S. 4168 · 118th Congress
Specialty Crop Security Act of 2024
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ButlerSponsor9 cosponsors · 6 D, 1 R, 2 I
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This bill reauthorizes and provides additional funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The bill also modifies the SCBGP outreach and state plan requirements.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 18, 2024
Specialty Crop Security Act of 2024
This bill reauthorizes and provides additional funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The bill also modifies the SCBGP outreach and state plan requirements. Under the block grant program, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides grants to the state departments of agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops (i.e., fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture).
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes the SCBGP through FY2028.
The bill also requires that SCBGP grants be made based on priorities established annually by state program administrators, in consultation with specialty crop producers and producer groups.
Further, the bill requires that the plan a state must submit to USDA under the program indicate how outreach to, and consultation with, specialty crop stakeholders will be achieved.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Specialty Crop Security Act of 2024
Latest action (Apr 18, 2024): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 18, 2024
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.