To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to assist new and expanded meat processors and renderers, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to assist new and expanded meat processors and renderers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Finance, Education.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses 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, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H871A37533F864425BDC483CE03F8784A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Butcher Block Act of 2023.
- Section HBA7461EAB8B8430C881CC2D55BBDC3BC: 2. Assistance for new and expanded meat processors and renderers In this section: The term covered facility means a facility— for which a loan or loan...
- Section H5A41CDD9F3614450963537CBCD310FB6: 3. New, mobile, and expanded meat processing and rendering grants In this section: The term eligible entity means— a governmental entity; a public, private, or...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to assist new and expanded meat processors and renderers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Finance, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to assist new and expanded meat processors and renderers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities to use in accordance with subsection (d). The purposes of this section are— to create more resilient local and regional food systems
a facility— for which a loan or loan guarantee is provided to an eligible entity under the program
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