improve the ability of 

18 the food recovery organizations to pick up sur19 plus food, process that food, and deliver that 

20 food to populations or communities; and 

21 (D) engaging with Department of Agri22 culture regional food business centers to iden23 tify opportunities for synergy and alignment 

24 with those centers. 


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1 (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec3 retary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000. 

4 (b) FOOD RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION INFRA5 STRUCTURE SUPPORT AND COORDINATION BLOCK

6 GRANTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina8 tion with the Office of Food Loss and Waste estab9 lished under section 3, shall establish as part of the 

10 program under section 203D(d) of the Emergency 

11 Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507(d)) a 

12 program to award annual block grants to States and 

13 Indian Tribes to carry out projects to develop and 

14 support food recovery infrastructure and innovative 

15 food distribution models. 

16 (2) DISTRIBUTION.—A State shall distribute a 

17 block grant received under paragraph (1) to applica18 ble food recovery organizations and local govern19 ments to address any gaps in food recovery infra20 structure, including— 

21 (A) storage and capacity of processing in22 frastructure equipment and facilities; 

23 (B) temperature-controlled food distribu24 tion infrastructure; 


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1 (C) technological solutions supporting food 

2 recovery, such as real-time updates to connect 

3 organizations that have surplus food with orga4 nizations that distribute surplus food; and 

5 (D) support of salaries, wages, and bene6 fits for food recovery organizations. 

7 (3) COORDINATION.—In establishing the pro8 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall co9 ordinate with other Department of Agriculture agen10 cies and programs, including— 

11 (A) the Agricultural Marketing Service; 

12 (B) the Emergency Food Assistance Pro13 gram Reach and Resiliency Grants; and 

14 (C) such other agencies and programs as 

15 the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 

16 (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

18 this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

19 2024 through 2028. 

20 SEC. 5. STRENGTHENING GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO 

21 FOOD LOSS AND WASTE. 

22 (a) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION ON FOOD LOSS

23 AND WASTE.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collabora25 tion with the Administrator and the Commissioner, 


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1 shall collaborate to carry out the agreement relative 

2 to cooperation and coordination on food loss and 

3 waste signed by those officials on December 17, 

4 2020. 

5 (2) REPORTS.—Every year, the Secretary, act6 ing through the Liaison and the Office of Food Loss 

7 and Waste established under section 3, in consulta8 tion with the Administrator and the Commissioner, 

9 shall submit to Congress and make publicly available 

10 a report describing the progress of the Secretary in 

11 carrying out the agreement described in paragraph 

12 (1). 

13 (3) INTERAGENCY ENGAGEMENT.—Pursuant to 

14 paragraph (1), the Secretary, the Administrator, and 

15 the Commissioner shall engage with the heads of 

16 other Federal departments and agencies, including 

17 the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Edu18 cation, the Secretary of Transportation, the Sec19 retary of Homeland Security, the Administrator of 

20 General Services, and such other Federal depart21 ments and agencies as the Secretary, the Adminis22 trator, and the Commissioner determine to be appro23 priate, to expand work on food loss and food waste. 

24 (4) CONSULTATION.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 consult with, and receive advice from, rep3 resentatives described in subparagraph (B) re4 lating to— 

5 (i) programming and policy issues re6 lating to understanding existing and future 

7 challenges relating to food loss and food 

8 waste; 

9 (ii) acquiring the latest data relating 

10 to food loss and food waste; 

11 (iii) the latest innovative solutions re12 lating to food loss and food waste from 

13 leading experts; and 

14 (iv) sharing and developing procure15 ment best practices that will assist the 

16 heads of Federal departments and agencies 

17 described in paragraph (3) in— 

18 (I) preventing food loss and 

19 waste; 

20 (II) reducing food loss and food 

21 waste; 

22 (III) leading by example in ad23 dressing issues relating to food loss 

24 and food waste; and 


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1 (IV) engaging contractors in re2 ducing food loss and food waste in the 

3 operations of the contractors. 

