7 U.S.C. § 612c–4 — Purchase of specialty crops

submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-171 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 132 words · no verdicts yet

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This section addresses purchase of specialty crops. It sets the duties, permissions, limits, procedures, or definitions stated in the section.

(a) General purchase authority Of the funds made available under section 612c of this title, for fiscal year 2002 and each later fiscal year, the Secretary of Agriculture must use not less than $200,000,000 each fiscal year to purchase fruits, vegetables, and other specialty food crops. (b) Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions The Secretary of Agriculture must purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions under section 1755(a) of title 42 using, of the amount specified in subsection (a), not less than $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023. (c) Definitions In this section, the terms “fruits”, “vegetables”, and “other specialty food crops” must have the meaning given the terms by the Secretary of Agriculture.

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(a) General purchase authority

Of the funds made available under section 612c of this title, for fiscal year 2002 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use not less than $200,000,000 each fiscal year to purchase fruits, vegetables, and other specialty food crops.

(b) Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions

The Secretary of Agriculture shall purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions in accordance with section 1755(a) of title 42 using, of the amount specified in subsection (a), not less than $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023.

In this section, the terms “fruits”, “vegetables”, and “other specialty food crops” shall have the meaning given the terms by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10603, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 511; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4404(c), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1138; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4404(c), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1899; Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4201, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 821; Pub. L. 115–334, title IV, § 4202, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4655.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-171 · 116 Stat. 511
2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-234 · 122 Stat. 1138
2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-246 · 122 Stat. 1664, 1899
2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-79 · 128 Stat. 821
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-334 · 132 Stat. 4655

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-171 on 2002-05-13.

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