HR 4220
12-17-07, House Agreed to Bill by Voice Vote
Received in Senate
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4220
AN ACT
To encourage the donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations
that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States in
contracts entered into by executive agencies for the provision, service,
or sale of food.
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 `Federal Food Donation Act of 2007'.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to encourage executive agencies and their contractors,
whenever practical and safe, to donate excess, apparently wholesome food
to feed food-insecure people in the United States.
SEC. 3. PROMOTING FEDERAL FOOD DONATION.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to provide that each contract
in an amount greater than $25,000 for the provision, service, or sale
of food, or for the lease or rental of Federal property to a private entity
for events at which food is provided, shall include a clause that--
(1) encourages the donation of excess, apparently wholesome food to
nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people
in the United States;
(2) provides that the head of an executive agency shall not assume responsibility
for the costs and logistics of collecting, transporting, maintaining
the safety of, or distributing such excess, apparently wholesome food
to food-insecure people in the United States; and
(3) states that executive agencies and contractors making donations
pursuant to this Act are protected from civil or criminal liability
under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791).
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
(1) EXCESS- The term `excess', when applied to food, means food that
is not required to meet the needs of executive agencies and would otherwise
be discarded.
(2) APPARENTLY WHOLESOME FOOD- The term `apparently wholesome food'
has the meaning provided in section 2(b)(2) of the Bill Emerson Good
Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791(b)(2)).
(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION- The term `nonprofit organization' means
any organization that is described in section 501(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of
such Code.
(4) FOOD INSECURE- The term `food insecure' means inconsistent access
to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food.
Passed the House of Representatives December 17, 2007.
Attest:
Clerk.
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4220
AN ACT
To encourage the donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations that
provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States in contracts
entered into by executive agencies for the provision, service, or sale
of food.
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