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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) full value chain assessments at the local 
and regional levels, as well as projects by entities de-
scribed in subsection (c) that maximize efficient use 
of existing food related infrastructure, identify gaps 
in that infrastructure, and address such gaps.’’. 
(b) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 6(g) of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing 
Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005(g)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out this section $80,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.’’. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION
OF FUNDS.—Paragraph (4) of 
section 6(g) of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing 
Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005(g)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 
year after fiscal year 2024— 
‘‘(A) at least 40 percent of the funds shall 
be used for the purposes described in paragraph 
(1) of subsection (b); 
‘‘(B) at least 40 percent of the funds shall 
be used for the purposes described in paragraph 
(2) of such subsection; and 
‘‘(C) not more than 20 percent of the 
funds may be used for the purposes described 
in paragraph (3) of such subsection.’’. 
SEC. 912. LIVESTOCK, DAIRY, AND POULTRY SUPPLY CHAIN 
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS AND LOANS. 
Subtitle D of title III of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 379I. LIVESTOCK, DAIRY, AND POULTRY SUPPLY 
CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
provide grants or make or insure loans under any of the 
programs authorized by this Act, the Agricultural Mar-
keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.), or the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate, to assist farmers 
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and rural businesses and cooperatives to maintain or in-
crease the production, aggregation, processing, distribu-
tion, and marketing of value-added, niche, or regionally 
marketed meat, dairy, and poultry products. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In implementing subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to grants or loans that will 
help increase or enhance the availability and geographic 
distribution of State- and Department of Agriculture-in-
spected small processing facilities. 
‘‘(c) SMALL PROCESSING FACILITY DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘small processing facility’ means— 
‘‘(1) with respect to an establishment that is 
subject to the requirements of the Federal Meat In-
spection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), a certain small 
establishment that is eligible to be selected under 
section 501(b) of such Act; or 
‘‘(2) a selected establishment (as defined in sec-
tion 31(a) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 472(a))).’’. 
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Subtitle 
C—Expanding 
Accessi-
bility of Federal Grant Pro-
grams 
SEC. 921. PUBLISHING INFORMATION ABOUT FUNDED 
FARMERS’ MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PRO-
MOTION PROGRAM PROJECTS. 
Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Mar-
keting Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) PROJECT DATABASE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, shall publish, and update on an annual 
basis, on the Internet website of the Department of 
Agriculture a database, in a machine-readable for-
mat, that contains information with respect to any 
project with respect to which a grant was awarded 
under this section in the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION INCLUDED.—The database 
under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to 
each project for which a grant was awarded under 
this section in the previous fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) a general overview of such project, in-
cluding a summary of, the timeline, goals, and 
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objectives for, and key partners and other 
stakeholders involved in, such project; 
‘‘(B) the steps taken to carry out such 
project; 
‘‘(C) any materials used to carry out such 
project; 
‘‘(D) the delivery area of the project; 
‘‘(E) the total project cost and any non- 
Federal funding sources for such project costs; 
‘‘(F) a general description of project bene-
ficiaries; and 
‘‘(G) the results of such project.’’. 
SEC. 922. STREAMLINING OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD 
PROGRAM APPLICATION PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall, not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, identify procedures that coordinate and 
streamline the application process for local and regional 
food programs without compromising program or applica-
tion quality. The Secretary shall identify such procedures 
with respect to each of the following: 
(1) Streamlining application forms. 
(2) Removing repetition from forms and the on-
line toolkit used to complete such applications. 
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(3) To the extent possible, accepting applica-
tions electronically (including through email). 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028. 
Subtitle D—Leveling the Playing 
Field for Small Farmers 
SEC. 931. ENSURING FAIR PRACTICES IN AGRICULTURE. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall imple-
ment, without amendment, the final rule entitled ‘‘Unfair 
Practices and Undue Preferences in Violation of the Pack-
ers and Stockyards Act’’ and published in the Federal 
Register by the Department of Agriculture on December 
20, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 92703). 
Æ 
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