Food Commodity Program Amendment

Summary

Food Commodity Program Amendment - States that, notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) funds available to purchase without regard to the provisions of any existing law governing the expenditure of public funds, agricultural commodities and their products to maintain or increase the traditional level of assistance for food assistance programs as are authorized by law, including but not limited to school lunch, nonprofit institutions, Indian reservations not requesting a food stamp program, supplemental feeding, and domestic relief distribution, and (2) the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be used to purchase agricultural commodities and the products thereof under the Agricultural Act of 1949 to meet such requirements.

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Timeline

1. 30 April 1974

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 April 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 April 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 30 April 1974

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Biester, Edward G., Jr. [R-PA-8] · R · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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