,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ad1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,velzquez introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to authorize retail food stores
 and restaurants approved under the     
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to   
provide meals for immediate consumption1
 and frozen prepacked meals1 to         
recipients of benefits provided under   
such ,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,mobilizing         
,restaurants in ,america ,act of #bjbj4 
#b4 ,use of supplemental nutrition      
assistance program benefits during      
declared emergencies to purchase meals  
for immediate consumption and frozen    
prepacked meals  7a7 ,in general ,during
 an emergency declared under the        
,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 or the ,robert 
,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and     
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        

,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47-- 7#a7 the term
 food1 as defined in subsections 7k77#a7
 and 7o7 of section #c of the ,food and 
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjab71 shall be deemed to include--    
7,a7 meals prepared by an approved      
retail food store1 or approved          
restaurant1 for immediate consumption1  
and  7,b7 meals frozen prepacked by an  
approved retail food store or approved  
restaurant2 and  7#b7 for purposes of   
such ,act and this ,act1 the term       
restaurant means a facility that        
prepares and sells food directly to     
consumers for immediate consumption4    
7b7 ,applicability ,subsection 7a7 shall
 apply to an approved restaurant during 
the emergency period notwithstanding    
such restaurant's participation in any  
,state option restaurant program under  
subparagraph 7#c71 7#d71 or 7#i7 of     
section #c7k7 the ,food and ,nutrition  
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7k774