7 U.S.C. § 7511a

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

Section 7511a - Emergency food program infrastructure grants

(a) Definition of eligible entity

In this section, the term "eligible entity" means an emergency feeding organization.

(b) Program authorized

(1) In general

The Secretary shall use funds made available under subsection (d) to make grants to eligible entities to pay the costs of an activity described in subsection (c).

(2) Rural preference

The Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent of the funds described in paragraph (1) for a fiscal year to make grants to eligible entities that serve predominantly rural communities for the purposes of-

(A) expanding the capacity and infrastructure of food banks, State-wide food bank associations, and food bank collaboratives that operate in rural areas; and

(B) improving the capacity of the food banks to procure, receive, store, distribute, track, and deliver time-sensitive or perishable food products.

(c) Use of funds

An eligible entity shall use a grant received under this section for any fiscal year to carry out activities of the eligible entity, including-

(1) the development and maintenance of a computerized system for the tracking of time-sensitive food products;

(2) capital, infrastructure, and operating costs associated with the collection, storage, distribution, and transportation of time-sensitive and perishable food products;

(3) improving the security and diversity of the emergency food distribution and recovery systems of the United States through the support of small or mid-size farms and ranches, fisheries, and aquaculture, and donations from local food producers and manufacturers to persons in need;

(4) providing recovered foods to food banks and similar nonprofit emergency food providers to reduce hunger in the United States;

(5) improving the identification of-

(A) potential providers of donated foods;

(B) potential nonprofit emergency food providers; and

(C) persons in need of emergency food assistance in rural areas; and

(6) constructing, expanding, or repairing a facility or equipment to support hunger relief agencies in the community.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023.

7 U.S.C. § 7511a

Pub. L. 98-8, title II, §209, as added Pub. L. 110-234, title IV, §42024202,, 122 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 110-246, §4(a), title IV, §4202, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1883; amended Pub. L. 113-79, title IV, §4027(b), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 812; Pub. L. 115-334, title IV, §4018(d), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4650.

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246.

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 209 of Pub. L. 98-8 which related to commodity supplemental food program administrative expenses, was set out in a note under section 612c of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-198, title XV, §1562(e)(1), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1590.

AMENDMENTS2018-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115-334 substituted "2023" for "2018". 2014-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113-79 substituted "2018" for "2012".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATEEnactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110-234 by Pub. L. 110-246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-234 except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110-246 set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.Section effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110-246 set out as an Effective Date of 2008 Amendment note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.

emergency feeding organization

The term "emergency feeding organization" means a public or nonprofit organization that administers activities and projects (including the activities and projects of a charitable institution, a food bank, a food pantry, a hunger relief center, a soup kitchen, or a similar public or private nonprofit eligible recipient agency) providing nutrition assistance to relieve situations of emergency and distress through the provision of food to needy persons, including low-income and unemployed persons.

food bank

The term "food bank" means a public or charitable institution that maintains an established operation involving the provision of food or edible commodities, or the products of food or edible commodities, to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or other food or feeding centers that, as an integral part of their normal activities, provide meals or food to feed needy persons on a regular basis.