,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bhc #aagth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gfge
 ,report ,no4 #aag-cgb ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may #f1
 #bjbb,ms4 ,craig 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mrs4       
,bustos1 ,mrs4 ,hinson1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 and
 ,mr4 ,feenstra7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,june   
#ae1 #bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4   
,costa1 ,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks1 ,ms4      
,kuster1 and ,mr4 ,gottheimer  ,june    
#ae1 #bjbb,reported with an amendment1  
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,may #f1 #bjbb  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend the ,department of   
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of    
#aiid to establish an ,agricultural and 
,food ,system ,supply ,chain ,resilience

 and ,crisis ,response ,task ,force1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,agricultural 
and ,food ,system ,supply ,chain        
,resilience and ,crisis ,response ,task 
,force  7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,b of 
title ,,ii of the ,department of        
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of    
#aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fica et seq47 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #bbi4 ,agricultural and     
,food ,system ,supply ,chain ,resilience
 and ,crisis ,response ,task ,force  7a7
 ,establishment ,not later than #fj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 section1 the ,secretary shall establish
 in the ,department an ,agricultural and
 ,food ,system ,supply ,chain           
,resilience and ,crisis ,response ,task 
,force 7in this section referred to as  
the ,task ,force74  7b7 ,mission ,the   
mission of the ,task ,force shall be the
 following3 7#a7 ,help to promote the   
leadership of the ,united ,states with  
respect to the stability of the         
agriculture and food system supply      

chain4  7#b7 ,encourage a               
,government-wide approach through       
partnerships and collaboration with the 
private sector1 labor organizations1 the
 governments of countries that are      
allies or key international partners of 
the ,united ,states1 ,states or         
political subdivisions thereof1 and     
,tribal governments in order to-- 7,a7  
promote the resilience of the           
agriculture and food system supply      
chain2 and  7,b7 identify1 prepare for1 
and respond to shocks to the            
agricultural and food system supply     
chain4  7#c7 ,monitor the resilience1   
diversity1 security1 and strength of the
 agricultural and food system supply    
chain4  7#d7 ,support the availability  
of agricultural and food system supply  
chain goods for domestic manufacturers1 
domestic producers1 and domestic        
enterprises in the ,united ,states and  
in countries that are allies or key     
international partners4  7#e7 ,assist   
the ,federal ,government in preparing   

for and responding to shocks to the     
agricultural and food system supply     
chain4  7#f7 ,support the creation of   
jobs with competitive wages in the      
,united ,states agricultural and food   
system sector4  7#g7 ,coordinate        
executive branch actions necessary to   
carry out the functions described in    
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#f74  7c7      
,special ,advisor on ,supply ,chain     
,resilience and ,crisis ,response ,the  
head of the ,task ,force shall be the   
,special ,advisor on ,supply ,chain     
,resilience and ,crisis ,response 7in   
this section1 referred to as the        
,special ,advisor7 who shall be         
appointed by the ,secretary4  7d7       
,agriculture and food system supply     
chain evaluation and report  7#a7       
,evaluation ,the ,special ,advisor1 in  
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,commerce and the ,secretary of         
,transportation1 shall conduct an       
evaluation of the stability and         
reliability of the agriculture and food 

system supply chain4 ,the evaluation    
shall focus on the items listed in      
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,report to        
,congress ,not later than #bgj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 the ,special ,advisor shall    
submit to the ,committee on             
,agriculture1 the ,committee on ,energy 
and ,commerce1 and the ,committee on    
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry and the ,committee on     
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report on the         
evaluation conducted under subsection   
7a7 that includes the following3 7,a7   
,an evaluation of-- 7i7 the strengths of
 the agriculture and food system supply 
chain2  7ii7 the weaknesses of the      
agriculture and food system supply      
chain2  7iii7 current and potential     
future critical bottlenecks in the      
agriculture and food system supply      
chain1 including transportation         

bottlenecks in the distribution of      
agricultural inputs1 processed and      
unprocessed food and food input         
products1 and consumer-ready food       
products2  7iv7 workforce challenges and
 opportunities in the agriculture and   
food system supply chain2 and  7v7 the  
overall stability and reliability of the
 agriculture and food system supply     
chain4  7,b7 ,an evaluation of ,federal1
 ,state1 and local laws and regulations 
that-- 7i7 increase the stability and   
reliability of the agriculture and food 
system supply chain2 or  7ii7 decrease  
or otherwise negatively impact the      
stability and reliability of the        
agriculture and food system supply      
chain4  7,c7 ,specific recommendations  
to improve the security1 safety1 and    
resilience of the agriculture and food  
system supply chain1 including          
recommendations that address challenges 
identified under paragraph 7#a7 and that
 also address-- 7i7 long-term           
strategies2  7ii7 industry best         

practices2  7iii7 risk-mitigation       
actions to prevent future bottlenecks   
and vulnerabilities at all levels of the
 agriculture and food system supply     
chain2 and  7iv7 legislative and        
regulatory actions that would positively
 impact the security and resilience of  
the agriculture and food system supply  
chain4  7e7 ,termination ,the ,task     
,force shall terminate on the earlier   
of-- 7#a7 the date on which the report  
required by subsection 7d7 is submitted2
 or  7#b7 ,september #cj1 #bjbc4  4  7b7
 ,technical 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     
establish in the ,department the        
,agricultural and ,food ,system ,supply 
,chain ,resilience and ,crisis ,response
 ,task ,force in accordance with section
 #bbi4  4  ,june #ae1 #bjbb,reported    
with an amendment1 committed to the     

,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed