H.R. 662 — Referred from Senate

IIB 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 662 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2023Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations AN ACT To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023. 2. Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 amendment Title I of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division N of Public Law 117–328), is amended, in the matter under the heading Office of the Secretary under the heading Processing, Research and Marketing under the heading AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS under the heading DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, by inserting : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may provide assistance for losses described under this heading in this Act in the form of block grants to eligible States and territories before the period at the end. 3. Emergency designation (a) In general This Act and the amendments made by this Act are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). (b) Designation in Senate In the Senate, this Act and the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022. Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2023.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.