[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2667 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2667

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to include support for 
  sustainable fibers in the Local Agriculture Market Program, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2023

   Mr. Lujan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to include support for 
  sustainable fibers in the Local Agriculture Market Program, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sustainable Farms, Fibers, and 
Forests Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. SUSTAINABLE FARMS, FIBERS, AND FORESTS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 210A(a) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (11), (12), and 
        (13) as paragraphs (5) through (12), (14), and (15), 
        respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Food.--The term `food' includes sustainable 
        fibers.''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(13) Sustainable fibers.--The term `sustainable fibers' 
        means fibers produced by farming operations that use 
        sustainable cropping or grazing systems, or other systems and 
        practices beneficial to natural ecosystems, as determined by 
        the Secretary, including--
                    ``(A) textile products from plant-based fibers, 
                such as cotton, flax, and hemp;
                    ``(B) animal-based fibers and products, such as 
                wool, alpaca, and leather; and
                    ``(C) natural dye products, such as plant 
                extracts.''.
    (b) Technical Assistance and Outreach.--Section 210A(c)(3) of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(c)(3)) is amended by 
striking ``services,'' and inserting ``services and the National 
Agroforestry Center,''.
    (c) Eligible Activities.--Section 210A(d)(2)(A) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(d)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (v), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (vi), by inserting ``or'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vii) agroforestry, including 
                        demonstration infrastructure for farmer or 
                        landowner learning;''.
    (d) Regional Food Partnerships.--Section 210A(e)(2) of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(e)(2)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Agricultural product diversity.--To the 
                maximum extent practicable, in selecting partnerships 
                to receive grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                shall ensure diversity among the types of agricultural 
                products supported by the partnerships, including 
                sustainable fibers.''.
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