Food Banks Relief Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House)
HR 1324 IH
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1324
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations
to purchase and to make available to emergency feeding organizations additional
commodities for distribution to needy persons.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 25, 1999
Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, and Mrs. EMERSON) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations
to purchase and to make available to emergency feeding organizations additional
commodities for distribution to needy persons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Food Banks Relief Act of 1999'.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
7515) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- (1) There is authorized to be
appropriated $100,000,000 to purchase and make available additional commodities
under this section.
`(2) Not more than 15 percent of the amount appropriated under paragraph
(1) may be used for direct expenses (as defined in section 204(a)(2)) incurred
by emergency feeding organizations to distribute such commodities to needy
persons.'.