To provide for a waiver of the matching funds requirement for the farmers market and local food promotion program and value added producer grant program.

Bill: 116-hr-6682
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2020-05-01
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food industry and services

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill waives matching funds requirements for entities that receive grants from the Department of Agriculture through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program or the Value-Added Producer Grant program.</p> <p>The matching funds requirements shall not apply with respect to grants awarded during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2021.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6682 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2020 Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. Fortenberry , and Ms. Pingree ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To provide for a waiver of the matching funds requirement for the farmers market and local food promotion program and value added producer grant program.

1. Waiver of matching funds requirement for the farmers market and local food promotion program and value added producer grant program The matching funds requirement under paragraph (5)(E) or (6)(E) of section 210A(d) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1627c(d) ) shall not apply with respect to grants awarded under such section during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2021.