Sec. 4115. Emergency food assistance program
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Section 202A(b) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7503(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (3), by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: at the option of the State agency, describe a plan of operation for 1 or more projects in partnership with 1 or more emergency feeding organizations located in the State to harvest, process, and package donated commodities received under section 203D(d); and describe a plan, which may include the use of a State advisory board established under subsection (c), that provides emergency feeding organizations or eligible recipient agencies within the State an opportunity to provide input on the commodity preferences and needs of the emergency feeding organization or eligible recipient agency. .
Section 203D of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7507 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection, the term project means the harvesting, processing, or packaging of unharvested, unprocessed, or unpackaged commodities donated by agricultural producers, processors, or distributors for use by emergency feeding organizations under subsection (a). Subject to subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)and paragraph (3), using funds made available under paragraph (5), the Secretary may provide funding to States to pay for the costs of carrying out a project. The Federal share of the cost of a project under subparagraph
(A)shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project. Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to States that have submitted under section 202A(b)(5) a State plan describing a plan of operation for a project the funds made available under subparagraph
(A)based on a formula determined by the Secretary. If the Secretary determines that a State will not expend all of the funds allocated to the State for a fiscal year under clause (i), the Secretary shall reallocate the unexpended funds to other States that have submitted under section 202A(b)(5) a State plan describing a plan of operation for a project during that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year, as the Secretary determines appropriate. Each State to which funds are allocated for a fiscal year under this subparagraph shall, on a regular basis, submit to the Secretary financial reports describing the use of the funds. A State may only use Federal funds received under paragraph
(2)for a project the purposes of which are— to reduce food waste at the agricultural production, processing, or distribution level through the donation of food; to provide food to individuals in need; and to build relationships between agricultural producers, processors, and distributors and emergency feeding organizations through the donation of food. The Secretary may encourage a State agency that carries out a project using Federal funds received under paragraph
(2)to enter into cooperative agreements with State agencies of other States under section 203B(d) to maximize the use of commodities donated under the project. Out of funds not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to remain available until the end of the subsequent fiscal year. . Section 203D of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7507 ) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall issue guidance outlining best practices to minimize the food waste of the commodities donated under subsection (a). . Section 209(d) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7511a(d) ) is amended by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 . Section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (C), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 ; in subparagraph (D)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 ; in clause (iii), by striking and after the semicolon; in clause (iv), by striking and after the semicolon; by adding at the end the following: for fiscal year 2019, $23,000,000; for fiscal year 2020, $35,000,000; for fiscal year 2021, $35,000,000; for fiscal year 2022, $35,000,000; and for fiscal year 2023, $35,000,000; and ; and in subparagraph (E)— by striking 2019 and inserting 2024 ; by striking (D)(iv) and inserting (D)(ix) ; and by striking June 30, 2017 and inserting June 30, 2023 .
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