,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,mr4   
,casey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition   
,act ( #bjjh & ! ,em]g5cy ,food         
,assi/ance ,act ( #aihc to make         
commodities available = ! ,em]g5cy ,food
 ,assi/ance ,program1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,f>m]s ,fe$+ ,am]ica ,act ( #bjbc4    
#b4 ,availability ( commodities = !     
,em]g5cy ,food ,assi/ance ,program      
,section #bg7;a7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition 
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcf7;a77 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ #bjbc ea* place x
 appe>s 7except 9 p>agraph              
7#b77;,d77ix77 & ins]t+ #bjbh2 &  7#b7 9
 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph     
7,d7-- 7i7 9 clause 7viii71 by /rik+ &  
at ! end2 &  7ii7 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3  7x7 = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd  
?r\gh #bjbh1 #ejj1jjj1jjj2 &  2 &  7,b7 

9 subp>agraph 7,e7-- 7i7 by /rik+ #bjbd 
& ins]t+ #bjbi2 &  7ii7 by /rik+        
specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d77ix7 & ins]t+
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d77x74  #c4   
,em]g5cy food program /orage &          
di/ribution ,section #bjd7;a77#a7 ( !   
,em]g5cy ,food ,assi/ance ,act ( #aihc  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gejh7;a77#a77 is am5d$1 9
 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ #ajj1jjj1jjj & 
ins]t+ #bjj1jjj1jjj4  #d4 ,em]g5cy food 
program infra/ructure grants ,section   
#bji7;d7 ( ! ,em]g5cy ,food ,assi/ance  
,act ( #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #geaa;a7d77  
is am5d$ by /rik+ #bjbc & ins]t+ #bjbh4 
#e4 ,geographically isolat$ ,/ates      
,section #bad ( ! ,em]g5cy ,food        
,assi/ance ,act ( #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#geae7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7c71
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7       
,alt]native deliv]y options =           
geographically isolat$ ,/ates  7,a7     
,def9ition ( geographically isolat$     
,/ate ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m            
geographically isolat$ ,/ate means-- 7i7
 ! ,/ate ( ,hawaii2  7ii7 ! ,/ate (     

,alaska2  7iii7 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to 
,rico2  7iv7 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn 
,m>iana ,isl&s2  7v7 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7vi7 ,guam4  7,b7    
,alt]native deliv]y options ,at ! reque/
 ( a geographically isolat$ ,/ate1 !    
,secret>y %all coord9ate ) !            
geographically isolat$ ,/ate-- 7i7 to   
e/abli% alt]native deliv]y options =    
commodities allocat$ to t geographically
 isolat$ ,/ate "u ?is section to ensure 
t ! geographically isolat$ ,/ate is able
 to receive ^? commodities2 &  7ii7 to  
all[ = ! geographically isolat$ ,/ate to
 ord] commodities ?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se ,fre% ,fruit & ,vegetable       
,program4  7,c7 ,direct pur*ase option  
,! ,secret>y may transf] to a           
geographically isolat$ ,/ate ! ca% value
 ( n m ?an #bj p]c5t ( ! commodities    
allocat$ to t geographically isolat$    
,/ate "u ?is section to be us$ by !     
geographically isolat$ ,/ate to procure 
dome/ically gr[n food 9 lieu ( receipt (
 ^? commodities4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !

 end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,fre% produce       
packages  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 pur*as+ fre% 
produce packages to provide "u ! program
 e/abli%$ "u ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y may  
consid] additional factors beyond l[e/  
price 9 det]m9+ w9n+ bids = contracts = 
^? fre% produce packages1 includ+       
product v>iety & transportation di/ance4
  7#b7 ,nutrition ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry
 out p>agraph 7#a7 9 a mann] t ma9ta9s !
 goal ( maximiz+ ! am\nt ( nutriti\s    
food available ?r\gh ! program describ$ 
9 t p>agraph4  4