Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1014

 91 STAT. 980

Quarterly report, submittal to congressional committees.

PUBLIC LAW 95-113—SEPT. 29, 1977 Stamp Act of 1977, but shall be disposed of pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, in effect prior to the effective date of the Food Stamp Act of 1977. (c) Appropriations made available to carry out the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, shall be available to carry out the provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1977. (d) The Secretary shall, within six months of enactment of this Act, submit a quarterly report to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the House Committee on Agriculture, setting forth the previous quarter's expenditure, by State, for the food stamp program. Such report shall also include the number of individuals participating in the program and the cost of administering the program at each State level and at the national level. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS

Effective date. 7 USC 612c note.

Effective date. 7 USC 1307 note.

SEC. 1304. (a) Effective October 1, 1977, sections 4(a) and 4(b) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended, are amended to read as follows: "SEC. 4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may, during fiscal years 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981, purchase and distribute sufficient agricultural commodities with funds appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury to maintain the traditional level of assistance for food assistance programs as are authorized by law, including but not limited to distribution to institutions, supplemental feeding programs wherever located, disaster areas, summer camps for children, the United States Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and Indians, whenever a tribal organization requests distribution of federally donated foods pursuant to section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977. In providing for commodity distribution to Indians, the Secretary shall improve the variety and quantity of commodities supplied to Indians in order to provide them an opportunity to obtain a more nutritious diet. "(b) The Secretary may furnish commodities to summer camps for children in which the number of adults participating in camp activities as compared with the number of children under 18 years of age so participating is not unreasonable in light of the nature of such camp and the characteristics of the children in attendance.". (b) Effective October 1, 1977, the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended, is amended by— (1) redesignating section 5 as section 6; and (2) inserting after section 4 a new section 5 as follows:; COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL EOOD PROGRAM

Payment to State or local agencies. 7 USC 612c note.

"SEC. 5. (a) In carrying out the supplemental feeding program (hereinafter referred to as the 'commodity supplemental food program') to which reference is made in section 4 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall pay to each State or local agency administering any such program, for each of the fiscal years 1978 through 1981, an amount equal to its administrative costs not in excess of an amount equal to 15 per centum of the total amount of the value of commodities made available to the State or local agency for such program in such fiscal year. "(b) During the first three months of any commodity supplemental food program, or until such program reaches its projected caseload level, whichever comes first, the Secretary shall pay those administrative costs necessary to commence the program successfully: Pro-

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