1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access To Local Foods Act of 2024 or the EAT Local Foods Act of 2024 . 2. Expanding Access To Local Foods Program Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 210B. Expanding Access To Local Foods Program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Collaborator The term collaborator , with respect to a project carried out using funding provided under this section, means an individual or entity (including private, for-profit, and nonprofit entities) that— (A) is unaffiliated with the eligible unit of government carrying out the project; (B) cooperates with respect to— (i) the application relating to the project under subsection (d); and (ii) the conduct of the project; and (C) is not immediately connected to the management of the project. (2) Eligible unit of government The term eligible unit of government means— (A) a State agency, commission, or department that is responsible for agriculture, procurement, food distribution, emergency response, or other similar activities within the State; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (D) the United States Virgin Islands; (E) Guam