,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fgeg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #h1 #bjbj,ms4 ,fudge 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,harder of ,california1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,crdenas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,budget1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to provide additional agricultural products for distribution by emergency feeding organizations during the ,,covid-#ai public health emergency4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,farm to ,food ,bank ,enhancement ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,enhanced projects to harvest1 process1 package1 or transport donated commodities 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,,covid-#ai ,the term ,,covid-#ai means the #bjai ,novel ,coronavirus or #bjai-n,co,v4 7#b7 ,emergency feeding organization ,the term emergency feeding organization has the meaning given the term in section #bja;,a of the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #geja74 7#c7 ,project ,the term project has the meaning given the term in section #bjc;,d7d77#a7 of the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gejg7;d77#a774 7#d7 ,priority agricultural product ,the term priority agricultural product means a dairy1 meat1 or poultry product1 or a specialty crop-- 7,a7 packaged or marketed for sale to commercial or food service industries2 7,b7 for which decreased demand exists for such a product due to the ,,covid-#ai outbreak2 and 7,c7 the repurposing of which would be impractical for grocery or retail sale4 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7#f7 ,state ,the term ,state has the meaning given the term in section #bjc;,d of the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gejg74 7#g7 ,state agency ,the term ,state agency has the meaning given the term in section #bjc;,d of the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gejg74 7b7 ,enhanced projects 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 using funds made available under subsection 7d71 the ,secretary may provide funds to ,states to pay for harvesting1 processing1 packaging1 or transportation costs of carrying out a project4 7#b7 ,guidance ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue guidance to ,states-- 7,a7 to carry out this section2 7,b7 to inform ,states of their allocations under paragraph 7#c72 and 7,c7 to encourage ,states to carry out projects that work with agricultural producers1 processors1 and distributors with priority agricultural products4 7#c7 ,allocation 7,a7 ,eligibility for allocation ,the ,secretary shall allocate funds made available under subsection 7d7 based on the formula in effect under section #bad7;a7 of the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #geae7;a771 among ,states that timely submit a ,state plan of operation for a project that includes-- 7i7 a list of emergency feeding organizations in the ,state that will operate the project in partnership with the ,state agency2 7ii7 at the option of the ,state1 a list of priority agricultural products located in the ,state that are for donation to emergency feeding organizations and ready for transport2 7iii7 a description of how the project will meet the purposes described in section #bjc;,d7d77#c7 of the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gejg7;d77#c772 and 7iv7 a timeline of when the project will begin operating4 7,b7 ,reallocation ,if the ,secretary determines that a ,state will not expend all the funds allocated to the ,state under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall reallocate the unexpended funds to other eligible ,states4 7,c7 ,report ,each ,state that receives funds allocated under this paragraph shall submit to the ,secretary financial reports on a regular basis describing the use of the funds4 7#d7 ,use of funds 7,a7 ,in general ,a ,state that receives funds under section #bjc;,d7d77#e7 of the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gejg7;d77#e77 may-- 7i7 receive funds under this section2 and 7ii7 use funds received under this section-- 7,i7 to expand projects for which funds are received under such section #bjc;,d7d77#e72 and 7,,ii7 to carry out new projects with agricultural producers1 processors1 or distributors participating in projects for which funds are received under such section #bjc;,d7d77#e74 7,b7 ,federal share ,funds received under this section shall not be subject to the ,federal share limitation described in section #bjc;,d7d77#b77;,b7 of the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gejg7;d77#b77;,b774 7c7 ,cooperative agreements 7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state agency that carries out a project using ,federal funds received under this section may enter into cooperative agreements with ,state agencies of other ,states under section #bjc;,b7d7 of the ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gejg7;d77 to maximize the use of commodities donated under the project4 7#b7 ,submission ,not later than #ae days after entering into a cooperative agreement under subparagraph 7,a71 a ,state agency shall submit such agreement to the ,secretary4 7d7 ,appropriation of funds ,out of funds in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 there is appropriated to carry out this section #be1jjj1jjj to remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjba4 ,such funds are designated by ,congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,a77i774 7e7 ,public availability ,not later than #aj days after the date of the receipt or issuance of each document listed in paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c7 of this subsection1 the ,secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the ,department of ,agriculture the following documents3 7#a7 ,any guidance issued under subsection 7b77#b74 7#b7 ,a ,state plan or operation or report submitted in accordance with subsection 7b77#c74 7#c7 ,a cooperative agreement submitted in accordance with subsection 7c74