This legislation aims to strengthen the domestic food supply chain by permanently authorizing the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program and establishing new regional support structures. It recognizes a secure domestic food supply as a national security imperative and seeks to expand capacity for aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products. The program's core purpose is to build resilience in the middle of the supply chain and create new revenue streams for producers. The Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program directs the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements with States. States receive funding, based on their agricultural production value with a minimum of $1,000,000, to award competitive infrastructure grants to eligible entities. These grants support expanding middle-of-the-supply-chain capacity, modernizing equipment, enhancing worker safety, improving food safety compliance, and constructing or expanding facilities for targeted agricultural products. Priority for these infrastructure grants is given to projects benefiting underserved producers , businesses owned by socially disadvantaged individuals , and institutions partnering with producers. Grants range from $100,000 to $3,000,000, with a simplified application process for equipment-only grants between $10,000 and $100,000. The bill authorizes $200,000,000 annually for this program from fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Additionally, the bill establishes regional food systems hubs through competitive cooperative agreements with eligible entities. At least 10 regional hubs are mandated to cover all U.S. States, territories, and possessions, alongside one intertribal hub specifically for Tribal producers and businesses. These hubs are designed to provide localized assistance and market creation to farms, agribusinesses, and food businesses, improving local and regional food supply chains and economic development. The hubs will integrate USDA and other federal resources, offer direct business technical assistance, provide financial aid, and help beneficiaries create new procurement opportunities with public agencies and private institutions. They will prioritize services for underserved producers and recipients of other USDA programs, including the infrastructure grants. The bill authorizes $75,000,000 annually for the regional food systems hubs from fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act
USA119th CongressS-4842| Senate
| Updated: 6/18/2026
This legislation aims to strengthen the domestic food supply chain by permanently authorizing the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program and establishing new regional support structures. It recognizes a secure domestic food supply as a national security imperative and seeks to expand capacity for aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products. The program's core purpose is to build resilience in the middle of the supply chain and create new revenue streams for producers. The Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program directs the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements with States. States receive funding, based on their agricultural production value with a minimum of $1,000,000, to award competitive infrastructure grants to eligible entities. These grants support expanding middle-of-the-supply-chain capacity, modernizing equipment, enhancing worker safety, improving food safety compliance, and constructing or expanding facilities for targeted agricultural products. Priority for these infrastructure grants is given to projects benefiting underserved producers , businesses owned by socially disadvantaged individuals , and institutions partnering with producers. Grants range from $100,000 to $3,000,000, with a simplified application process for equipment-only grants between $10,000 and $100,000. The bill authorizes $200,000,000 annually for this program from fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Additionally, the bill establishes regional food systems hubs through competitive cooperative agreements with eligible entities. At least 10 regional hubs are mandated to cover all U.S. States, territories, and possessions, alongside one intertribal hub specifically for Tribal producers and businesses. These hubs are designed to provide localized assistance and market creation to farms, agribusinesses, and food businesses, improving local and regional food supply chains and economic development. The hubs will integrate USDA and other federal resources, offer direct business technical assistance, provide financial aid, and help beneficiaries create new procurement opportunities with public agencies and private institutions. They will prioritize services for underserved producers and recipients of other USDA programs, including the infrastructure grants. The bill authorizes $75,000,000 annually for the regional food systems hubs from fiscal years 2027 through 2031.