Pub. L. 110-246, tit. IV, subtit. B, pt. I, sec. 4201

EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.

EnactedYear: 2008Length: 285 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 4201. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.(a) Purchase of Commodities.—Section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) is amended by –(1) by striking “(a) Purchase of Commodities” and all that follows through “$140,000,000 of” and inserting the following:“(a) Purchase of Commodities.—“(1) In general.—From amounts made available to carry out this Act, for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the Secretary shall purchase a dollar amount described in paragraph (2) of”; and(2) by adding at the end the following:“(2) Amounts.—The Secretary shall use to carry out paragraph (1)—“(A) for fiscal year 2008, $190,000,000;“(B) for fiscal year 2009, $250,000,000; and“(C) for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012, the dollar amount of commodities specified in subparagraph (B) adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under section 3(u)(4) between June 30, 2008, and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year.”.(b) State Plans.—Section 202A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7503) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:“(a) Plans.—“(1) In general.—To receive commodities under this Act, a State shall submit to the Secretary an operation and administration plan for the provision of benefits under this Act.“(2) Updates.—A State shall submit to the Secretary for approval any amendment to a plan submitted under paragraph (1) in any case in which the State proposes to make a change to the operation or administration of a program described in the plan.”.(c) Authorization and Appropriations.—Section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)) is amended in the first sentence—(1) by striking “$60,000,000” and inserting “$100,000,000”; and122 STAT. 1883(2) by inserting “and donated wild game” before the period at the end.
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