117 S180 IS: Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023 U.S. Senate 2023-01-31 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 180IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 31, 2023Mr. 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 ForestryA BILLTo amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023.

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Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, amendment

Title I of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division N of Public Law 117–328), is amended, in the matter under the heading Office of the Secretary under the heading Processing, Research and Marketing under the heading AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS under the heading DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, by inserting : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may provide assistance for losses described under this heading in this Act in the form of block grants to eligible States and territories before the period at the end.