To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H03CDBCCA6AC948FA824EE4D1E66C05C6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New Opportunities for Technological Innovation, Mitigation, and Education To Overcome Waste Act or the NO TIME TO...
- Section HD1BC0A656A8E48F2AC53B2FBC2C43E01: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term Commissioner means the Commissioner...
- Section HAF76A135238B47218B279CBE059DD8FB: 3. Office of food loss and waste The Secretary shall establish in the Department of Agriculture an Office of Food Loss and Waste (referred to in this section...
- Section H046D10DA5064409DA44906DD3714D159: 4. Improving coordination to prevent and reduce food loss and waste The Secretary shall establish in the Department of Agriculture regional coordinators. The...
- Section H40492D1F45564AF28EE1DC31C461523D: 5. Strengthening government approach to food loss and waste The Secretary, in collaboration with the Administrator and the Commissioner, shall collaborate to...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Healthcare, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Pingree (for herself, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Moylan, and Ms. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Secretary of Agriculture. The term upcycled food product means a product that— is created from surplus food, unmarketable food, or edible or inedible food byproducts
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