Emergency Commodity Distribution Act of 2000 (Introduced in the Senate)
S 2056 IS
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2056
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to
ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch
program.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 10, 2000
Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. CRAIG) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to
ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch
program.
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 `Emergency Commodity Distribution Act
of 2000'.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT.
Section 6(e) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1755(e)) is amended--
(A) by striking `in the form of' and all that follows through `(A)
commodity assistance' and inserting `in the form of commodity assistance';
(B) by striking `; or' and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(A) by striking `the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary,' and
inserting `the Secretary--
`(A) shall, to the extent necessary,';
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
`(B) shall not use commodities provided under the authority of any
other Act to meet the requirement for the school year.'.