,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #d1 #bjbe,mr4     
,durb9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,grassley7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+
 ,act ( #aidf to e/abli% a volunt>y     
program to r$uce food loss & wa/e1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,r$uce ,food ,loss &   
,wa/e ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,food loss &   
wa/e c]tification program ,subtitle ,a (
 ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,act ( #aidf   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afba et seq47 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #baj;,b4 ,food
 loss & wa/e c]tification program  7a7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,app>5tly :olesome food ,! t]m app>5tly 
:olesome food has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9  
subsection 7b7 ( ! ,bill ,em]son ,good  
,sam>itan ,food ,donation ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #agia7;b774  7#b7 ,c]tifi$    
p>ticipant ,! t]m c]tifi$ p>ticipant    

means an eligible p>ticipant t has be5  
c]tifi$ "u subsection 7d74  7#c7        
,eligible p>ticipant ,! t]m eligible    
p>ticipant means-- 7,a7 a contractor t  
has ent]$ into a contract ) an executive
 ag5cy1 ! ,s5ate1 or ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives = ! provision1 s]vice1  
or sale ( food 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 
a ,/ate1 local1 municipal1 or ,tribal   
gov]nm5t2  7,c7 a corporation1 p>tn]%ip1
 organization1 or association2  7,d7 a  
f>m or a food produc]1 manufactur]1     
processor1 hold]1 or pack]2  7,e7 a     
retail groc]2  7,f7 a re/aurant or      
simil> food s]vice e/abli%m5t2  7,g7 an 
in/itution ( high] education or a       
consortium ( ^? in/itutions2 or  7,h7 a 
prim>y or second>y s*ool or a consortium
 ( ^? in/itutions4  7#d7 ,excess ,! t]m 
excess1 ) respect to food1 means t !    
food w\ld o!rwise be disc>d$4  7#e7     
,food ,! t]m food means food 7z def9$ 9 
section #bja ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & 
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba77 t  
is int5d$ = human consumption4  7#f7    

,program ,! t]m program means ! ,food   
,loss & ,wa/e ,r$uction ,c]tification   
,program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b74    
7#g7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7b7          
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a 
volunt>y program1 to be kn[n z ! ,food  
,loss & ,wa/e ,r$uction ,c]tification   
,program-- 7#a7 to c]tify eligible      
p>ticipants 9 accordance ) subsection   
7d72 &  7#b7 to promote c]tifi$         
p>ticipants 9 accordance ) subsection   
7e74  7c7 ,purposes ,! purposes ( !     
program are-- 7#a7 to r$uce food loss & 
wa/e2  7#b7 to increase donations (     
excess1 app>5tly :olesome food to       
nonpr(it organizations t provide food   
assi/ance to individuals 9 ne$2 &  7#c7 
to increase ! use ( alt]native disposal 
me?ods = food1 su* z r$irection to      
animal fe$1 ana]obic dige/ion1 &        
compo/+4  7d7 ,c]tification  7#a7       
,crit]ia  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  7i7 ,e/abli%m5t
 & publication ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,r$uce ,food 

,loss & ,wa/e ,act ( #bjbe1 ! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli% & publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]
 crit]ia = ! c]tification ( an eligible 
p>ticipant "u ! program4  7ii7          
,inclusions ,crit]ia describ$ 9 clause  
7i7 %all include ! submission to a      
?ird-p>ty c]tifi] accr$it$ "u p>agraph  
7#c7 ( docum5tation f #ab consecutive   
mon?s on ! quantity ( food t ! eligible 
p>ticipant-- 7,i7 has donat$ to nonpr(it
 organizations t provide food assi/ance 
= individuals 9 ne$2 or  7,,ii7 has s5t 
to be dispos$ (4  7,b7 ,/akehold] input 
,! ,secret>y %all solicit comm5ts f     
int]e/$ p>ties prior to ! e/abli%m5t or 
revision ( ! crit]ia describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,revisions  7i7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all revise !     
crit]ia describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 on a
 p]iodic basis4  7ii7 ,publication ,!   
,secret>y %all publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]
 crit]ia revis$ "u clause 7i7 n lat] ?an
 #bgj days be=e ! effective date ( !    
revis$ crit]ia1 includ+ an explanation (
 ! revisions4  7#b7 ,accr$itation bodies

