District of Columbia B444: Food Policy Council Procurement Amendment Act of 2025

What the bill says

To amend the Food Policy Council and Director EstablishmentAct of2014 to change the timelinefortheFood Policy Council annual report from annually to triennially and expand the authorityof the Food Policy Council to evaluate food procurement practices for Districtagencies and contractorsthat regularly purchase food and beverages. act may be cited asthe "Food Policy Council Procurement Amendment Actof2026". Sec. 2. The Food Policy Council and Director Establishment Act of2014, effective March 10, 2015 (D.C. Law20-191; D.C. Official Code § 48-311 efseq.), is amended as follows: (a) Section 2 (D.C.

From the enrolled text, October 21, 2026:

To amend the Food Policy Council and Director EstablishmentAct of2014 to change the timelinefortheFood Policy Council annual report from annually to triennially and expand the authorityof the Food Policy Council to evaluate food procurement practices for Districtagencies and contractorsthat regularly purchase food and beverages. act may be cited asthe "Food Policy Council Procurement Amendment Actof2026". Sec. 2. The Food Policy Council and Director Establishment Act of2014, effective March 10, 2015 (D.C. Law20-191; D.C. Official Code § 48-311 efseq.), is amended as follows: (a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 48-311) is amended as follows: (1) Paragraph (1) is redesignated as paragraph (1A). (2) A new paragraph(1) is added to read as follows: "(1) "Covered agency" means a District agency oragency contractorthat regularly procures food or beverages. The term "covered agency" shall not include aDistrict agency oragency contractor that procures food orbeverages solely forvendingmachinesoroneoffcatering services forevents.". (b) Section3(c) (D.C. Official Code § 48-312(c)) isamendedto read as follows: "(c) Beginning September 30, 2027, and every 3 years thereafter, the Food Policy Council shall providea report tothe Council onthe state ofthe local food system across the District. The report shall assessDistrictfood access, including an identification oflow food access areas, and the stateof the local food economy, and provide policy recommendations to improve the local food economy and food access, including priorities forlocal investments.". …