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 12 2 STA T . 1122 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 34—M A Y 22, 200 8‘ ‘ (B)improv i ngtheca pacit y o f the foo db an ks to pro - c u re , receive, store, distribute, track, and de l iver time- sensitive or perishable food products . ‘‘(c) USEOFFUND S. —A n eligible entity shall use a grant received under this section for any fiscal year to carry out activities of the eligible entity, including— ‘‘( 1 ) the development and maintenance of a computeri z ed system for the tracking of time-sensitive food products ‘‘( 2 ) capital, infrastructure, and operating costs associated w ith the collection, storage, distribution, and transportation of time-sensitive and perishable food products; ‘‘( 3 ) improving the security and diversity of the emergency food distribution and recovery systems of the United S tates through the support of small or mid-size farms and ranches, fisheries, and a q uaculture, and donations from local food pro- ducers and manufacturers to persons in need; ‘‘( 4 ) providing recovered foods to food banks and similar nonprofit emergency food providers to reduce hunger in the United States; ‘‘( 5 ) improving the identification of— ‘‘(A) potential providers of donated foods; ‘‘(B) potential nonprofit emergency food providers; and ‘‘( C ) persons in need of emergency food assistance in rural areas; and ‘‘( 6 ) constructing, e x panding, or repairing a facility or equip- ment to support hunger relief agencies in the community. ‘‘(d) AU TH O RIZA TION OF A P PROPRIATIONS.— T here is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $ 15, 0 00,000 for each of fiscal years 200 8 through 2012. ’ ’. PARTI I —FO O D DI S TRI BU TIO N PRO G RA M ON INDIAN R E SER V ATIONS SEC.421 1. A SSESS INGTH EN U T R ITI O NA LV ALUE O F THE F DP IR FOOD PAC K AGE. (a) I N G ENERA L .—Section 4 of the Food and N utrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2013) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following

‘‘(b) FOOD D ISTRI B UTION P RO G RA M ON INDIAN R ESER V ATIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Distribution of commodities, with or without the supplemental nutrition assistance program, shall be made whenever a request for concurrent or separate food program operations, respectively, is made by a tribal organiza- tion. ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Sub j ect to subparagraphs (B) and (C), in the event of distribution on all or part of an Indian reservation, the appropriate agency of the State govern- ment in the area involved shall be responsible for the distribution. ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION B Y TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—If the Secretary determines that a tribal organization is capable of effectively and efficiently administering a distribution described in paragraph (1), then the tribal organization shall administer the distribution. ‘‘(C) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall not approve any plan for a distribution described in paragraph (1) that

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