Bill > S5329

This bill amends the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program. The key provisions include: 1. Expanding the definition of "good Samaritan reduced price" to mean a price not greater than the cost of handling, administering, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, and distributing the food or grocery product. 2. Defining "qualified direct donor" to include retail grocers, wholesalers, agricultural producers, restaurants, schools, and institutions of higher education. 3. Providing that qualified direct donors will not be subject to civil or criminal liability for donating apparently wholesome food or grocery products in good faith to needy individuals at zero cost or at a good Samaritan reduced price. The goal of the bill is to encourage more food donations and reduce food waste by providing liability protection and clarifying the acceptable pricing for donated items.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5329/all-info