Title: Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to address the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on state and local fairs.
In carrying out the program, USDA may provide competitive grants to states (i.e., the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States).
A state may only use grant funds provided under the program to assist a state agricultural agency to address cost coverage issues related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and local fairs, including by identifying opportunities to provide virtual education and entertainment related to agriculture.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7745 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7745

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to 
address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on State and local fairs, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2020

   Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was 
                referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to 
address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on State and local fairs, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus 
Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL FAIR GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a 
program (in this section referred to as the ``Program'') to address the 
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on State and local fairs.
    (b) Grant Authority and Eligible Entities.--In carrying out the 
Program, the Secretary may make, on a competitive basis, grants to 
States in accordance with this section.
    (c) Applications.--To be eligible for a grant under the Program, a 
State shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at 
such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines 
appropriate.
    (d) Grant Uses.--A State may only use grant funds provided under 
the Program to assist a covered entity to address cost coverage issues 
related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on State and local 
fairs, including by identifying opportunities to provide virtual 
education and entertainment related to agriculture.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2020 and 2021 to carry out the Program.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means a 
        State agricultural agency with responsibility for operating a 
        State or local fair.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the following:
                    (A) The 50 States.
                    (B) The District of Columbia.
                    (C) The territories of the United States.
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