114 HR 4967 IH: Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016 U.S. House of Representatives 2016-04-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4967 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2016 Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 relating to the distribution of food; and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016.

2.

Food Distribution Under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983

(a)

Amendment

The 1st sentence of section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)) is amended by striking and donated wild game and inserting , donated wild game, and any other donated foods. (b)

Appropriation

There is hereby appropriated $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years that begins on or after the effective date of this Act, to carry out section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)).

3.

Availability of commodities for the emergency food assistance program

Section 27(a)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(2)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (C) by striking 2018 and inserting 2016, (2)in subparagraph (D)— (A)by striking through 2018 and inserting and 2016, (B)in clause (i) by adding and at the end, (C)in clause (ii) by adding and at the end, and (D)by striking clauses (iii) and (iv), and (3)by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows: (E) (i)for fiscal year 2017, $500,000,000; and (ii)for each subsequent fiscal year, the amount specified in clause (i) adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under section 3(u)(4) to reflect changes between June 30, 2015, and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year..

4.

Effective date

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.