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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8096 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to direct marketing 

farmers affected by COVID–19, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 25, 2020 

Ms. ADAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments 

to direct marketing farmers affected by COVID–19, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Local and Regional 

5 Farmer and Market Support Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PAYMENTS FOR DIRECT MARKETING FARMERS AF7 FECTED BY COVID–19. 

8 (a) FUNDING FOR PAYMENTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), of 

10 the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 


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1 Secretary shall use $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 

2 2020, to remain available until expended, to carry 

3 out payments under this section. 

4 (2) RESERVATION FOR SOCIALLY DISADVAN5 TAGED FARMERS OR RANCHERS.—Of the funds 

6 made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

7 shall reserve 20 percent for payments to socially dis8 advantaged farmers or ranchers under this section 

9 for fiscal year 2020. 

10 (3) AWARD OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary 

11 shall make all payments under this section not later 

12 than 210 days after the date of the enactment of 

13 this Act. 

14 (b) ELIGIBILITY.— 

15 (1) APPLICATION.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

17 provide a payment to a covered producer that 

18 submits to the Secretary an application in ac19 cordance with subparagraph (B) demonstrates, 

20 as determined by the Secretary, that— 

21 (i) the producer is a covered producer; 

22 and 

23 (ii) either— 

24 (I) the revenue of the covered 

25 producer was reduced by 5 percent or 


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1 greater during the covered period, as 

2 compared to the benchmark revenue 

3 of the covered producer; or 

4 (II) the covered producer has in5 curred increased costs in excess of 5 

6 percent due to the COVID–19 emer7 gency during the covered period. 

8 (B) TIMING.—To be eligible to receive a 

9 payment under this section, a covered producer 

10 shall submit to the Secretary an application de11 scribed in subparagraph (A), not later than 120 

12 days after the date of the enactment of this 

13 Act. 

14 (2) BENCHMARK REVENUE.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara16 graphs (B) and (C), the benchmark revenue of 

17 a covered producer shall be any 1 calendar year 

18 in the 3 calendar years prior to the first day of 

19 the covered period, as determined by the cov20 ered producer. 

21 (B) VERY NEW PRODUCERS.—In the case 

22 of a covered producer that has been in oper23 ation for less than 1 year before the first day 

24 of the covered period, the Secretary shall— 


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1 (i) determine the benchmark revenue 

2 based on comparable farm operations in 

3 such manner as the Secretary determines 

4 appropriate; and 

5 (ii) prorate payments under this sec6 tion. 

7 (3) DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of dem8 onstrating revenue and expenses under this section, 

9 a covered producer or applicant, as applicable, shall 

10 use at least one of the following: 

11 (A) Self-certification. 

12 (B) Contracts, receipts, or other agree13 ments that document direct sales to consumers, 

14 food service providers, schools, institutions, res15 taurants, retailers, and intermediary businesses 

16 that market locally or regionally branded prod17 ucts. 

18 (C) Records of crop year revenue from 

19 2017 through 2019. 

20 (D) Tax documents. 

21 (E) Other legitimate documents, as deter22 mined by the Secretary. 

23 (4) SELF CERTIFICATION LIMITATION.— 

24 (A) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—A covered pro25 ducer that demonstrates revenue and expenses 


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1 using only self-certification may not receive di2 rectly or indirectly a total amount of payments 

3 greater than $6,000 under this section. 

4 (B) VERY NEW PRODUCERS.—A covered 

5 producer that is a very new producer (as de6 scribed in paragraph (2)(B)) may not dem7 onstrate revenue and expenses under paragraph 

8 (3) using self-certification. 

9 (5) CROP INSURANCE.—The Secretary may not 

10 condition a payment under this section on participa11 tion in a plan or policy under the Federal Crop In12 surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or in the non13 insured crop assistance program under section 196 

14 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 

15 Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333). 

16 (6) FARM NUMBER.—A covered producer shall 

17 be eligible to receive payments, regardless of whether 

18 such covered producer has a farm number. 

