99 STAT. 1590
PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985 COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS
Aged persons.
Women. Children and youth. Aged persons.
Aged persons. 7 USC 612c note.
Repeal.
SEC. 1562. (a) Section 4 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by CD striking out "1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985" in the first sentence of subsection (a) and inserting in heu thereof "1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990"; and (2) in subsection (b), striking out "under 18 years of age" and inserting in lieu thereof "18 years of age and under". (b) Section 5(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by CD striking out ", which projects shall operate no longer than two years, and" in clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; (2) striking out "1982 through 1985" in clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "1986 through 1990". (c) Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(f) The Secretary shall, in any fiscal year, approve applications of additional sites for the program in areas in which the program currently does not operate to the full extent that this can be done within the appropriations available for the program for the fiscal year and without reducing actual participation levels (including participation of elderly persons under subsection (g)) in areas in which the program is in effect. "(g) If a local agency that administers the commodity supplemental food program determines that the amount of funds made available to the agency to carry out this section exceeds the amount of funds necessary to provide assistance under such program to women, infants, and children, the agency, with the approval of the Secretary, may permit low-income elderly persons (as defined by the Secretary) to participate in and be served by such program.". (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in implementing the commodity supplemented food program under section 4 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, the Secretary of Agriculture shall allow agencies distributing agricultural commodities to low-income elderly people under such programs on the date of enactment of this Act to continue such distribution at levels no lower than existing caseloads. (e)(1) Section 209 of the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is repealed. (2) Clause (2) of section 5(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking out "amount appropriated for the provision of commodities to State agencies" and inserting in lieu thereof "sum of (A) the amount appropriated for the commodity supplemental food program and (B) the value of all additional commodities donated by the Secretary to State and local agencies that are provided without charge or credit for distribution to program participants". EMERGENCY FEEDING ORGANIZATIONS—DEFINITIONS
SEC. 1563. Section 201A of the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by inserting, before the semicolon at the end of paragraph (1), the following: "(including the activities and projects of charitable institutions, food banks.
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