,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #i1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,tokuda 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,case1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,ms4 ,king-,hinds1 
and ,mr4 ,hernndez7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,emergency ,food  
,assistance ,act of #aihc to allow      
certain ,states to directly purchase    
commodities1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,direct purchase of commodities     
,section #bjb of the ,emergency ,food   
,assistance ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#gejb7 is amended by inserting after    
subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7      
,direct purchase of commodities  7#a7   
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,eligible ,state ,the term eligible     
,state has the meaning given the term in
 section #dbjf7;b7 of the ,agriculture  
,improvement ,act of #bjah 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #geah7;b774  7,b7 ,entitlement funds   
,the term entitlement funds1 with       

respect to an eligible ,state1 means the
 dollar amount used by the ,secretary to
 purchase commodities pursuant to       
section #bg of the ,food and ,nutrition 
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcf7 to   
distribute to the eligible ,state in    
accordance with section #bad4  7#b7     
,direct purchase ,the ,secretary shall  
allow an eligible ,state to elect to    
receive all of the entitlement funds of 
the eligible ,state as cash to make     
direct purchases of commodities through 
the private commercial marketplace4  4