; and (2) to promote certified participants in accordance with subsection (e). (c) Purposes The purposes of the program are— (1) to reduce food loss and waste; (2) to increase donations of excess, apparently wholesome food to nonprofit organizations that provide food assistance to individuals in need; and (3) to increase the use of alternative disposal methods for food, such as redirection to animal feed, anaerobic digestion, and composting. (d) Certification (1) Criteria (A) In general (i) Establishment and publication Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Reduce Food Loss and Waste Act , the Secretary shall establish and publish in the Federal Register criteria for the certification of an eligible participant under the program. (ii) Inclusions Criteria described in clause (i) shall include the submission to a third-party certifier accredited under paragraph (3) of documentation from 12 consecutive months on the quantity of food that the eligible participant— (I) has donated to nonprofit organizations that provide food assistance for individuals in need