Labor & & Government A Affairs Gail Greenman Director of National Affairs Oregon Farm Bureau May 2020
Small Business Administration & Agriculture • New to agriculture • Future CARES packages • PPP and EIDL • No double dipping
• Round 1 - $349 billion • Round 2 - $310 billion Payment • Reserve set aside • Lending institutions Protection • Future CARES Packages • H2A asks Program • Satisfies the “principal place of residence test” • Worker housing considered eligible expense
Emergency Industry Disaster Loan • CARES 3.5 • fixed ag eligibility • Must have 500 or fewer employees • Loan and grant availability • $10k emergency grants • $2 million low interest loan • Overview • https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files /resource_files/how_to_disaster_app_ March_2020.pdf
H2A Guest Worker Program • OSHA Rule Implications • Housing • Resources • USDA Farmer Resource Page • H2A • Immigration
• Executive Order • PRIME Act • Intrastate Commerce Livestock • NRCS • EQIP • Disposal Assistance
CFAP $19 billion Direct Support $16 billion USDA Purchases and Distribution $3 billion
America’s Water Infrastructure Act • S. 35931 / WRDA • EPW mark up • 2-year authorization • Willamette Reallocation • Senate language • Next steps • Senate floor vote • House WRDA package • Litigation
Budget and Appropriations • Fiscal Year 2020 • Rescissions? • Fiscal Year 2021 • Congressional Budget season • Congressional Appropriations Season
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