To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to authorize additional funds to expand the nutritional assistance program in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to permit such assistance to be provided by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the form of cash during periods for which the Secretary determines that access to such assistance is limited or unavailable as a result of a natural disaster.

United States115th CongressHR-6208House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 25, 2018

Summary

Puerto Rico Flexibility in Food Assistance Act of 2018 This bill modifies the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nutrition Assistance Program to: (1) authorize additional funds during FY2020 and FY2021 for the block grant for Puerto Rico, and (2) allow participants in Puerto Rico to receive benefits in cash after USDA determines that access to benefits is limited or unavailable as a result of a natural disaster.

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  1. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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  2. Introduced in House

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