US Code

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

7 U.S.C. § 7503

State plan

(a)

Plans

(1)

In general

To receive commodities under this chapter, a State shall submit to the Secretary an operation and administration plan for the provision of benefits under this chapter.

(2)

Updates

A State shall submit to the Secretary for approval any amendment to a plan submitted under paragraph (1) in any case in which the State proposes to make a change to the operation or administration of a program described in the plan.

(b)

Requirements

Each plan shall—
(1)
designate the State agency responsible for distributing the commodities received under this chapter;
(2)
set forth a plan of operation and administration to expeditiously distribute commodities under this chapter;
(3)
set forth the standards of eligibility for recipient agencies;
(4)
set forth the standards of eligibility for individual or household recipients of commodities, which shall require—
(A)
individuals or households to be comprised of needy persons; and
(B)
individual or household members to be residing in the geographic location served by the distributing agency at the time of applying for assistance;
(5)
section 7507(d) of this title at the option of the State agency, describe a plan of operation for 1 or more projects in partnership with 1 or more emergency feeding organizations located in the State to harvest, process, package, or transport donated commodities received under ; and
(6)
describe a plan, which may include the use of a State advisory board established under subsection (c), that provides emergency feeding organizations or eligible recipient agencies within the State an opportunity to provide input on the commodity preferences and needs of the emergency feeding organization or eligible recipient agency.
(c)

State advisory board

The Secretary shall encourage each State receiving commodities under this chapter to establish a State advisory board consisting of representatives of all entities in the State, both public and private, interested in the distribution of commodities received under this chapter.

Pub. L. 98–8, title II, § 202APub. L. 100–77, title VIII, § 812101 Stat. 537Pub. L. 104–193, title VIII, § 871(b)110 Stat. 2344Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4201(b)122 Stat. 1121Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664Pub. L. 115–334, title IV, § 4018(a)132 Stat. 4648(, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , title IV, § 4201(b), , , 1882; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–3342018—Subsec. (b)(5), (6). added pars. (5) and (6).

Pub. L. 110–246, § 4201(b)2008—Subsec. (a). , added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “To receive commodities under this chapter, a State shall submit a plan of operation and administration every 4 years to the Secretary for approval. The plan may be amended at any time, with the approval of the Secretary.”

Pub. L. 104–1931996— amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions relating to availability of flour, cornmeal, and cheese acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246section 8701 of this titleAmendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

section 4201(b) of Pub. L. 110–246section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246section 1161 of Title 2Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.