[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4571 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4571

   To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate additional funds 
   authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1999 and 2002 for 
   employment and training programs, and to require the Secretary of 
 Agriculture to purchase additional commodities for distribution under 
  section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 for fiscal 
                        years 1999 through 2002.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 1998

Mr. Goodlatte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to eliminate additional funds 
   authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1999 and 2002 for 
   employment and training programs, and to require the Secretary of 
 Agriculture to purchase additional commodities for distribution under 
  section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 for fiscal 
                        years 1999 through 2002.

    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 Food Assistance 
Enhancement Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN FUNDS AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR EMPLOYMENT 
              AND TRAINING; INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES FOR COMMODITY 
              PURCHASES.

    The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011-2036) is amended--
            (1) in section 16(h)(1)--
                    (A) by striking clauses (iv) through (vii), and 
                inserting the following:
                            ``(iv) for fiscal year 1999, $84,000,000;
                            ``(v) for fiscal year 2000, $86,000,000;
                            ``(vi) for fiscal year 2001, $88,000,000; 
                        and
                            ``(vii) for fiscal year 2002, 
                        $90,000,000.'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (E); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as 
                subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively, and
            (2) in section 27(a) by striking ``Act,'' the 1st place it 
        appears and all that follows through ``$100,000,000'', and 
        inserting the following:
``Act--
            ``(1) for each of the fiscal years 1997 and 1998, the 
        Secretary shall purchase $100,000,000; and
            ``(2) for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002, the 
        Secretary shall purchase $120,000,000;''.
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