,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4  
,lawl] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al ,trade   
,commission to conduct a /udy on !      
pot5tial impacts ( public groc]y /ores1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,measur+ ,adv]se  
,m>ket ,disruption ,& ,national ,impact 
,act or ! ,,mamdani ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! retail 
groc]y sector is a critical compon5t ( !
 food supply *a9 & economy ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  7#b7 ,rec5t proposals 9 v>i\s  
municipalities h advocat$ = public      
groc]y /ores4  7#c7 ,su* proposals raise
 que/ions ab\t--  7,a7 ! competitive    
dynamics betwe5 public & private groc]y 
/ores ) respect to pric+1 m>ket access1 
& consum] *oice2  7,b7 impacts on f>m]s 
& food banks2 &  7,c7 long-t]m          
su/a9ability4  7#d7 ,! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission has exp]tise 9 analyz+      

competitive practices ) respect to      
retail m>kets & is well position$ to    
assess ! effects ( gov]nm5t entry into  
consum] m>kets4  #c4 ,/udy on impacts ( 
public groc]y /ores  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission1 9   
consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( !       
,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,s]vice & !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,food & ,nutrition     
,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1   
%all conduct a /udy on ! impacts (      
public groc]y /ores t includes an       
analysis ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! competitive
 impacts ( su* /ores on ! foll[+3  7,a7 
,small1 m$ium1 & l>ge private groc]y    
/ores4  7,b7 ,f>m]s4  7,c7 ,food banks &
 o!r *>itable organizations4  7,d7      
,:olesale food prices & food supply     
*a9s1 includ+ impacts ) respect to      
pur*as+ p[]1 m>ket %>e %ifts1 & local & 
regional food di/ribution networks4     
7,e7 ,! retail groc]y sector g5]ally4   
7#b7 ,! impacts ( public groc]y /ores on
 consum] access1 *oice1 & prices1       

includ+ ) respect to food des]ts4  7#c7 
,:e!r public groc]y /ores w\ld receive  
subsidies1 tax exemptions1 or regulatory
 advantages t may alt] competition4     
7#d7 ,h[ public groc]y /ores may affect 
local1 regional1 & national agriculture1
 includ+ prices receiv$ by produc]s4    
7#e7 ,long-t]m m>ket impacts ) respect  
to ! retail groc]y sector1 includ+      
b>ri]s = private entities to ent] & exit
 su* sector4  7#f7 ,conc]ns ) respect to
 unfair competition or m>ket di/ortion4 
7b7 ,use ( exi/+ data ,9 conduct+ ! /udy
 "u subsection 7a71 ! ,commission %all  
use available data ( ! ,commission1 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 & o!r relevant
 s\rces1 includ+ ,/ate & local economic 
developm5t records1 indu/ry reports1 &  
public procurem5t disclosures4  7c7     
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 ! completion ( ! /udy requir$ "u       
subsection 7a71 & annually !reaft]1 !   
,commission %all submit to ,congress a  
report t includes in=mation relat+ to ! 
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! results ( su* /udy4    

7#b7 ,recomm5dations = adm9i/rative &   
legislative action ) respect to any     
conc]ns id5tifi$ 9 su* /udy4  7d7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#b7 ,food  
bank ,! t]m food bank means a nonpr(it  
organization t collects1 w>eh\ses1 &    
di/ributes donat$ or pur*as$ food4  7#c7
 ,food des]t ,! t]m food des]t means a  
c5sus tract t has a pov]ty rate ( #bj   
p]c5t or high] & has at lea/ #ejj       
resid5ts t live m ?an #a mile f a       
sup]m>ket or l>ge groc]y /ore4  7#d7    
,private groc]y /ore ,! t]m private     
groc]y /ore means a bus9ess t-- 7,a7 is 
n own$ by a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local     
gov]nm5t entity2 &  7,b7 sells g5]al    
food products4  7#e7 ,public groc]y /ore
 ,! t]m public groc]y /ore means a      
bus9ess t--  7,a7 is directly own$ or   
op]at$ by a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local     
gov]nm5t entity2 &  7,b7 sells g5]al    
food products4