2020 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 102 - Emergency Food Assistance
Sec. 7511a - Emergency food program infrastructure grants

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 7511a (2020)
Section Name §7511a. Emergency food program infrastructure grants
Section Text (a) Definition of eligible entity

In this section, the term "eligible entity" means an emergency feeding organization.

(b) Program authorized (1) In general

The Secretary shall use funds made available under subsection (d) to make grants to eligible entities to pay the costs of an activity described in subsection (c).

(2) Rural preference

The Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent of the funds described in paragraph (1) for a fiscal year to make grants to eligible entities that serve predominantly rural communities for the purposes of—

(A) expanding the capacity and infrastructure of food banks, State-wide food bank associations, and food bank collaboratives that operate in rural areas; and

(B) improving the capacity of the food banks to procure, receive, store, distribute, track, and deliver time-sensitive or perishable food products.

(c) Use of funds

An eligible entity shall use a grant received under this section for any fiscal year to carry out activities of the eligible entity, including—

(1) the development and maintenance of a computerized system for the tracking of time-sensitive food products;

(2) capital, infrastructure, and operating costs associated with the collection, storage, distribution, and transportation of time-sensitive and perishable food products;

(3) improving the security and diversity of the emergency food distribution and recovery systems of the United States through the support of small or mid-size farms and ranches, fisheries, and aquaculture, and donations from local food producers and manufacturers to persons in need;

(4) providing recovered foods to food banks and similar nonprofit emergency food providers to reduce hunger in the United States;

(5) improving the identification of—

(A) potential providers of donated foods;

(B) potential nonprofit emergency food providers; and

(C) persons in need of emergency food assistance in rural areas; and


(6) constructing, expanding, or repairing a facility or equipment to support hunger relief agencies in the community.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 98–8, title II, §209, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, §4202, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1121; Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title IV, §4202, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1883; amended Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, §4027(b), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 812; Pub. L. 115–334, title IV, §4018(d), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4650.)

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.

PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 209 of Pub. L. 98–8, which related to commodity supplemental food program administrative expenses, was set out in a note under section 612c of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–198, title XV, §1562(e)(1), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1590.

AMENDMENTS

2018—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted "2023" for "2018".

2014—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted "2018" for "2012".

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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 102 - EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE
Sec. 7511a - Emergency food program infrastructure grants
Contains section 7511a
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 99 Stat. 1590
122 Stat. 1121, 1664
128 Stat. 812
132 Stat. 4650
Public Law References Public Law 98-8, Public Law 99-198, Public Law 110-234, Public Law 110-246, Public Law 113-79, Public Law 115-334
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