Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§713a–13 Policies and Procedures for Minimum Acquisition of Stocks by Commodity Credit Corporation, Encouragement of Marketing Through Private Trade Channels and Procurement of Maximum Returns in Marketplace for Producers and Corporation
Title 15 › CHAPTER 15 — ECONOMIC RECOVERY › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 713a–13
Summary
Congress says government should use normal private markets when possible. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation must avoid buying and holding stocks, promote private orderly sales, and seek the best prices for farmers and for the Corporation.
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Title 15, §713a–13
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Congress hereby reconfirms its long-standing policy of favoring the use by governmental agencies of the usual and customary channels, facilities, and arrangements of trade and commerce, and directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to the maximum extent practicable to adopt policies and procedures designed to minimize the acquisition of stocks by the Commodity Credit Corporation, to encourage orderly marketing of farm commodities through private competitive trade channels, both cooperative and noncooperative, and to obtain maximum returns in the marketplace for producers and for the Commodity Credit Corporation.
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15 U.S.C. § 713a–13
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102