FEED Act

FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries Act or the FEED Act

This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to approve state, local, and Indian tribal government plans to partner with small and mid-size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to individuals in need.

Specifically, during the period following the President's emergency declaration of March 13, 2020, and under any subsequent major disaster declaration that supersedes it, FEMA may approve plans from state, local, and Indian tribal governments that (1) establish contracts with small and mid-sized restaurants and nonprofits, including faith-based organizations and soup kitchens, to prepare healthy meals for people in need; and (2) provide for partnerships with nonprofit organizations to purchase directly from food producers and farmers.

FEMA shall waive federal matching requirements under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act during such period.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3614 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3614

  To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
 Agency to approve State and local plans to partner with small and mid-
  size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious 
     meals to individuals in need, to waive certain matching fund 
                 requirements, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 5, 2020

Ms. Harris (for herself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
 Agency to approve State and local plans to partner with small and mid-
  size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious 
     meals to individuals in need, to waive certain matching fund 
                 requirements, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries 
Act'' or the ``FEED Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL PLANS FOR MEAL DELIVERY.

    (a) In General.--During the period following the emergency 
declaration issued by the President on March 13, 2020, pursuant to 
section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)), and under any subsequent major 
disaster declaration under section 401 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) 
that supersedes such emergency declaration, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency may approve plans from State, 
local, and Indian tribal governments that meet the requirements of 
subsection (b).
    (b) Requirements.--To be eligible to provide food services set 
forth in this subsection, a State, local, or Indian tribal government 
shall establish a network to coordinate food distribution and delivery 
that includes a detailed plan to--
            (1) establish contracts with small and mid-sized 
        restaurants and nonprofits, including faith-based organizations 
        and soup kitchens to prepare healthy meals for people in need; 
        and
            (2) partner with nonprofit organizations, including faith-
        based organizations and soup kitchens to purchase directly from 
        food producers and farmers.
    (c) Waiver of Matching Requirements.--During the period referred to 
in subsection (a), the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall waive the matching requirements in sections 
403(b) and 503(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b(b), 5193(a)).
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