This document contains oral testimony by state and government officials, prepared statements, and supporting materials concerning food assistance for the homeless. The bills before the Senate would increase Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding by $10 million in fiscal year 1987, and $20 million in 1988. According to John W. Bode of the Department of Agriculture, only .01 percent of TEFAP recipients are homeless; the needs of the homeless are best met through the Food Distribution Program to Charitable Institutions. Veronica A. Celani of the Vermont Department of Social Welfare applauded the bill's provision for 50 percent Federal matching for outreach directed at homeless individuals, and spoke in support of the homeless legislation passed by the House of Representatives (H.R. 558) and the Senate bill. R. Susan Motley of the New York City Human Resources Administration detailed the situation of the homeless in New York City and spoke in favor of an amended version of the bill. Robert J. Fersh of the Food Action and Research Committee also supported the bill. Also included are the texts of the two proposed bills S.728 and S.812. (BJV)