19 (c) AMOUNT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

21 and (3), the amount of a payment to a covered pro22 ducer under this section shall be equal to— 

23 (A) in the case of a covered producer with 

24 a benchmark revenue of less than $5,000, 70 


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1 percent of that benchmark revenue, but in no 

2 case less than $1,500; 

3 (B) in the case of a covered producer with 

4 a benchmark revenue of equal to or greater 

5 than $5,000 and less than $10,000, 60 percent 

6 of that benchmark revenue, but in no case less 

7 than $3,500; 

8 (C) in the case of a covered producer with 

9 a benchmark revenue of equal to or greater 

10 than $10,000 and less than $25,000, 55 per11 cent of that benchmark revenue, but in no case 

12 less than $6,000; 

13 (D) in the case of a covered producer with 

14 a benchmark revenue of equal to or greater 

15 than $25,000 and less than $100,000, 50 per16 cent of that benchmark revenue, but in no case 

17 less than $13,750; 

18 (E) in the case of a covered producer with 

19 a benchmark revenue of equal to or greater 

20 than $100,000 and less than $250,000, 40 per21 cent of that benchmark revenue, but in no case 

22 less than $50,000, and not more than 

23 $150,000; and 

24 (F) in the case of a covered producer with 

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1 than $250,000 and less than $900,000, 

2 $150,000. 

3 (2) PAYMENT LIMITATION.—The total amount 

4 of payments received under this section by a covered 

5 producer, directly or indirectly, may not exceed 

6 $150,000. 

7 (3) DEDUCTION OF PREVIOUS PAYMENTS.—A 

8 payment made to a covered producer under this sec9 tion shall be reduced by reduced by the amount of 

10 any payments received by such covered producer on 

11 or before August 28, 2020, under the Coronavirus 

12 Food Assistance Program of the Department of Ag13 riculture, as specified in part 9 of title 7, Code of 

14 Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). 

15 (d) ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION.—A cov16 ered producer may not be eligible to receive a payment 

17 under this section if the average adjusted gross income 

18 of the covered producer exceeds $900,000. 

19 (e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue a rule 

20 to carry out this section not later than 30 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 (f) TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE PROHIBITION ON

23 USING ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET IN CERTAIN CASES.— 

24 During the period beginning on the date of the enactment 

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1 retary of Agriculture may not collect any payment made 

2 to a covered producer under this section in satisfaction 

3 of a claim as authorized under section 3716 of title 31, 

4 United States Code. 

5 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

6 (1) BENCHMARK REVENUE.—The term ‘‘bench7 mark revenue’’ means, with respect to a covered pro8 ducer, the revenue for the 1-year period selected 

9 under section 3(b)(2). 

10 (2) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe11 riod’’ means the period beginning on January 31, 

12 2020, and ending on that date on which the declara13 tion referred to in paragraph (4) (and any renewal 

14 thereof) terminates. 

15 (3) COVERED PRODUCER.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered pro17 ducer’’ means a farmer, livestock producer, 

18 shellfish grower, or other producer who derives 

19 at least 25 percent of total farm income from 

20 any combination of the following direct mar21 keting arrangement in which the producer sells 

22 to: 

23 (i) The final consumer such as 

24 through farmers’ markets, community 


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1 sponsored agriculture programs, farm 

2 stands, or online sales. 

3 (ii) Retailers including supermarkets, 

4 supercenters, restaurants, caterers, inde5 pendent grocery stores, and food coopera6 tives. 

7 (iii) Institutions such as schools, col8 leges, universities, hospitals, as well as 

9 intermediary business such as wholesalers 

10 distributors, food hubs. 

11 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered 

12 producer’’ does not include livestock or poultry 

13 integrators, processors, or other business enti14 ties relating to livestock and poultry production 

15 that do not raise livestock or poultry. 

16 (4) COVID–19 EMERGENCY.—The term 

17 ‘‘COVID–19 emergency’’ means the public health 

18 emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and 

19 Human Services under section 319 of the Public 

20 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 

21 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19. 

