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Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

January 23, 2025

agriculture disaster relief federal funding block grants

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The Frame

What this does

This bill changes how disaster relief funds are distributed to agricultural producers by authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to issue s to states and territories instead of direct payments.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Agricultural producers

They are the intended recipients of disaster relief funds distributed through the new block grant mechanism.

State and territorial governments

They are authorized to receive and administer block grant funds from the Department of Agriculture.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 23, 2025.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill amends existing disaster relief laws to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance to agricultural producers through s to states and territories. It also designates this funding as an emergency requirement, exempting it from certain federal budget pay-as-you-go rules.

Key Facts

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide disaster relief assistance in the form of block grants to eligible states and territories.
Amends Title I of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328).
Designates the funding as an emergency requirement under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
Designates the funding as an emergency requirement under S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress) for Senate budget purposes.
Passed the House of Representatives on June 12, 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a block grant in this context?

It is a lump sum of money provided by the federal government to states and territories, which they can then use to provide disaster relief to agricultural producers.

Does this bill change how much money is available for disaster relief?

The text of the bill does not specify a dollar amount; it changes the mechanism of distribution to allow for s.

Why It Matters

This bill changes how disaster relief funds are distributed to agricultural producers by authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to issue s to states and territories instead of direct payments.

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Shift to State-Led Distribution

The bill moves disaster relief administration from direct federal oversight to a state-managed block grant model.

Department of Agriculture

Connected Entities

organizationDepartment of Agriculture“The federal agency authorized to provide the block grant assistance.”Map →

personCheryl L. Johnson“Clerk of the House of Representatives who certified the bill's passage.”Map →

otherDisaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023“The existing law being amended by this bill.”Map →

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