,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ieb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjag,ms4 ,fudge 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,newhouse1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 and ,mr4      
,mc,govern7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff to      
clarify and expand food donation under  
the ,bill ,emerson ,good ,samaritan     
,food ,donation ,act1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,food ,donation ,act
 of #bjag4  #b4 ,bill ,emerson ,good    
,samaritan ,food ,donation ,act ,section
 #bb of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of   
#aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agia7 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in      
paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 by striking       
quality and labeling and inserting      
safety and safety-related labeling2 and 
7ii7 by inserting being past date label1
 after surplus12  7,b7 in paragraph     

7#b7-- 7i7 by striking quality and      
labeling and inserting safety and       
safety-related labeling2 and  7ii7 by   
inserting being past date label1 after  
surplus12  7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by   
striking not required to give anything  
of monetary value and inserting not     
required to give anything of monetary   
value or is charged a good ,samaritan   
,reduced ,price2  7,d7 by redesignating 
paragraphs 7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 7#i71 and  
7#aj7 as paragraphs 7#g71 7#h71 7#i71   
7#aj71 and 7#aa71 respectively2 and     
7,e7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7  
the following new paragraph3  7#f7 ,good
 ,samaritan reduced price ,the term good
 ,samaritan reduced price means an      
apparently wholesome food or an         
apparently fit grocery product that is  
priced at an amount not greater than the
 cost of handling1 administering1 and   
distributing such apparently wholesome  
food or apparently fit grocery product4 
2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in 
paragraph 7#a7 by inserting or sells at 

a good ,samaritan reduced price after   
donates in good faith2  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#b7 by inserting or sale at a
 good ,samaritan reduced price after    
ultimate distribution2  7,c7 by         
redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         
paragraph 7#d72  7,d7 by inserting after
 paragraph 7#b7 the following new       
paragraph3  7#c7 ,direct donations to   
needy individuals  7,a7 ,in general ,a  
qualified direct donor shall not be     
subject to civil or criminal liability  
arising from the nature1 age1 packaging1
 or condition of apparently wholesome   
food or an apparently fit grocery       
product that the qualified direct donor 
donates in good faith or sells at a good
 ,samaritan reduced price to a needy    
individual4  7,b7 ,qualified direct     
donors defined ,in this paragraph1 the  
term qualified direct donor means a     
retail grocer1 wholesaler1 agricultural 
producer1 restaurant1 caterer1 school   
food authority1 or institution of higher
 education 7as defined in section #ajb  

of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb774  2 and  7,e7 in 
paragraph 7#d71 as redesignated by      
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking          
,paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 and inserting 
,paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c74  #c4  
,regulations ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture    
shall--  7#a7 in consultation with the  
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 issue regulations with       
respect to the safety and safety-related
 labeling standards of apparently       
wholesome food and an apparently fit    
grocery product under section #bb of the
 ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #agia72  7#b7 promote         
awareness of food donation under such   
section2 and  7#c7 issue guidance with  
respect to the amendments made by this  
,act4