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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include maple syrup under the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program.
Mr. Welch (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sanders, Mr. King, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include maple syrup under the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Making Agricultural Products Locally Essential Act” or the “MAPLE Act”.
SEC. 2. Maple syrup under the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program.
Section 4402(b)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007(b)(1)) is amended by inserting “maple syrup,” before “and herbs”.