Commodity Supplemental Food Program

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Project Name:	Commodity Supplemental Food Program, as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note)
Project Address:
Amount Requested:	$203,000,000
Federal Department or Agency:	Department of Agriculture/Food and Nutrition Service
Individual or entity requesting this appropriation:	The program is currently distributed to thirty-two states, the District of Columbia, and two Indian Tribal Organizations.
Value to Michigan’s 15th Congressional District and the American taxpayer:
The CSFP provides a monthly nutritious food supplement to low-income senior citizens (93%), pregnant and post-partum mothers, and children under the age of six. The program is currently distributed to thirty-two states, the District of Columbia, and two Indian Tribal Organizations.

Representative John Dingell