2002 U.S. Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 51 - FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Sec. 2036 - Availability of commodities for emergency food assistance program
§2036. Availability of commodities for emergency food assistance program (a) Purchase of commodities
From amounts made available to carry out this chapter, for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007, the Secretary shall purchase 0,000,000 of a variety of nutritious and useful commodities of the types that the Secretary has the authority to acquire through the Commodity Credit Corporation or under section 612c of this title and distribute the commodities to States for distribution in accordance with section 7515 of this title.
(b) Basis for commodity purchasesIn purchasing commodities under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable and appropriate, make purchases based on—
(1) agricultural market conditions;
(2) preferences and needs of States and distributing agencies; and
(3) preferences of recipients.
(Pub. L. 88–525, §27, as added Pub. L. 104–193, title VIII, §871(g), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2346; amended Pub. L. 107–171, title IV, §4126(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 328.)
Amendments2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–171 substituted “2002 through 2007” for “1997 through 2002” and “0,000,000” for “0,000,000”.
Effective Date of 2002 AmendmentPub. L. 107–171, title IV, §4126(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 328, provided that: “The amendments made by this section amending this section] take effect on October 1, 2001.”
