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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) The term 'Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' A program that evolved out of a surplus commodity donation efforts begun by the USDA in late 1981 to dispose of surplus foods (especially cheese) held by the Commodity Credit Corporation. This program was explicitly authorized by the Congress in 1983 when funding was provided to assist states with the costs involved in storing and distributing the commodities. The program originally was entitled the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program when authorized under the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983. The word 'temporary' was dropped from statute and program title in the FACT Act of 1990. The acronym EFAP now is used for this program'. Previous 5 Terms: Temperature Inversion Temperature Recovery temporal Temporarily discharged fuel Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (TEFAA) Next 5 Terms: Temporary irrigation service land Temporary structure tempore TEMPS Tender About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.