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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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 2020
Mr. HARDER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant
program to address the effects of the COVID–19 pan-
demic on State and local fairs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Fairs Dur-
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ing Coronavirus Act’’.
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SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL FAIR GRANT PROGRAM.
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(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after
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the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
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culture shall establish a program (in this section referred
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to as the ‘‘Program’’) to address the effects of the
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COVID–19 pandemic on State and local fairs.
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(b) GRANT AUTHORITY AND ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—
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In carrying out the Program, the Secretary may make,
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on a competitive basis, grants to States in accordance with
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this section.
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(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under
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the Program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an ap-
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plication in such form, at such time, and containing such
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information as the Secretary determines appropriate.
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(d) GRANT USES.—A State may only use grant funds
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provided under the Program to assist a covered entity to
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address cost coverage issues related to the effects of the
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COVID–19 pandemic on State and local fairs, including
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by identifying opportunities to provide virtual education
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and entertainment related to agriculture.
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
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authorized
to
be
appropriated
to
the
Secretary
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$5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021
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to carry out the Program.
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
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tity’’ means a State agricultural agency with respon-
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sibility for operating a State or local fair.
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(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of
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the following:
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(A) The 50 States.
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(B) The District of Columbia.
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(C) The territories of the United States.
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