The Secretary shall make grants to meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities described in subsection (b) (including such facilities operating under State inspection or such facilities that are exempt from Federal inspection) to assist such facilities with respect to costs incurred in making improvements to such facilities and carrying out other planning activities necessary-
To be eligible for a grant under this section, a meat or poultry slaughter or processing facility shall be-
A facility that receives a grant under this section may use the grant amount for-
The amount of a grant under this section shall not exceed $200,000.
As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, a grant recipient shall agree that the grant recipient shall make a payment (or payments) to the Secretary in an amount equal to the amount of the grant if the recipient, within 36 months of receiving such grant-
The Secretary shall require a recipient of a grant under this section to provide matching non-Federal funds in an amount equal to the amount of the grant.
The Secretary shall not require any recipient of a grant under this section to provide matching funds with respect to a grant awarded in fiscal year 2021 and fiscal year 2022.
Beginning not later than 1 year after the date on which the first grant is awarded under this section, and continuing annually thereafter through the year that is 10 years after the date on which the final grant is awarded under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on grants made under this section, including-
Beginning not later than 1 year after December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report describing any recommendations, developed in consultation with all States, for possible improvements to the cooperative interstate shipment programs under section 501 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 683) and section 31 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 472).
Of the funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry out this section $60,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2021 through 2023, to remain available until expended.
21 U.S.C. § 473
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Federal Meat Inspection Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (2)(A), and (d)(2)(A)(i), is titles I to V of act Mar. 4, 1907ch. 2907 as added Pub. L. 90-201, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584, and Pub. L. 110-246, title XI, §11015(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 2124, which are classified generally to subchapters I to IV-A (§601 et seq.) of chapter 12 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 601 of this title and Tables.The Poultry Products Inspection Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (2)(B), and (d)(2)(A)(i), is Pub. L. 85-172, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 441, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 451 of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATIONSection was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and not as part of the Poultry Products Inspection Act which comprises this chapter.
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (d)(3)(B). Pub. L. 117-103 inserted "and fiscal year 2022" after "fiscal year 2021".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
DEFINITIONFor definition of "Secretary" as used in this section, see section 760 of div. N of Pub. L. 116-260 set out as a note under section 5936a of Title 7, Agriculture.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture or his delegate.
- poultry
- The term "poultry" means any domesticated bird, whether live or dead.