,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eacf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #d1 #bjbc ,ms4 
,bonamici 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,s*ri]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to address infra/ructure ne$s = food 
banks s]v+ rural communities & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,transportation  
,organization & ,refrig]ation ,expansion
 ,act ( #bjbc or ,,/ore ,act ( #bjbc4   
#b4 ,improv+ ! ,,efap infra/ructure     
grants program ,section #bji ( !        
,em]g5cy ,food ,assi/ance ,act ( #aihc  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #geaa;a7 is am5d$--  7#a7 
9 subsection 7a7 by /rik+ an em]g5cy    
fe$+ organization & ins]t+ ! ,/ate ag5cy
 designat$ by a ,/ate 9 ! ,/ate plan    
requir$ by section #bjb;,a 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #gejc71  7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#b7--   
7,a7 by /rik+ ! head+ & ins]t+          
,pref]5ce1  7,b7 by ins]t+ ,tribal1 l[  
income1 & remote be=e communities1 &    
7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 by /rik+ &      

ins]t+ rural ) ^!1  7#c7 9 subsection   
7c7--  7,a7 by /rik+ c>ry out activities
 ( ! eligible entity & ins]t+ di/ribute 
grant am\nts to support activities1     
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#a7 by /rik+ = ! track+
 ( "t-s5sitive food products & ins]t+   
ne$$ to safely & effici5tly di/ribute   
food to p 9 ne$1  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#b7  
by /rik+ "t-s5sitive & p]i%able food    
products & ins]t+ commodities provid$ by
 ! ,secret>y "u ?is ,act & commodities  
secur$ f o!r s\rces1  7,d7 9 p>agraph   
7#c7--  7i7 by /rik+ ?r\gh ! support (  
small or mid-size f>ms & ran*es1        
fi%]ies1 & aquaculture1 & donations f   
local food produc]s & manufactur]s to   
p]sons 9 ne$1 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ 1       
includ+ exp&+ mobile & home deliv]y     
options & assessm5ts or pr(essional     
/udies ( outrea* activities aft] ,unit$ 
,/ates1  7,e7 9 p>agraph 7#d7 by ins]t+ 
1 gov]nm5tal1 & ,tribal aft] nonpr(it1 &
  7,f7 9 p>agraph 7#e7--  7i7 9         
subp>agraph 7,b7 by ins]t+ 1 gov]nm5tal1
 & ,tribal aft] nonpr(it1 &  7ii7 9     

subp>agraph 7,c7--  7,i7 by /rik+ rural 
areas & ins]t+ und]s]v$ areas id5tifi$ 9
 subsection 7b77#b71 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+ 
& at ! end1  7,g7 9 p>agraph 7#f7-- 7i7 
by /rik+ con/ruct+ & ins]t+ r5ovat+1 &  
7ii7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 
2 &1 &  7,h7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7#g7 n m ?an #d p]c5t ( su* grant =     
adm9i/rative co/s to c>ry ?is section4  
1 &  7#d7 9 subsection 7d7 by /rik+     
#ae1jjj1jjj & all t foll[s ?r\gh #bjbc1 
& ins]t+ #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! fiscal   
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  #c4 ,report on 
cold /orage ne$s nationally  7a7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture %all c>ry out a /udy &     
produce a report-- 7#a7 on ! %ortages to
 meet ! total em]g5cy food ne$s =       
refrig]at$ & froz5 /orage space1 z well 
z refrig]at$ trucks & o!r deliv]y       
vehicles1 = use by em]g5cy food         
organizations to meet ! ne$s ( _!       
communities1 &  7#b7 an e/imate ( ! co/ 
to meet ! ne$s ( all em]g5cy food       

organizations1 includ+ food banks & food
 pantries1 nationally = new cool]s1     
freez]s1 refrig]at$ & dry trucks1 &     
trail]s4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section--  7#a7 ,em]g5cy food           
organization ,! t]m em]g5cy food        
organization has ! mean+ giv5 x 9       
section #b ( ! ,em]g5cy ,food ,assi/ance
 ,act ( #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #geja7 & is 
n o!rwise limit$ to relevant            
organizations p>ticipat+ 9 ! em]g5cy    
food assi/ance program "u su* ,act4     
7#b7 ,%ortages ,! t]m %ortages means    
meet+ ! total em]g5cy food ne$s ( !     
community1 gr\p1 s*ool1 network1 region1
 t[n1 city1 /ate1 or o!rwise relevant   
area an em]g5cy fe$+ organization s]ves4
  7c7 ,appropriations ,!re is           
appropriat$1 out ( any funds 9 !        
,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1        
#a1jjj1jjj1 to rema9 available until    
exp5d$1 to c>ry out ?is section4