4 (B) REPRESENTATIVES.—The representa5 tives referred to in subparagraph (A) are rep6 resentatives of— 

7 (i) the private sector; 

8 (ii) agricultural producers; 

9 (iii) food industry members, such as 

10 food safety trainers, food aggregators and 

11 processors, food safety professionals, retail12 ers, and food service entities; 

13 (iv) nonprofit organizations; 

14 (v) food recovery organizations of 

15 varying sizes; and 

16 (vi) any other sector, as determined 

17 by the Secretary. 

18 (C) REPRESENTATION OF SMALLER PRO19 DUCERS AND FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITIES.— 

20 In consulting and receiving advice under sub21 paragraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure par22 ticipation by smaller producers and organiza23 tions from communities most impacted by food 

24 and nutrition insecurity and food loss and food 

25 waste issues. 


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1 (D) FORMS OF CONSULTATION.—The Sec2 retary may consult and receive advice under 

3 subparagraph (A) through— 

4 (i) a meeting through which input is 

5 sought, such as a workshop, town hall 

6 meeting, or listening session; 

7 (ii) a meeting described in clause (i) 

8 with an existing group formed by rep9 resentatives described in subparagraph 

10 (B); and 

11 (iii) such other means as the Sec12 retary determines to be appropriate. 

13 (E) INTERAGENCY MEETINGS.—The Sec14 retary shall host quarterly meetings with the 

15 Administrator, the Commissioner, and the 

16 heads of other Federal agencies for the purpose 

17 of sharing communications relating to consulta18 tion and advice received under subparagraph 

19 (A) with those officials regularly. 

20 (F) FACA EXEMPTION.—Chapter 10 of 

21 title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 

22 to as the ‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act’’), 

23 shall not apply to any group formed for pur24 poses of consultation or providing advice under 

25 this paragraph. 


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1 (5) CONTINUATION OF EFFECT.—Nothing in 

2 the subsection shall be affected by the expiration of 

3 the agreement described in paragraph (1). 

4 (6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec6 retary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for 

7 each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 

8 (b) FEDERAL CONTRACTORS.—Section 4 of the Fed9 eral Food Donation Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1792) is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

13 by striking ‘‘180 days’’ and all that follows 

14 through ‘‘the Federal’’ and inserting ‘‘180 days 

15 after the date of enactment of the New Oppor16 tunities for Technological Innovation, Mitiga17 tion, and Education To Overcome Waste Act, 

18 the Federal’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘encourages’’ and in21 serting ‘‘requires’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi23 colon; 

24 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe25 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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1 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(3) requires the contractor to submit to the 

3 applicable executive agency a report describing— 

4 ‘‘(A) efforts and actions to prevent and re5 duce food loss and food waste (as those terms 

6 are defined in section 2 of the New Opportuni7 ties for Technological Innovation, Mitigation, 

8 and Education To Overcome Waste Act ); 

9 ‘‘(B) food waste (as so defined) through 

10 activities carried out under the contract; and 

11 ‘‘(C) food donated as described in para12 graph (1).’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Every 2 years, each 

15 executive agency shall submit to Congress reports describ16 ing the matters reported to the executive agency under 

17 subsection (a)(3).’’. 

18 (c) STRENGTHENING FOOD LOSS AND WASTE RE19 SEARCH AT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.— 

20 (1) CRITICAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND

21 EXTENSION.—In awarding grants under the critical 

22 agriculture research and extension crosscutting pro23 gram area priority established by the Secretary 

24 under subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and 

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1 the Secretary shall give priority to grants to address 

2 food loss and food waste. 

3 (2) INTER-DISCIPLINARY ENGAGEMENT IN ANI4 MAL SYSTEMS.—In awarding grants under the inter5 disciplinary engagement in animal systems cross6 cutting program area priority established by the Sec7 retary under subsection (b) of the Competitive, Spe8 cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 

9 3157(b)), the Secretary shall give priority to grants 

10 to address food loss and food waste. 

11 (3) ANIMAL NUTRITION, GROWTH, AND LACTA12 TION.—In awarding grants under the animal nutri13 tion, growth, and lactation emphasis area program 

14 established by the Secretary under subsection (b) of 

15 the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research 

16 Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)), the Secretary shall 

17 give priority to grants— 

18 (A) to reduce losses due to production inef19 ficiencies, including on-farm milk loss; and 

20 (B) to use wholesome uneaten food and 

21 food processing byproducts from the human 

22 food system as feed ingredients. 


