,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #e1 #bjbj,ms4   
,schrier 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,rodgers of
 ,washington1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4        
,pingree1 and ,ms4 ,del,bene7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide ,federal funding for
 targeted purchases to buy food from    
producers who rely on local agricultural
 food markets affected by ,,covid-#ai1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,farmers ,feeding ,families ,coronavirus
 ,response ,act4  #b4 ,targeted         
purchases  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,agriculture shall use not
 less than #cjj1jjj1jjj of the funds    
available under section #cb of the ,act 
of ,august #bd1 #aice 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#fab;c71 to purchase qualified          
agricultural products to provide to food
 assistance programs1 including the     
emergency food assistance program under 

the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of
 #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #geja et seq471 of 
which the ,secretary shall utilize--    
7#a7 not less than #aej1jjj1jjj to      
purchase specialty crops2  7#b7 not less
 than #ge1jjj1jjj to purchase dairy2 and
  7#c7 not less than #ge1jjj1jjj to     
purchase meat and poultry products4  7b7
 ,qualified agricultural product defined
 ,in this section1 the term qualified   
agricultural product means a specialty  
crop1 dairy1 meat1 or poultry product-- 
7#a7 that was packaged1 marketed1       
intended to be harvested1 or harvested  
for sale-- 7,a7 to commercial or food   
service industries2 or  7,b7 through    
direct-to-consumer1                     
direct-to-institution1 direct-to-retail1
 or direct-to-restaurant-or-store       
marketing channels1 including local and 
regional food enterprises like food     
hubs1 agricultural cooperatives and     
producer associations2 and  7#b7 for    
which decreased demand exists for such a
 product due to the ,,covid-#ai         

outbreak4  7c7 ,direct market products  
,of the amounts in subsection 7a71 to   
the maximum extent practicable1 the     
,secretary of ,agriculture shall use not
 less than #aj percent to purchase      
qualified agricultural products that    
would otherwise have been sold through  
direct-to-consumer1                     
direct-to-institution1 direct-to-retail1
 or direct-to-restaurant marketing      
channels4  7d7 ,state purchasing funds  
7#a7 ,in general ,in addition to the    
amounts used under subsection 7a71 the  
,secretary of ,agriculture shall use not
 less than #bjj1jjj1jjj of the funds    
available under section #cb of the ,act 
of ,august #bd1 #aice 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#fab;c71 to be apportioned among the    
,states for the purpose of procuring    
additional food products to support food
 assistance programs within each ,state4
  7#b7 ,amount available ,the ,secretary
 shall allocate the amounts made        
available under paragraph 7#a7 to each  
,state in the amount proportionate to   

the share such ,state received under the
 formula under section #bea4c7;h7 of    
title #g1 ,code of ,federal             
,regulations1 for such fiscal year      
#bjbj4  7#c7 ,use of funds ,funds       
available under this subsection shall be
 transferred to the ,state agency       
designated as responsible for           
distributing commodities pursuant to a  
,state plan under the emergency food    
assistance program under the ,emergency 
,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #geja et seq474 ,the          
distributed funds may only be used to-- 
7,a7 purchase qualified agricultural    
products to be donated to food          
assistance programs within the ,state or
 transferred directly to one or more    
eligible recipient agencies 7as defined 
in section #bja;,a of the ,emergency    
,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #geja77 for such procurement2 
7,b7 purchase1 lease1 or otherwise      
acquire vehicles1 including refrigerated
 vehicles1 or other equipment to carry  

out activities related to procurement   
and distribution of qualified           
agricultural products2  7,c7 reimburse  
travel costs related to procurement of  
qualified agricultural products at the  
per mile rate established by the        
,commissioner of the ,internal ,revenue 
,service2 and  7,d7 reimburse costs     
related to preparing1 storing1 and      
transporting qualified agricultural     
products1 including transportation to or
 between recipient agencies1 as well as 
delivery to end-consumers4  7#d7 ,direct
 market support in-state ,each ,state   
shall1 to the maximum extent            
practicable1 use not less than #aj      
percent of the amounts allocated to such
 ,state under paragraph 7#b7 to purchase
 crops and products that would otherwise
 have been sold through                 
direct-to-consumer1                     
direct-to-institution1 direct-to-retail1
 or direct-to-restaurant marketing      
channels4