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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4873 

To increase the capacity of the food supply chain in the United States, 

and create a more resilient, diverse, and secure United States food 

supply chain, by codifying and expanding the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2023 

Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Ms. BROWN, and Mr. 

MOLINARO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To increase the capacity of the food supply chain in the 

United States, and create a more resilient, diverse, and 

secure 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 (in 

4 this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may guarantee 

5 loans of not more than $80,000,000 made to support new 

6 investments in the start-up or expansion of projects in the 

7 United States that will increase the capacity of the food 

8 supply chain in the United States to aggregate, process, 

9 manufacture, store, transport, wholesale, or distribute 

10 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 by applications under this section, give 

15 preference to loans for projects— 

16 (1) that create jobs in economically distressed 

17 communities; or 

18 (2) as the Secretary deems appropriate to help 

19 create a more resilient, diverse, and secure United 

20 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 law or a State or local law. 


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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) LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA5 TIONS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 

7 there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec8 retary not more than $29,000,000 for each of fiscal 

9 years 2024 through 2028. 

10 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—Not more than 

11 $4,000,000 of the amounts provided under para12 graph (1) for each of fiscal years 2024 through 

13 2028 may be used by the Secretary for administra14 tive purposes. 

15 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available 

16 under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain avail17 able until expended. 

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

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

20 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except that this para21 graph shall not be interpreted to authorize the Secretary 

22 to carry out any activity authorized by the Food Supply 

23 Chain Capacity and Resiliency Act’’ before the period. 


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1 (g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

2 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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