7 U.S.C. § 1429 — Determinations of Secretary as final and

Page 721 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1431 vision of law so amended with respect to the 2004 or an earlier crop of tobacco, see section 614 of Pub. L. 108–357, set out as a note under section 515 of this title. INAPPLICABILITY OF SECTION Section inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of cov- ered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Feb. 7, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2018, see section 9092(b)(10) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of cov- ered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning June 18, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2012, see section 8782(b)(10) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of cov- ered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning May 13, 2002, through Dec. 31, 2007, see section 7992(b)(10) of this title. Section inapplicable to 1996 through 2002 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Apr. 4, 1996, and ending Dec. 31, 2002, see section 7301(b)(1)(J) of this title. § 1429. Determinations of Secretary as final and conclusive Determinations made by the Secretary under this Act shall be final and conclusive: Provided, That the scope and nature of such determina- tions shall not be inconsistent with the provi- sions of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act [15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.]. (Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title IV, § 412, 63 Stat. 1057.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, 63 Stat. 1051, known as the Agricultural Act of 1949, which is classified principally to this chapter (§ 1421 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1421 of this title and Tables. The Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, re- ferred to in text, is act June 29, 1948, ch. 704, 62 Stat. 1070, as amended, which is classified generally to sub- chapter II (§ 714 et seq.) of chapter 15 of Title 15, Com- merce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 714 of Title 15 and Tables. § 1430. Retroactive effect This Act shall not be effective with respect to price support operations for any agricultural commodity for any marketing year or season commencing prior to January 1, 1950, except to the extent that the Secretary of Agriculture shall, without reducing price support thereto- fore undertaken or announced, elect to apply the provisions of this Act. (Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title IV, § 413, 63 Stat. 1057.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, 63 Stat. 1051, known as the Agricultural Act of 1949, which is classified principally to this chapter (§ 1421 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1421 of this title and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries INAPPLICABILITY OF SECTION Section inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of cov- ered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Feb. 7, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2018, see section 9092(b)(10) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of cov- ered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning June 18, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2012, see section 8782(b)(10) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of cov- ered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning May 13, 2002, through Dec. 31, 2007, see section 7992(b)(10) of this title. Section inapplicable to 1996 through 2002 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Apr. 4, 1996, and ending Dec. 31, 2002, see section 7301(b)(1)(J) of this title. § 1431. Disposition of commodities to prevent waste (a) Eligible recipients; barter; estimates; reproc- essing and other charges In order to prevent the waste of commodities whether in private stocks or acquired through price-support operations by the Commodity Credit Corporation before they can be disposed of in normal domestic channels without impair- ment of the price-support program or sold abroad at competitive world prices, the Com- modity Credit Corporation is authorized, on such terms and under such regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem in the public interest: (1) upon application, to make such commodities available to any Federal agency for use in making payment for commodities not produced in the United States; (2) to barter or exchange such commodities for strategic or other materials as authorized by law; (3) in the case of food commodities to donate such com- modities to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and to such State, Federal, or private agency or agen- cies as may be designated by the proper State or Federal authority and approved by the Sec- retary, for use in the United States in nonprofit school-lunch programs, in nonprofit summer camps for children, in the assistance of needy persons, and in charitable institutions, includ- ing hospitals and facilities, to the extent that they serve needy persons (including infants and children). In the case of clause (3) the Secretary shall obtain such assurance as he deems nec- essary that the recipients thereof will not di- minish their normal expenditures for food by reason of such donation. In order to facilitate the appropriate disposal of such commodities, the Secretary may from time to time estimate and announce the quantity of such commodities which he anticipates will become available for distribution under clause (3). The Commodity Credit Corporation may pay, with respect to commodities disposed of under this subsection, reprocessing, packaging, transporting, handling, and other charges accruing up to the time of their delivery to a Federal agency, or to the des- ignated State or private agency. In addition, in the case of food commodities disposed of under this subsection, the Commodity Credit Corpora- tion may pay the cost of processing such com- modities into a form suitable for home or insti- tutional use, such processing to be accomplished through private trade facilities to the greatest extent possible. For the purpose of this sub- section the terms ‘‘State’’ and ‘‘United States’’ include the District of Columbia and any Terri- tory or possession of the United States. Dairy