SEC. 5. PROCESSING RESILIENCE GRANT PROGRAM. 
Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 210B. PROCESSING RESILIENCE GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a smaller establishment or very small 
establishment (as those terms are defined in the 
final rule entitled ‘Pathogen Reduction; Hazard 
Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) 
Systems’ (61 Fed. Reg. 33806 (July 25, 
1996))); 
‘‘(B) a slaughtering or processing estab-
lishment subject to— 
‘‘(i) a State meat inspection program 
pursuant to section 301 of the Federal 
Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661); or 
‘‘(ii) a State poultry product inspec-
tion program pursuant to section 5 of the 
Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 454); 
‘‘(C) a person engaging in custom oper-
ations that is exempt from inspection under— 
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‘‘(i) section 23 of the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 623); or 
‘‘(ii) section 15 of the Poultry Prod-
ucts Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 464); and 
‘‘(D) a person seeking— 
‘‘(i) to establish and operate an estab-
lishment described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B); or 
‘‘(ii) to engage in custom operations 
described in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(2) MINORITY-OWNED
BUSINESS.—The term 
‘minority-owned business’ means a for-profit busi-
ness not less than 51 percent of which is owned by 
1 or more Black American, Native American, His-
panic American, or Asian American individuals. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Ad-
ministrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall award competitive grants to eligible enti-
ties for activities to adapt production, processing, 
distribution, and sales systems to respond to and re-
cover from the effects of the Coronavirus Disease 
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2019 (referred to in this section as ‘COVID–19’) 
pandemic, including activities that— 
‘‘(A) support the health and safety of meat 
and poultry plant employees, suppliers, and cus-
tomers; 
‘‘(B) support increased processing capac-
ity; and 
‘‘(C) otherwise support the resilience of the 
small meat and poultry processing sector. 
‘‘(2) 
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The 
maximum 
amount of a grant awarded under this section shall 
not exceed $500,000. 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—The term of a grant awarded 
under this section shall not exceed 3 years. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS FOR SMALL GRANTS.—The 
Secretary shall establish a separate, simplified appli-
cation process for eligible entities applying for a 
grant under this section of not more than $100,000. 
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‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that any application for a grant under this sec-
tion is— 
‘‘(A) simple and practicable; 
‘‘(B) accessible online; and 
‘‘(C) available through local staff of the 
Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE.—Not later than 14 days before 
the date on which the Secretary begins to accept ap-
plications under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
publish a notice of funding opportunity with respect 
to the grants available under this section. 
‘‘(5) REAPPLICATION.—If an application of an 
eligible entity under this subsection is denied by the 
Secretary, the eligible entity may submit a revised 
application. 
‘‘(6) PRIORITY.—In reviewing applications sub-
mitted under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
give priority to proposals that will— 
‘‘(A) increase farmer and rancher access to 
animal slaughter options within a 200-mile ra-
dius of the location of the farmer or rancher; 
‘‘(B) support an eligible entity described in 
subsection (a)(1)(A); or 
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‘‘(C) support an eligible entity that is a 
minority-owned business. 
‘‘(d) USE OF GRANT.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to 
carry out activities in support of the purposes described 
in subsection (b)(1), including through— 
‘‘(1) the development and issuance of a Hazard 
Analysis and Critical Control Points plan for the eli-
gible entity, which may be developed by a consultant; 
‘‘(2) the purchase or establishment, as applica-
ble, of facilities, equipment, processes, and oper-
ations necessary for the eligible entity to comply 
with applicable requirements 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.); 
‘‘(3) the purchase of cold storage, equipment, or 
transportation services or equipment needed to re-
spond to COVID–19 demand; 
‘‘(4) the purchase of test kits for COVID–19, 
temperature screening supplies, disinfectant, sanita-
tion systems, hand washing stations, and other sani-
tizing supplies; 
‘‘(5) the purchase and decontamination of per-
sonal protective equipment; 
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