§ 2036. — Availability of commodities for emergency food assistance program.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 7USC2036]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 51--FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Sec. 2036. Availability of commodities for emergency food
assistance program
(a) Purchase of commodities
From amounts made available to carry out this chapter, for each of
fiscal years 2002 through 2007, the Secretary shall purchase
$140,000,000 of a variety of nutritious and useful commodities of the
types that the Secretary has the authority to acquire through the
Commodity Credit Corporation or under section 612c of this title and
distribute the commodities to States for distribution in accordance with
section 7515 of this title.
(b) Basis for commodity purchases
In purchasing commodities under subsection (a) of this section, the
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable and appropriate, make
purchases based on--
(1) agricultural market conditions;
(2) preferences and needs of States and distributing agencies;
and
(3) preferences of recipients.
(Pub. L. 88-525, Sec. 27, as added Pub. L. 104-193, title VIII,
Sec. 871(g), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2346; amended Pub. L. 107-171,
title IV, Sec. 4126(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 328.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-171 substituted ``2002 through 2007''
for ``1997 through 2002'' and ``$140,000,000'' for ``$100,000,000''.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-171, title IV, Sec. 4126(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat.
328, provided that: ``The amendments made by this section amending this
section] take effect on October 1, 2001.''