22 (5) REVENUE.—The term ‘‘revenue’’, with re23 spect to a covered producer, means total farm rev24 enue, including revenue derived from agritourism ac25 tivities conducted by a covered producer. 


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1 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

3 (7) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMER OR

4 RANCHER.—The term ‘‘socially disadvantaged farm5 er or rancher’’ has the meaning given the term in 

6 section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva7 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)). 

8 (8) FARM NUMBER.—The term ‘‘farm number’’ 

9 has the meaning given the term in section 718.2 of 

10 title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 

11 the date of enactment of this Act). 

12 SEC. 3. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS AND 

13 FARMERS’ MARKETS. 

14 (a) COVID–19 EMERGENCY MARKET RESPONSE

15 GRANTS.—Section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing 

16 Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c)— 

17 (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(7) COVID–19 EMERGENCY MARKET RE20 SPONSE GRANTS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

22 award to eligible entities described in para23 graphs (5)(B) and (6)(B) emergency grants to 

24 develop new or alternative marketing projects to 

25 respond to the COVID–19 pandemic. 


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1 ‘‘(B) REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.—Not 

2 later than 30 days after the date of the enact3 ment of the Local and Regional Farmer and 

4 Market Support Act, the Secretary shall issue a 

5 request for proposals for grants under subpara6 graph (A). 

7 ‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—Eligible entities seek8 ing a grant under this paragraph shall submit 

9 to the Secretary an application at such time 

10 and in such manner as the Secretary shall re11 quire. Such application shall contain— 

12 ‘‘(i) in the case of an eligible entity 

13 described in paragraph (5)(B)— 

14 ‘‘(I) a description of how the en15 terprises of such eligible entity has 

16 been impacted by COVID–19; and 

17 ‘‘(II) a narrative explaining how 

18 the eligible entity proposes to use 

19 grant funding to respond to the im20 pacts of COVID–19 and to create or 

21 increase marketing opportunities for 

22 value-added agricultural products; 

23 ‘‘(ii) in the case of eligible entities de24 scribed in paragraph (6)(B)— 


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1 ‘‘(I) a description of how local 

2 and regional food markets and enter3 prises served by such eligible entities 

4 have been impacted by COVID–19; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(II) a narrative explaining how 

7 the applicant proposes to use grant 

8 funding to respond to the impacts of 

9 COVID–19 on local and regional food 

10 markets or enterprises and to facili11 tate marketing and sales of agricul12 tural products to consumers; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) such other information as the 

14 Secretary may require. 

15 ‘‘(D) PRIORITY.— 

16 ‘‘(i) VALUE-ADDED PRODUCER PRO17 GRAM PRIORITY.— 

18 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In making 

19 grants under this paragraph to eligi20 ble entities described in paragraph 

21 (5)(B), the Secretary shall give pri22 ority to applications submitted by an 

23 eligible entity that is— 

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1 fined in section 2501(a) of the 

2 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

3 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

4 2279(a))); or 

5 ‘‘(bb) a minority business 

6 enterprise. 

7 ‘‘(II) HIGHEST PRIORITY.—In 

8 giving priority under clause (i), the 

9 Secretary shall give highest priority to 

10 eligible entities that provide the great11 est contribution to preserving, cre12 ating, or increasing opportunities for 

13 socially disadvantaged farmers or 

14 ranchers. 

15 ‘‘(ii) FARMERS’ MARKETS AND LOCAL

16 FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM PRIORITY.— 

17 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In making 

18 grants under this paragraph to eligi19 ble entities described in paragraph 

20 (6)(B), the Secretary shall give pri21 ority to applications submitted by an 

22 eligible entity that is a minority busi23 ness enterprise. 

24 ‘‘(II) HIGHEST PRIORITY.—In 

25 giving priority under clause (ii), the 


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1 Secretary shall give highest priority to 

2 eligible entities that— 

3 ‘‘(aa) primarily serve a com4 munity of color or a low-income 

5 community; and 

6 ‘‘(bb) provide the greatest 

7 contribution to preserving, cre8 ating, or increasing market op9 portunities for socially disadvan10 taged farmers or ranchers. 

