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In Title I – Livestock:
Livestock Dealer Trust
The bill establishes a livestock dealer trust fund to ensure that livestock
producers making cash transactions are paid for their animals. (Section 60101)
Emergency assistance to producers of depopulated market-ready livestock
The bill provides payments
for livestock and poultry that are depopulated due to processing plant shut-downs and back-ups
because of the health emergency. Payments may not exceed the average market value of the market
ready livestock or poultry on the date of depopulation. Packer -owned animals are not eligible for
coverage. (Section 60102)
Farm Bill Animal Disease Prevention and Management Fund
The bill provides $300 million to support
improved animal health surveillance and laboratory capacity in this public health emergency. (Section
60103)
In Title II – Dairy
Emergency Dairy Donation Program
The bill provides $500 million to pay for milk to be processed into
dairy products and donated to non-profit entities (food banks, feeding programs, etc.). Under the
framework of the program, the dairy processor and non-profit develop a plan for donation and
distribution, that plan is reviewed by USDA, and USDA pays for the milk associated with the donated
products at current Class I value. The bill allows USDA to adjust the existing Milk Donation Program
payments to match the level of payment provided by this new, temporary program. (Section 60201)
Supplemental Margin Coverage
The bill provides necessary cash flow assistance to small- and mid-sized
dairies that have grown over the last seven years by establishing supplemental margin coverage based
on the difference between 2019 actual production and Dairy Margin Coverage production history.
(Section 60202)
Dairy Recourse Loan Program
The bill provides $500 million for USDA to carry out a recourse loan
program to make purchases of dairy products from dairy processors, packagers, merchants, marketers,
wholesalers, and distributors. (Section 60203)
Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Premium
The bill supports DMC as an effective risk management tool,
reducing the cost of DMC premiums for operations that commit to participating in the program for
2021-2023 by providing a payment worth 15% of annual premium costs. (Section 60204)
In Title III – Specialty Crops and Other Commodities
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The bill provides $100 million in additional funding to address
COVID-19 specialty crop supply chain issues at the state level via the farm bill’s Specialty Crop Block
Grant Program. (Section 60301)
Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP)
The bill provides $50 million in additional funding to support
local farmers, farmers markets, and other local food outlets who are impacted by COVID-19 market
disruptions through the farm bill’s LAMP program. The bill temporarily waives matching requirements
for these additional funds. (Section 60302)
Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach (FOTO)
The bill provides $50 million to the farm bill’s FOTO
grants to support groups providing beginning farmers and ranchers with financial, operational, and
marketing advice in this difficult market. The bill temporarily waives matching requirements for these
additional funds. (Section 60303)
Block Grants to States for existing farm stress program
The bill provides $28 million to be distributed
as block grants to state departments of agriculture for use to support existing farm stress programs.
(Section 60304)
Assistance to biofuels producers and textile mills
The bill provides direct support for renewable fuels and
cotton textile mills that are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Section 60305)
Producer payments for COVID-19 losses
The bill provides $16.5 billion for direct payments to
agricultural producers whose commodities were impacted by market disruptions due to the COVID-19
emergency. (Section 60306)
In Title IV – Commodity Credit Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) amendments
The bill amends the CCC Charter Act to add
authority for the Secretary to deal with removal and disposal of livestock and poultry due to supply
chain interruption during a public health emergency. Amends the CCC Charter Act to add authority to
provide assistance to agricultural processing plants in the event of a public health emergency in order to
assure the continuation of markets for agricultural commodities. (Section 60401)
CCC Funding Approval
The bill amends the CCC Charter Act to require Congressional notification
before disbursement of CCC funding. (Section 60402)
In Title V – Conservation
Emergency Soil Health Incentive Pilot Program
The bill expands the Conservation Reserve Program Soil
Health Incentive Pilot Program by giving producers facing uncertain planting and market conditions an
option for a 3-year contract with option to receive an up-front, lump sum payment. (Section 60501)
In Title VI – Nutrition
Farm to Food Bank Program
The bill provides $25 million for the Farm to Food Bank program and
makes program improvements for these additional funds. The funds may be used to cover up to 100
percent of harvesting, processing, packaging, and transportation costs for commodities donated to food
banks. Encourages prioritization of dairy, meat, poultry and specialty crops. (Section 60602)
TEFAP Waiver
The bill waives the non-Federal match requirement for administrative funds under The
Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Under current law, states must distribute at least 40
percent of TEFAP administrative funds to emergency feeding organizations, however states are required
to match funds they don’t distribute. (Section 60603)
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
The bill provides additional administrative
flexibilities for the SFMNP, including that at the request of a state, the Secretary may waive any action
that prevents the quick delivery of food to seniors through this program. (Section 60604)
FDPIR waiver
The bill provides flexibilities for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations,
including waiving the non-Federal share requirement for FDPIR funds provided under the CARES Act.
The bill also allows SNAP households on Indian reservations who are unable to access SNAP retailers due
to the COVID-19 outbreak to receive FDPIR. (Section 60605)
SNAP
The bill increases the SNAP benefit level by 15%, as well as the block grant funding for Puerto Rico
and American Samoa, through September 30, 2021. The bill also excludes the Pandemic Unemployment
Compensation as countable income for SNAP benefit calculation. It increases the minimum SNAP benefit
to $30 per month; waives all work requirements for SNAP for 2 years; and prevents funding for USDA to
implement or finalize the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents, Broad Based Categorical Eligibility,
and Standard Utility Allowance rules. The bill also provides additional funding of $150 million per year
for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 to States for SNAP administration to meet the increased need for SNAP.
(Section 60606)
SNAP purchases of hot foods
The bill directs USDA to allow households to use SNAP to purchase hot
foods at currently authorized SNAP retailers during this public health emergency. (Section 60607)
SNAP-Ed flexibility
The bill provides flexibility for SNAP Nutrition Education in certain situations to
assist with the distribution of non-congregate school meals. (Section 60608)
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