Surplus Commodities: Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program's Operations and Continuance

RCED-88-11 Published: Oct 19, 1987. Publicly Released: Oct 23, 1987.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), focusing on the views of Georgia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania regarding the: (1) appropriateness of the method for allocating commodities and funds among states; and (2) potential effects of the program's continuation on the states.

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Agriculture and Food

Dairy productsDisadvantaged personsEligibility determinationsstate relationsFood relief programsGrain and grain productsHomelessnessState governmentsState-administered programsSurplus federal property