7 U.S.C. § 7501 — Definitions
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-8 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 548 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines ten terms used in the law governing USDA's donation of surplus food to charities, including what counts as an "eligible recipient agency," a "food bank," and a "soup kitchen."
(1) Additional commodities: Commodities made available under section 7515 of this title, on top of those made available under sections 7502 and 7507 of this title.
(2) Average monthly number of unemployed persons: The average monthly count of unemployed people in a state during the most recent fiscal year with available data, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
(3) Eligible recipient agency: A public or nonprofit group that (A) runs an emergency feeding organization; a charitable institution like a hospital or retirement home that serves needy people, but not a prison; a summer camp or child nutrition program; a nutrition project under the Older Americans Act of 1965, including congregate meal sites and home-delivered meals; or a disaster relief program; (B) is designated by the state agency or the Secretary; and (C) is approved by the Secretary to take part in this program.
(4) Emergency feeding organization: A public or nonprofit group, such as a charity, food bank, food pantry, hunger relief center, or soup kitchen, that gives out food to relieve emergencies and hardship among needy people, including low-income and unemployed people.
(5) Food bank: A public or charitable group that regularly supplies food to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or similar places that feed needy people as part of their normal work.
(6) Food pantry: A public or private nonprofit that hands out food, including food from sources other than the Department of Agriculture, to low-income and unemployed households to relieve emergencies and hardship.
(7) Poverty line: Has the meaning given in section 9902(2) of title 42.
(8) Soup kitchen: A public or charitable group that, as part of its regular work, feeds needy homeless people on an ongoing basis.
(9) Total value of additional commodities: The actual cost the Secretary pays for all additional commodities, including distribution and processing costs.
(10) Value of additional commodities allocated to each State: The actual cost the Secretary pays for the additional commodities sent to each state, including distribution and processing costs.
In this chapter:
The term “additional commodities” means commodities made available under section 7515 of this title in addition to the commodities made available under sections 7502 and 7507 of this title.
The term “average monthly number of unemployed persons” means the average monthly number of unemployed persons in each State during the most recent fiscal year for which information concerning the number of unemployed persons is available, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
The term “eligible recipient agency” means a public or nonprofit organization that—
administers—
an emergency feeding organization;
a charitable institution (including a hospital and a retirement home, but excluding a penal institution) to the extent that the institution serves needy persons;
a summer camp for children, or a child nutrition program providing food service;
a nutrition project operating under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including a project that operates a congregate nutrition site and a project that provides home-delivered meals; or
a disaster relief program;
has been designated by the appropriate State agency, or by the Secretary; and
has been approved by the Secretary for participation in the program established under this chapter.
The term “emergency feeding organization” means a public or nonprofit organization that administers activities and projects (including the activities and projects of a charitable institution, a food bank, a food pantry, a hunger relief center, a soup kitchen, or a similar public or private nonprofit eligible recipient agency) providing nutrition assistance to relieve situations of emergency and distress through the provision of food to needy persons, including low-income and unemployed persons.
The term “food bank” means a public or charitable institution that maintains an established operation involving the provision of food or edible commodities, or the products of food or edible commodities, to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or other food or feeding centers that, as an integral part of their normal activities, provide meals or food to feed needy persons on a regular basis.
The term “food pantry” means a public or private nonprofit organization that distributes food to low-income and unemployed households, including food from sources other than the Department of Agriculture, to relieve situations of emergency and distress.
The term “soup kitchen” means a public or charitable institution that, as an integral part of the normal activities of the institution, maintains an established feeding operation to provide food to needy homeless persons on a regular basis.
The term “total value of additional commodities” means the actual cost of all additional commodities that are paid by the Secretary (including the distribution and processing costs incurred by the Secretary).
The term “value of additional commodities allocated to each State” means the actual cost of additional commodities allocated to each State that are paid by the Secretary (including the distribution and processing costs incurred by the Secretary).
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–8, title II, § 201A, as added Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(2), Sept. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 608; amended Pub. L. 99–198, title XV, § 1563, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1590; Pub. L. 104–193, title VIII, § 871(a), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2343.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-8 · 97 Stat. 608
- 1985Amended · Pub. L. 99-198 · 99 Stat. 1590
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-193 · 110 Stat. 2343
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-8 on 1983-09-02.
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