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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6757 
To provide additional agricultural products for distribution by emergency 
feeding organizations during the COVID-19 public health emergency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2020 
Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Mr. COSTA, Ms. PLASKETT, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. BASS, 
Mr. BERA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CASE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. COHEN, 
Mr. CORREA, Mr. COX of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Mrs. HAYES, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, Mr. 
KENNEDY, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. SEAN PAT-
RICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
MEEKS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, 
Ms. OMAR, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 
Georgia, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. 
SOTO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. WIL-
SON of Florida, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, and 
Mr. CA´RDENAS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide additional agricultural products for distribution 
by emergency feeding organizations during the COVID- 
19 public health emergency. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Farm to Food Bank 
Enhancement Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PROJECTS TO HARVEST, PROCESS, 
PACKAGE, OR TRANSPORT DONATED COM-
MODITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
COVID–19.—The 
term 
‘‘COVID-19’’ 
means the 2019 Novel Coronavirus or 2019–nCoV. 
(2) EMERGENCY
FEEDING
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘emergency feeding organization’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 201A of the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7501). 
(3) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 203D(d)(1) of the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7507(d)(1)). 
(4) PRIORITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT.—The 
term ‘‘priority agricultural product’’ means a dairy, 
meat, or poultry product, or a specialty crop— 
(A) packaged or marketed for sale to com-
mercial or food service industries; 
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(B) for which decreased demand exists for 
such a product due to the COVID–19 outbreak; 
and 
(C) the repurposing of which would be im-
practical for grocery or retail sale. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 203D of the Emer-
gency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507). 
(7) STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agency’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 203D of 
the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 
U.S.C. 7507). 
(b) ENHANCED PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (3) 
and (4), using funds made available under sub-
section (d), the Secretary may provide funds to 
States to pay for harvesting, processing, packaging, 
or transportation costs of carrying out a project. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue guidance to States— 
(A) to carry out this section; 
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(B) to inform States of their allocations 
under paragraph (3); and 
(C) to encourage States to carry out 
projects that work with agricultural producers, 
processors, and distributors with priority agri-
cultural products. 
(3) ALLOCATION.— 
(A) ELIGIBILITY FOR ALLOCATION.—The 
Secretary shall allocate funds made available 
under subsection (d) based on the formula in 
effect under section 214(a) of the Emergency 
Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7515(a)), among States that timely submit a 
State plan of operation for a project that in-
cludes— 
(i) a list of emergency feeding organi-
zations in the State that will operate the 
project in partnership with the State agen-
cy; 
(ii) at the option of the State, a list 
of priority agricultural products located in 
the State that are for donation to emer-
gency feeding organizations and ready for 
transport; 
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(d) APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.—Out of funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appro-
priated to carry out this section $25,000,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2021. Such funds are des-
ignated by Congress as being for an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 
(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 10 days 
after the date of the receipt or issuance of each document 
listed in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of 
the Department of Agriculture the following documents: 
(1) Any guidance issued under subsection 
(b)(2). 
(2) A State plan or operation or report sub-
mitted in accordance with subsection (b)(3). 
(3) A cooperative agreement submitted in ac-
cordance with subsection (c). 
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