will be at nutritional risk. (9) According to the Department of Agriculture, the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program has a total program and seasonal benefit funding backlog of $6,198,432 across all participating States, territories, and Native American Tribes. (10) In the United States, food banks will provide meals to 1 in 7 people. (11) Many food banks share special relationships with local farmers who often donate their crops to food banks. The partnership allows for more efficient and sustainable procurement for food banks. (12) Assisting food banks to grow their own food will aid local procurement and allow food banks to serve as farming resources to their communities, especially to those who are food insecure. (13) The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, specifically required looking at ways to incorporate local goods to reduce food waste. (b) Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to increase and enhance funding for the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Programs to support seniors and food insecure families, and to increase market capacity for local farmers