  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,r$uce ,food 
,loss & ,wa/e ,act ( #bjbe1 ! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli% a process to recognize     
accr$itation bodies to accr$it ?ird-p>ty
 c]tifi]s "u p>agraph 7#c77;,a74  7,b7  
,/&>ds ,! ,secret>y %all recognize an   
accr$itation body "u subp>agraph 7,a7 if
 ! accr$itation body meets su* /&>ds z !
 ,secret>y %all e/abli%4  7#c7          
,?ird-p>ty c]tifi]s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ! ,r$uce ,food ,loss & ,wa/e 
,act ( #bjbe1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a
 process = accr$itation bodies recogniz$
 "u p>agraph 7#b7 to accr$it ?ird-p>ty  
c]tifi]s to review & c]tify eligible    
p>ticipants "u ! program4  7,b7 ,/&>ds  
,an accr$itation body recogniz$ "u      
p>agraph 7#b7 %all accr$it a ?ird-p>ty  
c]tifi] "u subp>agraph 7,a7 if !        
?ird-p>ty c]tifi] meets su* /&>ds z !   
,secret>y %all e/abli%4  7,c7 ,pref]5ce 
,9 accr$it+ ?ird-p>ty c]tifi]s "u       
subp>agraph 7,a71 an accr$itation body  

recogniz$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all give    
pref]5ce to in/itutions ( high]         
education t h exp]tise 9 food loss &    
wa/e r$uction4  7,d7 ,c]tification ,a   
?ird-p>ty c]tifi] accr$it$ "u           
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all review & c]tify an
 eligible p>ticipant "u ! program if !  
eligible p>ticipant meets ! crit]ia     
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7        
,publication ,! ,secret>y %all ma9ta9 on
 a publicly available website ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture-- 7,a7 a li/ ( 
accr$itation bodies recogniz$ "u        
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,b7 a li/ ( ?ird-p>ty
 c]tifi]s accr$it$ "u p>agraph 7#c74    
7e7 ,promotion  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y %all promote a c]tifi$        
p>ticipant "u ! program1 includ+ ?r\gh--
 7,a7 volunt>y label+ e/abli%$ "u       
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,b7 su* o!r          
communications z ! ,secret>y det]m9es to
 be appropriate relat+ to ! products1   
build+s1 practices1 & policies ( !      
c]tifi$ p>ticipant1 su* z-- 7i7         
publication on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (

 ,agriculture ( in=mation relat+ to !   
c]tifi$ p>ticipant2 &  7ii7 hold+ ev5ts 
to promote ! c]tifi$ p>ticipant or      
o!rwise relat+ to ! program4  7#b7      
,volunt>y label+ ,! ,secret>y %all      
e/abli% #a or m volunt>y labels t       
indicate t a c]tifi$ p>ticipant is      
c]tifi$ "u ! program4  7f7 ,int]ag5cy   
coord9ation ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out  
?is section 9 coord9ation ) !           
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs & !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 9 accordance ) !    
memor&um ( und]/&+ revis$ "u section #c 
( ! ,r$uce ,food ,loss & ,wa/e ,act (   
#bjbe4  7g7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section1    
includ+ = ! hir+ ( additional p]sonnel1 
#c1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf    
?r\gh #bjcj1 to rema9 available until   
exp5d$4  4  #c4 ,memor&um ( und]/&+ ,!  
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 ! ,commission]
 ( ,food & ,drugs1 & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all   

revise1 9 accordance ) section #baj;,b (
 ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,act ( #aidf 7z
 add$ by section #b71 ! agreem5t sign$  
on ,decemb] #ag1 #bjbj1 relat+ to       
coop]ation & coord9ation on food loss & 
wa/e4