Emergency Rural Community Relief Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide emergency grants to associations, local governments, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes to purchase vehicles, equipment, or services needed for the immediate safe operation of an essential community facility or a temporary installation necessary to support the public response to an emergency in a rural area. The bill also provides funding for the grants.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1798 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1798
To provide for emergency grants for essential community facilities and
temporary installations needed in response to COVID-19 pandemic in
rural areas.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2021
Mr. Bost (for himself, Mrs. Luria, and Mr. Hagedorn) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To provide for emergency grants for essential community facilities and
temporary installations needed in response to COVID-19 pandemic in
rural areas.
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 ``Emergency Rural Community Relief
Act''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND
TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS NEEDED IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
PANDEMIC.
Section 306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``this paragraph''
each place it appears and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Emergency grants.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary may make
grants during an emergency, as determined by
the Secretary, to any entity referred to in
subparagraph (A) to purchase vehicles,
equipment, or services needed for the immediate
safe operation of an essential community
facility or a temporary installation necessary
to support the public response to the emergency
in a rural area.
``(ii) Use of grant.--The Secretary shall,
by regulation, determine--
``(I) the kinds of vehicles,
equipment, and supplies which may be
purchased using a grant made under this
subparagraph; and
``(II) the kinds of facilities and
temporary installations for which such
a purchase may be made.
``(iii) Appropriation.--
``(I) In general.--Out of any money
in the Treasury of the United States
not otherwise appropriated, there are
appropriated to the Secretary
$100,000,000 to carry out this
subparagraph.
``(II) Availability.--The amount
made available by clause (i) shall
remain available through December 31,
2022.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
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