[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7085 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7085 To require that the poverty line determined for the State of Alaska be used for all the States and the District of Columbia, during a 6-month period for the purpose of carrying out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2008 Mr. Baca introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require that the poverty line determined for the State of Alaska be used for all the States and the District of Columbia, during a 6-month period for the purpose of carrying out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. 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 ``America's Right-to- Eat Rescue Act of 2008''. SEC. 2. TEMPORARY UNIFORM USE OF ALASKA POVERTY LINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN NUTRITION PROGRAMS. During the 6-month period beginning on the 1st day of the 1st month that begins more than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each reference to the poverty line applicable in-- (1) the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), and (2) the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), with respect to any of the several States or the District of Columbia, shall be deemed to be a reference to the poverty line then applicable under the Acts for such period with respect to the State of Alaska. <all>