3.0.0 4030 2023-01-11T13:21:07Z 2023-01-11T13:21:07Z Senate S S 2010-12-15 111 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-12-15T22:39:20Z 2010-12-15 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2010-12-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural practices and innovations Employee benefits and pensions Worker safety and health Agriculture and Food 00 2010-12-15 Introduced in Senate 2010-12-29T17:33:04Z Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a program, to be known as the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Program, to promote community-supported agriculture (CSA).

Defines the term "CSA" to mean a farm operated in a manner consistent with community-supported agriculture, as defined by the Secretary.

States that the purposes of the program are to: (1) increase domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by improving and expanding, or assisting in the improvement or expansion of, domestic CSA programs; (2) aid in the development of new CSA programs; and (3) increase participation in CSA in low-income areas or food deserts.

Makes nonprofit corporations, agricultural cooperatives, producer networks, local governments, and public benefit corporations eligible to receive grants under the program.

Directs the Secretary to establish criteria and guidelines for the submission, evaluation, and funding of proposed projects under the program.

]]> A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a community-supported agriculture promotion program. Display Title A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a community-supported agriculture promotion program. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a community-supported agriculture promotion program. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2010-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s4030is/xml/BILLS-111s4030is.xml 2010-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.