,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 
,harder of ,california introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,agriculture to establish a grant       
program to address the effects of the   
,,covid-#ai pandemic on ,state and local
 fairs1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,fairs ,during          
,coronavirus ,act4  #b4 ,state and local
 fair grant program  7a7 ,establishment 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,agriculture shall        
establish a program 7in this section    
referred to as the ,program7 to address 
the effects of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic 
on ,state and local fairs4  7b7 ,grant  
authority and eligible entities ,in     
carrying out the ,program1 the          
,secretary may make1 on a competitive   

basis1 grants to ,states in accordance  
with this section4  7c7 ,applications   
,to be eligible for a grant under the   
,program1 a ,state shall submit to the  
,secretary an application in such form1 
at such time1 and containing such       
information as the ,secretary determines
 appropriate4  7d7 ,grant uses ,a ,state
 may only use grant funds provided under
 the ,program to assist a covered entity
 to address cost coverage issues related
 to the effects of the ,,covid-#ai      
pandemic on ,state and local fairs1     
including by identifying opportunities  
to provide virtual education and        
entertainment related to agriculture4   
7e7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,secretary #e1jjj1jjj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjbj and #bjba to 
carry out the ,program4  7f7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered entity ,the term covered entity
 means a ,state agricultural agency with
 responsibility for operating a ,state  

or local fair4  7#b7 ,state ,the term   
,state means each of the following3 7,a7
 ,the #ej ,states4  7,b7 ,the ,district 
of ,columbia4  7,c7 ,the territories of 
the ,united ,states4