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Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 USC Ch. 102)

País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1983 (2020)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Nutrición Subvención/incentivo Productos agrícolas Institución Crédito Entidad no gubernamental Pobreza Seguridad alimentaria
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

This act provides for emergency food assistance. It states that 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 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 [7 U.S.C.1281 et seq.], the Agricultural Act of 1949 [7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.], and the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act [15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.], shall be made available by the Secretary, without charge or credit for such commodities, for use by eligible recipient agencies for food assistance. To receive commodities under this chapter, a State shall submit to the Secretary an operation and administration plan for the provision of benefits under this chapter. The Secretary shall, as expeditiously as possible, provide the commodities made available under this chapter in such quantities as can be used without waste to State agencies designated by the Governor or other appropriate State official for distribution to eligible recipient agencies, except that the Secretary may provide such commodities directly to eligible recipient agencies and to private companies that process such commodities for eligible recipient agencies under sections 7504 of this title. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the distribution of commodities under this chapter, each State agency shall have the option to give priority to existing food bank networks and other organizations whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households, including food from sources other than the Department of Agriculture.

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uscode.house.gov