Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110
§612c–5 Section 612c Funds for Purchase of Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts to Support Domestic Nutrition Assistance Programs
Title 7 › CHAPTER 26 — AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — COMMODITY BENEFITS › § 612c–5
Summary
The Agriculture Secretary must buy extra fruits, vegetables, and nuts for U.S. nutrition assistance programs, in addition to other required purchases. The law requires spending these exact 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 fiscal year after. The foods may be purchased fresh, frozen, canned, or dried.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §612c–5
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(a)Funding for additional purchases of fruits, vegetables, and nuts
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)Form of purchases
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 L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110