Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§7514 Incorporation of additional commodities
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 102— - EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE › § 7514
Summary
The Secretary must add commodities bought under section 7515 into the program and send them to States so emergency feeding organizations (defined in section 7501(1)) can use them. When possible, items bought in a State should be distributed in that same State. These purchases must also add nutritious, useful items to what emergency feeding groups get under sections 7502 and 7507(a).
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §7514
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(a)The Secretary shall administer the program authorized under this chapter in a manner that incorporates into the program additional commodities purchased by the Secretary under section 7515 of this title to be distributed to States for use in such States by emergency feeding organizations, as defined in section 7501(1) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title. Such additional commodities, to the extent practicable and appropriate, shall include commodities purchased within a given State for distribution within such State.
(b)The Secretary shall supplement the commodities made available to emergency feeding organizations under section 7502 and 7507(a) of this title with nutritious and useful commodities purchased by the Secretary under section 7515 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 7501 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was subsequently amended, and section 7501(1) no longer defines the term “emergency feeding organization”. However, such term is defined elsewhere in that section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section to be effective and implemented on Oct. 1, 1988, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 100–435, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1988 Amendment note under section 2012 of this title.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 7514
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73