,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bghg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bf1    
#bjah,mr4 ,hatch introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,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 #bjah4  
#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#f7 
through 7#aj7 as paragraphs 7#g7 through
 7#aa71 respectively2  7,e7 by inserting
 after paragraph 7#e7 the following3    
7#f7 ,good ,samaritan reduced price ,the
 term good ,samaritan reduced price     
means1 with respect to the price of an  
apparently wholesome food or an         
apparently fit grocery product1 a price 
that is an amount not greater than the  
cost of handling1 administering1 and    
distributing the apparently wholesome   
food or apparently fit grocery product4 
2 and  7,f7 by inserting after paragraph
 7#aa7 7as redesignated by subparagraph 
7,d77 the following3  7#ab7 ,qualified  
direct donor ,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 
#ajjb77  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 following3  7#c7    
,direct donations to needy individuals  
,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  2 and  7,e7 in paragraph   
7#d7 7as redesignated by subparagraph   
7,c77 by striking ,paragraphs 7#a7 and  
7#b7 and inserting ,paragraphs 7#a7     
through 7#c74  #c4 ,regulations ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
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
 an apparently wholesome food and an    
apparently fit grocery product under    
section #bb of the ,child ,nutrition    
,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agia7 7as 
amended by section #b72  7#b7 promote   
awareness of food donation under that   
section2 and  7#c7 issue guidance with  
respect to the amendments made by this  
,act4