S3390-118

Introduced

To improve purchasing of food by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 4, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve purchasing of food by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Environment, Government Operations.

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 id4d34274290fe436397949021cc9a78bb: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enabling Farmer, Food worker, Environmental, and Climate Targets through Innovative, Values-aligned, and Equitable...
  • Section id8180d3ff5103455ab7ce31679097df29: 2. Findings Congress finds that the Department of Agriculture, as one of the largest food purchasers in the world, has the responsibility and opportunity to...
  • Section id8738c1c6214f4baca944ade250abc6d3: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term beginning farmer, fisherman, or rancher means a person that— has not operated a farm, fishing business, or ranch; or has...
  • Section id5914164d29c2480d87c4925b39ebec6f: 4. Equitable food procurement The purposes of the requirements described in subsection (b) are— to strengthen the resilience of the domestic food system; to...
  • Section id8f208f2283f54ccabd88c316076ca930: 5. Best value procurement pilot program; technical assistance; grants The Secretary shall establish and carry out a pilot program that uses a tradeoff process...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve purchasing of food by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Key Policy Areas

Agriculture, Environment, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To improve purchasing of food by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.

Policy Domains

Agriculture Environment Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
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federal implementing agencies:
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 4, 2023

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, and Mr. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Environment Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"veteran farmer, fisherman, or rancher" §id8738c1c6214f4baca944ade250abc6d3

a farmer, operator of a fishing business, or rancher who has served in the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) and who— has not operated a farm, fishing business, or ranch

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