,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cigj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #af1     
#bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffler introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,department of 
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of    
#aiid to promote an ,american           
agriculture first agenda and establish  
the position of ,domestic ,agriculture  
,supply ,chain ,administrator in the    
,office of the ,secretary of            
,agriculture to connect ,united ,states 
farmers with foodbanks1 grocers1 and    
nonprofit food distributors during      
periods of food scarcity1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american ,farmers1 
,food ,banks1 and ,families ,act of     
#bjbj4  #b4 ,domestic ,agriculture      
,supply ,chain ,administrator  7a7 ,in  
general ,subtitle ,a of the ,department 
of ,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of 

#aiid is amended by inserting after     
section #baf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fiaf7 the   
following3  #bag4 ,domestic ,agriculture
 ,supply ,chain ,administrator  7a7     
,authorization ,the ,secretary shall    
establish in the ,office of the         
,secretary a position of ,domestic      
,agriculture ,supply ,chain             
,administrator 7referred to in this     
section as the ,administrator74  7b7    
,duties ,the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7
 carry out activities in the interest of
 assisting farmers in entering the      
products of the farmers into the        
domestic market2  7#b7 act as a liaison 
between-- 7,a7 farmers2 and  7,b7 food  
banks1 schools1 grocers1 restaurants1   
and other food distribution entities    
partnered with the ,department or other 
nonprofit organizations2 and  7#c7 7,a7 
identify barriers1 either regulatory or 
legal1 that prevent or inhibit farmers  
from entering the products of the       
farmers into the domestic market through
 food distribution networks or other    

entities2 and  7,b7 make recommendations
 to the ,secretary regarding the means  
by which to remove the barriers         
identified under subparagraph 7,a74  7c7
 ,purposes ,the purposes of the         
,administrator shall be-- 7#a7 to       
promote the domestic supply chain2 and  
7#b7 to connect farmers that have excess
 agricultural products1 whether         
perishable or nonperishable1 with an    
appropriate food distribution           
organization that is in need of certain 
agricultural products4  7d7 ,team ,the  
,administrator shall oversee a team     
composed of-- 7#a7 a regulatory reform  
officer2  7#b7 an agricultural marketing
 expert2 and  7#c7 individuals with     
private sector experience in the food   
distribution network4  7e7              
,collaboration ,the ,administrator shall
 convene representatives of appropriate 
,federal advisory committees of the     
,agricultural ,marketing ,service1      
,federal agencies1 and members of the   
private sector to advise the            

,administrator in carrying out the      
duties described in subsection 7b74  7f7
 ,existing position ,to the extent      
practicable1 the ,administrator shall be
 an additional role of an existing      
position1 and not a new position1 within
 the ,office of the ,secretary4  4  7b7 
,conforming amendment ,section #bif7;b7 
of the ,department of ,agriculture      
,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #gjad7;b77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#aa7 
,the authority of the ,secretary to     
carry out the amendments made to this   
title by the ,american ,farmers1 ,food  
,banks1 and ,families ,act of #bjbj  4  
7c7 ,technical correction ,subtitle ,a  
of the ,department of ,agriculture      
,reorganization ,act of #aiid is amended
 by redesignating section #bbe 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #fibe7 as section #bbd;,a4    
#c4 ,catalogue to connect farmers and   
food distribution organizations ,the    
,secretary of ,agriculture1 in          
coordination with private sector        

entities1 shall establish a catalogue or
 data resource that is capable of       
recording-- 7#a7 farms that have excess 
agricultural products2 and  7#b7 food   
distribution organizations that are in  
need of certain agricultural products4