,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #e1 #bjbj,mr4   
,thompson of ,california 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4  
,bass1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1   
,mr4 ,rouda1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 
,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4  
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,rush1  
,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4     
,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,hurd 
of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1
 ,mr4 ,costa1 and ,mr4 ,castro of       
,texas7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,administrator
 of the ,federal ,emergency ,management 
,agency to approve ,state1 local1 and   
,indian tribal government plans to      
partner with small and mid-size         
restaurants and nonprofit organizations 
to provide nutritious meals to          
individuals in need1 to waive certain   
matching fund requirements1 and for     

other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,fema         
,empowering ,essential ,deliveries ,act 
or the ,,feed ,act4  #b4 ,state and     
local plans for meal delivery  7a7 ,in  
general ,during the period following the
 emergency declaration issued by the    
,president on ,march #ac1 #bjbj1        
pursuant to section #eja7;b7 of the     
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaia7;b771 and under any     
subsequent major disaster declaration   
under section #dja of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 that supersedes such   
emergency declaration1 the              
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency may      
approve plans from ,state1 local1 and   
,indian tribal governments that meet the
 requirements of subsection 7b74  7b7   
,requirements ,to be eligible to provide
 food services set forth in this        
subsection1 a ,state1 local1 or ,indian 
tribal government shall establish a     

network to coordinate food distribution 
and delivery that includes a detailed   
plan to-- 7#a7 establish contracts with 
small and mid-sized restaurants and     
non-profits1 including faith-based      
organizations and soup kitchens to      
prepare healthy meals for people in     
need2 and  7#b7 partner with non-profit 
organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations and soup kitchens to      
purchase directly from food producers   
and farmers4  7c7 ,waiver of matching   
requirements ,during the period referred
 to in subsection 7a71 the              
,administrator shall waive the matching 
requirements of section #djc7;b7 and    
#ejc7;a7 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford   
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#eagj;b7b7 and #db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaic7;a71 
respectively74