,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbd,ms4  
,spanb]g] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,flood7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to m5d ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,act (
 #aidf to direct ! ,secret>y (          
,agriculture to e/abli% & ma9ta9        
,regional ,food & ,supply ,*a9 ,res\rce 
,c5t]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican
 ,food ,supply ,*a9 ,resili5cy ,act (   
#bjbc4  #b4 ,regional ,food & ,supply   
,*a9 ,res\rce ,c5t]s ,! ,agricultural   
,m>ket+ ,act ( #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afba
 et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  ,h ,food ,supply ,*a9          
,resili5cy  #bih4 ,regional ,food &     
,supply ,*a9 ,res\rce ,c5t]s  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+  
,s]vice1 %all ent] into competitively   
aw>d$ coop]ative agreem5ts ) eligible   
entities to e/abli% or cont9ue !        

op]ations ( n few] ?an #ab ,regional    
,food & ,supply ,*a9 ,regional ,res\rce 
,c5t]s to support small-siz$ &          
m$ium-siz$ produc]s ( agricultural      
products & small-siz$ & m$ium-siz$      
agricultural bus9esses ?r\gh activities1
 :i* may include-- 7#a7 (f]+            
coord9ation1 te*nical assi/ance1 &      
capacity build+ support to small-siz$ & 
m$ium-siz$ produc]s ( agricultural      
products & agricultural bus9esses2  7#b7
 support+ supply *a9 & value *a9        
coord9ation-- 7,a7 9 ! region 9 :i* su* 
produc]s or bus9esses are locat$2 &     
7,b7 ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 o!r  
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & ,tribal ag5cies )      
relevant res\rces1 regional commissions1
 & o!r ,regional ,food & ,supply ,*a9   
,res\rce ,c5t]s2  7#c7 provid+ te*nical 
assi/ance to su* produc]s & bus9esses2  
7#d7 provid+ grants or o!r f9ancial     
assi/ance to su* produc]s & bus9esses   
look+ to exp& production or a bus9ess or
 />t production or a bus9ess 9 su*      
region2 &  7#e7 c>ry+ out su* o!r       

activities z may be specifi$ by !       
,secret>y4  7b7 ,focus on ,tribal supply
 *a9 issues ,at lea/ "o ,regional ,food 
& ,supply ,*a9 ,res\rce ,c5t] e/abli%$  
pursuant to subsection 7a7 %all provide 
coord9ation1 assi/ance1 & capacity      
build+ support to address supply *a9    
issues fac$ by ,indian tribes & ,tribal 
organizations 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( ! 
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774 
7c7 ,application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an     
eligible entity 7includ+ an entity      
repres5t+ a p>tn]%ip7 seek+ to ent] into
 a coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is section   
%all submit to ! ,secret>y an           
application1 at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &  
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require1 includ+ h[ ! ,regional ,food & 
,supply ,*a9 ,res\rce ,c5t]s e/abli%$ by
 su* entity w address food &            
agricultural supply *a9 issues fac$ by  
und]s]v$ communities4  7#b7 ,regional   
div]sity ,9 select+ eligible entities to
 ent] into a coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is 

section1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure !      
regional div]sity ( su* entities4  7d7  
,t]m ,! t]m ( a coop]ative agreem5t     
ent]$ into "u ?is section %all be n less
 ?an #d ye>s4  7e7 ,coord9ation ,a      
,regional ,food & ,supply ,*a9 ,res\rce 
,c5t] %all1 z a condition on ent]+ into 
a coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is section1   
agree to coord9ate ) o!r ,regional ,food
 & ,supply ,*a9 ,res\rce ,c5t]s1 :5     
appropriate4  7f7 ,report to ,congress  
,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ! ,am]ican ,food ,supply  
,*a9 ,resili5cy ,act ( #bjbc1 & e #b    
ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate a report on-- 7#a7 ) respect to !
 activities c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y "u 
?is section-- 7,a7 a description ( su*  
activities2 &  7,b7 ! impact ( su*      
activities on supply *a9 issues fac$ by 
small-siz$ & m$ium-siz$ produc]s (      
agricultural products2 &  7#b7 ) respect

 to ! activities c>ri$ out by !         
,regional ,food & ,supply ,*a9 ,res\rce 
,c5t]s "u ?is section-- 7,a7 a          
description ( su* activities2  7,b7 !   
impact ( su* activities on supply *a9   
issues fac$ by small-siz$ & m$ium-siz$  
produc]s ( agricultural products &      
agricultural bus9esses2 &  7,c7 any     
grants aw>d$ by ,regional ,food &       
,supply ,*a9 ,res\rce ,c5t]s to su*     
produc]s & bus9esses4  7g7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,!
 t]m eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a     
produc] network or association2  7,b7 a 
food c\ncil2  7,c7 a f$]ally recogniz$  
,indian ,tribe 7z det]m9$ pursuant to   
section #ajd ( ! ,f$]ally ,recogniz$    
,indian ,tribe ,li/ ,act ( #aiid 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #eaca772  7,d7 a ,/ate        
gov]nm5t or regional au?ority2  7,e7 an 
in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$ 9 
section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja72  7,f7 a  
nonpr(it organization2  7,g7 an economic
 developm5t corporation2 &  7,h7 su* o!r

 entities ! ,secret>y det]m9es          
appropriate4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate   
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #adjd
 ( ! ,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1   
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc74  4  #c4          
,agriculture ,innovation ,c5t]s ,program
 ,section #fdjb7;a7 ( ! ,f>m ,security &
 ,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #afcb;b7a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ & at ! end2     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 rese>*1        
te*nical assi/ance1 support s]vices1    
outrea*1 & o!r s]vices to /r5g!n1       
ma9ta91 & secure supply *a9s relat$ to  
agricultural inputs & agricultural      
products produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  4