,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #begh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,ms4   
,hirono introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,em]g5cy ,food       
,assi/ance ,act ( #aihc to all[ c]ta9   
,/ates to directly pur*ase commodities1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,direct pur*ase (
 commodities ,section #bjb ( ! ,em]g5cy 
,food ,assi/ance ,act ( #aihc 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #gejb7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]
 subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3  7b7 ,direct  
pur*ase ( commodities  7#a7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,eligible ,/ate 
,! t]m eligible ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m 9 section #dbjf7;b7 ( !            
,agriculture ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjah   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #geah7;b774  7,b7         
,entitlem5t funds ,! t]m entitlem5t     
funds1 ) respect to an eligible ,/ate1  
means ! doll> am\nt us$ by ! ,secret>y  
to pur*ase commodities pursuant to      
section #bg ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act 

( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcf7 to         
di/ribute to ! eligible ,/ate 9         
accordance ) section #bad4  7#b7 ,direct
 pur*ase ,! ,secret>y %all all[ an      
eligible ,/ate to elect to receive all (
 ! entitlem5t funds ( ! eligible ,/ate z
 ca% to make direct pur*ases (          
commodities ?r\gh ! private comm]cial   
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