Emergency Commodity Distribution Act of 1983

Summary

Emergency Commodity Distribution Act of 1983 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make unobligated Commodity Credit Corporation stocks available within 60 days. Sets forth eligible recipient agencies, including those serving children and schools, the elderly, the unemployed, low-income people, and disaster victims. Directs the Secretary to make commodities available without charge in forms suitable for home or institutional use. Provides cash assistance to States (five cents per pound) for commodity-related administrative costs. Directs the States to use such funds to defray agency costs in obtaining and distributing donated non-Federal commodities or food items. Requires the States to ensure that the amount of administrative funds provided does not exceed actual commodity and food distribution costs. Prohibits States from charging recipient agencies for related costs. Authorizes the Secretary to distribute commodities directly to recipient agencies, and requires such distribution where State agencies are prohibited from so doing. Directs the Secretary and the States to enter into inventory agreements with private companies to process commodities into food products. Requires the Secretary to periodically publish in the Federal Register a list of available commodities.

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Timeline

1. 17 February 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 February 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 February 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 March 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.

   Source: Committee

5. 8 March 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

   Source: Committee

6. 10 March 1983

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

7. 10 March 1983

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 18 March 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 98-39 (Part I).

   Source: Committee

9. 18 March 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 98-39 (Part I).

   Source: Committee

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Documents

2 official files

• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 18 March 1983

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 February 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large] · I · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] · D · Cosponsor
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• · hsag00 · Standing

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