11 ‘‘(E) MATCHING REQUIREMENT INAPPLI12 CABILITY.—The Secretary may not require an 

13 eligible entity receiving a grant under this para14 graph to provide matching funds (in any form) 

15 with respect to the Federal portion of the 

16 grant. 

17 ‘‘(F) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(i) COMMUNITY OF COLOR.—The 

19 term ‘community of color’ means a geo20 graphically distinct area in which the pop21 ulation of any of the following categories of 

22 individuals is higher than the average pop23 ulations of that category for the State in 

24 which the community is located: 

25 ‘‘(I) Black. 


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1 ‘‘(II) African American. 

2 ‘‘(III) Alaska Native. 

3 ‘‘(IV) Asian. 

4 ‘‘(V) Hispanic. 

5 ‘‘(VI) Latino. 

6 ‘‘(VII) Native Hawaiian. 

7 ‘‘(VIII) Pacific Islander. 

8 ‘‘(IX) Other non-White race. 

9 ‘‘(ii) LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY.—The 

10 term ‘low-income community’ means any 

11 census block group in which 30 percent or 

12 more of the population are individuals with 

13 an annual household income equal to, or 

14 less than, the greater of— 

15 ‘‘(I) an amount equal to 80 per16 cent of the median income of the area 

17 in which the household is located, as 

18 reported by the Department of Hous19 ing and Urban Development; and 

20 ‘‘(II) 200 percent of the poverty 

21 line (as defined in section 673(2) of 

22 the Community Services Block Grant 

23 Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including 

24 any revision required by such section). 


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1 ‘‘(iii) MINORITY.—The term ‘minority’ 

2 means any individual who is a citizen of 

3 the United States and who is a member of 

4 a group specified in any of subclauses (I) 

5 through (IX) of clause (i). 

6 ‘‘(iv) MINORITY BUSINESS ENTER7 PRISE.—The term ‘minority business en8 terprise’ means an eligible entity specified 

9 in paragraph (6)(B) or (5)(B)(ii) which is 

10 at least 51-percent owned or controlled by 

11 a minority or group of minorities.’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(4) COVID–19 EMERGENCY MARKET RE15 SPONSE GRANTS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the 

17 Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 

18 shall use to make grants under subsection 

19 (d)(7)— 

20 ‘‘(i) $25,000,000, for grants to eligi21 ble entities described in paragraph (5)(B), 

22 to remain available until expended; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) $25,000,000, for grants to eligi24 ble entities described in paragraph (6)(B), 

25 to remain available until expended. 


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1 ‘‘(B) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the 

2 funds made available under subparagraph 

3 (A)— 

4 ‘‘(i) in the case of funds made avail5 able to make grants to eligible entities de6 scribed in paragraph (5)(B), 20 percent 

7 shall be reserved for grants awarded to eli8 gible entities described in subsection 

9 (d)(7)(D)(i); and 

10 ‘‘(ii) in the case of funds made avail11 able to make grants to eligible entities de12 scribed in paragraph (6)(B), 20 percent 

13 shall be reserved for grants to entities 

14 specified in subsection (d)(7)(D)(ii). 

15 ‘‘(C) AWARD OF ALL GRANTS.—The Sec16 retary shall award all available funds for grants 

17 under subsection (d)(7) not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of the Local 

19 and Regional Farmer and Market Support 

20 Act.’’. 

21 (b) MATCHING FUNDS WAIVER.—Section 210A(d) of 

22 the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 

23 1627c(d)), as amended by subsection (a), is further 

24 amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (5), by amending subpara2 graph (E) to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(E) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

5 (ii), an eligible entity described in subpara6 graph (B) receiving a grant shall provide 

7 matching funds in the form of cash or an 

8 in-kind contribution in an amount that is 

9 equal to 25 percent of the total amount of 

10 the Federal portion of the grant. 

