Specialty Crop Security Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4838
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
Introduced: 2023-07-24
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion

Agricultural research

Fruit and vegetables

Intergovernmental relations

Public-private cooperation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Specialty Crop Security Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes and provides additional funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The bill also modifies the SCBGP outreach and&nbsp;state plan&nbsp;requirements. Under the block grant program, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides grants to the state departments of agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops (i.e., fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture).</p><p>Specifically, the bill reauthorizes&nbsp;the&nbsp;SCBGP through FY2028.</p><p>The bill also requires that&nbsp;SCBGP grants be made based on priorities jointly identified by specialty crop producers, producer groups, and state program administrators to achieve the program's purpose.</p><p>Further, the bill requires that the plan a state must submit to USDA under the program indicate how outreach to, and consultation with, specialty crop stakeholders will be achieved.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4838 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2023 Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to extend and enhance the specialty crop block grants program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Specialty Crop Security Act of 2023 . 2. Extension and enhancement of specialty crop block grants (a) Availability and purpose of grants Section 101(a) of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amended— (1) by striking 2023 and inserting 2028 ; and (2) by inserting through priorities jointly identified by specialty crop producers, producer groups, and state program administrators, after specialty crops, . (b) Plan requirements Section 101(e) of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amended to read as follows: (e) Plan requirements The State plan shall identify the lead agency charged with the responsibility of carrying out the plan and indicate— (1) how the grant funds will be utilized to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops; and (2) how outreach to, and consultation with, specialty crop stakeholders will be achieved. . (c) Funding Section 101(l)(1) of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter. and inserting each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (F) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter. .