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 101 STAT. 1734

Reports.

Termination date.

PUBLIC LAW 100-237—JAN. 8, 1988

by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall apply to— (A) the commodity distribution and commodity supplemental food programs established under sections 4(a) and 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); (B) the program established under section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)); (C) the school lunch, commodity distribution, and child care food programs established under sections 6, 14, and 17 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755, 1762a, and 1766); (D) the school breakfast program established under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); (E) the donation of surplus commodities to provide nutrition services under section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a); and (F) to the extent practicable— (i) the temporary emergency food assistance program established under the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); and '*•' (ii) programs under which food is donated to charitable institutions. (3) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—(A) The Secretary shall establish an advisory council on the distribution of donated commodities to recipient agencies. The Secretary shall appoint not less than nine and not more than 15 members to the council, including— (i) representatives of recipient agencies; (ii) representatives of food processors and food distributors; (iii) representatives of agricultural organizations; (iv) representatives of State distribution agency directors; and (v) representatives of State advisory committees. (B) The council shall meet not less than semiannually with appropriate officials of the Department of Agriculture and shall provide guidance to the Secretary on regulations and policy development with respect to specifications for commodities. (C) Members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall receive reimbursement for necessary travel and subsistence expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties of the committee. (D) The council shall report annually to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. (E) The council shall expire on September 30, 1992. (b) DUTIES OF SECRETARY WITH RESPECT TO PROVISION OF COMMOD-

ITIES.—With respect to the provision of commodities to recipient agencies, the Secretary shall— (1) before the end of the 270-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act— (A) implement a system to provide recipient agencies with options with respect to package sizes and forms of such commodities, based on information received from such

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