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        <title>Providing Robust Organics and Diets for Urban Communities Everywhere Act</title>
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            <action-date>2023-11-17</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Providing Robust Organics and Diets for Urban Communities Everywhere Act or the PRODUCE Act</strong></p><p>This bill extends through FY2028 the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, which coordinates across USDA agencies to update programs and engage with stakeholders to serve the needs of urban and innovative producers. The office also provides competitive grants to initiate or expand efforts of farmers, gardeners, citizens, government officials, schools, and other stakeholders in urban areas and suburbs.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->]]></summary-text>
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