The EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act aims to improve food purchasing by the Department of Agriculture, focusing on equity, climate resilience, and.
The EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act seeks to enhance the Department of Agriculture's food procurement practices by prioritizing equity, climate resilience, and environmental sustainability. The bill establishes a pilot program to select bids for food procurement contracts using a tradeoff process, targeting purchases of foods that support equity, worker well-being, and climate resilience. It also mandates the collection of data on suppliers and supply chain traceability for forest-risk commodities.
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