Sec. 4203. Flexibilities for geographically isolated States and Indian tribes
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Section 214(c) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 ( 7 U.S.C. 7515(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this paragraph, the term geographically isolated State means— the State of Hawaii; the State of Alaska; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Guam; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and the Virgin Islands of the United States. At the request of a State agency of a geographically isolated State or a Tribal organization, the Secretary shall coordinate with the State agency or Tribal organization to establish alternative delivery options for commodities allocated to that State agency or Tribal organization under this section to ensure that the geographically isolated State or Tribal organization is able to receive those commodities.
At the request of a State agency of a geographically isolated State or a Tribal organization, the Secretary may transfer to the State agency or Tribal organization the cash value of not more than 100 percent of the commodities allocated to that State agency or Tribal organization under this section to be used by the State agency or Tribal organization to procure domestically grown food in lieu of receipt of those commodities. A State agency or Tribal organization making a request under clause
(i)shall submit to the Secretary a plan that describes how the State agency or Tribal organization will track and regularly report to the Secretary the commodity purchases made with the funds received under clause (i). .
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Flexibilities for geographically isolated States and Indian tribes
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