Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects; reprocessing agreements with private companies

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever Government stocks of commodities are acquired under the price support programs and are not likely to be sold by the Commodity Credit Corporation or otherwise used in programs of commodity sale or distribution, such commodities shall be made available without charge or credit to nutrition projects under the authority of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), to child nutrition programs providing food service, and to food banks participating in the special nutrition projects established under section 4004 of this title . Such distribution may include bulk distribution to congregate nutrition sites and to providers of home delivered meals under the Older Americans Act of 1965. The Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to use available funds to operate the program under this subsection and to further process products to facilitate bonus commodity use. Commodities made available under this section shall include, but not be limited to, dairy products, wheat or the products thereof, rice, honey, and cornmeal.

( Pub. L. 97–98, title XI, § 1114(a) , Dec. 22, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1269 ; Pub. L. 99–198, title XV, § 1567(a) , (b), Dec. 23, 1985 , 99 Stat. 1591 , 1592; Pub. L. 100–237, § 6 , Jan. 8, 1988 , 101 Stat. 1740 ; Pub. L. 101–624, title XVII, § 1775 , Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3813 ; Pub. L. 102–237, title IX, § 921 , Dec. 13, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1887 ; Pub. L. 104–127, title IV, § 405 , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1029 ; Pub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4203 , May 13, 2002 , 116 Stat. 330 ; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4406(b)(4) , May 22, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1142 ; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a) , title IV, § 4406(b)(4), June 18, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1664 , 1903; Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4103 , Feb. 7, 2014 , 128 Stat. 820 ; Pub. L. 115–334, title IV, § 4103 , Dec. 20, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4655 .)