S.Amdt. 3211

SA 3211. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Booker, and Mr.
Gardner) 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 D of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 124__. FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION LIAISON.

Subtitle D of title II of the Department of Agriculture
Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6951 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 244. FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION LIAISON.

``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish in the
Department the position of Food Loss and Waste Reduction
Liaison.
``(b) Duties.--The Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison
shall--
``(1) coordinate with other Federal agencies, including the
Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug
Administration, to reduce the incidence of food loss and
waste and increase food recovery;
``(2) support and promote Federal programs to measure and
reduce the incidence of food loss and waste and increase food
recovery;
``(3) serve as a resource for entities engaged in efforts
to reduce food loss and waste and increase food recovery,
including by providing information to those entities on the
availability of, and eligibility requirements for,
participation in Federal programs;
``(4) provide information on the liability protections
under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42
U.S.C. 1791) to entities and individuals engaged in food loss
and waste reduction and food recovery; and
``(5) make recommendations on reducing the incidence of
food loss and waste and expanding food recovery efforts.
``(c) Cooperative Agreements.--In carrying out subsection
(b), the Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison may enter into
contracts or cooperative agreements with the research,
education, and economics mission area of the Department,
institutions of higher education (as defined in section
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a))), and nonprofit organizations for, with respect to
food loss and waste reduction and food recovery--
``(1) the development of educational materials;
``(2) the conduct of workshops and courses; and
``(3) the conduct of research on best practices.''.
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