§ 7512. — Regulations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC7512]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 102--EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE
Sec. 7512. Regulations
(a) Issuance
The Secretary shall issue regulations within 30 days to implement
this chapter.
(b) Minimization of regulatory requirements
In administering this chapter, the Secretary shall minimize, to the
maximum extent practicable, the regulatory, recordkeeping, and paperwork
requirements imposed on eligible recipient agencies.
(c) Publication in Federal Register
(1) The Secretary shall as early as feasible but not later than the
beginning of each fiscal year, publish in the Federal Register an
estimate of the types and quantities of commodities that the Secretary
anticipates are likely to be made available under the commodity
distribution program under this chapter during the fiscal year.
(2) The actual types and quantities of commodities made available by
the Secretary under this chapter may differ from the estimates made
under paragraph (1).
(d) Standards of liability for commodity losses
The regulations issued by the Secretary under this section shall
include provisions that set standards with respect to liability for
commodity losses under the program under this chapter in situations in
which there is no evidence of negligence or fraud, and conditions for
payment to cover such losses. Such provisions shall take into
consideration the special needs and circumstances of emergency feeding
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(e) Final regulations
The Secretary is authorized to issue final regulations without first
issuing proposed regulations for public comment in order to carry out
the provisions of sections 7514 and 7515 of this title. If final
regulations are issued without such prior public comment the Secretary
shall permit public comment on such regulations, consider pertinent
comments, and make modifications of such regulations as appropriate not
later than 1 year after September 19, 1988. Such final and modified
regulations shall be accompanied by a statement of the basis and purpose
for such regulations.
(Pub. L. 98-8, title II, Sec. 210, Mar. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 36; Pub. L.
98-92, Sec. 2(9), Sept. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 611; Pub. L. 99-198, title XV,
Sec. 1570, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1594; Pub. L. 100-77, title VIII,
Sec. 814(b), July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 538; Pub. L. 100-435, title I,
Secs. 103(d), 105(b), Sept. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 1648, 1651; Pub. L. 101-
624, title XVII, Sec. 1772(e), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3809; Pub. L.
104-193, title VIII, Sec. 871(e)(3), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2345.)
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104-193 struck out ``(except as otherwise
provided for in section 7515(j) of this title)'' before ``for public
comment'' in first sentence.
1990--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-624 added subsec. (c) and struck out
former subsec. (c) which contained provisions similar to the current
provisions for specific fiscal years.
1988--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-435, Sec. 103(d), substituted ``each
of the fiscal years 1989 and 1990'' for ``the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1988''.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100-435, Sec. 105(b), added subsec. (e).
1987--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-77 substituted provisions relating to
period ending on date specified in former section 212 of Pub. L. 98-8
for provisions relating to period beginning October 1, 1983 and ending
September 30, 1987, and substituted ``fiscal year ending September 30,
1988'' for ``fiscal year ending September 30, 1987''.
1985--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-198, Sec. 1570(1), substituted ``the
period beginning October 1, 1983, and ending September 30, 1987'' for
``the fiscal years ending September 30, 1984, and September 30, 1985'',
``as early as feasible but not later than the beginning of the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1987'' for ``prior to the beginning of the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1985'', and ``such fiscal year'' for
``second twelve months''.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99-198, Sec. 1570(2), added subsec. (d).
1983-Pub. L. 98-92 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and
added subsecs. (b) and (c).
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101-624 effective and implemented first day of
month beginning 120 days after publication of implementing regulations
to be promulgated not later than Oct. 1, 1991, see section 1781(a) of
Pub. L. 101-624, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by section 103(d) of Pub. L. 100-435 to be effective and
implemented on Sept. 19, 1988, and amendment by section 105(b) of Pub.
L. 100-435 to be effective and implemented on Oct. 1, 1988, see section
701(a), (b)(1) of Pub. L. 100-435, set out as a note under section 2012
of this title.
Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
Section 2 of Pub. L. 98-92 provided in part that the amendment made
by that section is effective Oct. 1, 1983.
