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§612c–6 Domestic food assistance programs

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 26— - AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - COMMODITY BENEFITS › § 612c–6

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

“Section 32” means 7 U.S.C. 612c. Money from Section 32 that is more than a yearly cap must be sent to the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Food and Nutrition Service, to support the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act, except for the parts specifically left out (section 21 of the Lunch Act; sections 17 and 21 of the Child Nutrition Act). The yearly cap is: FY2009 $1,173,000,000; FY2010 $1,199,000,000; FY2011 $1,215,000,000; FY2012 $1,231,000,000; FY2013 $1,248,000,000; FY2014 $1,266,000,000; FY2015 $1,284,000,000; FY2016 $1,303,000,000; FY2017 $1,322,000,000; and for FY2018 and later the prior year’s amount adjusted by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the 12 months ending the previous November 30. Transfers from Section 32 to the Department of Commerce under the Fish and Wildlife Act also count in this calculation. From the Section 32 amounts counted under the cap, the Secretary must send the specific sums called for by section 19(i) for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Also, $4,000,000 from those amounts must be used for section 1755a of title 42 for fiscal year 2009. Money used this way must add to, not replace, other federal funding for the National School Lunch Act (except section 19), the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, and section 2036 of this title.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §612c–6

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(a)In this section, the term “section 32” means section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c).
(b)(1)Amounts made available for a fiscal year to carry out section 32 in excess of the maximum amount calculated under paragraph (2) shall be transferred to the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, to be used to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. except section 21 [42 U.S.C. 1769b–1], and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except section 17 and 21 [42 U.S.C. 1786, 1790]”.
(2)The maximum amount calculated under this paragraph for a fiscal year is the sum of—
(A)(i)in the case of fiscal year 2009, $1,173,000,000;
(ii)in the case of fiscal year 2010, $1,199,000,000;
(iii)in the case of fiscal year 2011, $1,215,000,000;
(iv)in the case of fiscal year 2012, $1,231,000,000;
(v)in the case of fiscal year 2013, $1,248,000,000;
(vi)in the case of fiscal year 2014, $1,266,000,000;
(vii)in the case of fiscal year 2015, $1,284,000,000;
(viii)in the case of fiscal year 2016, $1,303,000,000;
(ix)in the case of fiscal year 2017, $1,322,000,000; and
(x)for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount made available for the preceding fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending on the preceding November 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor; and
(B)any transfers for the fiscal year from section 32 to the Department of Commerce under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.).
(c)Of amounts made available to carry out section 32 under subsection (b)(2)(A), the Secretary shall transfer for use to carry out the fresh fruit and vegetable program under section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act [42 U.S.C. 1769a] the amounts specified in subsection (i) of that section.
(d)Of amounts made available to carry out section 32 under subsection (b)(2)(A), the Secretary shall use to carry out section 1755a of title 42 $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(e)The funding provided under subsections (c) and (d) shall supplement (and not supplant) other Federal funding (including section 32 funding) for programs carried out under—
(1)the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except for section 19 of that Act [42 U.S.C. 1769a];
(2)the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.); and
(3)section 2036 22 See References in Text note below. of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, referred to in subsecs. (b)(1) and (e)(1), is act June 4, 1946, ch. 281, 60 Stat. 230, which is classified generally to chapter 13 (§ 1751 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1751 of Title 42 and Tables. The Child Nutrition Act of 1966, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is Pub. L. 89–642, Oct. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 885, which is classified generally to chapter 13A (§ 1771 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1771 of Title 42 and Tables. The Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(B), is act Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, 70 Stat. 119, which is classified generally to sections 742a to 742d and 742e to 742j–2 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 742a of Title 16 and Tables. The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, referred to in subsec. (e)(2), is Pub. L. 98–8, title II, Mar. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 35, which is classified principally to chapter 102 (§ 7501 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 7501 of this title and Tables. section 2036 of this title, referred to in subsec. (e)(3), was in the original “section 27 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977”, and was translated as meaning section 27 of Pub. L. 88–525, the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the renaming of the Act by Pub. L. 110–246, title IV, § 4001(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1853. 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 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.

Amendments

2011—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 112–55 inserted “except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except section 17 and 21” before period at end.

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, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title. Definition of “Secretary” “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 8701 of this title.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 612c–6

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73