[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 501 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 501

To require that the poverty line determined for the State of Alaska be 
used for all the States and the District of Columbia, during a 6-month 
 period for the purpose of carrying out the Food and Nutrition Act of 
       2008 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 14, 2009

   Mr. Baca introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
 and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To require that the poverty line determined for the State of Alaska be 
used for all the States and the District of Columbia, during a 6-month 
 period for the purpose of carrying out the Food and Nutrition Act of 
       2008 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.

    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 ``America's Right-to-Eat Rescue Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY UNIFORM USE OF ALASKA POVERTY LINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION 
              OF CERTAIN NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

    During the 6-month period beginning on the 1st day of the 1st month 
that begins more than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, each reference to the poverty line applicable in--
            (1) the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
        seq.), and
            (2) the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1751 et seq.),
with respect to any of the several States or the District of Columbia, 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the poverty line then applicable 
under the Acts for such period with respect to the State of Alaska.
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