Contents
- (a) Establishment, maintenance and disposal by Secretary; amount and nature of reserve1 change
- (b) Acquisition of commodities through price support program2 changes
- (c) Prerequisites for sale or disposition of commodities in reserve
- (d) Additional authorization for disposition of commodities to relieve distress or for civil defense emergencies3 changes
- (e) Sale at equivalent prices for maintenance of reserve
- (f) Utilization of Commodity Credit Corporation and usual and customary channels, etc., of trade and commerce
- (g) Rules and regulations
- (h) Authorization of appropriations
(d)The Secretary is also authorized to dispose of such commodities only for (1) use in relieving distress (A) in any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands of the United States, (B) in connection with any major disaster or emergency determined by the President to warrant assistance by the Federal Government under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (88 Stat. 143, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 5121), and (C) in connection with any emergency determined by the Secretary to warrant assistance under section 1427 of this title, the Act of September 21, 1959 (73 Stat. 574, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1427 note), or section 2267 1 of this title; or (2) use in connection with a state of civil defense emergency as proclaimed by the President or by concurrent resolution of the Congress in accordance with title VI of The 2 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 5195 et seq.].
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