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7 U.S.C. 7501: Definitions

Created in 1983 by Public Law 98-8. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 612c–6, 7 U.S.C. 7517, 42 U.S.C. 1769d, 42 U.S.C. 1769e.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Food and Nutrition Administration, Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–193 amended section generally, substituting provisions containing an opening provision and pars. (1) to (10) defining "additional commodities", "average monthly number of unemployed persons", "eligible recipient agency", "emergency feeding organization", "food bank", "food pantry", "pov… (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–198 inserted before semicolon at end "(including the activities and projects of charitable institutions, food banks, hunger centers, soup kitchens, and similar public or private nonprofit eligible recipient agencies) hereinafter in this chapter referred to as 'emergency feeding… · (1)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.