Farm to Food Bank Reauthorization Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-5094
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2024-09-18
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5094 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2024 Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide additional agricultural products for distribution by emergency feeding organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farm to Food Bank Reauthorization Act of 2024 . 2. Projects for States to purchase priority agricultural products (a) In general Section 203D of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7507 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking donate and inserting donate, sell, or otherwise provide ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking donated for the use of and inserting donated or otherwise provided for the use of, or sold to, ; and (3) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking donated and inserting donated, sold, or otherwise provided ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 50 and inserting 75 ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (D) Reimbursement for costs In carrying out a project, a State may reimburse an agricultural producer, processor, or distributor participating in the project for eligible costs, as determined by the Secretary. ; (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking donation and inserting donation, sale, or other provision ; and (D) in paragraph (5), by striking $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024 and inserting $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029 . (b) Conforming amendment Section 202A(b)(5) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7503(b)(5) ) is amended by striking donated commodities received under section 203D(d) and inserting commodities received under subsection (c) or (d) of section 203D .