Sec. 202. AVAILABILITY OF CCC COMMODITIES
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## Sec. 202 AVAILABILITY OF CCC COMMODITIES **[**[7 U.S.C. 7502](/us/usc/t7/s7502)**]** ###
(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 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. **[**(b)3 * * * 3Sec. 1565 of the Food Security Act of 1985, P.L. 99–198, 99 Stat. 1591, Dec. 23, 1985, amended this sec. by striking out “a” and by striking out subsec. (b).**]** ###
(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 a variety of commodities and products thereof that are most useful to eligible recipient agencies, including but not limited to, dairy products, wheat or the products thereof, rice, honey and cornmeal. ###
(e)Effective April 1, 1986, the Secretary shall submit semiannually 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. ###
(f)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the programs 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. ###
(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. ###
(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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- 99 Stat. 1591
- 15 USC 713a–14
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Sec. 202
AVAILABILITY OF CCC COMMODITIES
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