,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #haa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #be1 #bjac ,mrs4
 ,gillibr& introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,em]g5cy ,food       
,assi/ance ,act ( #aihc to provide = !  
increas$ pur*ase ( ,ko%] & ,halal food &
 to modify ! label+ ( ! commodities li/ 
"u ! em]g5cy food assi/ance program to  
enable ,ko%] & ,halal food bank op]ators
 to id5tify :i* commodities to obta9 f  
local food banks4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,halal & ,ko%]     
,food ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,pur*ase (     
,halal & ,ko%] food = em]g5cy food      
assi/ance program  ,section #bjb ( !    
,em]g5cy ,food ,assi/ance ,act ( #aihc  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gejb7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7h7 ,ko%] & ,halal    
food ,z soon z practicable aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y 
%all f9alize & implem5t a plan--  7#a7  
to increase ! pur*ase ( ,ko%] & ,halal  

food f food manufactur]s ) a ,ko%] or   
,halal c]tification to c>ry out !       
program e/abli%$ "u ?is ,act if ! ,ko%] 
& ,halal food pur*as$ is co/ neutral z  
comp>$ to food t is n f food            
manufactur]s ) a ,ko%] or ,halal        
c]tification2 &  7#b7 to modify ! label+
 ( ! commodities li/ us$ to c>ry out !  
program 9 a mann] t enables ,ko%] &     
,halal food bank op]ators to id5tify :i*
 commodities to obta9 f local food      
banks4  4