[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3150. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Wyden) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other 
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 125__. GRANTS FOR FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall 
     establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide 
     grants to reduce food waste in accordance with the Food 
     Recovery Hierarchy of the Environmental Protection Agency (or 
     a successor document), including for--
       (1) the development and implementation of a State organic 
     waste reduction plan;
       (2) food waste prevention and food rescue infrastructure 
     facilities, including storage, handling, and transportation 
     facilities; or
       (3) subject to subsection (c), large-scale composting or 
     anaerobic digestion food waste-to-energy projects, excluding 
     landfills.
       (b) Preferences.--In providing grants under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall give preference to projects--
       (1)(A) for the purpose described in subsection (a)(1); or
       (B) that are consistent with a State organic waste 
     reduction plan; and
       (2) in the case of a project for the purpose described in 
     subsection (a)(3), that use food scraps as undigested 
     biomass.
       (c) Requirement for Food Waste-to-energy Projects.--To 
     receive a grant under subsection (a)(3), a large-scale 
     composting or anaerobic digestion food waste-to-energy 
     project shall have in effect a written end-product recycling 
     plan that--
       (1) provides for the use of the material resulting from the 
     project, in accordance with guidelines that the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall establish; and
       (2) ensures that the use of the material resulting from the 
     project does not create an environmental hazard.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for 
     each fiscal year.
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