§ 1427a. Reserve inventories for alleviation of distress of natural disaster
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(a)Establishment, maintenance and disposal by Secretary; amount and nature of reserve Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may under the provisions of this Act establish, maintain, and dispose of a separate reserve of inventories of not to exceed 75 million bushels of wheat, feed grains, and soybeans for the purpose of alleviating distress caused by a natural disaster.
Such reserve inventories may include such quantities of grain that the Secretary deems needed to provide for the alleviation of distress as the result of a natural disaster.
(b)Acquisition of commodities through price support program The Secretary may acquire such commodities through the price support program. However, if the Secretary determines that no wheat, feed grains, or soybeans are available through the price support program at locations where they may be economically utilized to alleviate distress caused by a natural disaster, the Secretary is authorized to purchase through the facilities of the Commodity Credit Corporation such wheat, feed grains, soybeans, hay, or other livestock forages as the Secretary deems necessary for disposition in accordance with the authority provided in subsection
(d)of this section. The Secretary may acquire wheat, feed grains, soybeans, hay, or other livestock forages at such locations, at such times, and in such quantities as the Secretary finds necessary and appropriate and may pay such transportation and other costs as may be required to permit disposition of such wheat, feed grains, soybeans, hay, and other livestock forages under subsection
(d)of this section.
(c)Prerequisites for sale or disposition of commodities in reserve Except when a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the President or by concurrent resolution of Congress declaring that such reserves should be disposed of, the Secretary shall not offer any commodity in the reserve for sale or disposition.
(d)Additional authorization for disposition of commodities to relieve distress or for civil defense emergencies The Secretary is also authorized to dispose of such commodities only for
(1)use in relieving distress
(A)in any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands of the United States,
(B)in connection with any major disaster or emergency determined by the President to warrant assistance by the Federal Government under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (88 Stat. 143, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 5121), and
(C)in connection with any emergency determined by the Secretary to warrant assistance under section 1427 of this title, the Act of September 21, 1959 (73 Stat. 574, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1427 note), or section 2267 1 of this title; or
(2)use in connection with a state of civil defense emergency as proclaimed by the President or by concurrent resolution of the Congress in accordance with title VI of The 2 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 5195 et seq.].
(e)Sale at equivalent prices for maintenance of reserve The Secretary may sell at an equivalent price, allowing for the customary location and grade price differentials, substantially equivalent quantities in different locations or warehouses to the extent needed to properly handle, rotate, distribute, and locate such reserve.
(f)Utilization of Commodity Credit Corporation and usual and customary channels, etc., of trade and commerce The Secretary may use the Commodity Credit Corporation to the extent feasible to fulfill the purposes of this section; and to the maximum extent practicable consistent with the fulfillment of the purposes of this section and the effective and efficient administration of this section shall utilize the usual and customary channels, facilities, and arrangements of trade and commerce.
(g)Rules and regulations The Secretary may issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(h)Authorization of appropriations There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(Pub. L. 91–524, title VIII, § 813, as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(27)(B), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 239; amended Pub. L. 95–113, title XI, § 1103, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 953; Pub. L. 97–98, title X, § 1003, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1260; Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 109(b), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4708; Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3412(b)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3111.)
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statutes-at-large
- Public Law 95–113To provide price and income protection for farmers and assure consumers of an abundance of food and filter at reasonable prices, and for other purposes
- Private Law 104–4For the relief of Nguyen Quy An
- Proclamation 6898
- Public Law 100–707To amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 to provide for more effective assistance in response to major disasters and emergencies, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–98To provide price and income protection for farmers, assure consumers an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices, continue food assistance to low-income households, and for other purposes
- Public Law 105–18Making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes
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U.S. Code
- Congressional findings and declarations§ 5121
- Commodity Credit Corporation sales price restrictions§ 1427
- Declaration of policy§ 5195
- Short title§ 1281
- Repealed. Pub. L. 100–387, title I, § 101(b)(1), Aug. 11, 1988, 102 Stat. 931§ 2267
- Price support§ 1421
- Congressional findings and declaration of policy§ 4301
- Limitation on payments under wheat, feed grains, and cotton programs for 1974 through 1977 crops§ 1307
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- 88 Stat. 143
- 73 Stat. 574
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- Pub. L. 91–524, title VIII, § 813
- Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(27)(B)
- 87 Stat. 239
- Pub. L. 95–113, title XI, § 1103
- 91 Stat. 953
- Pub. L. 97–98, title X, § 1003
- 95 Stat. 1260
- Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 109(b)
- 102 Stat. 4708
- Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3412(b)(3)
- 108 Stat. 3111
- Pub. L. 91–524
- 84 Stat. 1358
- Pub. L. 93–288
- Pub. L. 86–299
- Pub. L. 100–387, title I, § 101(b)(1)
- 102 Stat. 931
- Pub. L. 103–337
- Pub. L. 100–707
- Pub. L. 97–98
- Pub. L. 95–113, § 1103(a)
- Pub. L. 95–113, § 1103(b)
- section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98
- Pub. L. 95–113
- section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113
- Pub. L. 105–18, title II
- 111 Stat. 170
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