7 U.S.C. § 1431b — Distribution of surplus commodities to

Page 728 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1431a HOME ECONOMICS TRAINING Pub. L. 86–756, Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 899, as amended by Pub. L. 87–179, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 411, provided: ‘‘That schools receiving surplus foods pursuant to clause (3) of section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431) [clause (3) of this section] or section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c) are authorized to use such foods in training students in home economics, including college students if the same facilities and instructors are used for training both high school and college students in home economics courses.’’ AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION TO PURCHASE AND DONATE FLOUR, CORNMEAL AND PROCESSED FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTS Pub. L. 85–683, Aug. 19, 1958, 72 Stat. 635, as amended by Pub. L. 88–550, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 755; Pub. L. 97–98, title XII, § 1209, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1280; Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 758], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–43; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(c), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1821, provided: ‘‘That at any time Com- modity Credit Corporation has any grain available for donation pursuant to the Food for Progress Act of 1985 [7 U.S.C. 1736o], section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended [this section], section 210 of the Agri- cultural Act of 1956 [section 1859 of this title], or title II of the Food for Peace Act, as amended [sections 1721 to 1726 of this title], the Corporation, in lieu of proc- essing all or any part of such grain into human food products, may purchase such processed food products in quantities not to exceed the equivalent of the respec- tive grain available for donation on the date of such purchase and donate such processed food products pur- suant to the Food for Progress Act of 1985, such section 416, and to such section 210, and make such processed food products available pursuant to such title II, and may sell, without regard to the provisions of section 407 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended [section 1427 of this title], a quantity of the grain equivalent to the processed food products so purchased: Provided, That no food product purchased pursuant to the au- thority contained herein shall constitute less than 50 per centum by weight of the grain from which proc- essed (except that this limitation does not apply in the case of the protein byproduct resulting from the pro- duction of fuel alcohol from agricultural commodities), or contain any additive other than for normal vitamin enrichment, preservative, and bleaching purposes.’’ IRISH POTATOES ACQUIRED UNDER 1949 PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM Act Mar. 31, 1950, ch. 81, § 3, 64 Stat. 41, made Irish po- tatoes acquired under the 1949 price support program available to school-lunch programs, the Bureau of In- dian Affairs, Federal, State, or local public welfare or- ganizations, private or international nonprofit welfare organizations, penal institutions, and nonprofit hos- pitals. BARTERING AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY Bartering authority of Secretary of Agriculture, ex- change of agricultural commodities for strategic mate- rials and materials for other purposes, cooperation of agencies, and assistance to cooperatives, see section 1692 of this title. Executive Documents EXCEPTIONS FROM TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Corporations of Department of Agri- culture, boards of directors and officers of such cor- porations; Advisory Board of Commodity Credit Cor- poration; and Farm Credit Administration or any agen- cy, officer, or entity of, under, or subject to supervision of said Administration excepted from functions of offi- cers, agencies, and employees transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, effective June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. § 1431a. Cotton donations to educational institu- tions Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized, on such terms as the Secretary of Agriculture may approve, to donate cotton acquired through its price support operations to educational insti- tutions for use in the training of students in the processing and manufacture of cotton into tex- tiles. (Pub. L. 85–835, title V, § 505, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 996.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Agricultural Act of 1958, and not as part of the Agricultural Act of 1949 which is classified principally to this chapter. For com- plete classification of the 1949 Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1421 of this title and Tables. § 1431b. Distribution of surplus commodities to other United States areas Notwithstanding any other provision of law those areas under the jurisdiction or adminis- tration of the United States are authorized to receive from the Department of Agriculture for distribution on the same basis as domestic dis- tribution in any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, without exchange of funds, such surplus commodities as may be available pursuant to clause (2) of section 612c of this title and section 1431 of this title. (Pub. L. 85–931, § 9, Sept. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 1792; Pub. L. 87–703, title II, § 204, Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 611; Pub. L. 89–808, § 3(a), Nov. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 1538.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the Agricultural Act of 1949 which is classified principally to this chap- ter. For complete classification of the 1949 Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1421 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1966—Pub. L. 89–808 struck out special authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation for purchase of fats and oils for donation abroad, now included in the gen- eral authority provided by section 1721 et seq. of this title. 1962—Pub. L. 87–703 inserted ‘‘and in nonprofit school lunch programs’’ after ‘‘needy persons’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1966 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 89–808, § 3(a), Nov. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 1538, pro- vided that the amendment made by section 3(a) is effec- tive Jan. 1, 1967. § 1431c. Enrichment and packaging of cornmeal, grits, rice, and white flour available for dis- tribution (a) In order to insure the nutritional value of cornmeal, grits, rice, and white flour when such