,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ad1 #bjbd,ms4 
,salinas 7for herself and ,ms4 ,lofgren7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and 
,trade ,act of #aiij with respect to    
emergency assistance for farm workers1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,disaster ,relief for ,farm ,workers    
,act4  #b4 ,emergency assistance for    
farm workers ,section #bbha of the      
,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and 
,trade ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#eagg;a7 is amended to read as follows3 
#bbha4 ,emergency assistance for farm   
workers  7a7 ,emergency relief ,for     
fiscal year #bjbd and each succeeding   
fiscal year1 during any period where the
 ,secretary determines there is a       
covered disaster1 the ,secretary1 acting
 through the ,under ,secretary for      

,rural ,development1 shall make grants  
to eligible farm worker organizations to
 provide emergency relief to farm       
workers affected by such covered        
disaster4  7b7 ,use of funds ,an        
eligible farm worker organization may   
use funds received pursuant to a grant  
awarded under subsection 7a7 to-- 7#a7  
provide emergency relief 7including     
through direct distribution of funding7 
to farm workers to address loss and     
damage due to a covered disaster2  7#b7 
build capacity to provide such emergency
 relief2  7#c7 build resiliency in farm 
worker communities to address future    
losses and damages due to covered       
disasters2  7#d7 provide infrastructure 
support1 including shelter2 and  7#e7   
provide emergency services 7including   
such types of assistance the ,secretary 
determines appropriate7 to farm workers 
in response to a covered disaster4  7c7 
,availability of funds ,any funds       
provided to an eligible farm worker     
organization under this section shall   

remain available until expended4  7d7   
,promotional plan ,the ,secretary shall 
develop and execute a promotional plan  
prior to1 and throughout the            
distribution of1 emergency relief grants
 under subsection 7a74  7e7             
,consultation ,in carrying out this     
section1 the ,secretary shall consult   
with eligible farm worker organizations4
  7f7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 
7#a7 ,covered disaster ,the term covered
 disaster means-- 7,a7 an adverse       
weather event1 such as a drought1       
wildfire1 earthquake1 hurricane1 flood1 
derecho1 excessive heat1 tornado1 winter
 storm1 freeze1 hail1 polar vortex1     
smoke exposure1 or excessive moisture2  
7,b7 an unexpected health crisis1 such  
as a pandemic2 and  7,c7 such other     
event or condition-- 7i7 that has caused
 farm workers to lose income1 be unable 
to work1 or stay home or return home in 
anticipation of work shortages2 or  7ii7
 as the ,secretary determines           
appropriate4  7#b7 ,eligible farm worker

 organization ,the term eligible farm   
worker organization means an            
organization that is-- 7,a7 a farm      
worker membership-based organization2 or
  7,b7 an organization-- 7i7 described  
in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf and is exempt  
from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of 
such ,code2 and  7ii7 that has          
experience in providing support or      
relief services to farm workers1        
including migrant or seasonal farm      
workers4  7#c7 ,migrant or seasonal farm
 worker ,the term migrant or seasonal   
farm worker means an individual-- 7,a7  
who has1 during any consecutive         
#ab-month period within the preceding   
#bd-month period1 performed farm work   
for wages2 and  7,b7 who has received   
not less than one-half of such          
individual's total income1 or been      
employed at least one-half of total work
 time in farm work4  4