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[S. 3427 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3427
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish the
Domestic Organic Investment Program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 10, 2025
Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish the
Domestic Organic Investment Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Organic Investment Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. DOMESTIC ORGANIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 210B. DOMESTIC ORGANIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Certified organic product.--The term `certified
organic product' means an agricultural product (as defined in
section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 6502)) that is organically produced (as defined in that
section).
``(2) Eligible entity.--
``(A) In general.--The term `eligible entity' means
an entity described in subparagraph (B) that--
``(i) is owned and operated within--
``(I) a State;
``(II) the District of Columbia;
``(III) any territory or possession
of the United States; or
``(IV) the jurisdiction of an
Indian Tribe; and
``(ii)(I) is certified in accordance with
subpart E of part 205 of title 7, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations);
or
``(II) is in transition to certification,
as defined by the Secretary.
``(B) Entities described.--An entity referred to in
subparagraph (A) is--
``(i) a producer, producer cooperative, or
other commercial entity that produces or
handles certified organic products;
``(ii) a unit of Tribal government; or
``(iii) such other entity as the Secretary
may designate.
``(C) Exclusion.--The term `eligible entity' does
not include an entity described in subparagraph (B) the
operations of which are suspended or revoked under
section 205.662 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations
(or a successor regulation).
``(3) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the
Agricultural Marketing Service.
``(5) Tribal government.--The term `Tribal government'
means the governing body of an Indian Tribe.
``(b) Establishment and Purpose.--The Secretary shall establish a
program, to be known as the `Domestic Organic Investment Program',
that--
``(1) increases the capacity of the domestic organic
product supply chain for producers, handlers, suppliers, and
processors of certified organic products;
``(2) modernizes manufacturing, tracking, storage, and
information technology systems specific to the purposes
described in this subsection, such as process control or
organic product ingredient tracking systems;
``(3) improves the capacity of eligible entities to comply
with applicable regulatory requirements or quality standards
required to access markets, such as requirements and standards
relating to food safety and organic product certification;
``(4) expands capacity for storage, processing,
aggregation, and distribution of certified organic products to
create more and better markets for producers of certified
organic products;
``(5) facilitates market development for domestically
produced certified organic products currently being serviced by
organic imports; and
``(6) addresses additional barriers and bottlenecks in the
domestic organic product supply chain for producers, handlers,
suppliers, and processors of certified organic products, as
determined by the Secretary.
``(c) Grants.--For each fiscal year for which amounts are made
available to carry out this section under subsection (j), the Secretary
shall provide grants to support eligible entities in conducting
activities in accordance with the purposes of the program described in
subsection (b).
``(d) Applications.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary
an application at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require.
``(2) Simplified process.--The Secretary shall implement a
simplified application and award process under this section for
use by any eligible entity seeking to carry out an equipment-
only project.
``(3) Priority.--The Secretary may establish an annual
priority for grants under this section based in part on--
``(A) imbalance of trade and reliance on organic
imports;
``(B) National Organic Standards Board
recommendations; and
``(C) identified organic processing and supply
chain bottlenecks inhibiting market growth and
efficiency.
``(4) Competitive process.--The Secretary--
``(A) shall conduct a competitive process to select
applications submitted under this subsection;
``(B) may assess and rank applications with similar
purposes as a group; and
``(C) before accepting any application under this
subsection, shall make publicly available the criteria
to be used in evaluating the applications.
``(e) Project Types.--An eligible entity may use amounts received
under this section to carry out, in accordance with such goals and
deadlines for completion as the Secretary may establish, the following
types of projects:
``(1) Certified organic product storage (including cold
storage), aggregation, processing, and distribution capacity
expansion.
``(2) Equipment-only.
``(f) Term.--Unless otherwise determined by the Secretary, a grant
provided under this section shall have a term of not longer than 3
years.
``(g) Maximum Amount.--
``(1) In general.--The amount of a grant provided under
this section for a project described in subsection (e)(1) shall
be not more than $2,000,000.
``(2) Equipment-only projects.--The amount of a grant
provided under this section for a project described in
subsection (e)(2) shall be not more than $100,000.
``(h) Matching Funds.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
under this section to carry out a project described in
subsection (e)(1) shall provide a non-Federal share equal to
not less than 50 percent of the cost of the project.
``(2) Equipment-only projects.--An eligible entity that
receives a grant under this section to carry out a project
described in subsection (e)(2) shall provide a non-Federal
share equal to not less than 25 percent of the cost of the
project.
``(3) Rule for certain applications.--The Secretary may
waive or lower the non-Federal share required under this
subsection for beginning farmers and ranchers and veterans
applying for a grant under this section.
``(i) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide to eligible
entities technical assistance under this section, directly or through 1
or more cooperative agreements.
``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts
otherwise available, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each
of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to remain available until
expended.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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