Wholesale Produce Market Review Act
Bill: H.R.8275 | Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie (D-NY)
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Wholesale Produce Market Review Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to submit to Congress a report on supply chain shortfalls at (1) the five largest wholesale produce markets by annual sales and amount of goods moved for the preceding four calendar years, and (2) a representative sample of eight wholesale produce markets that are not among the largest wholesale produce markets.
The report must contain (1) an analysis of the supply chain shortfalls in each wholesale produce market, including the state of repair of infrastructure; (2) a description of any actions USDA recommends be taken as a result of the analysis; (3) recommendations for wholesale produce market owners and operators, and state and local entities, to improve the identified supply chain shortfalls; and (4) proposals for legislative actions and funding needed to improve the supply chain shortfalls.

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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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''.

SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REPORT ON IMPROVING SUPPLY CHAIN 
              SHORTFALLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 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 Agriculture, in consultation 
with the entities specified in subsection (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 subsection (a), which 
        shall include an analysis of the following:
                    (A) State of repair of infrastructure, including 
                roads, food storage units, and refueling stations.
                    (B) Sustainability infrastructure, including the 
                following:
                            (i) Carbon emission reduction technology.
                            (ii) On-site green refueling stations.
                            (iii) Disaster preparedness.
                    (C) Recovery systems, including coordination 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 actions 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 Agriculture and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
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