Sec. 4. State and local plans for meal delivery
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Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Administrator may provide assistance to a State, local government, or Indian tribal government to reimburse the cost of coordinating food delivery, production, and distribution in the event of a major disaster, including— establishing a network to coordinate food delivery, production, and distribution with businesses and private nonprofit organizations; establishing contracts with small and mid-sized restaurants, food vendors, and private nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, food banks, and soup kitchens, to prepare healthy meals for people in need; and partnering with private nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, food banks, and soup kitchens to purchase directly from food producers and farmers.
The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out using assistance under this section shall be— 100 percent of the eligible cost of food delivery, production, and distribution during the 30-day period beginning on the date of the declaration of the major disaster; and not less than 90 percent of such eligible cost after the end of the 30-day period described in paragraph (1). . Section 502(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5192(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(8)as paragraph (9); and by inserting after paragraph
(7)the following: provide assistance for food delivery, production, and distribution in accordance with section 431; and . Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue comprehensive guidance to States, local governments, and Indian tribal governments regarding receiving reimbursement for the cost of food delivery, production, and distribution in the event of an emergency or major disaster under section 431 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as added by subsection (a), including— establishing a coordination network; enabling streamlined arrangements for food production and distribution; and streamlined contracting and partnering with private nonprofit organizations such that private nonprofit organizations may apply directly for reimbursement under such section as an agent of a State, local government, or Indian tribal government.
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