Emergency Food Assistance and Commodity Distribution Act of 1983

Summary

Emergency Food Assistance and Commodity Distribution Act of 1983 - Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to donate (after first providing for domestic and foreign requirements) excess Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) commodities to organizations running emergency and nonemergency feeding programs through FY 1986. Directs the Secretary to publish an annual two-year estimate of available commodities (the first one to be published by October 1, 1983). Provides for State distribution of such commodities. Declares that the Secretary shall distribute commodities directly in those States where State agencies are prohibited from so doing. Gives priority to emergency organizations. Directs the CCC to pay initial processing and packaging costs. Directs the CCC to pay up to $65,000,000 of State agency program expenses. Gives priority to emergency organizations. Prohibits States from charging recipient agencies for any program costs. Directs the CCC to encourage commodity use by distributing commodities to private companies for processing into food products for recipient agencies. States that such agencies shall bear processing costs, except that the CCC shall make up to $10,000,000 available annually to cover emergency organization expenses. Permits distributions under this Act to be carried out in areas where the food stamp plan is operating. Requires commodity distribution to begin: (1) within 30 days to emergency recipients; and (2) within 90 days to other recipients. Terminates the authority under this Act at the end of FY 1986.

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Timeline

1. 23 February 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 February 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 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. 22 March 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 24 March 1983

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

7. 24 March 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 5 May 1983

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

9. 5 May 1983

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

10. 16 May 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 90.

    Source: Calendars

11. 16 May 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 98-148.

    Source: Committee

12. 16 May 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 98-148.

    Source: Committee

13. 24 May 1983

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.207 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

14. 24 May 1983

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour of Debate; Waiving Section 303(a)(1) of the Budget Act; Making in Order the Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute; Making In Order an Amendment to the Substitute; Waiving Clause 5, Rule XXI and Section 303(a)(1) against the Amendment.

    Source: Floor

15. 9 June 1983

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

16. 13 June 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

17. 16 June 1983

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 389 - 18 (Record Vote No: 199).

    Source: Floor

18. 16 June 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 389 - 18 (Record Vote No: 199).

    Source: Floor

19. 16 June 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

20. 16 June 1983

    Floor

    Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.

    Source: Floor

21. 20 June 1983

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

22. 16 July 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 302.

    Source: Calendars

23. 16 July 1983

    Discharge

    Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Discharge

24. 16 July 1983

    Committee

    Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

3 official files

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 16 June 1983

  Open at official source

• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 16 May 1983

  Open at official source

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Sponsors

• Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large] · I · Cosponsor
• Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3] · D · Cosponsor
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• amends ← An amendment to add that commodities provided under this act shall be distributed by means of a system developed by the Secretary of Agriculture and State agencies. Eligible organizations are required to acknowledge receipt of the commodities and eligible individuals shall be provided the commodities in exchange for commodity coupons distributed under the food stamp program pursuant to rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of Agriculture.
• amends ← An amendment to permit Commodity Supplemental Food programs (CSFP) to receive funding for the distribution of donated commodities in the same manner that the CSFP new gets funds for purchased commodities.
• amends ← An amendment to add that the types of commodities made available to State agencies are not to be limited by the Secretary on the basis of the types of eligible organizations in the states requesting the commodities. It also permits the reimbursement to States for the costs of storing, transporting, handling, and distributing commodities to eligible nonemergency organizations, if funds are available after such reimbursement for providing commodities to eligible emergency organizations.