15 U.S.C. § 713c — Federal Surplus Commodities Corpora-

Page 1163 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 713c–2 § 713c. Federal Surplus Commodities Corpora- tion; continuance of existence; purchase and distribution of surplus agricultural commod- ities In carrying out the provisions of clause (2) of section 612c of title 7, the Secretary of Agri- culture may transfer to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, which Corporation is continued, until June 30, 1945, as an agency of the United States under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, such funds, appro- priated by said section, as may be necessary for the purpose of effectuating clause (2) of said sec- tion: Provided, That such transferred funds, to- gether with other funds of the Corporation, may be used for purchasing, exchanging, processing, distributing, disposing, transporting, storing, and handling of agricultural commodities and products thereof and inspection costs, commis- sions, and other incidental costs and expenses, without regard to the provisions of existing law governing the expenditure of public funds and for administrative expenses, including rent, printing and binding, and the employment of persons and means, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, such employment of persons to be in accordance with the provisions of law ap- plicable to the employment of persons by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. In carrying out clause (2) of said section, the funds appropriated by said section may be used for the purchase, without regard to the provisions of ex- isting law governing the expenditure of public funds, of agricultural commodities and products thereof, and such commodities, as well as agri- cultural commodities and products thereof pur- chased under the preceding paragraph of this section, may be donated for relief purposes and for use in nonprofit summer camps for children. (June 28, 1937, ch. 385, 50 Stat. 323; Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title II, § 204, 52 Stat. 38; June 27, 1942, ch. 454, 56 Stat. 461; Pub. L. 85–483, § 2, July 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 287.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1958—Pub. L. 85–483 permitted donation of commod- ities for use in nonprofit summer camps for children. 1942—Act June 27, 1942, provided for the continuance of the Corporation from June 30, 1942, to June 30, 1945. It read as follows: ‘‘The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation is hereby continued as an agency of the United States, under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, until June 30, 1945.’’ 1938—Act Feb. 16, 1938, substituted ‘‘until June 30, 1942’’ for ‘‘until June 30, 1939’’. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of Federal Surplus Commod- ities Corporation, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 712a of this title. § 713c–1. Annual report to Congress by Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation shall submit to Congress on the first day of each regular session an annual report setting forth a statement of the activities, receipts, and ex- penditures of the Corporation during the pre- vious year. (Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title II, § 204, 52 Stat. 38.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was previously classified to section 1293 of Title 7, Agriculture. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of Federal Surplus Commod- ities Corporation, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 712a of this title. § 713c–2. Purchase and distribution of surplus fishery products Any part of the funds not to exceed $1,500,000 per year, created under and to carry out the pro- visions of section 612c of title 7, may also be used by the Secretary of Agriculture for the pur- pose of diverting surplus fishery products (in- cluding fish, shellfish, mollusks, and crustacea) from the normal channels of trade and com- merce by acquiring them and providing for their distribution through Federal, State, and private relief channels: Provided, That none of the funds made available to the Secretary of Agriculture under this section and section 713c–3 of this title shall be used to purchase any of the commod- ities designated in this section and section 713c–3 of this title which may have been pro- duced in any foreign country. The provisions of law relating to the acquisition of materials or supplies for the United States shall not apply to the acquisition of commodities under this sec- tion and section 713c–3 of this title. (Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 696, § 1, 53 Stat. 1411; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 5, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 501, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877, 60 Stat. 1100.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION The first part of this section originally read: ‘‘Any part of the funds not to exceed $1,500,000 per year, transferred by the Secretary of Agriculture to the Fed- eral Surplus Commodities Corporation created under and to carry out the provisions of section 612c of title 7 may also be used by such Corporation’’, etc., and the reference in the proviso to the Secretary of Agriculture originally read: ‘‘Federal Surplus Commodities Cor- poration’’. See Transfer of Functions note below. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SIMILAR PROVISIONS Earlier provisions on this subject were contained in act Mar. 5, 1937, ch. 29, 50 Stat. 27, and in Joint Res. Apr. 12, 1937, ch. 73, 50 Stat. 61. The former forbade ac- quisition of commodities thereunder after 90 days after its enactment, but permitted distribution of commod- ities after such period. The latter made funds available to be used in accordance with the provisions of the former. Joint Res. Apr. 12, 1937, ch. 73, 50 Stat. 61, provided as follows: ‘‘That not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds available to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corpora- tion may be used by such Corporation for the purpose of diverting surplus fish (including shellfish) and the