# 42 U.S.C. § 1762a: Commodity distribution program

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## Section

- **Citation:** 42 U.S.C. § 1762a
- **Heading:** Commodity distribution program
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 13—SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS

## Text

use funds available to carry out the provisions of section 612c of title 7 which are not expended or needed to carry out such provisions, to purchase (without regard to the provisions of existing law governing the expenditure of public funds) agricultural commodities and their products of the types customarily purchased under such section (which may include domestic seafood commodities and their products), for donation to maintain the annually programmed level of assistance for programs carried on under this chapter, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 [ 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.], and title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 [ 42 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.]; and

( June 4, 1946, ch. 281, § 14 , as added Pub. L. 93–326, § 2 , June 30, 1974 , 88 Stat. 286 ; amended Pub. L. 94–105, § 10 , Oct. 7, 1975 , 89 Stat. 515 ; Pub. L. 95–166, § 6 , Nov. 10, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1334 ; Pub. L. 95–627, § 12(b) , Nov. 10, 1978 , 92 Stat. 3625 ; Pub. L. 96–499, title II, § 202(c) , Dec. 5, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2600 ; Pub. L. 97–35, title VIII , §§ 813(a), 819(j), Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 530 , 533; Pub. L. 98–459, title VIII, § 801(a) , Oct. 9, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1792 ; Pub. L. 99–500, title III , §§ 312, 363, Oct. 18, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1783–360 , 1783–368, and Pub. L. 99–591, title III , §§ 312, 363, Oct. 30, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3341–363 , 3341–371; Pub. L. 99–661, div. D, title I, § 4102 , title IV, § 4403, Nov. 14, 1986 , 100 Stat. 4071 , 4079; Pub. L. 100–356, § 2 , June 28, 1988 , 102 Stat. 669 ; Pub. L. 101–147, title I, § 103(a) –(b)(2)(A), (c), Nov. 10, 1989 , 103 Stat. 882 ; Pub. L. 103–448, title I, § 115 , Nov. 2, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4713 ; Pub. L. 104–193, title VII, § 707 , Aug. 22, 1996 , 110 Stat. 2293 ; Pub. L. 105–336, title I , §§ 101(b), 106, Oct. 31, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3144 , 3149; Pub. L. 108–134, § 4 , Nov. 22, 2003 , 117 Stat. 1389 ; Pub. L. 108–211, § 4 , Mar. 31, 2004 , 118 Stat. 566 ; Pub. L. 108–265, title I , §§ 117, 118, June 30, 2004 , 118 Stat. 752 ; Pub. L. 111–296, title IV, § 441(a)(6) , Dec. 13, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3264 ; Pub. L. 119–69, § 2(b)(1) , Jan. 14, 2026 , 139 Stat. 1998 .)

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