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section 2(a) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
1921 (7 U.S.C. 182(a)). 
(4) PACKER.— The term ‘‘packer’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 201 of the Pack-
ers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 191). 
(5) REVENUE.—The term ‘‘revenue’’ means in-
come derived only from contract livestock or poultry 
production. 
SEC. 106. REPORTS AND OUTREACH RELATED TO MEAT 
AND POULTRY PROCESSING. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT ON PROCESSING CAPACITY 
REQUIRED.— 
(1) STUDY
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a study on covered processing facilities, 
which shall assess with respect to such facilities in 
each State and region— 
(A) the available monthly and annual 
slaughter 
capacity 
of 
such 
facilities, 
disaggregated by type of facility and whether 
that capacity is sufficient to meet the national, 
State, and regional need, including on a local 
basis; 
(B) the available cold storage capacity of 
such facilities, disaggregated by type of facility; 
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(C) the number and age of established 
processing facilities, disaggregated by type of 
facility; 
(D) the ownership demographics of covered 
processing facilities, including— 
(i) whether such facilities are foreign 
or domestically-owned; and 
(ii) the business structure of such 
processing facilities; 
(E) the available slaughter capacity for 
livestock and poultry not grown under contract, 
disaggregated by type of facility and species so 
slaughtered; 
(F) with respect to each species slaugh-
tered at covered processing facilities, the esti-
mated distance between livestock and poultry 
production and processing and the transpor-
tation costs associated with such processing; 
(G) any opportunities to support new or 
innovative processing partnerships that would 
increase resiliency and flexibility of slaughter 
and processing capacity; and 
(H) the barriers to increasing the avail-
ability of slaughter and processing of meat and 
poultry, including with respect to— 
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(i) expanding existing facilities; 
(ii) creating additional facilities; and 
(iii) reactivating closed facilities. 
(2) 
COVERED
PROCESSING
FACILITY
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered proc-
essing facility’’ means a facility that slaughters or 
otherwise processes meat or poultry in the United 
States, including the following types of facilities: 
(A) Facilities subject to Federal inspection 
under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the Poultry Products In-
spection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as appli-
cable. 
(B) Facilities subject to State inspection 
under a meat and poultry inspection program 
agreement. 
(C) Custom facilities exempt from inspec-
tion under the Acts referred to in subparagraph 
(A). 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ag-
riculture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
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of the Senate a report that includes the results of 
the study conducted under paragraph (1). 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) STUDY
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a study on the availability and effectiveness 
of— 
(A) Federal loan programs, Federal loan 
guarantee programs, and grant programs for 
which— 
(i) facilities that slaughter or other-
wise process meat and poultry in the 
United States, which are in operation and 
subject to inspection under the Federal 
Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection 
Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as of the date 
of the enactment of this section, and 
(ii) entities seeking to establish such a 
facility in the United States, 
may be eligible; and 
(B) Federal grant programs intended to 
support— 
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(i) business activities relating to in-
creasing the slaughter or processing capac-
ity in the United States; and 
(ii) feasibility or marketing studies on 
the practicality and viability of specific new 
or expanded projects to support additional 
slaughter or processing capacity in the 
United States. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary, in consultation with applicable Fed-
eral agencies, shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate that includes the results 
of the study required under paragraph (1). 
(3) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall make publicly available on the 
website of the Food Safety and Inspection Service of 
the Department of Agriculture a list of each loan 
program, loan guarantee program, and grant pro-
gram identified under paragraph (1). 
(c) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall conduct outreach and 
education activities to inform the current or prospec-
tive owners and operators of facilities or other enti-
ties described in subsection (b)(1)(A), producer 
groups, and institutions of higher education, of the 
availability of each loan program, loan guarantee 
program, and grant program identified under para-
graph (1). 
(2) FEASIBILITY OR MARKETING STUDIES.—In 
carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may enter 
into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to 
conduct feasibility or marketing studies to determine 
the practicality and viability of specific projects to 
support additional slaughter or processing capacity 
in the United States. 
(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of assist-
ance provided through a cooperative agreement 
under paragraph (2) with respect to a particular 
project may not exceed $75,000. 
(4) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall publish 
(and update as necessary) on the public website of 
the Department of Agriculture, an accounting of 
outreach activities conducted pursuant to this sub-
section, including a description of each such activity 
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and the amount of Federal funds expended to con-
duct each such activity. 
(d) FUNDING.—To carry out this section, there is ap-
propriated, out of the funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated— 
(1) $2,000,000 to carry out subsection (a); 
(2) $2,000,000 to carry out subsection (b); and 
(3) $16,000,000 to carry out subsection (c). 
TITLE II—DAIRY 
SEC. 201. DAIRY DIRECT DONATION PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE DAIRY ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘eligible dairy organization’’ is defined in section 
1431(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9071(a)). 
