Food Assurance and Security Act

The "Food Assurance and Security Act" mandates the establishment and maintenance of an interagency food security measurement program . This program requires the Secretary of Agriculture to coordinate with the Director of the Census Bureau for the annual collection, analysis, and reporting of data concerning food insecurity and hunger across the nation. The primary goal is to provide consistent and reliable information on these critical issues. To achieve this, the bill stipulates that the Current Population Survey conducted by the Census Bureau must include a food security supplement . This supplement will incorporate specific, detailed questions about household food access and experiences of hunger, similar to those used in 2023, for the years 2026 through 2028 and beyond. The Secretary of Agriculture is then required to include the findings from these questions in annual reports, which must be made publicly available on the Department's website and submitted to Congress. Funding is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this section, including covering the Census Bureau's costs for conducting the annual food security supplement.