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The Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-435) amended the
Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 The Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (TEFAA) ( P.L. 98-8) was a supplemental appropriations act for FY 1983 that, among other things, explicitly authorized a discretionary commodity donation effort begun in 1981 by the USDA. The i ...
(P.L. 98-8) to require the
United States Department of Agriculture The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of com ...
(USDA) to make additional types of commodities available for the
Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program The Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a program that evolved out of surplus commodity donation efforts begun by the USDA in late 1981 to dispose of surplus foods (especially cheese) held by the Commodity Credit Corporation ( ...
(TEFAP), to improve the child nutrition and food stamp programs, and to provide other hunger relief.


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