,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gadd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,torres ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,em]g5cy ,food ,assi/ance ,act ( #aihc  
to e/abli% a national food rescue sy/em 
?r\gh p>tn]%ips ) food rescue           
organizations4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,food ,rescue ,act4
  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( national food rescue
 sy/em ,! ,em]g5cy ,food ,assi/ance ,act
 ( #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #geja et seq47 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #baf4
 ,national food rescue sy/em  7a7       
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1
 act+ ?r\gh ! ,food & ,nutrition        
,s]vice1 %all e/abli% & op]ate a        
national food rescue sy/em to coord9ate 
! recov]y1 process+1 transportation1 &  
di/ribution ( surplus & donat$ food to  
em]g5cy fe$+ organizations &            
food-insecure communities4  7b7         
,activities ,9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71

 food rescue organizations %all-- 7#a7  
id5tify s\rces ( surplus or excess food 
across ! agricultural1 retail1          
manufactur+1 & di/ribution sectors2     
7#b7 develop & ma9ta9 p>tn]%ips )       
nonpr(it food rescue organizations1 food
 banks1 & local ag5cies to recov] &     
di/ribute su* food2  7#c7 exp& & /r5g!n 
logi/ics & infra/ructure necess>y = food
 rescue1 includ+ aggregation sites1     
transportation1 cold-*a9 /orage1 &      
la/-mile deliv]y2  7#d7 support         
te*nology plat=ms & data sy/ems us$ to  
id5tify1 track1 & r$irect surplus food2 
&  7#e7 provide te*nical assi/ance to   
p>ticipat+ entities to enhance effici5cy
 & coord9ation4  7c7 ,grant program ,to 
c>ry out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all  
e/abli% a competitive grant program to  
support activities describ$ 9 subsection
 7b74  7d7 ,eligible entities ,grants "u
 ?is section %all be aw>d$ to food      
rescue organizations1 :i* may c>ry out  
projects 9 p>tn]%ip ) food banks1 food  
recov]y networks1 ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1

 or ,t]ritorial gov]nm5ts1 logi/ics     
provid]s1 front-l9e em]g5cy food        
provid]s1 & o!r relevant p>tn]s4  7e7   
,use ( funds ,grant funds may be us$ =--
 7#a7 food rescue & recov]y op]ations1  
includ+ glean+ & aggregation2  7#b7     
transportation & deliv]y ( surplus food1
 includ+ cold-*a9 logi/ics2  7#c7       
/orage1 process+1 or repackag+          
infra/ructure ne$$ = r$i/ribution2  7#d7
 te*nology us$ to mat* surplus food )   
receiv+ organizations 9 real "t2  7#e7  
p]sonnel1 equipm5t1 or op]ational ne$s t
 support food rescue activities2 &  7#f7
 adm9i/rative co/s1 z det]m9$           
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7f7        
,application requirem5ts ,an eligible   
entity seek+ a grant "u ?is section %all
 submit an application to ! ,secret>y at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*     
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1    
includ+-- 7#a7 a description ( ! propos$
 project & expect$ food-rescue impact1  
includ+ e/imat$ p\nds ( food recov]$ &  
h\seholds s]v$2  7#b7 id5tification (   

p>ticipat+ p>tn]s1 includ+ produc]s1    
di/ributors1 retail]s1 or logi/ics      
entities2  7#c7 a budget & implem5tation
 timel9e2 &  7#d7 a plan = s\rc+1       
transport+1 /or+1 & deliv]+ surplus food
 to em]g5cy fe$+ organizations &        
food-insecure communities4  7g7         
,coord9ation ,! ,secret>y %all coord9ate
 activities "u ?is section )-- 7#a7     
programs au?oriz$ "u ! ,em]g5cy ,food   
,assi/ance ,act ( #aihc2  7#b7 !        
,f>m-to-,food ,bank ,project e/abli%$ "u
 section #bjc;,d2 &  7#c7 o!r ,,usda    
ef=ts to r$uce food loss & wa/e4  7h7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4
  4  #c4 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section       
#bjc;,d7b7 ( ! ,em]g5cy ,food ,assi/ance
 ,act ( #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gejg7;b77  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ 7exclud+ funds       
appropriat$ "u section #baf7 aft]       
appropriat$ "u ?is ,act4