7 U.S.C. § 7514
The Secretary shall administer the program authorized under this chapter in a manner that incorporates into the program additional commodities purchased by the Secretary under section 7515 of this title to be distributed to States for use in such States by emergency feeding organizations, as defined in section 7501(1)1 of this title. Such additional commodities, to the extent practicable and appropriate, shall include commodities purchased within a given State for distribution within such State.
The Secretary shall supplement the commodities made available to emergency feeding organizations under sections 7502 and 7507(a) of this title with nutritious and useful commodities purchased by the Secretary under section 7515 of this title.
1See References in Text note below.
7 U.S.C. § 7514
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 7501 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was subsequently amended, and section 7501(1) no longer defines the term "emergency feeding organization". However, such term is defined elsewhere in that section.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection to be effective and implemented on Oct. 1, 1988, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 100-435 set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under section 2012 of this title.
- additional commodities
- The term "additional commodities" means commodities made available under section 7515 of this title in addition to the commodities made available under sections 7502 and 7507 of this title.
- 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.