US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 7512

Regulations

(a)

Issuance

The Secretary shall issue regulations within 30 days to implement this chapter.

(b)

Minimization of regulatory requirements

In administering this chapter, the Secretary shall minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, the regulatory, recordkeeping, and paperwork requirements imposed on eligible recipient agencies.

(c)

Publication in Federal Register

(1)
The Secretary shall as early as feasible but not later than the beginning of each fiscal year, publish in the Federal Register an estimate of the types and quantities of commodities that the Secretary anticipates are likely to be made available under the commodity distribution program under this chapter during the fiscal year.
(2)
The actual types and quantities of commodities made available by the Secretary under this chapter may differ from the estimates made under paragraph (1).
(d)

Standards of liability for commodity losses

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1 So in original.
The regulations issued by the Secretary under this section shall include provisions that set standards with respect to liability for commodity losses under the program under this chapter in situations in which there is no evidence of negligence or fraud, and conditions for payment to cover such losses. Such provisions shall take into consideration the special needs and circumstances of emergency feeding organizations 

(e)

Final regulations

The Secretary is authorized to issue final regulations without first issuing proposed regulations for public comment in order to carry out the provisions of sections 7514 and 7515 of this title. If final regulations are issued without such prior public comment the Secretary shall permit public comment on such regulations, consider pertinent comments, and make modifications of such regulations as appropriate not later than 1 year after . Such final and modified regulations shall be accompanied by a statement of the basis and purpose for such regulations.

Pub. L. 98–8, title II, § 21097 Stat. 36 Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(9)97 Stat. 611 Pub. L. 99–198, title XV, § 157099 Stat. 1594 Pub. L. 100–77, title VIII, § 814(b)101 Stat. 538 Pub. L. 100–435, title I102 Stat. 1648 Pub. L. 101–624, title XVII, § 1772(e)104 Stat. 3809 Pub. L. 104–193, title VIII, § 871(e)(3)110 Stat. 2345 (, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , §§ 103(d), 105(b), , , 1651; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 104–193section 7515(j) of this title1996—Subsec. (e). struck out “(except as otherwise provided for in )” before “for public comment” in first sentence.

Pub. L. 101–6241990—Subsec. (c). added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which contained provisions similar to the current provisions for specific fiscal years.

Pub. L. 100–435, § 103(d)1988—Subsec. (c). , substituted “each of the fiscal years 1989 and 1990” for “the fiscal year ending ”.

Pub. L. 100–435, § 105(b)Subsec. (e). , added subsec. (e).

Pub. L. 100–77section 212 of Pub. L. 98–81987—Subsec. (c). substituted provisions relating to period ending on date specified in former for provisions relating to period beginning and ending , and substituted “fiscal year ending ” for “fiscal year ending ”.

Pub. L. 99–198, § 1570(1)1985—Subsec. (c). , substituted “the period beginning , and ending ” for “the fiscal years ending , and ”, “as early as feasible but not later than the beginning of the fiscal year ending ” for “prior to the beginning of the fiscal year ending ”, and “such fiscal year” for “second twelve months”.

Pub. L. 99–198, § 1570(2)Subsec. (d). , added subsec. (d).

Pub. L. 98–921983– designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–624section 1781(a) of Pub. L. 101–624section 2012 of this titleAmendment by effective and implemented first day of month beginning 120 days after publication of implementing regulations to be promulgated not later than , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

section 103(d) of Pub. L. 100–435section 105(b) of Pub. L. 100–435Pub. L. 100–435section 2012 of this titleAmendment by to be effective and implemented on , and amendment by to be effective and implemented on , see section 701(a), (b)(1) of , 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 .