In United States agricultural law, Commodity Assistance Program is term used by appropriators to refer to a variety of
domestic programs receiving food in the form of USDA supplied commodities. The term was formalized for the first time in FY1996 appropriations law (P.L. 104-37, October 21, 1995) to refer to the consolidation for funding purposes of three commodity donation programs that are authorized under two separate statutes: the Emergency Food Assistance Program (EFAP), Soup Kitchen-Food Bank Program

Soup Kitchen-Food Bank Program

The Soup Kitchen-Food Bank Program was originally authorized under the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 to buy commodities for soup kitchens and food banks not participating in the Emergency Food Assistance Program . This program was consolidated with EFAP by an amendment to the Emergency Food...

, and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).