Providing Robust Organics and Diets for Urban Communities Everywhere Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The PRODUCE Act reauthorizes USDA's Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. It extends two statutory dates from 2023 to 2030 and increases the office's authorization from $25 million for each fiscal year 2019 through 2023 to $50 million for each fiscal year 2025 through 2030.
Who Benefits and How
Urban farmers, community gardens, local food organizations, and innovative production projects benefit because the bill extends the office that supports urban agriculture and authorizes a larger annual funding level. City residents served by urban food projects may benefit from expanded access to local produce and community food infrastructure. USDA urban agriculture program staff benefit from longer-term authorization to operate the office.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal appropriators and USDA budget accounts bear the cost of authorizing up to $50 million per year for the office. USDA staff must administer any expanded grants, cooperative agreements, technical assistance, or program activities supported by the higher authorization. Grant applicants may face continued application and reporting requirements tied to office funding.
Key Provisions
- Amends Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production dates from 2023 to 2030.
- Authorizes $50 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
- Expands the prior $25 million annual authorization to a $50 million annual authorization.
- Provides continued USDA authority for urban agriculture and innovative production projects.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes USDA's Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production through 2030 and doubles its authorized annual funding from $25 million to $50 million for fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
Key Policy Areas
Urban Agriculture, USDA, Organic Food, Agricultural Grants, Local Food Systems
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes USDA's Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production through 2030 and doubles its authorized annual funding from $25 million to $50 million for fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
Policy Domains
Section 2 Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production reauthorization
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Urban farmers
- Community garden organizations
- Local food nonprofits
- USDA urban agriculture program staff
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal appropriators
- USDA urban agriculture grant administrators
- Urban agriculture grant applicants
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Norton, …
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "office"
- → USDA Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
- "applicants"
- → Urban agriculture and innovative production grant applicants
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