(2) ELIGIBLE
DAIRY
PRODUCTS.—The term 
‘‘eligible dairy products’’ means products primarily 
made from milk. 
(3) ELIGIBLE DISTRIBUTOR.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble distributor’’ means a public or private nonprofit 
organization that distributes donated eligible dairy 
products to recipient individuals and families. 
(4) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble partnership’’ means a partnership between an el-
igible dairy organization and an eligible distributor. 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSES.—Not later 
than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall establish and administer a direct dairy 
donation program for the purposes of— 
(1) facilitating the timely donation of eligible 
dairy products; and 
(2) preventing and minimizing food waste. 
(c) DONATION AND DISTRIBUTION PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive re-
imbursement under this section, an eligible partner-
ship shall submit to the Secretary a donation and 
distribution plan that describes the process that the 
eligible partnership will use for the donation, proc-
essing, transportation, temporary storage, and dis-
tribution of eligible dairy products. 
(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—No later than 15 
business days after receiving a plan described in 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) review such plan; and 
(B) issue an approval or disapproval of 
such plan. 
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—On receipt of appropriate 
documentation under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall reimburse an eligible dairy organization at a 
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rate equal to the raw milk cost for the product as 
priced in the Federal milk marketing orders multi-
plied by the volume of milk required to make the do-
nated product. 
(2) DOCUMENTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible dairy orga-
nization shall submit to the Secretary such doc-
umentation as the Secretary may require to 
demonstrate the eligible dairy product produc-
tion and donation to the eligible distributor. 
(B) VERIFICATION.—The Secretary may 
verify the accuracy of documentation submitted 
under subparagraph (A). 
(3) RETROACTIVE
REIMBURSEMENT.—In pro-
viding reimbursements under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may provide reimbursements for milk 
costs incurred before the date on which the donation 
and distribution plan for the applicable participating 
partnership was approved by the Secretary. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON RESALE OF PRODUCTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible distributor that 
receives eligible dairy products donated under this 
section may not sell the products into commercial 
markets. 
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(2) PROHIBITION
ON
FUTURE
PARTICIPA-
TION.—An eligible distributor that the Secretary de-
termines has violated paragraph (1) shall not be eli-
gible for any future participation in the program es-
tablished under this section. 
(f) REVIEWS.—The Secretary shall conduct appro-
priate reviews or audits to ensure the integrity of the pro-
gram established under this section. 
(g) PUBLICATION
OF DONATION ACTIVITY.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agri-
cultural Marketing Service, shall publish on the publicly 
accessible website of the Agricultural Marketing Service 
periodic reports containing donation activity under this 
section. 
(h) SUPPLEMENTAL REIMBURSEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a 
supplemental reimbursement to an eligible dairy or-
ganization for an approved donation and distribution 
plan in accordance with the milk donation program 
established under section 1431 of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9071). 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT
CALCULATION.—A sup-
plemental reimbursement described in paragraph (1) 
shall be equal to the value of— 
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(A) raw milk cost for the product as priced 
in the Federal milk marketing orders, less any 
reimbursement provided under section 1431 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014, multiplied by 
(B) the volume of eligible dairy products 
under such approved donation plan. 
(i) FUNDING.—Out of any amounts of the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry 
out this section $500,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
(j) AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT SECTION.—The Sec-
retary may only carry out this section during a period in 
which— 
(1) a public health emergency is— 
(A) declared under section 319 of the Pub-
lic Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 247d); or 
(B) renewed under such section; or 
(2) a disaster is designated by the Secretary. 
SEC. 202. SUPPLEMENTAL DAIRY MARGIN COVERAGE PAY-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide sup-
plemental dairy margin coverage payments to eligible 
dairy operations described in subsection (b)(1) whenever 
the average actual dairy production margin (as defined in 
section 1401 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
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9051)) for a month is less than the coverage level thresh-
old selected by such eligible dairy operation under section 
1406 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 9056). 
(b) ELIGIBLE DAIRY OPERATION DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible dairy operation 
described in this subsection is a dairy operation 
that— 
(A) is located in the United States; and 
(B) during a calendar year in which such 
dairy operation is a participating dairy oper-
ation (as defined in section 1401 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051)), has a pro-
duction history established under the dairy 
margin coverage program under section 1405 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055) 
of less than 5 million pounds, as determined in 
accordance with subsection (c) of such section 
1405. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible 
dairy operation shall only be eligible for payments 
under this section during a calendar year in which 
such eligible dairy operation is enrolled in dairy mar-
gin coverage (as defined in section 1401 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051)). 
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(c) SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCTION HISTORY CAL-
CULATION.—For purposes of determining the production 
history of an eligible dairy operation under this section, 
such dairy operation’s production history shall be equal 
to— 
(1) the production volume of such dairy oper-
ation for the 2019 milk marketing year; minus 
(2) the dairy margin coverage production his-
tory of such dairy operation established under sec-
tion 1405 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9055). 