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1 SEC. 6. COMPOSTING AND FOOD WASTE REDUCTION PRO2 GRAM. 

3 Section 222(d)(2) of the Department of Agriculture 

4 Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6923(d)(2)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘local or 

7 municipal governments’’ and inserting ‘‘State, local, 

8 municipal, or Tribal governments’’; 

9 (2) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(iv) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall 

12 publish guidance for applying for pilot 

13 projects under this paragraph for appli14 cants that lack resources to obtain tech15 nical assistance in preparing an application 

16 to assist those applicants in preparing an 

17 application, particularly to carry out a 

18 pilot project for the reduction of food loss 

19 and food waste (as those terms are defined 

20 in section 2 of the New Opportunities for 

21 Technological Innovation, Mitigation, and 

22 Education To Overcome Waste Act) 

23 through means other than composting. 

24 ‘‘(v) PERIOD FOR SUBMISSION OF AP25 PLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall accept 

26 submissions of applications for pilot 


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1 projects under this paragraph for a dura2 tion sufficient to ensure that smaller and 

3 rural communities are able to submit ap4 plications, as determined by the Sec5 retary.’’; and 

6 (3) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘(which 

7 may include private funding or other sources of rev8 enue, as determined by the Secretary)’’ after ‘‘funds 

9 provided through the grant’’. 

10 SEC. 7. PROMOTING THE FORMATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE 

11 PARTNERSHIPS ON FOOD LOSS AND WASTE. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

13 Office of Food Loss and Waste established under section 

14 3, in collaboration with the Administrator, shall establish 

15 a program to award grants to eligible governments de16 scribed in subsection (b) to incentivize the establishment 

17 of public-private partnerships that commit to reducing 

18 food loss and food waste in accordance with the goal of 

19 the Secretary and the Administrator to reduce food loss 

20 and food waste by 50 percent by 2030. 

21 (b) ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTS.—A entity eligible to 

22 receive a grant under subsection (a) is a State, municipal, 

23 local, or Tribal government. 

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1 section (a) shall use the grant to establish a partnership 

2 with the following entities: 

3 (1) 1 or more nonprofit organizations. 

4 (2) 1 or more private entities from any of the 

5 following sectors: 

6 (A) Grocery and specialty food. 

7 (B) Hospitality. 

8 (C) Restaurants. 

9 (D) Supercenters. 

10 (E) Hospitals. 

11 (F) Nursing homes. 

12 (G) Adult care facilities. 

13 (H) Any other sector that the Secretary 

14 determines to be appropriate. 

15 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—A partnership established 

16 under subsection (c) shall— 

17 (1) commit to reducing food loss and food waste 

18 in accordance with the goal described in subsection 

19 (a); 

20 (2) provide— 

21 (A) a framework for cooperative action re22 lating to food loss and food waste; 

23 (B) a forum for leadership and the sharing 

24 of information on best practices relating to food 

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1 (C) a list of the highest priorities on issues 

2 relating to food loss and food waste; 

3 (3) establish a methodology for measurement of 

4 reductions in food loss and food waste, with the sup5 port of a technical team of individuals from 1 or 

6 more organizations in the partnership; 

7 (4) collect data and prepare reports for the pur8 poses of— 

9 (A) establishing a baseline of food loss and 

10 food waste appropriate for the scope of the col11 laboration for which the grant was awarded; 

12 (B) monitoring progress in reducing food 

13 loss and food waste; 

14 (C) identifying particular areas relating to 

15 food loss and food waste that need attention; 

16 and 

17 (D) highlighting successes in reducing food 

18 loss and food waste that can be replicated; 

19 (5) establish 1 or more working groups to facili20 tate dialogue and dissemination of insights and best 

21 practices relating to food loss and food waste; and 

22 (6) make publicly available an annual report de23 scribing the activities of the partnership. 

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1 under subsection (a) shall provide funds, in-kind contribu2 tions, or a combination of both from sources other than 

3 funds provided through the grant in an amount equal to 

4 not less than 50 percent of the amount of the grant, which 

5 may include private funding or other sources of revenue, 

6 as determined by the Secretary. 

