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Fresh Produce for Families Act of 2026
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow for commodities under the emergency food assistance program to be ordered through the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
Summary
- Amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow state agencies to optionally order emergency food assistance commodities through the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
- Permits states to use up to 20 percent of their commodity allocation costs to purchase fresh produce through the DOD Fresh program
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
1 cosponsor
Actions (2)
- Jun 18, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jun 18, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 18, 2026
Mr. Schiff (for himself and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow for commodities under the emergency food assistance program to be ordered through the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fresh Produce for Families Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. OPTION FOR PURCHASING TEFAP THROUGH DOD FRESH.
Section 214(c) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7515(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Option for purchasing through dod fresh.—At the request of a State agency, the Secretary may allow the State agency to use not more than 20 percent of the cost of the commodities allocated to that State agency under this section to order commodities through the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.”. <all>
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