S.Amdt. 910

SA 910. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 1319, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 1001 (relating to food supply chain and
agriculture pandemic response), strike subsection (b) and
insert the following:
(b) Use of Funds.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall use
the amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a)--
(1) to purchase food and agricultural commodities;
(2) to purchase and distribute agricultural commodities
(including fresh produce, dairy, seafood, eggs, and meat) to
individuals in need, including through delivery to nonprofit
organizations and through restaurants and other food related
entities, as determined by

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the Secretary, that may receive, store, process, and
distribute food items;
(3) to make payments to producers of advanced biofuel,
biomass-based diesel, cellulosic biofuel, conventional
biofuel, or renewable fuel (as those terms are defined in
section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7545(o)(1))) produced in the United States for unexpected
market losses as a result of COVID-19;
(4) to make grants and loans for small or midsized food
processors or distributors, seafood processing facilities and
processing vessels, farmers markets, producers, or other
organizations to respond to COVID-19, including for measures
to protect workers against COVID-19; and
(5) to make loans and grants and provide other assistance
to maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain
resiliency.
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