[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2431 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2431

             To address emergency shortages in food banks.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 6, 2007

   Mr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
             To address emergency shortages in food banks.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EMERGENCY FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 
Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the emergency food assistance 
program established under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 
U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) $40,000,000, to remain available until expended.
    (b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Secretary shall be entitled to 
receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the 
funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation. 
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