§ 7502. Availability of CCC commodities

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. The word “be” probably should not appear.
2. 2 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–8 title II § 202 · 97 Stat. 13

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 7502

   Pub. L. 98–8, title II, § 202, Mar. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 35

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–8, title II, § 202, Mar. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 35

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 202. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commodities 7 USC 6l2c note. acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation that are in excess of quantities needed for the fiscal year to carry out a payment-in-kind acreage diversion program, maintain U.S. share of world markets, and meet international market development and food aid commitments, shall be made available by the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”) without charge or credit in such fiscal year for use by eligible recipient agencies. Upon request, commodities provided by the CCC shall be provided in a form suitable for individual household or institutional use. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if wheat stocks acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available for the purposes of this Act, up to 300,000 metric tons of wheat designated under section 302(b)(1) of the Food Security Wheat Reserve Act of 1980 shall be used for the purposes of this Act. Any amount of wheat 7 USC 1736f–l. used from the Food Security Wheat Reserve under this Act shall be replenished by an equivalent quantity of wheat under the provisions of section 302(b) of the Food Security Wheat Reserve Act of 1980 as soon as practicable, but before December 31, 1983.

2. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–92 § 2(3) · 97 Stat. 608

   Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 7502(a)

   Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(3), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation that are in excess of quantities needed for the fiscal year to carry out a payment-in-kind acreage diversion program, maintain U.S. share of world markets, and meet international market development and food aid commitments, shall be made available by the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the ‘Secretary’) without charge or credit in such fiscal year for use by eligible recipient agencies. Upon request, commodities provided by the CCC shall be provided in a form suitable for individual household or institutional use.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(3), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation that are in excess of quantities needed for the fiscal year to carry out a payment-in-kind acreage diversion program, maintain U.S. share of world markets, and meet international market development and food aid commitments, shall be made available by the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the ‘Secretary’) without charge or credit in such fiscal year for use by eligible recipient agencies. Upon request, commodities provided by the CCC shall be provided in a form suitable for individual household or institutional use.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) amending section 202(a) to read as follows: Ante, p. 35 “Sec. 202. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to complement the domestic nutrition programs, make maximum use of the Nation's agricultural abundance, and expand and improve the domestic distribution of price-supported commodities, commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation that the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Secretary’) determines, in his discretion, are in excess of quantities needed to— “(1) carry out other domestic donation programs, “(2) meet other domestic obligations (including quantities needed to carry out a payment-in-kind acreage diversion program), “(3) meet international market development and food aid commitments, and “(4) carry out the farm price and income stabilization purposes of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, the Agricultural 7 USC 1281. 7 USC 1421 note. 15 USC 714 note. Act of 1949, and the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, shall be made available by the Secretary, without charge or credit for such commodities, for use by eligible recipient agencies for food assistance.”;

3. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–92 § 2(4) · 97 Stat. 608

   1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 7502(b)

      Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(4), substituted “may be used” for “shall be used” which was executed by making the substitution for “December 31, 1983” to reflect the probable intent of Congress

   2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 7502(b)

      Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(4), substituted “October 1, 1985” for “December 1, 1983” which was executed by making the substitution for “December 31, 1983” to reflect the probable intent of Congress

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(4), substituted “may be used” for “shall be used” and directed the substitution of “October 1, 1985” for “December 1, 1983”, which was executed by making the substitution for “December 31, 1983” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) in section 202(b)— (A) in the first sentence, striking out “shall” and inserting in lieu thereof “may”; and (B) in the second sentence, striking out “December 1, 1983” and inserting in lieu thereof “October 1, 1985”;

4. 1985

   Food Security Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–198 § 1565(a) · 99 Stat. 1354

   1. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 7502

      Pub. L. 99–198, § 1565(a), struck out subsec. (a) designation

   2. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 7502

      Pub. L. 99–198, § 1565(a), struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if wheat stocks acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available for the purposes of this chapter, up to 300,000 metric tons of wheat designated under section 1736f–1(b)(1) of this title may be used for the purposes of this chapter. Any amount of wheat used from the Food Security Wheat Reserve under this chapter shall be replenished by an equivalent quantity of wheat under the provisions of section 1736f–1(b) of this title as soon as practicable, but before October 1, 1985.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–198, § 1565(a), struck out subsec. (a) designation and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if wheat stocks acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available for the purposes of this chapter, up to 300,000 metric tons of wheat designated under section 1736f–1(b)(1) of this title may be used for the purposes of this chapter. Any amount of wheat used from the Food Security Wheat Reserve under this chapter shall be replenished by an equivalent quantity of wheat under the provisions of section 1736f–1(b) of this title as soon as practicable, but before October 1, 1985.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 202 of the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by— (1) striking out the subsection designation for subsection (a); and (2) striking out subsection (b).

5. 1985

   Food Security Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–198 § 1564(a) · 99 Stat. 1354

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 7502(c)(e)

   Pub. L. 99–198, § 1564(a), added subsecs. (c) to (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1564(a), added subsecs. (c) to (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 202 of the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(c) In addition to any commodities described in subsection (a), in carrying out this Act, the Secretary may use agricultural commodities and the products thereof made available under clause (2) of the second sentence of section 32 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes’, approved August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c). “(d) Commodities made available under this Act shall include, but not be limited to, dairy products, wheat or the products thereof, rice, honey, and cornmeal. “(e) Effective April 1, 1986, the Secretary shall submit semiannually Effective date. Report. to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the types and amounts of commodities made available for distribution under this Act.”.

6. 1987

   Pub. L. 100–77 § 811(b) · 101 Stat. 482

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 7502(a)

   Pub. L. 100–77, § 811(b), inserted subsec. (a) designation

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–77, § 811(b), inserted subsec. (a) designation.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Technical Amendment.— Section 202 of the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by inserting the subsection designation “(a)” after “Sec. 202.”.

7. 1987

   Pub. L. 100–77 § 811(a) · 101 Stat. 482

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 7502(d)

   Pub. L. 100–77, § 811(a), inserted “a variety of commodities and products thereof that are most useful to eligible recipient agencies, including” after “shall include”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–77, § 811(a), inserted “a variety of commodities and products thereof that are most useful to eligible recipient agencies, including” after “shall include”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Commodities for Eligible Recipient Agencies.— Section 202(d) of the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by inserting after “shall include” the following: “a variety of commodities and products thereof that are most useful to eligible recipient agencies, including”.

8. 1988

   Hunger Prevention Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–435 title I § 101 · 102 Stat. 1645

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 7502(f)

   Pub. L. 100–435 added subsec. (f)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100–435 added subsec. (f).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 101. DOMESTIC USE AS A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN FOREIGN SALES. Section 202 of the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the programs Dairy products. authorized by sections 153 and 1163 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a–14 and 7 U.S.C. 1731 note) shall not be operated in a manner that will, in any way, reduce the quantities of dairy products that traditionally are made available to carry out this Act or any other domestic feeding program.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 100–435 to be effective and implemented on Sept. 19, 1988, see section 701(b)(1) of Pub. L. 100–435, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.

9. 1990

   Mickey Leland Memorial Domestic Hunger Relief Act

   Pub. L. 101–624 title XVII § 1772(b) · 104 Stat. 3359

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 7502(g)

   Pub. L. 101–624 added subsec. (g)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101–624 added subsec. (g).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Availability of CCC Commodities.— Section 202 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(g) (1) Whenever commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation are made available for donation to domestic food programs in quantities that exceed Federal obligations, the Secretary shall give equal consideration to making donations of such commodities to emergency feeding organizations participating in the program authorized by this Act as is given to other commodity recipient agencies, taking into account the types and amounts of commodities available and appropriate for distribution to these organizations. “(2) In determining the commodities that will be made available to emergency feeding organizations under this Act, the Secretary may distribute commodities that become available on a seasonal or irregular basis.”.

10. 2014

    Agricultural Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–79 title IV § 4207 · 128 Stat. 649

    Added · 7 U.S.C. § 7502(h)

    Pub. L. 113–79 added subsec. (h)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 113–79 added subsec. (h).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 4207. PURCHASE OF HALAL AND KOSHER FOOD FOR EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.   Section 202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7502) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(h) Kosher and Halal Food.— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall finalize and implement a plan— “(1) to increase the purchase of Kosher and Halal food from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification to carry out the program established under this Act if the Kosher and Halal food purchased is cost neutral as compared to food that is not from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification; and “(2) to modify the labeling of the commodities list used to carry out the program in a manner that enables Kosher and Halal distribution entities to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks.” .

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