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Senior Principal Strategic Research Development Administrator @ Purdue University | Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics

Everything you want to know about the House’s version of the Farm Bill. The title language also authorizes the agriculture secretary to establish an agriculture and food protection grant program improve domestic capability to protect the food and agricultural system from any chemical, biological, cybersecurity, or bioterrorism attack. Some notable amendments that made it into the final bill text that was passed out of committee include: 1. A prohibition on using U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for solar projects that incorporate input from foreign countries of concern such as China, Iran, North Korea and Russia 2. A prohibition on school authorities' purchases of seafood or poultry products from China or Russia for use in school lunch programs 3. Establishment of a USDA strategy on sustainable aviation fuels 4. An updated definition to agricultural hemp to include only nonintoxicating derivatives 5. Commissioning a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the prevalence of and factors contributing to the use of child labor in meat processing facilities by entities contracting or subcontracting with USDA, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

House Agriculture Committee Completes Markup of 2024 Farm Bill

House Agriculture Committee Completes Markup of 2024 Farm Bill

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