§ 1446a. — Dairy products; availability through Commodity Credit Corporation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC1446a]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 35A--PRICE SUPPORT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
SUBCHAPTER III--NONBASIC AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
Sec. 1446a. Dairy products; availability through Commodity
Credit Corporation
As a means of increasing the utilization of dairy products
(including for purposes of this section, milk) upon the certification by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or by the Secretary of the Army,
acting for the military departments under the Department of Defense's
Single Service Purchase Assignment for Subsistence, or their duly
authorized representatives that the usual quantities of dairy products
have been purchased in the normal channels of trade--
(a) Secretary of Veterans Affairs; needs; report to Congress
The Commodity Credit Corporation until December 31, 1995, shall make
available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs at warehouses where dairy
products are stored, such dairy products acquired under price-support
programs as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies that he requires
in order to provide butter and cheese and other dairy products as a part
of the ration in hospitals under his jurisdiction. The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall report every six months to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of
Agriculture the amount of dairy products used under this subsection.
(b) Secretary of the Army; needs; report to Congress
The Commodity Credit Corporation until December 31, 1995, shall make
available to the Secretary of the Army, at warehouses where dairy
products are stored, such dairy products acquired under price-support
programs as the Secretary of the Army or his duly authorized
representative certifies can be utilized in order to provide additional
butter and cheese and other dairy products as a part of the ration (1)
of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard, (2) in hospitals under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, and (3) of cadets and
midshipmen at, and other personnel assigned to, the United States
Merchant Marine Academy. The Secretary of the Army shall report every
six months to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Secretary of Agriculture the amount of dairy
products used under this subsection.
(c) Costs
Dairy products made available under this section shall be made
available without charge, except that the Secretary of the Army or the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pay the Commodity Credit Corporation
the costs of packaging incurred in making such products so available.
(d) Dairy products available
The obligation of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make dairy
products available pursuant to the above shall be limited to dairy
products acquired by the Corporation through price-support operations
and not disposed of under provisions (1) and (2) of section 1431 \1\ of
this title.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See References in Text note below.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title II, Sec. 202, as added Aug. 28, 1954, ch.
1041, title II, Sec. 204(d), 68 Stat. 900; amended Apr. 2, 1956, ch.
159, Sec. 3, 70 Stat. 87; Pub. L. 85-835, title V, Sec. 504, Aug. 28,
1958, 72 Stat. 996; Pub. L. 87-128, title IV, Sec. 403, Aug. 8, 1961, 75
Stat. 319; Pub. L. 87-495, June 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 109; Pub. L. 88-529,
Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 736; Pub. L. 90-140, Nov. 16, 1967, 81 Stat.
464; Pub. L. 91-524, title II, Sec. 203, Nov. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1361;
Pub. L. 93-86, Sec. 1(4), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 223; Pub. L. 95-113,
title II, Sec. 204, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 920; Pub. L. 97-98, title
I, Sec. 104, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1220; Pub. L. 99-198, title I,
Sec. 151, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1377; Pub. L. 101-624, title I,
Sec. 109, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3380; Pub. L. 102-54, Sec. 13(c),
June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 274; Pub. L. 102-237, title I, Sec. 113(9),
Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1838; Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 4(b), Nov. 2, 1994,
108 Stat. 4582.)
References in Text
Provisions (1) and (2) of section 1431 of this title, referred to in
subsec. (d), were redesignated as subsec. (a)(1) and (2) of section 1431
of this title by Pub. L. 98-258, title V, Sec. 502(1), Apr. 10, 1984, 98
Stat. 137.
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 4(b)(1), substituted
``Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and
the Committee on Agriculture of the House'' for ``Committees on
Agriculture of the Senate and House''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 4(b)(2), substituted ``Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee
on Agriculture of the House'' for ``Committees on Agriculture of the
Senate and the House''.
1991--Pub. L. 102-54 and Pub. L. 102-237, Sec. 113(9)(A), amended
introductory provisions identically, substituting ``Secretary of
Veterans Affairs'' for ``Administrator of Veterans' Affairs''.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-237, Sec. 113(9)(B), substituted
``Secretary of Veterans Affairs'' for ``Administrator'' before
``certifies'' and ``shall report''.
Pub. L. 102-54 and Pub. L. 102-237, Sec. 113(9)(A), amended subsec.
(a) identically, substituting ``Secretary of Veterans Affairs'' for
``Administrator of Veterans' Affairs'' before ``at warehouses''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-54 and Pub. L. 102-237, Sec. 113(9)(A),
amended subsec. (c) identically, substituting ``Secretary of Veterans
Affairs'' for ``Administrator of Veterans' Affairs''.
1990--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 101-624 substituted ``1995'' for
``1990''.
1985--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 99-198 substituted ``1990'' for
``1985''.
1981--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 97-98 substituted ``1985'' for
``1981''.
1977--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 95-113 substituted ``1981'' for
``1977''.
1973--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 93-86 substituted ``1977'' for
``1973''.
1970--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 91-524 substituted ``1973'' for
``1970''.
1967--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 90-140 substituted ``1970'' for
``1967''.
1964--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 88-529 substituted ``1967'' for
``1964''.
1962--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87-495 changed requirement of a monthly
report to one every six months.
1961--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 87-128 substituted ``1964'' for
``1961''.
1958--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 85-835 substituted ``1961'' for
``1958'' and provided for receipt of surplus dairy products by Coast
Guard and United States Merchant Marine Academy.
1956--Subsecs. (a), (b). Act Apr. 2, 1956, substituted ``1958'' for
``1956''.
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101-624 effective beginning with 1991 crop of
an agricultural commodity, with provision for prior crops, see section
1171 of Pub. L. 101-624, set out as a note under section 1421 of this
title.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801
of Pub. L. 97-98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301
of this title.
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901
of Pub. L. 95-113, set out as a note under section 1307 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the
Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of
Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of
Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified,
set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1447 of this title.
