Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program
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The Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a program that evolved out of surplus commodity donation efforts begun by the USDA in late 1981 to dispose of surplus foods (especially cheese) held by the Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC). This program was explicitly authorized by the Congress in 1983 when funding was provided to assist states with the costs involved in storing and distributing the commodities. The program originally was entitled the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program when authorized under the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983
(P.L. 98-8). The word temporary was dropped from statute and program title in the 1990 farm bill (P.L. 101-624). The acronym EFAP now is used for this program (7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.).
Commodity Credit Corporation
The Commodity Credit Corporation is a wholly owned government corporation created in 1933 to "stabilize, support, and protect farm income and prices"...
(CCC). This program was explicitly authorized by the Congress in 1983 when funding was provided to assist states with the costs involved in storing and distributing the commodities. The program originally was entitled the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program when authorized under the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983
Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983
The Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 was a supplemental appropriations act for FY1983 that among other things explicitly authorized a discretionary commodity donation effort begun in 1981 by the USDA. The initial effort was limited to disposal of excess commodities held by the...
(P.L. 98-8). The word temporary was dropped from statute and program title in the 1990 farm bill (P.L. 101-624). The acronym EFAP now is used for this program (7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.).