To provide for expedited additional support under the farm and ranch stress assistance network, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7047
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2020-05-28
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Appropriations

Health programs administration and funding

Mental health

Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-28
text: 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to award expedited additional grants for FY2020, within 60 days, to certain entities under the farm and ranch stress assistance network. Each awarded grant may not exceed $500,000. The bill also provides additional funding for the program. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7047 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 28, 2020 Mr. Emmer (for himself, Mr. Marshall , and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois ) 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for expedited additional support under the farm and ranch stress assistance network, and for other purposes.

1. Expedited additional support for farm and ranch stress assistance network Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 5936 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking In General.—The Secretary and inserting the following: In general.— (1) Competitive grants The Secretary ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Expedited additional awards for fiscal year 2020 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, from the amounts made available under subsection (d)(1), the Secretary shall award to each eligible recipient that meets the criteria determined by the Secretary, and submits an application within the time period specified by the Secretary, an amount to be determined by the Secretary, except in no case may such amount exceed $500,000. ; and (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Funding (1) Fiscal year 2020 emergency funding Out of funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2021. Such funds are designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (2) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023. .