,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,jones introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,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 ,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 ,program ,the term ,program means  
the program established under subsection
 7b74  7#c7 ,secretary ,the term        
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,agriculture4  7#d7 ,state ,the term    

,state means-- 7,a7 a ,state2  7,b7 the 
,district of ,columbia2 and  7,c7 a     
territory of the ,united ,states4  7b7  
,establishment ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a  
program to address the effects of the   
,,covid-#ai pandemic on ,state and local
 fairs4  7c7 ,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  7d7      
,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  7e7 
,grant uses ,a ,state may only use grant
 funds provided under the ,program to   
assist a covered entity in addressing   
cost coverage issues relating to the    
effects of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic on  
,state and local fairs1 including by    

identifying opportunities to provide    
virtual education and entertainment     
relating to agriculture4  7f7           
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary to carry out the ,program    
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj for each of-- 7#a7 fiscal
 year #bjba2 and  7#b7 each fiscal year 
thereafter any portion of which occurs  
during the period of the national       
emergency declared by the ,president    
under the ,national ,emergencies ,act   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 with      
respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease    
#bjai 7,,covid-#ai74