Specialty Crop Security Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-4168
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2024-04-18
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion

Agricultural research

Fruit and vegetables

Intergovernmental relations

Public-private cooperation
Latest action: action_date: 2024-04-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-04-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Specialty Crop Security Act of 2024</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  established annually by state program administrators, in consultation with specialty crop producers and producer groups.</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: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4168 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 18, 2024 Ms. Butler (for herself, Ms. Collins , Mr. King , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Booker , Mr. Luján , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Welch , Mr. Sanders , and Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 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 2024 . 2. Extension and enhancement of specialty crop block grants Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by striking 2023 and inserting 2028 ; and (B) by inserting through priorities established annually by State program administrators, in consultation with specialty crop producers and producer groups after specialty crops ; (2) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking indicate how and inserting the following: indicate— (1) how ; (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) how outreach to, and consultation with, specialty crop stakeholders will be achieved. ; and (3) in subsection (l)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter. and inserting each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (F) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter. .