,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjbj,ms4  
,s*ri] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,l>s5 (         
,wa%+ton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,agriculture to make competitive grants 
to c]ta9 agricultural produc]s & o!r    
food-relat$ bus9esses to c>ry out       
activities to support heal? & safety1 or
 to adapt production1 process+1         
di/ribution1 & sales sy/ems1 9 response 
to ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,food & ,f>m ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act4  
#b4 ,food bus9ess infra/ructure &       
equipm5t response grants  7a7 ,grants ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,agriculture ,m>ket+   
,s]vice1 %all make grants to eligible   
entities1 on a competitive basis1 to    
c>ry out activities to support work] &  
public heal? & safety1 or to adapt      
production1 process+1 di/ribution1 &    

sales sy/ems1 9 response to ,,covid-#ai4
  7b7 ,eligible uses ,am\nts receiv$ by 
an eligible entity "u a grant "u ?is    
section %all be us$ = activities        
directly relat+ to ,,covid-#ai response 
& recov]y1 includ+-- 7#a7 co/s incurr$  
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod t are  
associat$ ) protect+ employee & consum] 
heal? & safety1 su* z = p]sonal         
protective equipm5t2  7#b7 co/s incurr$ 
dur+ su* p]iod t are associat$ )        
transition+ to a diff]5t bus9esses      
model1 su* z direct-to-consum]1 onl9e   
sales1 or deliv]y2  7#c7 co/s incurr$   
dur+ su* p]iod to pur*ase or lease      
equipm5t = food process+1 /orage1 or    
refrig]ation2 &  7#d7 o!r simil> co/s   
incurr$ dur+ su* p]iod t arise f adju/+ 
to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4  7c7           
,applications  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an        
eligible entity seek+ a grant "u ?is    
section %all submit to ! ,secret>y an   
application 9 su* mann]1 at su* "t1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y

 %all ensure t ! application requir$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 is-- 7,a7 z simple z is   
practicable2  7,b7 accessible onl9e2 &  
7,c7 also available ?r\gh all local     
(fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4    
7#c7 ,decisions ,n lat] ?an #g days aft]
 ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y receives an  
application "u p>agraph 7#a71 !         
,secret>y %all notify ! eligible entity 
t submitt$ ! application-- 7,a7 :e!r !  
application is approv$ or d5i$2  7,b7 if
 ! application is approv$1 ! date on :i*
 ! eligible entity w receive ! grant    
funds2 &  7,c7 if d5i$1 ! reason = d5ial
 & :e!r ! application may be revis$ &   
resubmitt$4  7#d7 ,pref]5ces ,9 review+ 
applications submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,secret>y %all give pref]5ce to       
applications conta9+ proposals int5d$   
to-- 7,a7 exp& access to food =         
p>ticipants 9-- 7i7 ! supplem5tal       
nutrition assi/ance program e/abli%$ "u 
section #d ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (
 #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac72 &  7ii7 a  
program au?oriz$ "u ! ,ri*>d ,b4        

,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 or ,*ild  
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#agga et seq471 includ+ ! national s*ool
 lun* program1 ! national s*ool breakfa/
 program1 ! summ] food s]vice program = 
*ildr51 ! special supplem5tal nutrition 
program = wom51 infants1 & *ildr51 & !  
*ild & adult c>e food program2  7,b7    
enhance food di/ribution 9 high-ne$ or  
und]s]v$ areas2  7,c7 address local     
agricultural product ov]supply issues & 
r$uce food wa/e2 or  7,d7 b5efit "y     
f>m]s or ran*]s1 beg9n+ f>m]s ( ran*]s  
7z def9$ 9 section #beja7;a7 ( ! ,food1 
,agriculture1 ,cons]vation1 & ,trade    
,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgi7;a7771 
or socially disadvantag$ f>m]s or ran*]s
 7z def9$ 9 su* section #beja7;a774  7d7
 ,limitations on am\nts ,! am\nt ( a    
grant "u ?is section %all n exce$-- 7#a7
 9 ! case ( an eligible entity describ$ 
9 subsection 7f77#a71 #ae1jjj2 &  7#b7 9
 ! case ( any o!r eligible entity1      
#ce1jjj4  7e7 ,outrea* ,! ,secret>y %all

 conduct outrea* to ,/ates & eligible   
entities ) respect to ! availability (  
grants "u ?is section4  7f7 ,eligible   
entity def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m      
eligible entity means-- 7#a7 an         
individual agricultural produc]2  7#b7 a
 gr\p ( agricultural produc]s1 includ+--
 7,a7 a coop]ative2 &  7,b7 a network or
 association ( individual f>ms2  7#c7 a 
small or v small processor (            
agricultural products ) less ?an #aej   
employees1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2    
7#d7 a local di/ributor1 includ+ a food 
hub & a f>m]s m>ket2 &  7#e7 any o!r    
bus9ess t is critical to ma9ta9+ a      
resili5t agricultural supply *a9 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4
  7g7 ,fund+ ,( ! funds ( ! ,commodity  
,cr$it ,corporation1 ! ,secret>y %all   
use #ajj1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is section
 = fiscal ye> #bjbj1 to rema9 available 
until exp5d$4  7h7 ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy  
p]iod ,! t]m ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod  
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m em]g5cy p]iod 9  
section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social  

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b774