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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 321 

To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve State, local, and Indian tribal government plans to partner 

with small and mid-size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to individuals in need, to waive certain matching 

fund requirements, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2021 

Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. RODNEY

DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BERA, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. RUSH, Ms. MENG, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 

COSTA, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. 

NORTON, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. RYAN, Ms. 

SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. TITUS, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. 

LAMB, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. WELCH, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mrs. 

LURIA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency to approve State, local, and Indian 

tribal government plans to partner with small and midsize restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide 

nutritious meals to individuals in need, to waive certain 

matching fund requirements, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FEMA Empowering 

3 Essential Deliveries Act’’ or the ‘‘FEED Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL PLANS FOR MEAL DELIVERY. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—During the period following the 

6 emergency declaration issued by the President on March 

7 13, 2020, pursuant to section 501(b) of the Robert T. 

8 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)), and under any subsequent major dis10 aster declaration under section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 5170) that supersedes such emergency declaration, the 

12 Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 

13 Agency may approve plans from State, local, and Indian 

14 tribal governments that meet the requirements of sub15 section (b). 

16 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to provide food 

17 services set forth in this subsection, a State, local, or In18 dian tribal government shall establish a network to coordi19 nate food distribution and delivery that includes a detailed 

20 plan to— 

21 (1) establish contracts with small and mid-sized 

22 restaurants and non-profits, including faith-based 

23 organizations and soup kitchens to prepare healthy 

24 meals for people in need; and 

25 (2) partner with non-profit organizations, in26 cluding faith-based organizations and soup kitchens 


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1 to purchase directly from food producers and farm2 ers. 

3 (c) WAIVER OF MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—During 

4 the period referred to in subsection (a), the Administrator 

5 shall waive the matching requirements of section 403(b) 

6 and 503(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

7 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(b) and 42 

8 U.S.C. 5193(a), respectively). 

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