Findings

Congress finds that— (1) a secure domestic food supply is a national security imperative for the United States; (2) a resilient food supply chain in the United States is necessary for the production of an abundant, affordable supply of highly nutritious specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, meat and poultry, aquaculture, and other food products, which are vital to the health and well-being of all people in the United States; and (3) expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, meat and poultry, aquaculture, and other food products, is needed to increase domestic supply chain resiliency and expand local, regional, and national market opportunities for producers.