7 (f) COORDINATION.—A partnership established under 

8 subsection (c) shall coordinate with regional coordinators 

9 established under section 4(a), as the partnership deter10 mines to be appropriate. 

11 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

12 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

13 $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 

14 SEC. 8. FOOD LOSS AND WASTE EDUCATION AND AWARE15 NESS CAMPAIGN. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

17 with the Administrator, shall initiate a national food waste 

18 education and public awareness campaign (referred to in 

19 this section as the ‘‘campaign’’) through— 

20 (1) the Liaison; and 

21 (2) the Office of Food Loss and Waste estab22 lished under section 3. 

23 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The campaign shall, at a min24 imum— 


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1 (1) illustrate how much food goes to waste in 

2 the United States and households across the United 

3 States; 

4 (2) highlight methods for preserving and stor5 ing foods; 

6 (3) provide consumers tips to identify whether 

7 food is still safe and edible, regardless of any 

8 ‘‘BEST If Used By’’ or the ‘‘USE By’’ date on the 

9 label or food packaging indicating quality and 

10 freshness; 

11 (4) teach consumers the differences between 

12 food freshness and food safety; 

13 (5) teach consumers how to compost food 

14 scraps; 

15 (6) develop educational materials usable by sev16 eral different channels, including for specific indus17 try sectors (including retail, food service, and con18 sumer packaged goods), local governments, schools, 

19 community and faith-based organizations, and other 

20 appropriate channels; 

21 (7) educate consumers on food products made 

22 with food waste, including upcycled food products, or 

23 that use innovative technology to prevent food loss 

24 and food waste; 

25 (8) include interactive elements; and 


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1 (9) inform about intersectional issues of food 

2 loss and food waste, including public health, food in3 security, and climate change. 

4 (c) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out the campaign, the 

5 Secretary shall prioritize— 

6 (1) initial research to determine a means to 

7 segment populations to target; 

8 (2) identify, using the means determined under 

9 paragraph (1), population segments to target; 

10 (3) understanding how to best target those 

11 identified population segments; and 

12 (4) determining which strategies are most effec13 tive in changing consumer behaviors. 

14 (d) DUAL FRAMEWORK CAMPAIGN.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

16 out the campaign through— 

17 (A) community engagement, which allows 

18 information to be delivered through locally 

19 trusted sources, with locally tailored solutions 

20 and partners (such as for donation or compost 

21 options); and 

22 (B) national messaging appropriate for 

23 raising awareness of— 

24 (i) nationally applicable issues (such 

25 as the meaning of ‘‘best by’’ date labels, 


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1 tips for meal planning, or businesses that 

2 manufacture products using ingredients 

3 that would otherwise go to waste, including 

4 upcycled food products); and 

5 (ii) such other issues as the Secretary 

6 determines to be appropriate. 

7 (2) PILOT PROJECTS.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

9 (i) for the purpose of testing methods 

10 and materials for carrying out the cam11 paign through community engagement 

12 under paragraph (1)(A), carry out pilot 

13 projects in communities selected by the 

14 Secretary; and 

15 (ii) assess the results of those pilot 

16 projects, including through waste audits or 

17 other quantitative measurements. 

18 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 

19 pilot projects under subparagraph (A), the Sec20 retary shall— 

21 (i) ensure equity and diversity of rep22 resentation; 

23 (ii) incorporate elements of behavioral 

24 science to inform which aspects of the 

25 campaign will be effective; and 


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1 (iii) in coordination with State, local, 

2 or municipal governments, inform con3 sumers in a community of solutions, food 

4 products, or initiatives that are available to 

5 help prevent or reduce food waste. 

6 (e) WASTE AUDITS.—The Secretary shall conduct 

7 audits to gather data relating to the impact of the cam8 paign in communities targeted by the campaign for the 

9 purpose of informing future efforts under the campaign, 

10 including by comparing outcomes in communities targeted 

11 by the campaign to outcomes in communities not targeted 

12 by the campaign. 

13 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

14 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

15 $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 

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