,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4  
,braun7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase 
the capacity1 resiliency1 diversity1 and
 security of the ,united ,states food   
supply chain by codifying and expanding 
the ,food ,supply ,chain ,guaranteed    
,loan ,program4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,food ,supply  
,chain ,capacity and ,resiliency ,act4  
#b4 ,food ,supply ,chain ,guaranteed    
,loan ,program  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary of ,agriculture 7referred to 
in this section as the ,secretary7 may  
guarantee loans of not more than        
#hj1jjj1jjj made to support new         
investments in the start-up or expansion
 of projects in the ,united ,states that
 will increase the capacity of the food 
supply chain in the ,united ,states to  

aggregate1 process1 manufacture1 store1 
transport1 wholesale1 or distribute     
food4  7b7 ,priorities ,in awarding loan
 guarantees under this section1 the     
,secretary shall1 when the amount       
available to carry out this section is  
less than the total of the amounts      
requested under applications submitted  
under this section1 give preference to  
loans for projects-- 7#a7 that create   
jobs in economically distressed         
communities2 or  7#b7 as the ,secretary 
determines to be appropriate to help    
create a more resilient1 diverse1 and   
secure ,united ,states food supply      
chain4  7c7 ,nonsupplantation of other  
funds ,the ,secretary shall use the     
amounts made available to carry out this
 section to supplement1 and not         
supplant1 funds provided under other    
,federal laws or ,state or local laws4  
7d7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary shall  
prescribe such regulations as may be    
necessary to carry out this section4    
7e7 ,funding  7#a7 ,in general ,of the  

amounts appropriated to carry out       
section #caj;,b7g7 of the ,consolidated 
,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #aicb7;g771 the ,secretary may
 use to carry out this section          
#bi1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbd through #bjbh4  7#b7              
,administration ,not more than          
#d1jjj1jjj of the amounts provided under
 paragraph 7#a7 for each of fiscal years
 #bjbd through #bjbh may be used by the 
,secretary for administrative purposes4 
7#c7 ,availability ,amounts made        
available under paragraph 7#a7 are      
authorized to remain available until    
expended4  7f7 ,conforming amendment    
,section #ajja7;b77#d7 of the ,american 
,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #geja note2 ,public ,law      
#aag-b7 is amended by inserting 1 except
 any activity authorized to be carried  
out by section #b of the ,food ,supply  
,chain ,capacity and ,resiliency ,act   
before the period4  7g7 ,effective date 
,this section and the amendments made by

 this section shall take effect on the  
date that is #ij days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4