H.R. 8275 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8275 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 1, 2022Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on improving supply chain shortfalls and infrastructure needs at wholesale produce markets, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wholesale Produce Market Review Act. 2. Secretary of Agriculture report on improving supply chain shortfalls and infrastructure needs at wholesale produce markets (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the entities specified in subsection (c) shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on— (1) the 5 largest wholesale produce markets by annual sales and amount of goods moved for the preceding 4 calendar years; and (2) a representative sample of 8 wholesale produce markets that are not among the largest wholesale produce markets. (b) Contents The report under subsection (a) shall contain the following: (1) An analysis of the supply chain shortfalls in each wholesale produce market identified under subsection (a), which shall include an analysis of the following: (A) State of repair of infrastructure, including roads, food storage units, and refueling stations. (B) Sustainability infrastructure, including the following: (i) Carbon emission reduction technology. (ii) On-site green refueling stations. (iii) Disaster preparedness. (C) Recovery systems, including coordination with State and Federal agencies. (2) A description of any actions the Secretary recommends be taken as a result of the analysis under paragraph (1). (3) Recommendations, as appropriate, for wholesale produce market owners and operators, and State and local entities to improve the supply chain shortfalls identified under paragraph (1). (4) Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative actions and funding needed to improve the supply chain shortfalls. (c) Consultation In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the Secretary of Transportation, wholesale produce market owners and operators, State and local entities, and other agencies or stakeholders, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. (d) Appropriate congressional committees For the purposes of this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.