,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cgcf ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,may #ad1 #bjbj,mr4 ,casey 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 & ,ms4 ,smi?7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ,a ,,bill ,to increase access to food deliv]y "u ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program to address ! ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,increas+ ,access to ,,snap ,deliv]y ,dur+ ,,covid-#ai ,act ( #bjbj4 #b4 ,food deliv]y "u supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,employee ,! t]m employee has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74 7#b7 ,program ,! t]m program means ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program e/abli%$ "u ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq474 7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4 7b7 ,program modifications 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ! program1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 notify au?oriz$ program retail]s ( exi/+ opportunities ?r\gh :i* retail]s c deliv] food to program p>ticipants1 includ+ by-- 7i7 all[+ an ,,ebt c>d 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab77 to be swip$ on deliv]y ( food to ! home 7) a mobile device72 & 7ii7 prep>+ food = pick-up2 7,b7 au?orize public-private p>tn]%ips betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 au?oriz$ program retail]s1 & community-bas$ organizations to support food deliv]y1 includ+ ?r\gh ! use ( private funds2 7,c7 9 ! case ( an au?oriz$ program retail] t is unable to cov] ! co/ ( food deliv]y = program p>ticipants1 use funds made available "u p>agraph 7#c77;,b7 to support food deliv]y = program p>ticipants :o are s5iors1 immunocompromis$ individuals1 or o!r individuals :o are unable to travel safely to an au?oriz$ program retail]1 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#c77;,a72 & 7,d7 require ea* ,/ate to submit to ! ,secret>y a ,/ate plan t describes h[ ! ,/ate w-- 7i7 "w ) au?oriz$ program retail]s & o!r community-bas$ p>tn]s to e/abli% a process = food deliv]y = program p>ticipants2 7ii7 adm9i/] ! reimbursem5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a77i71 includ+ tim+1 eligibility1 & di/ribution processes2 & 7iii7 ensure t au?oriz$ program retail]s t are reimburs$ = deliv]y co/s "u p>agraph 7#c77;,a77i7 adh]e to ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a77ii74 7#b7 ,/ate plans ,n lat] ?an #aj days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y receives a ,/ate plan "u p>agraph 7#a77;,d71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 approve or d5y ! ,/ate plan2 & 7,b7 make publicly available on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture-- 7i7 ! ,/ate plan2 7ii7 ! det]m9ation made "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect to t plan2 & 7iii7 any guidance issu$ to ! ,/ate ) respect to t plan4 7#c7 ,food deliv]y 7,a7 ,reimbursem5t ( retail]s 7i7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 a ,/ate ag5cy %all reimburse an au?oriz$ program retail] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 = ! co/ ( food deliv]y to program p>ticipants describ$ 9 t p>agraph if-- 7,i7 ! au?oriz$ program retail] is eligible = reimbursem5t "u clause 7ii72 & 7,,ii7 ! majority ( ! food items deliv]$ by ! retail] are eligible = r$emption us+ b5efits "u ! program4 7ii7 ,eligibility ,an au?oriz$ program retail] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 is eligible = reimbursem5t = ! co/ ( food deliv]y to program p>ticipants describ$ 9 t p>agraph if-- 7,i7 t food deliv]y is p]=m$ by employees ( ! retail] or employees ( an entity contract$ by ! retail] to p]=m deliv]ies2 7,,ii7 be=e any employee describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 beg9s mak+ t food deliv]y1 t employee receives employ]-provid$ heal? & safety tra9+ t reflects ! mo/ rec5t guidel9es ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion & ! ,occupational ,safety & ,heal? ,adm9i/ration relat+ to work] safety & heal? dur+ ! ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 p&emic2 7,,iii7 ! retail] rema9s neutral 9 any union organiz+ ef=t t occurs dur+ ! p]iod 9 :i* deliv]ies describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 are made2 & 7,,iv7 all employees describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 p]=m+ deliv]ies are paid at a rate t is n less ?an ! great] (-- 7aa7 ! m9imum wage rate e/abli%$ "u section #f7;a77#a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;a77#a772 & 7bb7 ! m9imum wage rate e/abli%$ by ! applicable ,/ate or locality 9 :i* ! employee works4 7iii7 ,cov]$ co/s 7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,reimbursable co/s "u clause 7i7 include co/s associat$ )-- 7aa7 pur*as+ po9t-(-sale devices or receiv+ te*nical assi/ance relat+ to po9t-(-sale devices2 & 7bb7 pur*as+ or reimburs+ employees = p]sonal protective equipm5t us$ dur+ food deliv]y4 7,,ii7 ,,ppe co/s ,an au?oriz$ program retail] %all use n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( am\nts receiv$ "u clause 7i7 to pay = ! co/s describ$ 9 subclause 7,i77bb74 7iv7 ,maximum reimbursem5t p] deliv]y ,! maximum am\nt ( reimbursem5t "u clause 7i7 = a food deliv]y fee %all be #aj p] deliv]y4 7,b7 ,fund+ 7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y1 out ( funds ( ! ,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 #ejj1jjj1jjj to cov] ! co/ ( food deliv]y describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c71 to be di/ribut$ among ! ,/ates to fund reimbursem5ts by ,/ates "u subp>agraph 7,a77i74 7ii7 ,em]g5cy requirem5t ,! am\nt made available "u clause 7i7 is designat$ by ! ,congress z be+ = an em]g5cy requirem5t pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7 ( ! ,balanc$ ,budget & ,em]g5cy ,deficit ,control ,act ( #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,a77i774 7iii7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,9 addition to ! am\nt appropriat$ "u clause 7i71 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y su* sums z are necess>y to cov] ! co/ ( food deliv]y "u p>agraph 7#a77;,c74 7#d7 ,t]m9ation ( au?ority 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to c>ry out p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c7 ) respect to ea* ,/ate %all t]m9ate on ! lat] (-- 7i7 ! date on :i* ! national em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 ) respect to ! ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 is t]m9at$2 & 7ii7 ! date on :i* ! ,/ate em]g5cy decl>$ 9 t ,/ate ) respect to ! ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 is t]m9at$4 7,b7 ,return ( funds ,! ,secret>y %all return to ! ,treasury any funds appropriat$ "u p>agraph 7#c77;,b77i7 t h n be5 us$ or obligat$ by ! date describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74 7#e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #c mon?s aft] ! date on :i* ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y is t]m9at$ "u p>agraph 7#d71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t describes-- 7,a7 ! use ( t au?ority to address food security ne$s ( affect$ populations dur+ ! national em]g5cy describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i7 ( t p>agraph2 7,b7 ! au?oriz$ program retail]s t 7 reimburs$ "u p>agraph 7#c77;,a72 7,c7 any complications or difficulties exp]i5c$ by ,/ates 9 adm9i/]+ reimbursem5ts "u p>agraph 7#c77;,a72 & 7,d7 recomm5dations = *anges to ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y "u ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq47 to assi/ ! ,secret>y1 ,/ates1 & units ( local gov]nm5t to prep>e plans = food deliv]y to program recipi5ts 9 future heal? 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