(c) CONDITIONS.—As a condition on the receipt of a 
grant under this section, a State or State department of 
agriculture shall agree— 
(1) to prioritize supporting eligible agricultural 
fairs in the State facing the greatest financial hard-
ship; and 
(2) to use not more than 5 percent of grant funds 
for administrative costs incurred in providing sup-
port to eligible agricultural fairs. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State or State department of 
agriculture selected to receive a grant under this section 
may only use grant funds to assist eligible agricultural fairs 
that— 
(1) host annual events that are drivers and pro-
moters of agribusiness in the State (as determined by 
the State); 
(2) have experienced a closure, stoppage, or can-
cellation of a local, county or State fair operations as 
a direct or indirect result of— 
(A) the COVID–19 national emergency; or 
(B) any associated actions taken by any 
governmental authority at the Federal, State, 
county, or municipal level in response to that 
national emergency; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:25 Sep 28, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2424.RH
H2424
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
(3) agree to, and demonstrate the intent to, re- 
establish a fair within 18 months of the termination 
of the declaration specified in subsection (f)(2); 
(4) agree to use all grant funds within the 18- 
month period that begins on the date on which such 
funds are received; and 
(5) agree to use funds received pursuant to this 
section for operating capital expenses, to reimburse 
operating expenses paid from reserves not originally 
intended for operating expenses, repay indebtedness 
incurred to pay operating expenses, or repay other 
third parties that contributed to funding operating 
expenses, but not for capital improvements. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to make grants under this section 
$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, each succeeding fis-
cal year occurring during the COVID–19 national 
emergency, and the first fiscal year immediately fol-
lowing the termination of such national emergency. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1) to carry out this 
section for a fiscal year, not more than 8 percent may 
be used for expenses related to administering the pro-
gram under this section. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:25 Sep 28, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2424.RH
H2424
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.—The term 
‘‘eligible agricultural fair’’ means a local, county, or 
State fair that— 
(A) is a subunit of a government entity, a 
public corporation organized and existing pursu-
ant to State law, or is owned and operated as 
a not-for-profit organization described in section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of 
such Code; and 
(B) helps farmers, ranchers, or foresters— 
(i) promote their products; or 
(ii) 
expand 
agricultural 
markets 
through conservation programs, agricultural 
research, educational programs, or other 
events that encourage agriculture, horti-
culture, and the domestic arts. 
(2) COVID–19 
NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘COVID–19 national emergency’’ means the na-
tional emergency declared by the President under the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) on 
March 13, 2020, with respect to COVID–19. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:25 Sep 28, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2424.RH
H2424
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
(4) STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—The 
term ‘‘State department of agriculture’’ means the 
agency, commission, or department of a State govern-
ment responsible for agriculture in the State. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:25 Sep 28, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H2424.RH
H2424
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
Union Calendar No. 93 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2424 
[Report No. 117–129] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish 
a program under which the Secretary awards 
grants to States or State departments of agri-
culture for the purposes of providing support to 
agricultural fairs for losses sustained due to 
COVID–19. 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 
Reported with an amendment; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:25 Sep 28, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6651
Sfmt 6651
E:\BILLS\H2424.RH
H2424
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS