,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 
,bost introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for
 emergency grants for essential         
community facilities and temporary      
installations needed in response to     
,,covid-#ai pandemic in rural areas4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,emergency ,rural ,community    
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,emergency grants for
 essential community facilities and     
temporary installations needed in       
response to ,,covid-#ai pandemic        
,section #cjf7;a77#ai7 of the           
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#aibf7;a77#ai77 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking this     
paragraph each place it appears and     
inserting subparagraph 7,a72 and  7#b7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7,c7 ,emergency grants  7i7 ,in general 

,the ,secretary may make grants during  
an emergency1 as determined by the      
,secretary1 to any entity referred to in
 subparagraph 7,a7 to purchase vehicles1
 equipment1 or services needed for the  
immediate safe operation of an essential
 community facility or a temporary      
installation necessary to support the   
public response to the emergency in a   
rural area4  7ii7 ,use of grant ,the    
,secretary shall1 by regulation1        
determine-- 7,i7 the kinds of vehicles1 
equipment1 and supplies which may be    
purchased using a grant made under this 
subparagraph2 and  7,,ii7 the kinds of  
facilities and temporary installations  
for which such a purchase may be made4  
7iii7 ,appropriation  7,i7 ,in general  
,out of any money in the ,treasury of   
the ,united ,states not otherwise       
appropriated1 there are appropriated to 
the ,secretary #ajj1jjj1jjj to carry out
 this subparagraph4  7,,ii7             
,availability ,the amount made available
 by clause 7i7 shall remain available   

through ,december #ca1 #bjba4  4