,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #e1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,harris 7for herself and ,mr4 
,scott of ,south ,carolina7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the  
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency to       
approve ,state and local plans to       
partner with small and mid-size         
restaurants and nonprofit organizations 
to provide nutritious meals to          
individuals in need1 to waive certain   
matching fund requirements1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,fema         
,empowering ,essential ,deliveries ,act 
or the ,,feed ,act4  #b4 ,state and     
local plans for meal delivery  7a7 ,in  
general ,during the period following the
 emergency declaration issued by the    
,president on ,march #ac1 #bjbj1        

pursuant to section #eja7;b7 of the     
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaia7;b771 and under any     
subsequent major disaster declaration   
under section #dja of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 that supersedes such   
emergency declaration1 the              
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency may      
approve plans from ,state1 local1 and   
,indian tribal governments that meet the
 requirements of subsection 7b74  7b7   
,requirements ,to be eligible to provide
 food services set forth in this        
subsection1 a ,state1 local1 or ,indian 
tribal government shall establish a     
network to coordinate food distribution 
and delivery that includes a detailed   
plan to-- 7#a7 establish contracts with 
small and mid-sized restaurants and     
nonprofits1 including faith-based       
organizations and soup kitchens to      
prepare healthy meals for people in     
need2 and  7#b7 partner with nonprofit  

organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations and soup kitchens to      
purchase directly from food producers   
and farmers4  7c7 ,waiver of matching   
requirements ,during the period referred
 to in subsection 7a71 the              
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
waive the matching requirements in      
sections #djc7;b7 and #ejc7;a7 of the   
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;b7b71 #eaic7;a774