(d) COVERAGE PERCENTAGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of calculating 
payments to be issued under this section during a 
calendar year, an eligible dairy operation’s coverage 
percentage shall be equal to the coverage percentage 
selected by such eligible dairy operation with respect 
to such calendar year under section 1406 of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9056). 
(2) 5-MILLION POUND LIMITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not 
provide supplemental dairy margin coverage on 
an eligible dairy operation’s actual production 
for a calendar year such that the total covered 
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production history of such dairy operation ex-
ceeds 5 million pounds. 
(B) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—In cal-
culating the total covered production history of 
an eligible dairy operation under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall multiply the coverage 
percentage selected by such operation under 
section 1406 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9056) by the sum of— 
(i) the supplemental production his-
tory calculated under subsection (c) with 
respect to such dairy operation; and 
(ii) the dairy margin coverage produc-
tion history described in subsection (c)(2) 
with respect to such dairy operation. 
(e) PREMIUM COST.—The premium cost for an eligi-
ble dairy operation under this section for a calendar year 
shall be equal to the product of multiplying— 
(1) the Tier I premium cost calculated with re-
spect to such dairy operation for such year under 
section 1407(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9057(b)); by 
(2) the production history calculation with re-
spect to such dairy operation determined under sub-
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section (c) (such that total covered production his-
tory does not exceed 5 million pounds). 
(f) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
issue regulations to carry out this section. 
(g) PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO DAIRY MARGIN 
COVERAGE ENROLLMENT.—The Secretary may not re-
open or otherwise provide a special enrollment for dairy 
margin coverage (as defined in section 1401 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051)) for purposes of es-
tablishing eligibility for supplemental dairy margin cov-
erage payments under this section. 
(h) RETROACTIVE
APPLICATION
FOR
CALENDAR 
YEAR 2020.—The Secretary shall make payments under 
this section to eligible dairy operations described in sub-
section (b)(1) for months after and including January, 
2020. 
(i) SUNSET.—The authority to make payments under 
this section shall terminate on December 31, 2023. 
(j) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of any 
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry 
out this section such sums as necessary, to remain avail-
able until the date specified in subsection (i). 
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SEC. 203. RECOURSE LOAN PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL 
PROCESSORS OF DAIRY PRODUCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make re-
course loans available to qualified applicants during the 
COVID–19 pandemic. 
(b) AMOUNT OF LOAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A recourse loan made under 
this section shall be provided to qualified applicants 
up to the value of the eligible dairy product inven-
tory of the applicant as determined by the Secretary 
and in accordance with subsection (c). 
(2) VALUATION.—For purposes of making re-
course loans under this section, the Secretary shall 
conduct eligible dairy product valuations to provide, 
to the maximum extent practicable, funds to con-
tinue the operations of qualified applicants. 
(c) INVENTORY USED
AS COLLATERAL.—Eligible 
dairy product inventory used as collateral for the recourse 
loan program under this section shall be pledged on a ro-
tating basis to prevent spoilage of perishable products. 
(d) TERM OF LOAN.—A recourse loan under this sec-
tion may be made for a period as determined by the Sec-
retary, except that no such recourse loan may end after 
the date that is 24 months after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
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(e) FUNDING.—Out of any amounts in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry 
out this section $500,000,000. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
DAIRY
PRODUCTS.—The term 
‘‘eligible dairy products’’ means all dairy products 
whether in base commodity or finished product form. 
(2) QUALIFIED APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘quali-
fied applicant’’ means any commercial processor, 
packager, or merchandiser of eligible dairy products 
that is impacted by COVID–19. 
SEC. 204. DAIRY MARGIN COVERAGE PREMIUM DISCOUNT 
FOR A 3-YEAR SIGNUP. 
The Secretary shall provide a 15 percent discount for 
the premiums described in subsections (b) and (c) of sec-
tion 1407 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051) 
and the premium described in section 202(e) for a dairy 
operation (as defined in section 1401 of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051)) that makes a 1-time, 3- 
year election to enroll in dairy margin coverage under part 
I of subtitle D of such Act for calendar years 2021 
through 2024. 
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TITLE III—SPECIALTY CROPS 
AND OTHER COMMODITIES 
SEC. 301. SUPPORT FOR SPECIALTY CROP SECTOR. 
Section 101(l) of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness 
Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) COVID–19 OUTBREAK SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make grants to States eligible to receive a grant 
under this section to assist State efforts to sup-
port the specialty crop sector for impacts re-
lated to the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency. 
‘‘(B) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, 
out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to carry out subparagraph (A) 
not less than $500,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.’’. 
SEC. 302. SUPPORT FOR LOCAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETS. 
Section 210A(i) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(i)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(4) GRANTS FOR COVID–19 ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to grants 
made under the preceding provisions of this 
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