Hunger Prevention Act of 1988

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| shorttitle = Hunger Prevention Act of 1988

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| longtitle = An Act to amend the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make available additional types of commodities, to improve child nutrition and food stamp programs, to provide other hunger relief, and for other purposes.

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| enacted by = 100th

| effective date = September 19, 1988

| public law url = http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-102/pdf/STATUTE-102-Pg1645.pdf

| cite public law = 100-435

| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|102|1645}}

| acts amended = Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983

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| title amended = 7 U.S.C.: Agriculture

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| sections amended = {{Usc-title-chap|7|51}} § 2011 et seq.

| leghisturl = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d100:SN02560:@@@R

| introducedin = Senate

| introducedbill = {{USBill|100|S.|2560}}

| introducedby = Patrick Leahy (DVT)

| introduceddate = June 23, 1988

| committees = Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

| passedbody1 = Senate

| passeddate1 = July 26, 1988

| passedvote1 = [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/100-1988/s677 90-7]

| passedbody2 = House

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| passeddate2 = August 11, 1988

| passedvote2 = passed voice vote

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| agreedbody3 = Senate

| agreeddate3 = August 11, 1988

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| signedpresident = Ronald Reagan

| signeddate = September 19, 1988

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The Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 (P.L. {{not a typo|100-435}}) amended the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (P.L. {{not a typo|98-8}}) to require the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make additional types of commodities available for the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), to improve the child nutrition and food stamp programs, and to provide other hunger relief.

References

  • {{CRS|article = Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110810044532/http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf|author= Jasper Womach}}

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Category:1988 in American law

Category:100th United States Congress

Category:United States federal agriculture legislation

Category:United States federal welfare and public assistance legislation

Category:1988 establishments in the United States