[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 41 (Thursday, March 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1194-S1195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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