,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ag1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,jones introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to e/abli% a   
grant program to address ! effects ( !  
,,covid-#ai p&emic on ,/ate & local     
fairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,fairs ,dur+ ,coronavirus     
,act4  #b4 ,/ate & local fair grant     
program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m cov]$ entity 
means a ,/ate agricultural ag5cy )      
responsibility = op]at+ a ,/ate or local
 fair4  7#b7 ,program ,! t]m ,program   
means ! program e/abli%$ "u subsection  
7b74  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y   
means ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7#d7 
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means-- 7,a7 a ,/ate2
  7,b7 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2 &  7,c7 a
 t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7       

,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 %all e/abli% a program to address !    
effects ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic on ,/ate 
& local fairs4  7c7 ,grant au?ority &   
eligible entities ,9 c>ry+ out !        
,program1 ! ,secret>y may make1 on a    
competitive basis1 grants to ,/ates 9   
accordance ) ?is section4  7d7          
,applications ,to be eligible = a grant 
"u ! ,program1 a ,/ate %all submit to ! 
,secret>y an application 9 su* =m1 at   
su* "t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7e7    
,grant uses ,a ,/ate may only use grant 
funds provid$ "u ! ,program to assi/ a  
cov]$ entity 9 address+ co/ cov]age     
issues relat+ to ! effects ( !          
,,covid-#ai p&emic on ,/ate & local     
fairs1 includ+ by id5tify+ opportunities
 to provide virtual education &         
ent]ta9m5t relat+ to agriculture4  7f7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ! ,program        

#e1jjj1jjj1jjj = ea* (-- 7#a7 fiscal ye>
 #bjba2 &  7#b7 ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]  
any portion ( :i* occurs dur+ ! p]iod ( 
! national em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,presid5t
 "u ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej    
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 ) respect to ! 
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
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