7 U.S.C. § 7506

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 7506 - Assurances; anticipated use

(a) The Secretary shall take such precautions as the Secretary deems necessary to assure that any eligible recipient agency receiving commodities under this chapter will provide such commodities to persons served by the eligible recipient agency and will not diminish its normal expenditures for food by reason of the receipt of such commodities. The Secretary shall also take such precautions as the Secretary deems necessary to assure that commodities made available under this chapter will not displace commercial sales of such commodities or the products thereof. The Secretary shall not make commodities available for donation in any quantity or manner that the Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion, determines may, substitute for the same or any other agricultural produce that would otherwise be purchased in the market.

(b) Commodities provided under this chapter shall be distributed only in quantities that can be consumed without waste. No eligible recipient agency may receive commodities under this chapter in excess of anticipated use, based on inventory records and controls, or in excess of its ability to accept and store such commodities.

7 U.S.C. § 7506

Pub. L. 98-8, title II, §203C, as added Pub. L. 98-92, §2(5), Sept. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 610; amended Pub. L. 99-198, title XV, §1566, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1591; Pub. L. 104-66, title I, §1011(k), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 710.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1995-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-66 struck out at end "The Secretary shall submit to Congress each year a report as to whether and to what extent such displacements or substitutions are occurring."1985-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-198 inserted at end "The Secretary shall submit to Congress each year a report as to whether and to what extent such displacements or substitutions are occurring."

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 98-92, §2, Sept. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 608, provided in part that this section is effective Oct. 1, 1983.

eligible recipient agency

The term "eligible recipient agency" means a public or nonprofit organization that-(A) administers-(i) an emergency feeding organization;(ii) a charitable institution (including a hospital and a retirement home, but excluding a penal institution) to the extent that the institution serves needy persons;(iii) a summer camp for children, or a child nutrition program providing food service;(iv) a nutrition project operating under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including a project that operates a congregate nutrition site and a project that provides home-delivered meals; or(v) a disaster relief program;(B) has been designated by the appropriate State agency, or by the Secretary; and(C) has been approved by the Secretary for participation in the program established under this chapter.