I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7554 
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to 
promote an American agriculture first agenda and establish the position 
of Domestic Agriculture Supply Chain Administrator in the Office of 
the Secretary of Agriculture to connect United States farmers with 
food banks, grocers, and nonprofit food distributors during periods of 
food scarcity, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2020 
Mr. NEWHOUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization 
Act of 1994 to promote an American agriculture first 
agenda and establish the position of Domestic Agri-
culture Supply Chain Administrator in the Office of the 
Secretary of Agriculture to connect United States farm-
ers with food banks, grocers, and nonprofit food distribu-
tors during periods of food scarcity, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Farmers, 
Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. DOMESTIC AGRICULTURE SUPPLY CHAIN ADMINIS-
TRATOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of the Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by in-
serting after section 216 (7 U.S.C. 6916) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 217. DOMESTIC AGRICULTURE SUPPLY CHAIN ADMIN-
ISTRATOR. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall establish 
in the Office of the Secretary a position of Domestic Agri-
culture Supply Chain Administrator (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Administrator’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) carry out activities in the interest of as-
sisting farmers in entering the products of the farm-
ers into the domestic market; 
‘‘(2) act as a liaison between— 
‘‘(A) farmers; and 
‘‘(B) food banks, schools, grocers, res-
taurants, and other food distribution entities 
partnered with the Department or other non-
profit organizations; and 
‘‘(3)(A) identify barriers, either regulatory or 
legal, that prevent or inhibit farmers from entering 
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the products of the farmers into the domestic mar-
ket through food distribution networks or other enti-
ties; and 
‘‘(B) make recommendations to the Secretary 
regarding the means by which to remove the barriers 
identified under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Administrator 
shall be— 
‘‘(1) to promote the domestic supply chain; and 
‘‘(2) to connect farmers that have excess agri-
cultural products, whether perishable or nonperish-
able, with an appropriate food distribution organiza-
tion that is in need of certain agricultural products. 
‘‘(d) TEAM.—The Administrator shall oversee a team 
composed of— 
‘‘(1) a regulatory reform officer; 
‘‘(2) an agricultural marketing expert; and 
‘‘(3) individuals with private sector experience 
in the food distribution network. 
‘‘(e) COLLABORATION.—The Administrator shall con-
vene representatives of appropriate Federal advisory com-
mittees of the Agricultural Marketing Service, Federal 
agencies, and members of the private sector to advise the 
Administrator in carrying out the duties described in sub-
section (b). 
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‘‘(f) EXISTING POSITION.—To the extent practicable, 
the Administrator shall be an additional role of an existing 
position, and not a new position, within the Office of the 
Secretary.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of 
the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(11) The authority of the Secretary to carry 
out the amendments made to this title by the Amer-
ican Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 
2020’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Subtitle A of the De-
partment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is 
amended by redesignating section 225 (7 U.S.C. 6925) as 
section 224A. 
SEC. 3. CATALOG TO CONNECT FARMERS AND FOOD DIS-
TRIBUTION ORGANIZATIONS. 
The Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with 
private sector entities, shall establish a catalog or data re-
source that is capable of recording— 
(1) farms that have excess agricultural prod-
ucts; and 
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(2) food distribution organizations that are in 
need of certain agricultural products. 
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