Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Act of 1991

Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Act of 1991 - Amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to authorize additional appropriations for each of FY 1992 through 1996 for the purchase and distribution of milk and milk products.

 
HR 2576 IH
102d CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 2576
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations
to purchase, process, and distribute milk to States for distribution to
needy persons in situations of emergency and distress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 1991
Mr. MOODY (for himself, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota and Mr. HALL of Ohio)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations
to purchase, process, and distribute milk to States for distribution to
needy persons in situations of emergency and distress.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance
  Act of 1991'.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended
  by adding at the end the following:
`SEC. 215. DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS.
  `In addition to any other amount authorized by this title to be appropriated,
  there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal
  years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 to the Secretary to purchase,
  process, and distribute milk to eligible recipient agencies that provide
  to needy persons nutrition assistance to relieve situations of emergency
  and distress.'.