,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ad1 #bjbj,ms4 
,velzquez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize retail food     
/ores & re/aurants approv$ "u ! ,food & 
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh to provide meals
 = imm$iate consumption1 & froz5        
prepack$ meals1 to recipi5ts ( b5efits  
provid$ "u su* ,act4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mobiliz+     
,re/aurants 9 ,am]ica ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4
 ,use ( supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance 
program b5efits dur+ decl>$ em]g5cies to
 pur*ase meals = imm$iate consumption & 
froz5 prepack$ meals  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+
 an em]g5cy decl>$ "u ! ,national       
,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et 
seq47 or ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]    
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47-- 7#a7 ! t]m   
food1 z def9$ 9 subsections 7k77#a7 &   
7o7 ( section #c ( ! ,food & ,nutrition 
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab71 %all 

be deem$ to include-- 7,a7 meals prep>$ 
by an approv$ retail food /ore1 or      
approv$ re/aurant1 = imm$iate           
consumption1 &  7,b7 meals froz5        
prepack$ by an approv$ retail food /ore 
or approv$ re/aurant2 &  7#b7 = purposes
 ( su* ,act & ?is ,act1 ! t]m re/aurant 
means a facility t prep>es & sells food 
directly to consum]s = imm$iate         
consumption4  7b7 ,applicability        
,subsection 7a7 %all apply to an approv$
 re/aurant dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod not)/&+ 
su* re/aurant's p>ticipation 9 any ,/ate
 option re/aurant program "u subp>agraph
 7#c71 7#d71 or 7#i7 ( section #c7k7 !  
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7k774