2021 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 46 - Surplus Disposal of Agricultural Commodities
Sec. 1859 - Donation to penal and correctional institutions

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 1859 (2021)
Section Name §1859. Donation to penal and correctional institutions
Section Text

Notwithstanding any other limitations as to the disposal of surplus commodities acquired through price support operations, the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized on such terms and under such regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem in the public interest, and upon application, to donate food commodities acquired through price support operations to Federal penal and correctional institutions, and to State correctional institutions for minors, other than those in which food service is provided for inmates on a fee, contract, or concession basis.

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(May 28, 1956, ch. 327, title II, §210, 70 Stat. 202.)


Editorial Notes STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION TO PURCHASE AND DONATE FLOUR AND CORNMEAL

Pub. L. 85–683, Aug. 19, 1958, 72 Stat. 635, as authorizing Commodity Credit Corporation to purchase and donate flour and cornmeal when it has wheat or corn available for donation pursuant to this section, see note set out under section 1431 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 46 - SURPLUS DISPOSAL OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
Sec. 1859 - Donation to penal and correctional institutions
Contains section 1859
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 70 Stat. 202
72 Stat. 635
Public Law References Public Law 85-683
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