1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farm to Food Bank Act of 2018 . 2. Farm to food bank program The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 is amended by inserting after section 4405 ( 7 U.S.C. 7517 ) the following: 4406. Farm to food bank program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Agricultural cooperative The term agricultural cooperative means a farmers' cooperative described in section 521(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (2) Agricultural producer The term agricultural producer includes— (A) an agricultural cooperative; (B) a person engaged in farming, ranching, or aquaculture; (C) a person engaged in the packing of a food product; and (D) a person engaged in the minimal processing of a food product, as determined by the Secretary. (3) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of that Code that— (A) is— (i) a food bank; (ii) an association of food banks; or (iii) a food assistance network; and (B) has the expertise and infrastructure to source, aggregate, transport, and distribute an eligible product to individuals in need in the State or region in which the eligible entity is located. (4) Eligible product The term eligible product means a food product— (A) that is— (i) a fruit, vegetable, grain, meat (including poultry and nonamenable species), egg, seafood, legume, nut, seed, or dairy product; (ii) grown or produced in the United States; (iii) fresh or minimally processed, as determined by the Secretary, taking into account— (I) distribution needs; (II) food storage availability; and (III) the availability of that food product in a State or region; and (iv) safe for consumption; and (B) (i) for which there is limited access to a retail market or supply chain; (ii) that has been grown or otherwise produced for the purpose of donation