Sec. 4018. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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## SEC. 4018 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ###
(a)State Plan Section 202A(b) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7503(b)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (3), by striking “and” after the semicolon; ####
(2)in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(5) > > 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, package, or transport donated commodities received under section 203D(d); and > > > #### “(6) > > 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.” > . ###
(b)State and Local Supplementation of Commodities Section 203D of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Projects to Harvest, Process, Package, or Transport Donated Commodities > > > #### “(1) Definition of project > > In this subsection, the term ‘project’ means the harvesting, processing, packaging, or transportation of unharvested, unprocessed, or unpackaged commodities donated by agricultural producers, processors, or distributors for use by emergency feeding organizations under subsection (a). > > > #### “(2) Federal funding for projects > > > ##### “(A) In general > > 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. > > > ##### “(B) Federal share > > The Federal share of the cost of a project under subparagraph
(A)shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project. > > > ##### “(C) Allocation > > > ###### “(i) In general > > Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate the funds made available under subparagraph (A), based on a formula determined by the Secretary, to States that have submitted a State plan describing a plan of operation for a project under section 202A(b)(5). > > > ###### “(ii) Reallocation > > 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. > > > ###### “(iii) Reports > > 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. > > > #### “(3) Project purposes > > A State may only use Federal funds received under paragraph
(2)for a project the purposes of which are— > > > ##### “(A) > > to reduce food waste at the agricultural production, processing, or distribution level through the donation of food; > > > ##### “(B) > > to provide food to individuals in need; and > > > ##### “(C) > > to build relationships between agricultural producers, processors, and distributors and emergency feeding organizations through the donation of food. > > > #### “(4) Cooperative agreements > > 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. > > > #### “(5) Funding > > 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.” > . ###
(c)Food Waste 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: > > ### “(e) Food Waste > > The Secretary shall issue guidance outlining best practices to minimize the food waste of the commodities donated under subsection (a).” > . ###
(d)Emergency Food Program Infrastructure Grants 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”. ###
(e)Availability of Commodities for the Emergency Food Assistance Program Section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”; and ####
(2)in paragraph (2)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (C), by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”; #####
(B)in subparagraph (D)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”; ######
(ii)in clause (iii), by striking “and” after the semicolon; ######
(iii)in clause (iv), by striking “and” after the semicolon; ######
(iv)by adding at the end the following: > > ###### “(v) > > for fiscal year 2019, $23,000,000; > > > ###### “(vi) > > for fiscal year 2020, $35,000,000; > > > ###### “(vii) > > for fiscal year 2021, $35,000,000; > > > ###### “(viii) > > for fiscal year 2022, $35,000,000; and > > > ###### “(ix) > > for fiscal year 2023, $35,000,000; and” > ; and #####
(C)in subparagraph (E)— ######
(i)by striking “2019” and inserting “2024”; ######
(ii)by striking “(D)(iv)” and inserting “(D)(ix)”; and ######
(iii)by striking “June 30, 2017” and inserting “June 30, 2023”.
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