[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3469 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3469

 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, 
              and food worker stabilization grant program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 12, 2023

 Mr. Brown (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following 
      bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, 
              and food worker stabilization grant program.

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

SECTION 1. GROCERY, FARM, AND FOOD WORKER STABILIZATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
        membership organization, as determined by the Secretary, or 
        labor union representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, 
        or grocery workers.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
    (b) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator 
of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a grant program 
to provide funding to eligible entities representing farmworkers, meat 
processing workers, and grocery workers for stabilization payments in 
the case of a natural disaster or other disaster, as determined by the 
Secretary.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the outcomes 
and evaluating the impacts of the program established under subsection 
(b).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.
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