US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 7502

Availability of CCC commodities

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to complement the domestic nutrition programs, make maximum use of the Nation’s agricultural abundance, and expand and improve the domestic distribution of price-supported commodities, commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation that the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) determines, in his discretion, are in excess of quantities needed to—
(1)
carry out other domestic donation programs,
(2)
meet other domestic obligations (including quantities needed to carry out a payment-in-kind acreage diversion program),
(3)
meet international market development and food aid commitments, and
(4)
7 U.S.C. 12817 U.S.C. 142115 U.S.C. 714 carry out the farm price and income stabilization purposes of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 [ et seq.], the Agricultural Act of 1949 [ et seq.], and the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act [ et seq.],
shall be made available by the Secretary, without charge or credit for such commodities, for use by eligible recipient agencies for food assistance.
(b)

Pub. L. 99–198, title XV, § 1565(a)(2)99 Stat. 1591 Repealed. , ,

(c)

Additional commodities

section 612c of this titleIn addition to any commodities described in subsection (a), in carrying out this chapter, the Secretary may use agricultural commodities and the products thereof made available under clause (2) of the second sentence of .

(d)

Varieties of commodities

1

1 So in original. The word “be” probably should not appear.
Commodities made available under this chapter shall include a variety of commodities and products thereof that are most useful to eligible recipient agencies, including, but not be  limited to, dairy products, wheat or the products thereof, rice, honey, and cornmeal.

(e)

Report to Congress

Effective , the Secretary shall submit semiannually to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the types and amounts of commodities made available for distribution under this chapter.

(f)

Relation to other programs

section 713a–14 of title 152

2 See References in Text note below.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the programs authorized by   and section 1163 of the Food Security Act of 1985 shall not be operated in a manner that will, in any way, reduce the quantities of dairy products that traditionally are made available to carry out this chapter or any other domestic feeding program.

(g)

Donations to emergency feeding organizations

(1)
Whenever commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation are made available for donation to domestic food programs in quantities that exceed Federal obligations, the Secretary shall give equal consideration to making donations of such commodities to emergency feeding organizations participating in the program authorized by this chapter as is given to other commodity recipient agencies, taking into account the types and amounts of commodities available and appropriate for distribution to these organizations.
(2)
In determining the commodities that will be made available to emergency feeding organizations under this chapter, the Secretary may distribute commodities that become available on a seasonal or irregular basis.
(h)

Kosher and Halal food

As soon as practicable after , the Secretary shall finalize and implement a plan—
(1)
to increase the purchase of Kosher and Halal food from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification to carry out the program established under this chapter if the Kosher and Halal food purchased is cost neutral as compared to food that is not from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification; and
(2)
to modify the labeling of the commodities list used to carry out the program in a manner that enables Kosher and Halal distribution entities to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks.

Pub. L. 98–8, title II, § 20297 Stat. 35Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(3)97 Stat. 609Pub. L. 99–198, title XV99 Stat. 1591Pub. L. 100–77, title VIII, § 811101 Stat. 536Pub. L. 100–435, title I, § 101102 Stat. 1647Pub. L. 101–624, title XVII, § 1772(b)104 Stat. 3808Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4207128 Stat. 826(, , ; , (4), , ; , §§ 1564(a), 1565(a), , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 3052 Stat. 31section 1281 of this titleThe Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 35 (§ 1281 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.

act Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 79263 Stat. 1051section 1421 of this titleThe Agricultural Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 35A (§ 1421 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

act June 29, 1948, ch. 70462 Stat. 1070section 714 of Title 15The Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is , , which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 714 et seq.) of chapter 15 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Section 713a–14 of title 15Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1423(a)128 Stat. 695, referred to in subsec. (f), was repealed by , , .

section 1163 of Pub. L. 99–198section 1731 of this titleSection 1163 of the Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (f), is , which is set out as a note under .

Amendments

Pub. L. 113–792014—Subsec. (h). added subsec. (h).

Pub. L. 101–6241990—Subsec. (g). added subsec. (g).

Pub. L. 100–4351988—Subsec. (f). added subsec. (f).

Pub. L. 100–77, § 811(b)1987—Subsec. (a). , inserted subsec. (a) designation.

Pub. L. 100–77, § 811(a)Subsec. (d). , inserted “a variety of commodities and products thereof that are most useful to eligible recipient agencies, including” after “shall include”.

Pub. L. 99–198, § 1565(a)section 1736f–1(b)(1) of this titlesection 1736f–1(b) of this title1985—, struck out subsec. (a) designation and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if wheat stocks acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available for the purposes of this chapter, up to 300,000 metric tons of wheat designated under may be used for the purposes of this chapter. Any amount of wheat used from the Food Security Wheat Reserve under this chapter shall be replenished by an equivalent quantity of wheat under the provisions of as soon as practicable, but before .”

Pub. L. 99–198, § 1564(a)Subsecs. (c) to (e). , added subsecs. (c) to (e).

Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(3)1983—Subsec. (a). , amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation that are in excess of quantities needed for the fiscal year to carry out a payment-in-kind acreage diversion program, maintain U.S. share of world markets, and meet international market development and food aid commitments, shall be made available by the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the ‘Secretary’) without charge or credit in such fiscal year for use by eligible recipient agencies. Upon request, commodities provided by the CCC shall be provided in a form suitable for individual household or institutional use.”

Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(4)Subsec. (b). , substituted “may be used” for “shall be used” and directed the substitution of “” for “”, which was executed by making the substitution for “” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

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

Effective Date of 1983 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–92, § 297 Stat. 608, , , provided in part that the amendment made by section 2 is effective .