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§612c–6 Domestic Food Assistance Programs

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

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

"Section 32" here means section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c). Money that is made available for section 32 and that is more than the yearly cap must be moved to the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Food and Nutrition Service, to run the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act programs (but not section 21) and the Child Nutrition Act programs (but not sections 17 and 21). The yearly cap is the total of two things: (A) a fixed dollar amount for each year — $1,173,000,000 for FY2009; $1,199,000,000 for FY2010; $1,215,000,000 for FY2011; $1,231,000,000 for FY2012; $1,248,000,000 for FY2013; $1,266,000,000 for FY2014; $1,284,000,000 for FY2015; $1,303,000,000 for FY2016; $1,322,000,000 for FY2017; and for FY2018 and later the prior year amount adjusted by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the 12‑month period ending on the preceding November 30; and (B) any amounts moved in that year from section 32 to the Department of Commerce under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956. Part of the amounts moved under (A) must go to the fresh fruit and vegetable program in the School Lunch Act, in the amounts that law specifies. Also, $4,000,000 from those amounts must be used for whole grain products for fiscal year 2009. These transfers must add to existing federal funding and not replace other federal support for the School Lunch Act programs (except section 19), the Emergency Food Assistance Act, and the program under section 2036.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §612c–6

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(a)Definition of section 32
In this section, the term “section 32” means section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c).
(b)Transfer to Food and Nutrition Service
(1)In general
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.) 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)Maximum amount
The maximum amount calculated under this paragraph for a fiscal year is the sum of— (A)
(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)Fresh fruit and vegetable program
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)Whole grain products
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)Maintenance of funding
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 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

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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

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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 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110