H.R. 7455

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7455 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7455

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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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2026

Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Case, Mr. Moylan, Ms. King-Hinds, and Mr. 
Hernandez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain 
States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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 following:
``(b) Direct Purchase of Commodities.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' 
has the meaning given the term in section 4206(b) of 
the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 
7518(b)).
``(B) Entitlement funds.--The term `entitlement 
funds', with respect to an eligible State, means the 
dollar amount used by the Secretary to purchase 
commodities pursuant to section 27 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036) to distribute to 
the eligible State in accordance with section 214.
``(2) Direct purchase.--The Secretary shall allow an 
eligible State to elect to receive all of the entitlement funds 
of the eligible State as cash to make direct purchases of 
commodities through the private commercial marketplace.''.
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