§7505 — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must quickly provide food commodities to State agencies picked by the Governor or another state official so those agencies can give the food to eligible local groups. The Secretary can also send food straight to eligible local groups or to private companies that process the food for those groups under section 7504. States may choose to give priority to existing food bank networks and other groups whose main job is getting food to low-income households. State agencies must move the food out quickly, in the amounts asked for when possible. If a State cannot fill all requests for a particular food, it must first give that food to agencies helping people in emergencies or distress, including low-income and unemployed people. States should encourage distribution in rural areas. For food meant for individual households, States must give it to groups that serve needy people and, with the Secretary’s approval, decide who counts as needy. States may make agreements with other States to share or send food to feeding groups that serve areas crossing state lines.

Title 7, §7505

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(a)The Secretary shall, as expeditiously as possible, provide the commodities made available under this chapter in such quantities as can be used without waste to State agencies designated by the Governor or other appropriate State official for distribution to eligible recipient agencies, except that the Secretary may provide such commodities directly to eligible recipient agencies and to private companies that process such commodities for eligible recipient agencies under section 11 So in original. Probably should be “section”. 7504 of this title. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the distribution of commodities under this chapter, each State agency shall have the option to give priority to existing food bank networks and other organizations whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households, including food from sources other than the Department of Agriculture.

(b)State agencies receiving commodities under this chapter shall, as expeditiously as possible, distribute such commodities, in the quantities requested (to the extent practicable), to eligible recipient agencies within their respective States. However, if a State agency cannot meet all requests for a particular commodity under this chapter, the State agency shall give priority in the distribution of such commodity to eligible recipient agencies providing nutrition assistance to relieve situations of emergency and distress through the provision of food to needy persons, including low-income and unemployed persons. Each State agency shall encourage distribution of such commodities in rural areas.

(c)Each State agency receiving commodities for individual household use under this chapter shall distribute such commodities to eligible recipient agencies in the State that serve needy persons, and shall, with the approval of the Secretary, determine those persons in the State that shall qualify as needy persons eligible for such commodities.

(d)Each State agency receiving commodities under this chapter may—

(1)enter into cooperative agreements with State agencies of other States for joint provision of such commodities to an emergency feeding organization that serves needy persons in a single geographical area part of which is situated in each of such States; or

(2)transfer such commodities to any such emergency feeding organization in the other State under such agreement.

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Amendments

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–193 substituted “203A”, which was translated as “section 7504 of this title”, for “203 and 203A of this Act”. 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–435 inserted at end “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the distribution of commodities under this chapter, each State agency shall have the option to give priority to existing food bank networks and other organizations whose ongoing primary function is to facilitate the distribution of food to low-income households, including food from sources other than the Department of Agriculture.” 1985—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1568(a), inserted at end “Each State agency shall encourage distribution of such commodities in rural areas.” Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1568(b), added subsec. (d).

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Effective Date

of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–435 to be effective and implemented on Oct. 1, 1988, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 100–435, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 98–92, § 2, Sept. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 608, provided in part that this section is effective Oct. 1, 1983.

§7505 Federal and State Responsibilities

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Title 7, §7505

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