Download or read book Domestic Food Assistance Legislative Issues in the 110th Congress written by Joe Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nutrition title of the omnibus 2007 "farm bill" will be the focus of the legislative proposals affecting domestic food assistance programs in the 1st Session of the 110th Congress. The porgram areas that are expected to be addressed (because various authorities, like authorizations for appropriations expire at the end of FY2007) include: the regular Food Stamp program, programs operating in lieu of food stamps in Puerto Rico and American Samoa and on Indian reservations, The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), Community Food Projects, the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), and projects and initiatives to make fresh fruit and vegetables available in schools. Othernutrition assistance -- child nutrition programs (like the School Lunch program), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program), the WIC Famrers' Market Nutrition program -- are on a different reauthorization/review schedule and probably will not be a signficant part of the nutrition assistance debate in the 1st Session. The most significant issues raised are likely to be those surrounding the Food Stamp program and fresh fruit and vegetable projects. Proposals to changes rules governing food stamp eligibility and benefit levels, what items may be purchased with food stamp benefits, and how the Food Stamp program is administered by states are probable, as are calls for program revisions and grant initiatives aimed at easing access to food stamp benefits. Given the popularity of and support shown for the existing, limited projects to increase the presence of fresh fruit and vegetables in schools (and efforts to increase federal support for "specialty crops" as part of the overall farm bill), recommendations for expansion and possible restructuring of these initiatives are very likely. However, action on most of the food assistance proposals/issues taken up as part of the farm bill will depend heavily on budgetary considerations -- specifically, whether any new funding is available and whether spending cuts will be needed.
Download or read book Domestic Food Assistance Legislative Issues in the 110th Congress written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nutrition title of the omnibus 2007 "farm bill" will be the focus of legislative proposals affecting domestic food assistance programs in the 1st Session of the 110th Congress. The program areas that are expected to be addressed (because various authorities, like authorizations for appropriations expire at the end of FY2007) include: the regular Food Stamp program, programs operating in lieu of food stamps in Puerto Rico and American Samoa and on Indian reservations, The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), Community Food Projects, the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), and projects and initiatives to make fresh fruit and vegetables available in schools. Other nutrition assistance -- child nutrition programs (like the School Lunch program), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program), the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition program -- are on a different reauthorization/review schedule and probably will not be a significant part of the nutrition assistance debate in the 1st Session. The most significant issues raised are likely to be those surrounding the Food Stamp program and fresh fruit and vegetable projects. Proposals to changes rules governing food stamp eligibility and benefit levels, what items may be purchased with food stamp benefits, and how the Food Stamp program is administered by states are probable, as are calls for program revisions and grant initiatives aimed at easing access to food stamp benefits. Given the popularity of and support shown for the existing, limited projects to increase the presence of fresh fruit and vegetables in schools (and efforts to increase federal support for "specialty crops" as part of the overall farm bill), recommendations for expansion and possible restructuring of these initiatives are very likely. However, action on most of the food assistance proposals/issues taken up as part of the farm bill will depend heavily on budgetary considerations -- specifically, whether any new funding is available and whether spending cuts will be needed.
Download or read book Domestic Food Assistance written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Domestic Food Assistance written by Joe Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coordination and Simplification of Domestic Federal Assistance Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Hunger. Domestic Task Force and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Domestic Food Assistance written by Jean Yavis Jones and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book THE ROLE OF FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE HRG S HRG 110 29 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE NUTRITION AND FORESTRY U S SENATE 110TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION written by and published by . This book was released on 2007* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Domestic Food Assistance Legislative Chronology 1935 1992 written by Jean Yavis Jones and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE HEARING S HRG 110 159 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE 110TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION written by and published by . This book was released on 2008* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many Americans who live at or below the poverty threshold, access to healthy foods at a reasonable price is a challenge that often places a strain on already limited resources and may compel them to make food choices that are contrary to current nutritional guidance. To help alleviate this problem, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers a number of nutrition assistance programs designed to improve access to healthy foods for low-income individuals and households. The largest of these programs is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, which today serves more than 46 million Americans with a program cost in excess of $75 billion annually. The goals of SNAP include raising the level of nutrition among low-income households and maintaining adequate levels of nutrition by increasing the food purchasing power of low-income families. In response to questions about whether there are different ways to define the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a study to examine the feasibility of defining the adequacy of SNAP allotments, specifically: the feasibility of establishing an objective, evidence-based, science-driven definition of the adequacy of SNAP allotments consistent with the program goals of improving food security and access to a healthy diet, as well as other relevant dimensions of adequacy; and data and analyses needed to support an evidence-based assessment of the adequacy of SNAP allotments. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Examining the Evidence to Define Benefit Adequacy reviews the current evidence, including the peer-reviewed published literature and peer-reviewed government reports. Although not given equal weight with peer-reviewed publications, some non-peer-reviewed publications from nongovernmental organizations and stakeholder groups also were considered because they provided additional insight into the behavioral aspects of participation in nutrition assistance programs. In addition to its evidence review, the committee held a data gathering workshop that tapped a range of expertise relevant to its task.
