The Food Rescue Act would establish a national food rescue system under the Department of Agriculture to recover surplus food from farms, retailers, and manufacturers and distribute it to food banks and communities in need. The bill directs the Agriculture Secretary to create a competitive grant program that provides funding to food rescue organizations, nonprofits, and government agencies to support activities like identifying surplus food sources, transporting goods, building storage infrastructure, and using technology to match available food with recipients. Eligible uses of grant funds include rescue and recovery operations, transportation and cold-storage logistics, processing facilities, real-time matching software, personnel, equipment, and administrative costs. The legislation applies to food rescue organizations working in partnership with food banks, retailers, producers, logistics providers, and local governments, with applicants required to detail their expected impact in pounds of food recovered and households served. The bill does not specify a funding amount, instead authorizing "such sums as may be necessary" to implement the program.
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