,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjah,ms4  
,velzquez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh to au?orize additional    
funds to exp& ! nutritional assi/ance   
program 9 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico2
 & to require ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture
 to p]mit su* assi/ance to be provid$ by
 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico 9 ! =m ( 
ca% dur+ p]iods = :i* ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es t access to su* assi/ance is   
limit$ or unavailable z a result ( a    
natural disa/]4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,pu]to ,rico       
,flexibility 9 ,food ,assi/ance ,act (  
#bjah4  #b4 ,au?orization ( additional  
funds = block grant = ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico ,section #ai7;a77#b7 ( !   
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjbh7;a77#b77 is am5d$--     
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,c7 &  
7,d7 z subp>agraphs 7,d7 & 7,e71        

respectively1 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subp>agraph 7,b7 ! foll[+3  7,c7        
,au?orization & advance availability (  
appropriations  7i7 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,9 addition to funds made
 available "u subp>agraph 7,b71 !re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #fce1jjj1jjj 
= ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjbj & #bjba =   
paym5t to ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico 
= ! provision ( ! assi/ance describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,b74  7ii7 ,appropriation 9
 advance ,except z provid$ 9 clause     
7iii71 only funds appropriat$ "u clause 
7i7 9 advance specifically = ! provision
 ( ! assi/ance describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,b7 %all be available = paym5t to !    
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico = !         
provision ( ! assi/ance describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,b74  7iii7 ,o!r funds     
,funds appropriat$ "u clause 7i7 %all be
 9 addition to funds made available "u  
subp>agraph 7,b74  4  #c4 ,au?ority to  
provide ca% b5efits dur+ natural disa/]s
 ,section #ai7;e77#c77;,b7 ( ! ,food &  
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   

#bjbh7;e77#c77;,b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by  
/rik+ ,secret>y1 in=m$ & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  ,secret>y-- 7i7 in=m$  1  7#b7 
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &1 
&  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7ii7
 %all approve ! modification ( su* plan 
by ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico to all[
 p>ticipants1 or categories (           
p>ticipants1 to receive b5efits 9 ! =m (
 ca% imm$iately aft] a det]m9ation by ! 
,secret>y t access to su* b5efits is    
limit$ or unavailable z a result ( a    
natural disa/]1 & dur+ specific p]iods =
 :i* ! ,secret>y has made su* a         
det]m9ation4  4