Download or read book FDA Legislation in the 110th Congress written by Erin D. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both the House and the Senate have passed comprehnsive legislation to reauthorize existing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) programs and expand the agency's authority to ensure the safety of prescription drugs, medical devices, and biologics. The Senate passed the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act (S. 1082) on May 9, 2007. The House passed the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (H.R. 2900) on July 11, 2007. At its core, the legislation renews authority for two key user fee programs that are set to expire on October 1, 2007; the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA; P.L .107-188) and the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA; P.L. 107-250). These account for 87% of FDA's user fee revenue, and 19% of FDA's total FY2008 program level budget. Without the reauthorizations, and absent a substantial increase in FDA's annual appropriations, the agency would lose a significant source of funding. FDA had warned that a failure to reauthorize the user fee programs before August 1, 2007, would require the agency to issue layoff notices, but the agency has reportedly forstalled that necessity by switching to reserve funds. In addition to user fee programs, the bills reauthorize two other FDA authorities related to prescription drugs for pediatric populations, which was also due to expire on October 1, 2007: the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA; P.L. 107-109) and the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA; P.L. 108-155). These laws provide marketing exclusivity incentives and requirements for studying pediatric use of on-patient and off-patient drugs. S. 1082 and H.R. 2900 also contain provisions related to drug safety, pediatric medical devices, clinical trial registration, and the creation of a new nonprofit entity to assist FDA with its mission. The bills' overlapping provisions are similar, but not identical. S. 1972 contains some additional provisions that are not present in H.R. 2900, on the topics of food safety, prescription drug importation, and domestic pet turtle market access. Attempts to expand the legislation to address several other FDA-related issues, for example, follow-on biologics and genetic testing, have thus far been unsuccessful. Differences between the bills may be addressed in conference. This report contains background information about the FDA relevant to S.1082 and H.R. 2900. It presents a comparative overview of the bills' contents, and contains links to pertinent CRS reports. This report will be updated as further legislative events warrant.
Download or read book Hunger in America written by Gaston T. Labue and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the nutrition title of the omnibus 2008 'farm bill' affecting domestic food assistance programs. The program areas addressed include the regular Food Stamp program, programs operating in lieu of food stamps, The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, Community Food Projects, the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, initiatives to provide fresh fruit and vegetable in schools, and newly proposed nutrition and health promotion or support projects. Much of the book consists of testimony before the July 2008 Committee on Agriculture's Sub-Committee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, on the short- and long-term impacts of hunger.
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Download or read book Local Food Systems Concepts Impacts and Issues written by Steve Martinez and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.
Download or read book The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TANF Block Grant written by Gene Falk and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides federal grants to states for a wide range of benefits, services, and activities. It is best known for helping states pay for cash welfare for needy families with children, but it funds a wide array of additional activities. TANF was created in the 1996 welfare reform law (P.L. 104-193). TANF funding and program authority were extended through FY2010 by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA, P.L. 109-171). TANF provides a basic block grant of $16.5 billion to the 50 states and District of Columbia, and $0.1 billion to U.S. territories. Additionally, 17 states qualify for supplemental grants that total $319 million. TANF also requires states to contribute from their own funds at least $10.4 billion for benefits and services to needy families with children -- this is known as the maintenance-of-effort (MOE) requirement. States may use TANF and MOE funds in any manner "reasonably calculated" to achieve TANF's statutory purpose. This purpose is to increase state flexibility to achieve four goals: (1) provide assistance to needy families with children so that they can live in their own homes or the homes of relatives; (2) end dependence of needy parents on government benefits through work, job preparation, and marriage; (3) reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and (4) promote the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Though TANF is a block grant, there are some strings attached to states' use of funds, particularly for families receiving "assistance" (essentially cash welfare). States must meet TANF work participation standards or be penalised by a reduction in their block grant. The law sets standards stipulating that at least 50% of all families and 90% of two-parent families must be participating, but these statutory standards are reduced for declines in the cash welfare caseload. (Some families are excluded from the participation rate calculation.) Activities creditable toward meeting these standards are focused on work or are intended to rapidly attach welfare recipients to the workforce; education and training is limited. Federal TANF funds may not be used for a family with an adult that has received assistance for 60 months. This is the five-year time limit on welfare receipt. However, up to 20% of the caseload may be extended beyond the five years for reason of "hardship", with hardship defined by the states. Additionally, states may use funds that they must spend to meet the TANF MOE to aid families beyond five years. TANF work participation rules and time limits do not apply to families receiving benefits and services not considered "assistance". Child care, transportation aid, state earned income tax credits for working families, activities to reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies, activities to promote marriage and two-parent families, and activities to help families that have experienced or are "at risk" of child abuse and neglect are examples of such "nonassistance".
Download or read book The Federal Food Safety System written by Geoffrey S. Becker and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
