PRIA Logo™
Take the PRIA Score
Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§612c–5 Section 612c funds for purchase of fruits, vegetables, and nuts to support domestic nutrition assistance programs

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 26— - AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - COMMODITY BENEFITS › § 612c–5

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must buy fruits, vegetables, and nuts to supply domestic nutrition assistance programs, using the program funds available for those purchases. The law requires these yearly amounts: $190,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; $193,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; $199,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; $203,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and $206,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each year after. The foods can be bought frozen, canned, dried, or fresh.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §612c–5

Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In addition to the purchases of fruits, vegetables, and nuts required by section 612c–4 of this title, the Secretary of Agriculture shall purchase fruits, vegetables, and nuts for the purpose of providing nutritious foods for use in domestic nutrition assistance programs, using, of the funds made available under section 612c of this title, the following amounts:
(1)$190,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(2)$193,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(3)$199,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
(4)$203,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
(5)$206,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(b)Fruits, vegetables, and nuts may be purchased under this section in the form of frozen, canned, dried, or fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. Section is comprised of section 4404 of Pub. L. 110–246. Subsec. (c) of section 4404 of Pub. L. 110–246 amended section 612c–4 of this title. Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the Agricultural Adjustment Act which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title. Section effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2008 Amendment note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 612c–5

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73