11 ‘‘(ii) COVID–19 EMERGENCY FLEXI12 BILITIES.—The matching funds require13 ments under clause (i) shall not apply with 

14 respect to grants awarded during fiscal 

15 year 2020 through 2022.’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (6), by amending subpara17 graph (E) to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(E) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

20 (ii), an eligible entity described in subpara21 graph (B) receiving a grant shall provide 

22 matching funds in the form of cash or an 

23 in-kind contribution in an amount that is 

24 equal to 25 percent of the total amount of 

25 the Federal portion of the grant. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) COVID–19 EMERGENCY FLEXI2 BILITIES.—The matching funds require3 ments under clause (i) shall not apply with 

4 respect to grants awarded during fiscal 

5 year 2020 through 2022.’’. 

6 (c) COVID–19 EMERGENCY EXCEPTION.—Section 

7 210A(d) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 

8 U.S.C. 1627c(d)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (5)(D)— 

10 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) and (iii)’’; and 

12 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(iii) COVID–19 EMERGENCY EXCEP14 TION.—An eligible entity described in sub15 paragraph (B) may use a grant received 

16 during any of fiscal years 2020 through 

17 2022 for market rebuilding expenses in18 curred as a result of the COVID–19 pan19 demic, including the purchase or construc20 tion of a building, general purpose equip21 ment, or structure.’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (6)(D)— 

23 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) and (iii)’’; and 

25 (B) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(iii) COVID–19 EMERGENCY EXCEP2 TION.—An eligible entity described in sub3 paragraph (B) may use a grant received 

4 during any of fiscal years 2020 through 

5 2022 for market rebuilding expenses in6 curred as a result of the COVID–19 pan7 demic, including the purchase or construc8 tion of a building, general purpose equip9 ment, or structure.’’. 

10 SEC. 4. EQUITY IN EMERGENCY TRAINING AND OUTREACH. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2501 of the Food, Agri12 culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

13 2279) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(m) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 

16 grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or 

17 contracts with, eligible entities specified in sub18 sections (c)(1) and (d)(3) to provide training, out19 reach, and technical assistance on operations, fi20 nancing, and marketing to beginning farmers and 

21 ranchers, socially disadvantaged farmers and ranch22 ers, and veteran farmers and ranchers, including to 

23 aid producers in, and securing documentation for, 

24 applying for assistance under section 2 of the Local 

25 and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act. 


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1 ‘‘(2) DEADLINES.— 

2 ‘‘(A) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.—Not 

3 later than 30 days after the date of the enact4 ment of the Local and Regional Farmer and 

5 Market Support Act, the Secretary shall issue a 

6 request for proposals for the grants described in 

7 paragraph (1). 

8 ‘‘(B) SELECTION.—Not later than 90 days 

9 after the date of the enactment of the Local 

10 and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act, 

11 the Secretary shall, pursuant to the request for 

12 proposals under subparagraph (A), select eligi13 ble entities to receive grants under paragraph 

14 (1). 

15 ‘‘(C) AWARD OF ALL GRANTS.—The Sec16 retary shall award all grants under this sub17 section not later than 135 days after the date 

18 of the enactment of the Local and Regional 

19 Farmer and Market Support Act. 

20 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants and enter21 ing into contracts and other agreements under para22 graph (1), the Secretary shall give priority— 

23 ‘‘(A) in the case of eligible entities speci24 fied in subsection (c)(1), to nongovernmental 

25 and community-based organizations— 


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1 ‘‘(i) with an expertise in working with 

2 socially disadvantaged farmers and ranch3 ers; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) that are at least 51-percent 

5 owned or controlled by a minority (as de6 fined in section 210A(d)(7) of the Agricul7 tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 

8 1627c(d)(7))) or a group of minorities; and 

9 ‘‘(B) in the case of eligible entities speci10 fied in subsection (d)(3), to partnerships and 

11 collaborations that are led by or include non12 governmental, community-based organizations 

13 and school-based educational organizations— 

14 ‘‘(i) with expertise in new agricultural 

15 producer training and outreach; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) that are at least 51-percent 

17 owned or controlled by a minority or a 

18 group of minorities. 

