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Union Calendar No. 283 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7675 
[Report No. 117–372] 
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to 
establish an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and 
Crisis Response Task Force, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2022 
Ms. CRAIG (for herself, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mrs. 
HINSON, Mrs. AXNE, and Mr. FEENSTRA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
JUNE 15, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mr. COSTA, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Ms. KUSTER, and Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER 
JUNE 15, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 6, 2022] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization 
Act of 1994 to establish an Agricultural and Food Sys-
tem Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task 
Force, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEM SUPPLY 
CHAIN RESILIENCE AND CRISIS RESPONSE 
TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title II of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6931 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 229. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEM SUPPLY 
CHAIN RESILIENCE AND CRISIS RESPONSE 
TASK FORCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
establish in the Department an Agricultural and Food Sys-
tem Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task 
Force (in this section referred to as the ‘Task Force’). 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Task Force shall 
be the following: 
‘‘(1) Help to promote the leadership of the 
United States with respect to the stability of the agri-
culture and food system supply chain. 
‘‘(2) Encourage a Government-wide approach 
through partnerships and collaboration with the pri-
vate sector, labor organizations, the governments of 
countries that are allies or key international partners 
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of the United States, States or political subdivisions 
thereof, and Tribal governments in order to— 
‘‘(A) promote the resilience of the agri-
culture and food system supply chain; and 
‘‘(B) identify, prepare for, and respond to 
shocks to the agricultural and food system supply 
chain. 
‘‘(3) Monitor the resilience, diversity, security, 
and strength of the agricultural and food system sup-
ply chain. 
‘‘(4) Support the availability of agricultural and 
food system supply chain goods for domestic manufac-
turers, domestic producers, and domestic enterprises 
in the United States and in countries that are allies 
or key international partners. 
‘‘(5) Assist the Federal Government in preparing 
for and responding to shocks to the agricultural and 
food system supply chain. 
‘‘(6) Support the creation of jobs with competi-
tive wages in the United States agricultural and food 
system sector. 
‘‘(7) Coordinate executive branch actions nec-
essary to carry out the functions described in para-
graphs (1) through (6). 
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‘‘(c) SPECIAL ADVISOR ON SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE 
AND CRISIS RESPONSE.—The head of the Task Force shall 
be the Special Advisor on Supply Chain Resilience and Cri-
sis Response (in this section, referred to as the ‘Special Ad-
visor’) who shall be appointed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEM SUPPLY CHAIN 
EVALUATION AND REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) EVALUATION.—The Special Advisor, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the 
Secretary of Transportation, shall conduct an evalua-
tion of the stability and reliability of the agriculture 
and food system supply chain. The evaluation shall 
focus on the items listed in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Special Advisor shall submit to the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report on the evaluation con-
ducted under subsection (a) that includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) An evaluation of— 
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‘‘(i) the strengths of the agriculture 
and food system supply chain; 
‘‘(ii) the weaknesses of the agriculture 
and food system supply chain; 
‘‘(iii) current and potential future crit-
ical bottlenecks in the agriculture and food 
system supply chain, including transpor-
tation bottlenecks in the distribution of ag-
ricultural inputs, processed and unprocessed 
food and food input products, and con-
sumer-ready food products; 
‘‘(iv) workforce challenges and opportu-
nities in the agriculture and food system 
supply chain; and 
‘‘(v) the overall stability and reli-
ability of the agriculture and food system 
supply chain. 
‘‘(B) An evaluation of Federal, State, and 
local laws and regulations that— 
‘‘(i) increase the stability and reli-
ability of the agriculture and food system 
supply chain; or 
‘‘(ii) decrease or otherwise negatively 
impact the stability and reliability of the 
agriculture and food system supply chain. 
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‘‘(C) Specific recommendations to improve 
the security, safety, and resilience of the agri-
culture and food system supply chain, including 
recommendations that address challenges identi-
fied under paragraph (1) and that also ad-
dress— 
‘‘(i) long-term strategies; 
‘‘(ii) industry best practices; 
‘‘(iii) risk-mitigation actions to pre-
vent future bottlenecks and vulnerabilities 
at all levels of the agriculture and food sys-
tem supply chain; and 
‘‘(iv) legislative and regulatory actions 
that would positively impact the security 
and resilience of the agriculture and food 
system supply chain. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The Task Force shall terminate 
on the earlier of— 
‘‘(1) the date on which the report required by 
subsection (d) is submitted; or 
‘‘(2) September 30, 2023.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL 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 fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(11) The authority of the Secretary to establish 
in the Department the Agricultural and Food System 
Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task 
Force in accordance with section 229.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 283 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7675 
[Report No. 117–372] 
A BILL 
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 to establish an Agricultural 
and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and 
Crisis Response Task Force, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 15, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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