,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bj1 #bjba ,ms4  
,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (    
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,ms4        
,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4   
,case1 & ,mr4 ,l[5?al7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to provide community-bas$ nonpr(it fe$+
 & anti-hung] gr\ps ) fund+ to p>tn] )  
small & mid-siz$ re/aurants to exp& meal
 access & deliv]y = l[-income &         
vuln]able populations dur+1 & ?r\gh #a  
ye> foll[+ ! end (1 a p&emic or public  
heal? em]g5cy4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,anti-,hung]       
,p&emic ,recov]y ,act ( #bjba4  #b4     
,def9itions  7#a7 ,vuln]able population 
,! t]m vuln]able population means any   
p]son :o is a memb] ( ! t>get           
population1 is a l[ income individual1  
or receives a means-te/$ b5efit z def9$ 
"u ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,grab-&-g meal ,! t]m
 grab-&-g meals ref]s to pre-packag$1   

ready to eat food t has be5 prep>$ &    
cook$ no great] ?an #h h\rs prior to be+
 seal$ or enclos$ 9 a conta9]4  7#c7    
,t>get population ,! t]m t>get          
population includes an individual :o 7or
 family t7--  7,a7 e>ns an income bel[  
#bjj p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty l9e2  7,b7 
suff]s f food insecurity2  7,c7 is      
homeless2  7,d7 receives 7or rec5tly    
receiv$7 assi/ance "u a ,/ate program   
fund$ "u "p ,a ( title ,,iv ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 et seq471 
relat+ to tempor>y assi/ance to ne$y    
families2 or  7,e7 is eligible = b5efits
 "u any nutrition assi/ance or          
anti-pov]ty program4  7#d7              
,community-bas$ nonpr(it fe$+ &         
anti-hung] gr\p ,! t]m community-bas$   
nonpr(it fe$+ & anti-hung] gr\p means an
 anti-hung] organization1 food bank1    
food pantry1 s\p kit*51 food rescue     
gr\p1 or community food security        
organization t is describ$ 9 section    
#eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf & exempt f tax "u section       

#eja7;a7 ( su* ,code4  7#e7 ,secret>y ,!
 t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture4  7#f7 ,l[-income          
individual ,! t]m l[-income individual  
means1 ) respect to any cal5d> ye>1 any 
individual :o lives 9 a h\sehold t has a
 gross income t does n exce$ #cjj p]c5t 
( ! pov]ty l9e1 z def9$ 9 section       
#fgc7b7 ( ! ,community ,s]vices ,block  
,grant ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iijb7b774   
7#g7 ,homeless ,! t]m homeless has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 subtitle ,b ( title
 ,,vii ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,act & !    
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t 7,,hud7      
def9ition 9 section #ajc ( subtitle ,i (
 ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to ,act4  7#h7 ,crisis 
h\s+ ,! t]m crisis h\s+ means a sup]vis$
 publicly or privately op]at$ %elt]     
designat$ to provide tempor>y liv+      
arrangem5ts 7includ+ hotels & motels    
paid = by ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local       
gov]nm5t programs = l[-income           
individuals or by *>itable              
organizations1 congregate %elt]s1 &     
transitional h\s+74  7#i7 ,means-te/$   

b5efit ,! t]m means-te/$ b5efit means a 
m&atory sp5d+ program ( ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t = :i*1 z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y1 eligibility = ! program's    
b5efits1 or ! am\nt ( su* b5efits1 is   
det]m9$ on ! basis ( income or res\rces 
( ! individual or family seek+ ! b5efit4
  7#aj7 ,dep5d5t ,! t]m dep5d5t has !   
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aeb ( !   
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 except t
 ! t]m also includes an individual :o is
 n a citiz5 or national ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates if su* individual w\ld o!rwise be
 consid]$ a dep5d5t pursuant to su*     
section if su* individual 7 a citiz5 or 
national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#aa7      
,disa/] decl>ation ,! t]m disa/]        
decl>ation means-- 7,a7 an em]g5cy      
involv+ ,f$]al prim>y responsibility    
det]m9$ to exi/ by ! ,presid5t "u       
section #eja7;b7 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d  
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaia7;b772  7,b7 a 
national em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,presid5t  
"u ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej     

,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq472  7,c7 an      
em]g5cy decl>$ by a ,f$]al (ficial )    
respect to coronavirus 7z def9$ 9       
section #ejf ( ! ,coronavirus           
,prep>$ness & ,response ,supplem5tal    
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public    
,law #aaf-abc772  7,d7 a public heal?   
em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices pursuant to section    
#cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg7;d77 ) respect to   
,,covid-#ai or any o!r coronavirus )    
p&emic pot5tial2 or  7,e7 ! in/ance a   
,gov]nor reque/s a major disa/]         
decl>ation "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d       
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq474     
7#ab7 ,tempor>y community ne$ ,! t]m    
tempor>y community ne$ means prep>$     
meals dur+ ! "t p]iod "u :i* a disa/]   
decl>ation is provid$4 ,su* community   
ne$ %all t]m9ate #c ye>s aft] !         
t]m9ation ( su* decl>ation4  7#ac7      
,p&emic ,! t]m p&emic means a           
communicable disease = :i* ! ,f$]al     

