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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8275 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on 
improving supply chain shortfalls and infrastructure needs at wholesale 
produce markets, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 1, 2022 
Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress 
a report on improving supply chain shortfalls and infra-
structure needs at wholesale produce markets, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wholesale Produce 
Market Review Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REPORT ON IMPROV-
ING SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTFALLS AND INFRA-
STRUCTURE 
NEEDS 
AT 
WHOLESALE 
PRODUCE MARKETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, in consultation with the entities specified in sub-
section (c) shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on— 
(1) the 5 largest wholesale produce markets by 
annual sales and amount of goods moved for the 
preceding 4 calendar years; and 
(2) a representative sample of 8 wholesale 
produce markets that are not among the largest 
wholesale produce markets. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall contain the following: 
(1) An analysis of the supply chain shortfalls in 
each wholesale produce market identified under sub-
section (a), which shall include an analysis of the 
following: 
(A) State of repair of infrastructure, in-
cluding roads, food storage units, and refueling 
stations. 
(B) Sustainability infrastructure, including 
the following: 
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(i) Carbon emission reduction tech-
nology. 
(ii) On-site green refueling stations. 
(iii) Disaster preparedness. 
(C) Recovery systems, including coordina-
tion with State and Federal agencies. 
(2) A description of any actions the Secretary 
recommends be taken as a result of the analysis 
under paragraph (1). 
(3) Recommendations, as appropriate, for 
wholesale produce market owners and operators, and 
State and local entities to improve the supply chain 
shortfalls identified under paragraph (1). 
(4) Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative ac-
tions and funding needed to improve the supply 
chain shortfalls. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult 
with the Secretary of Transportation, wholesale produce 
market owners and operators, State and local entities, and 
other agencies or stakeholders, as determined appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means the Committee on Agri-
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culture and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate. 
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