To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H397B9E2B970A44E1BD76BAFDBB0C655D: 1. Direct purchase of commodities Section 202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7502) is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Case, Mr. Moylan, Ms. King-Hinds, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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