United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng CRPT Congressional Committee Materials 117_cong_reports legislative 2022-06-20 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2022-06-15 monographic deposited born digital 12 digital object pages Y 1.1/8:117-372 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CRPT-117hrpt372 P0b002ee1b5bf9783 001193327 f:hr372.117.txt DGPO 2022-06-20 2024-11-08 CRPT-117hrpt372 machine generated eng fdlp Report to accompany H.R. 7675, including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 7675) to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. The amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEM SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND CRISIS RESPONSE TASK FORCE. (a) in General.--Subtitle B of title II of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6931 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 229. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEM SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND CRISIS RESPONSE TASK FORCE. ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish in the Department an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force (in this section referred to as the `Task Force'). ``(b) Mission.--The mission of the Task Force shall be the following: ``(1) Help to promote the leadership of the United States with respect to the stability of the agriculture and food system supply chain. ``(2) Encourage a Government-wide approach through partnerships and collaboration with the private sector, labor organizations, the governments of countries that are allies or key international partners of the United States, States or political subdivisions thereof, and Tribal governments in order to-- ``(A) promote the resilience of the agriculture and food system supply chain; and ``(B) identify, prepare for, and respond to shocks to the agricultural and food system supply chain. ``(3) Monitor the resilience, diversity, security, and strength of the agricultural and food system supply chain. ``(4) Support the availability of agricultural and food system supply chain goods for domestic manufacturers, domestic producers, and domestic enterprises in the United States and in countries that are allies or key international partners. ``(5) Assist the Federal Government in preparing for and responding to shocks to the agricultural and food system supply chain. ``(6) Support the creation of jobs with competitive wages in the United States agricultural and food system sector. ``(7) Coordinate executive branch actions necessary to carry out the functions described in paragraphs (1) through (6). ``(c) Special Advisor on Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response.--The head of the Task Force shall be the Special Advisor on Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response (in this section, referred to as the `Special Advisor') who shall be appointed by the Secretary. ``(d) Agriculture and Food System Supply Chain Evaluation and Report.-- ``(1) Evaluation.--The Special Advisor, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Transportation, shall conduct an evaluation of the stability and reliability of the agriculture and food system supply chain. The evaluation shall focus on the items listed in subsection (b). ``(2) Report to congress.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Special Advisor shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Transportation and infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a) that includes the following: ``(A) An evaluation of-- ``(i) the strengths of the agriculture and food system supply chain; ``(ii) the weaknesses of the agriculture and food system supply chain; ``(iii) current and potential future critical bottlenecks in the agriculture and food system supply chain, including transportation bottlenecks in the distribution of agricultural inputs, processed and unprocessed food and food input products, and consumer-ready food products; ``(iv) workforce challenges and opportunities in the agriculture and food system supply chain; and ``(v) the overall stability and reliability of the agriculture and food system supply chain. ``(B) An evaluation of Federal, State, and local laws and regulations that-- ``(i) increase the stability and reliability of the agriculture and food system supply chain; or ``(ii) decrease or otherwise negatively impact the stability and reliability of the agriculture and food system supply chain. ``(C) Specific recommendations to improve the security, safety, and resilience of the agriculture and food system supply chain, including recommendations that address challenges identified under paragraph (1) and that also address-- ``(i) long-term strategies; ``(ii) industry best practices; ``(iii) risk-mitigation actions to prevent future bottlenecks and vulnerabilities at all levels of the agriculture and food system supply chain; and ``(iv) legislative and regulatory actions that would positively impact the security and resilience of the agriculture and food system supply chain. ``(e) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on the earlier of-- ``(1) the date on which the report required by subsection (d) is submitted; or ``(2) September 30, 2023.''. (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 296(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(11) The authority of the Secretary to establish in the Department the Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force in accordance with section 229.''. Brief Explanation HRPT CRPT-117hrpt372 HOUSE 117 372 2 false true https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CRPT-117hrpt372 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-117hrpt372/html/CRPT-117hrpt372.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-117hrpt372/pdf/CRPT-117hrpt372.pdf H. Rept. 117-372 The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 7675) to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. TO AMEND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1994 TO ESTABLISH AN AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEM SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND CRISIS RESPONSE TASK FORCE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;H. Rept. 117-372 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed FIRSTPART CRPT-117hrpt372 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 2 The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 7675) to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. Mr. David Scott of Georgia, from the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following Committee on Agriculture Agriculture Mr. David Scott of Georgia David Scott Scott, David

H.R. 7675, 117th David Scott United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture associated name asn Government Organization H.R. 7675 117 OTHER H.R. 7675 117 PRIMARY Title 5 Section 551 5 U.S.C. 551 Title 7 Section 2201note Title 7 Section 6931et seq. Title 7 Section 7014(b) 7 U.S.C. 2201note 7 U.S.C. 6931et seq. 7 U.S.C. 7014(b) Public Law 104-1 Public Law No 104-1 Public Law 104-4 Public Law No 104-4 Public Law 111-139 Public Law No 111-139