To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Tokuda
Introduced
Summary
Option for States to receive entitlement funds as cash for private-market commodity purchases. This bill would add a direct-purchase option to the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, letting eligible States convert their commodity entitlement funds into cash to buy commodities through the private commercial marketplace.
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- State agencies: Eligible States would be able to elect to receive all of their entitlement funds in cash and use those dollars to make direct purchases of commodities in private markets.
- Procurement path: The measure creates an alternative acquisition route that shifts purchases from existing federal or in-kind channels to private commercial procurement when a State chooses this option.
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States can buy emergency food
This bill would let an "eligible State" choose to get its emergency food entitlement funds as cash instead of federal commodity deliveries. The bill would use the existing term "eligible State" as defined in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. The bill would define "entitlement funds" as the dollar amount the Secretary uses to buy commodities under section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 for distribution under section 214. If enacted, the State would use the cash to buy commodities from private commercial suppliers for emergency distribution to households. The bill does not set new dollar amounts, caps, or an effective date.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Tokuda
HI • D
Cosponsors
Case
HI • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]
MP • R
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Salinas
OR • D
Sponsored 3/3/2026
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