Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 3.djvu/613

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PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996 110 STAT. 2343 (c) REPORT. —Not later than December 15, 1998, the Secretary shall report the results of the study to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. SEC. 856. DEFICIT REDUCTION. It is the sense of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives that reductions in outlays resulting from this title shall not be taken into account for purposes of section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902). Subtitle B—Commodity Distribution Programs SEC. 871. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) DEFINITIONS.— Section 201A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 201A. DEFINITIONS. "In this Act: "(1) ADDITIONAL COMMODITIES.—The term 'additional commodities' means commodities made available under section 214 in addition to the commodities made available under sections 202 and 203D. "(2) AVERAGE MONTHLY NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS. —The term 'average monthly number of unemployed persons' means the average monthly number of unemployed persons in each State during the most recent fiscal year for which information concerning the number of unemployed persons is available, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. "(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT AGENCY.— The term 'eligible recipient agency means a public or nonprofit organization that— "(A) administers— "(i) an emergency feeding organization; "(ii) a charitable institution (including a hospital and a retirement home, but excluding a penal institution) to the extent that the institution serves needy persons; "(iii) a summer camp for children, or a child nutrition program providing food service; "(iv) a nutrition project operating under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including a project that operates a congregate nutrition site and a project that provides home-delivered meals; or "(v) a disaster relief program; "(B) has been designated by the appropriate State agency, or by the Secretary; and "(C) has been approved by the Secretary for participation in the program established under this Act. "(4) EMERGENCY FEEDING ORGANIZATION. — The term 'emergency feeding organization' means a public or nonprofit organization that administers activities and projects (including