,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #haa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #be1 #bjac   
,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,emergency     
,food ,assistance ,act of #aihc to      
provide for the increased purchase of   
,kosher and ,halal food and to modify   
the labeling of the commodities list    
under the emergency food assistance     
program to enable ,kosher and ,halal    
food bank operators to identify which   
commodities to obtain from local food   
banks4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,halal and ,kosher ,food
 ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,purchase of ,halal
 and ,kosher food for emergency food    
assistance program  ,section #bjb of the
 ,emergency ,food ,assistance ,act of   
#aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gejb7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7h7  
,kosher and ,halal food ,as soon as     

practicable after the date of enactment 
of this subsection1 the ,secretary shall
 finalize and implement a plan--  7#a7  
to increase the purchase of ,kosher and 
,halal food from food manufacturers with
 a ,kosher or ,halal certification to   
carry out the program established under 
this ,act if the ,kosher and ,halal food
 purchased is cost neutral as compared  
to food that is not from food           
manufacturers with a ,kosher or ,halal  
certification2 and  7#b7 to modify the  
labeling of the commodities list used to
 carry out the program in a manner that 
enables ,kosher and ,halal food bank    
operators to identify which commodities 
to obtain from local food banks4  4