,gov]nm5t has issu$ a travel al]t or    
travel w>n+4  #c4 ,anti-hung] p&emic    
recov]y fund  7a7 ,application ,to be   
eligible to receive a grant to address  
tempor>y community ne$s "u ?is section1 
a community-bas$ nonpr(it fe$+ &        
anti-hung] gr\p %all submit to !        
,secret>y an application t conta9s a    
description ( h[ ! applicant proposes to
 use ! grant funds to implem5t !        
compon5ts ( ! tempor>y grant program    
li/$ 9 subsection 7b74 ,! application   
%all be submitt$ 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 & 
conta9+ su* o!r in=mation z ! ,secret>y 
may require4  7b7 ,anti-,hung] p&emic   
recov]y grant program compon5ts ,an     
application = a grant "u ?is section    
%all conta9 an assurance t ! applicant w
 exp& ! capacity ( community-bas$       
nonpr(it fe$+ & anti-hung] gr\ps &      
s*ools to meet ! ne$s ( *ildr51         
families1 & vuln]able populations 9 a   
p&emic by--  7#a7 contract+ ) small &   
mid-siz$ bus9ess re/aurants or small &  
mid-siz$ food contractors t are small   

bus9ess conc]ns z def9$ 9 section #c ( !
 ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcb7 =-- 7,a7 prep>+1 cook+1 & /or+    
grab-&-g meals2  7,b7 s]v+ meals to     
vuln]able populations or make !m        
available = pick up1 or di/ribut$ 9 high
 pov]ty areas designat$ by ,/ate & local
 ag5cies2  7,c7 bol/]+ food security =  
*ildr51 dep5d5ts1 families1 & ! eld]ly 9
 rural & h>d to rea* communities2  7,d7 
bol/]+ food security = dep5d5ts1 t>get  
populations1 & families 9 crisis h\s+2 &
  7,e7 improv+ ! nutrition ( vuln]able  
populations4  7c7 ,crit]ia ,9 evaluat+  
an application ( a community-bas$       
nonpr(it fe$+ & anti-hung] gr\p to      
receive a grant1 ! ,secret>y %all       
consid] crit]ia z ! ,secret>y det]m9es  
appropriate4  7d7 ,grant adm9i/ration   
7#a7 ,am\nt ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is       
section may n exce$ #ejj1jjj4  7#b7     
,r5ewals  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may
 r5ew a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section )    
respect to an eligible entity if !      
entity-- 7i7 submits to ! ,secret>y an  

application = r5ewal at su* "t1 9 su*   
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !      
,secret>y may require2 &  7ii7          
demon/rates 9 su* application t-- 7,i7  
grant1 contract1 or coop]ative agreem5t 
funds made available to ! entity 7 us$ 9
 a mann] requir$ "u ! mo/ rec5tly       
approv$ application ( ! entity "u ?is   
section2 &  7,,ii7 ! entity has made    
progress 9 a*iev+ ! objectives ( !      
initial application approv$ = ! entity  
"u ?is section4  7,b7 ,duration ,a grant
 %all be eligible = r5ewal s long z a   
disa/] decl>ation is active on ! date ( 
! r5ewal application4  7e7 ,supplem5t1 n
 supplant1 requirem5t ,a grant1         
contract1 or coop]ative agreem5t made "u
 ?is ,act %all be exp5d$ to supplem5t1 &
 n supplant1 ! exp5ditures ( ! eligible 
entity involv$ & ! value ( 9-k9d        
contributions4  7f7 ,adm9i/ration (     
grants ,grants made "u ?is section %all 
be adm9i/]$ ?r\gh ! ,national ,in/itute 
( ,food & ,agriculture4  #d4            
,au?orization ( appropriations  7a7 ,9  

g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to c>ry out ?is section 8#b1jjj1jjj1jjj
 = fiscal ye> #bjbb4  7b7 ,availability 
,funds appropriat$ "u subsection 7a7    
%all rema9 available until exp5d$4  #e4 
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act    
%all be con/ru$ to limit a              
community-bas$ nonpr(it fe$+ &          
anti-hung] gr\p f receiv+ a grant "u ?is
 ,act = any vuln]able population o!rwise
 s]v$ by su* gr\p ) o!r ,f$]al funds4   
#f4 ,report+ requirem5ts  7a7 ,be/      
practices ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all develop & publi% a report
 on ! be/ practices = community-bas$    
nonpr(it fe$+ & anti-hung] gr\ps to d   
bus9ess ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1   
includ+ h[ to regi/] ) ! ,f$]al sy/em ( 
aw>d managem5t 7,,sam71 h[ to obta9 &   
validate a ,f$]al ,data ,univ]sal ,numb]
 ,sy/em 7,,duns71 & h[ to apply = a     
grant "u section #c4 ,su* report %all be
 available = public review & inspection 
on ! public websites ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    

,agriculture4  7b7 ,grantees ,n lat] ?an
 #c ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 an eligible entity t receives a   
grant "u ?is ,act %all submit to !      
,secret>y a report t conta9s an         
evaluation ( ! results ( ! activities1  
includ+ f9ancial exp5ditures1 made dur+ 
su* fiscal ye> to c>ry out ! program =  
:i* su* grant is receiv$ & any o!r data 
! ,secret>y det]m9es to be necess>y = an
 evaluation ( ! b5efits ( ! grants aw>d$
 "u ?is ,act4  7c7 ,annual reports to   
congress ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y   
%all submit to ! ,committee on          
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 a report describ+--  7#a7 ea* grant    
application receiv$ "u ?is ,act2  7#b7  
any grants aw>d$ "u ?is ,act1 includ+-- 
7,a7 ! "n & location ( ! eligible       
entity2  7,b7 ! total am\nt ( ! grant2  
7,c7 ! date on :i* ! grant 0 aw>d$2 &   
7,d7 in=mation f reports receiv$ "u     
subsection 7b72 &  7#c7 any o!r data !  
,secret>y det]m9es to be necess>y = an  

evaluation ( b5efits ( ! grants aw>d$ "u
 ?is ,act4