DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS FLOUR, CORNMEAL, AND CHEESE.

SEC. 812. DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS FLOUR, CORNMEAL, AND CHEESE. The Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by inserting after section 202 the following new section: “availability of ccc flour, cornmeal, and cheese “Sec. 202A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law— “(a) (1) To the extent provided in advance in an appropriation Act, in fiscal year 1988, flour, cornmeal, and cheese acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation that are in excess of quantities needed to— “(A) carry out other domestic donation programs, “(B) meet other domestic obligations (including quantities needed to carry out a payment-in-kind acreage diversion program), “(C) meet international market development and food aid commitments, and “(D) carry out the farm price and income stabilization purposes of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, the Agricultural Act of 1949, and Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, shall be made available as provided in paragraph (2). “(2) The Secretary shall make such excess flour, cornmeal, and cheese available in any State, in addition to the normal allotment of such commodities (adjusted by any reallocation) for fiscal year 1988 under this Act, at the request of the chief executive officer of such State who certifies to the Secretary that— “(A) (i) individuals in such State who are eligible to receive flour, cornmeal, and cheese under this Act are not receiving such commodities distributed under other provisions of this Act, or “(ii) the number of unemployed individuals in such State has increased during the most recent 90-day period for which unemployment statistics are available prior to the date the certification is made, and “(B) the distribution of flour, cornmeal, and cheese under this section in such State will not substantially displace the commercial sale of such commodities in such State. “(b) Flour, cornmeal, and cheese made available under this section by the Secretary shall be made available without charge or credit in fiscal year 1988, in a usable form, for use by eligible recipient agencies in a State. “(c) The amount of cheese made available under this section in fiscal year 1988 shall not exceed 14,000,000 pounds. “(d) Whenever the Secretary receives a request submitted under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall immediately notify the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate that such request was received.”.