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.
USA115th CongressHR-6208| House
| Updated: 6/25/2018
Nydia M. Velázquez
Democratic Representative
New York
Agriculture Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and Food
Caribbean areaDisaster relief and insuranceFood assistance and reliefNatural disastersPuerto RicoU.S. territories and protectorates
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.
USA115th CongressHR-6208| House
| Updated: 6/25/2018
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nydia M. Velázquez
Democratic Representative
New York
Agriculture Committee
Agriculture and Food
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Caribbean areaDisaster relief and insuranceFood assistance and reliefNatural disastersPuerto RicoU.S. territories and protectorates