Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 180 To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 31, 2023 Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. RUBIO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to improve disaster relief funding for agricul- tural producers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Block Grant Assistance 4 Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIA- 6 TIONS ACT, 2023, AMENDMENT. 7 Title I of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appro- 8 priations Act, 2023 (division N of Public Law 117–328), 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:49 Feb 08, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S180.IS S180 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 180 IS is amended, in the matter under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF 1 THE SECRETARY’’ under the heading ‘‘PROCESSING, RE- 2 SEARCH AND MARKETING’’ under the heading ‘‘AGRI- 3 CULTURAL PROGRAMS’’ under the heading ‘‘DE- 4 PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’’, by inserting ‘‘: Pro- 5 vided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may pro- 6 vide assistance for losses described under this heading in 7 this Act in the form of block grants to eligible States and 8 territories’’ before the period at the end. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:49 Feb 08, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S180.IS S180 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS