§ 7505. Federal and State responsibilities

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Probably should be “section”.

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 § 203B · 97 Stat. 13

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 7505

   Pub. L. 98–8, title II, § 203B, as added Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(5), Sept. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 610

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–8, title II, § 203B, as added Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(5), Sept. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 610

2. 1985

   Food Security Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–198 § 1568(a) · 99 Stat. 1354

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 7505(b)

   Pub. L. 99–198, § 1568(a), inserted at end “Each State agency shall encourage distribution of such commodities in rural areas.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1568(a), inserted at end “Each State agency shall encourage distribution of such commodities in rural areas.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 2038(b) 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 sentence: “Each State agency shall encourage distribution of such commodities in rural areas.”.

3. 1985

   Food Security Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–198 § 1568(b) · 99 Stat. 1354

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 7505(d)

   Pub. L. 99–198, § 1568(b), added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1568(b), added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 203B 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: “(d) Each State agency receiving commodities under this title may— “(1) enter into cooperative agreements with State agencies of other States for joint provision of such commodities to an emergency feeding organization that serves needy persons in a single geographical area part of which is situated in each of such States; or “(2) transfer such commodities to any such emergency feeding organization in the other State under such agreement.”.

4. 1988

   Hunger Prevention Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–435 title I § 105(c) · 102 Stat. 1645

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 7505(a)

   Pub. L. 100–435 inserted at end “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the distribution of commodities under this chapter, each State agency shall have the option to give priority to existing food bank networks and other organizations whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households, including food from sources other than the Department of Agriculture.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–435 inserted at end “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the distribution of commodities under this chapter, each State agency shall have the option to give priority to existing food bank networks and other organizations whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households, including food from sources other than the Department of Agriculture.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) State Optional Priority.— Section 203B(a) 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 sentence: “Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in the distribution of commodities under this Act, each State agency shall have the n to give priority to existing food bank networks and other organizations whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households, including food from sources other than the Department of Agriculture.”.

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

5. 1996

   Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–193 title VIII § 871(e)(1) · 110 Stat. 2105

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 7505(a)

   Pub. L. 104–193 substituted “203A”, which was translated as “section 7504 of this title”, for “203 and 203A of this Act”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–193 substituted “203A”, which was translated as “section 7504 of this title”, for “203 and 203A of this Act”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in the first sentence of section 203B(a), by striking “203 and 203A of this Act” and inserting “203A”;

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