19 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the 

21 Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 

22 shall use to carry out this subsection, 

23 $50,000,000, to remain available until ex24 pended. 


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1 ‘‘(B) MATCHING FUNDS APPLICABILITY.— 

2 The Secretary may not require a recipient of a 

3 grant under this subsection to provide any non4 Federal matching funds.’’. 

5 (b) TERMS OF GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREE6 MENTS TO SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND VETERAN

7 FARMERS AND RANCHERS.—Section 2501(c)(4)(E) of the 

8 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

9 (7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(4)(E)) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(E) MAXIMUM TERM AND AMOUNT OF

11 GRANT, CONTRACT, OR AGREEMENT.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant, contract, 

13 or agreement entered into under subpara14 graph (A) shall— 

15 ‘‘(I) be for a term of not longer 

16 than 3 years; and 

17 ‘‘(II) provide not more than 

18 $250,000 for each year. 

19 ‘‘(ii) EXTENSION.—The Secretary 

20 may extend the term of any grant, con21 tract, or agreement entered into under 

22 subparagraph (A) by not more than one 

23 year if the entity receiving such grant or 

24 entering into such cooperative agreement is 

25 unable to complete a project or activity 


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1 supported using grant funds over the origi2 nal term of the grant.’’. 

3 (c) TERMS OF GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREE4 MENTS TO BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS.—Sec5 tion 2501(d)(4) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

6 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(d)(4)) is amended 

7 to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(4) TERMS OF GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE

9 AGREEMENTS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant or cooperative 

11 agreement under this subsection shall— 

12 ‘‘(i) be for a term of not longer than 

13 3 years; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) provide not more than $250,000 

15 for each year. 

16 ‘‘(B) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may ex17 tend the term of any grant or cooperative 

18 agreement by not more than one year if the en19 tity receiving such grant or entering into such 

20 cooperative agreement is unable to complete a 

21 project or activity supported using grant funds 

22 over the original term of the grant.’’. 

23 (d) MATCHING FUNDS INAPPLICABILITY.—Section 

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1 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(d)(5)) is amended to 

2 read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(5) MATCHING FUNDS INAPPLICABILITY.— 

4 With respect to grants awarded under this sub5 section for each of fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 

6 2022, the Secretary may not require an eligible enti7 ty receiving a grant under this paragraph to provide 

8 matching funds (in any form) with respect to the 

9 Federal portion of the grant.’’. 

10 SEC. 5. CORONAVIRUS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PAY11 MENT REPORTS. 

12 Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of 

13 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 

14 shall include in the weekly payment reports issued by the 

15 Secretary with respect to the Coronavirus Food Assistance 

16 Program, the following farm and demographic information 

17 with respect to payments made under such program and 

18 under section 2 of this Act: 

19 (1) The number of unique applications received 

20 and the number of such applications approved, 

21 disaggregated by State. 

22 (2) The number of entities applying for and re23 ceiving payments under section 2 that reported their 

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1 scribed in subsection (d)(3)(A) of such section, for 

2 whom such payments equal— 

3 (A) 25 percent or greater but less than 50 

4 percent of total annual farm income; 

5 (B) 50 percent or greater but less than 75 

6 percent of total annual farm income; and 

7 (C) greater than 75 percent of total annual 

8 farm income. 

9 (3) Scale of operation (both total acres and 

10 gross sales). 

11 (4) Whether the entity receiving the payment— 

12 (A) is a beginning farmer or rancher (as 

13 defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agri14 culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

15 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a))); 

16 (B) is a socially disadvantaged farmer or 

17 rancher (as defined in such section 2501(a)); or 

18 (C) has been certified as a certified organic 

19 farm or each certified organic handling oper20 ation pursuant to the Organic Foods Produc21 tion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). 

22 SEC. 6. REGULATIONS. 

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