be necessary in order to carry out the program established under paragraph (1).

(d) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any case in which a State has phased out its commodity distribution facilities before June 30, 1974, such State may, for purposes of the programs authorized by this Act, elect to receive cash payments in lieu of donated foods. In any case in which a State makes such an election, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make cash payments to such State in an amount equivalent in value to the donated foods which the State otherwise would have received if such State had retained its commodity distribution facilities.

(2) When such payments are made, the State agency shall promptly and equitably disburse any cash it receives in lieu of commodities to recipients of grants or contracts. Such disbursements shall be used by such recipients of grants or contracts to purchase United States agricultural commodities and other foods for their nutrition projects. (42 U.S.C. 3045f.)

COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM

Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973

SEC. 4.23 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture shall until July 1, 1975, (i) use funds available under provisions of section 32 of Public Law 320, Seventyfourth Congress, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c), and not otherwise expended or necessary for such purposes 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 section 32 (which may include seafood commodities and their products) to maintain the traditional level of assistance for food assistance programs as are authorized by law, including but not limited to distribution to needy families pending the transition to the food stamp program, institutions, supplemental feeding programs wherever located, disaster relief, summer camps for children, and the family commodity distribution program on Indian reservations not requesting a food stamp program, and (ii) if stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available, use the funds of the Corporation to purchase agricultural commodities and their products of the types customarily available under section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 to meet such requirements.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, during each of the two fiscal years beginning July 1, 1975, and ending Sept.23a 30, 1977, purchase agricultural

23 P.L. 93-86, 87 Stat. 249, August 10, 1973. Subsection (a) was amended to read as shown in the text by P.L. 93-347, 88 Stat. 340, July 12, 1974. As originally enacted. it read: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized until July 1, 1974 (1) to use funds available to carry out the provisions of Section 32 of Public Law No. 320, Seventy-fourth Congress, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c), and not expended or needed for such purpose 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 section 32 for donation to maintain the annually programmed level of assistance for schools, domestic relief distribution, and such other domestic food assistance programs as are authorized by law, and (2) if stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available, to use the funds of the Corporation to purchase agricultural commodities and the products thereof of the types customarily available under section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 to meet such requirements.

23a "September" substituted for "June" by P.L. 94-273, 90 Stat. 375, April 27, 1976.

commodities and otherwise carry out the provisions of this subsection with funds appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this paragraph. Authority provided in this paragraph shall be carried out only with such funds as are appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury for that specific purpose, and in no event shall it be carried out with funds derived from permanent appropriations.

(3) Nothing in this subsection shall supersede the requirements of section 10(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, except as to Indian reservations.

(b) The Secretary is prohibited from furnishing commodities to summer camps as authorized under section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, section 32 of Public Law 74-320, and section 709 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 if the number of adults participating in the activities of such camp is in excess of one for each five children under 18 years of age participating in such activities.

(c) No individual who receives supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act shall be considered to be a member of a household for any purpose of the Food Distribution Program for families under section 32 of Public Law 74-320, section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, or other law for any month if such person receives for such month, as part of his supplemental security income benefits or payments described in section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act (if any), an amount equal to the bonus value of food stamps (according to the Food Stamp Schedule effective for July 1973) in addition to the amount of assistance such individual would be entitled to receive for such month under the provisions of the plan of the State approved under title I, X, XIV, or XVI, as appropriate, in effect for December 1973, assuming such plan were in effect for such month and such individual were aged, blind, or disabled, as the case may be, under the provisions of such State plan or under Public Law 92-603 as amended. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall issue regulations for the implementation of the foregoing sentence after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.23b (7 U.S.C. 612c note.)

VOLUNTEERS

Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973

SEC. 404. (g) 23e Notwithstanding any other provision of law except as may be provided expressly in limitation of this subsection, payments to volunteers under this Act shall not in any way reduce or eliminate the level of or eligibility for assistance or services any such volunteers may be receiving under any governmental program. (42 U.S.C. 5044 (g).)

23 Subsection 8(b) (1) of P.L. 93-233, 87 Stat. 956, Dec. 31, 1973, provides that subSection 4(c) shall not be effective for the 6-month period beginning Jan. 1, 1974. P.L. 93-335, 88 Stat. 291, July 8, 1974, increased this period to 18 months, section 2 of P.L. 94-44, 89 Stat. 235, June 28, 1975, extended the period to 30 months, and section 2 of P.L. 94-365, 90 Stat. 990, provided the period shall end June 30, 1977. But see the similar provisions in subsections 8(a) (1) and 8(b) (3) of P.L. 93-233 as set out in footnotes 3 on p. 290 and 6a on p. 235.

23c P.L. 93-113, 87 Stat. 409, Oct. 1, 1973.

TITLE IV-FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

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SEC. 409. (a) Whenever the President determines that, as a result of a major disaster, low-income households are unable to purchase adequate amounts of nutritious food, he is authorized, under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, to distribute through the Secretary of Agriculture or other appropriate agencies coupon allotments to such households pursuant to the provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 (P.L. 91–671; 84 Stat. 2048) and to make surplus commodities available pursuant to the provisions of this Act.

(b) The President, through the Secretary of Agriculture or other appropriate agencies, is authorized to continue to make such coupon allotments and surplus commodities available to such households for so long as he determines necessary, taking into consideration such factors as he deems appropriate, including the consequences of the major disaster on the earning power of the households, to which assistance is made available under this section.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as amending or otherwise changing the provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 except as they relate to the availability of food stamps in an area affected by a major disaster. (42 U.S.C. 5179.)

FOOD COMMODITIES

SEC. 410. (a) The President is authorized and directed to assure that adequate stocks of food will be ready and conveniently available for emergency mass feeding or distribution in any area of the United States which suffers a major disaster or emergency.

(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall utilize funds appropriated under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), to purchase food commodities necessary to provide adequate supplies for use in any area of the United States in the event of a major disaster or emergency in such area. (42 U.S.C. 5180.)

2 See also section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended.

TITLE VI-MISCELLANEOUS

AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE RULES

SEC. 601. The President may prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this Act, and he may exercise any power or authority conferred on him by any section of this Act either directly or through such Federal agency or agencies as he may designate. (42 U.S.C. 5201.)

SEC. 602. ***

TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

(m) Whenever reference is made in any provision of law (other than this Act), regulation, rule, record, or document of the United States to provisions of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1744), repealed by this Act such reference shall be deemed to be a reference to the appropriate provision of this Act. (42 U.S.C. 4401 note, 42 U.S.C. 5121 note.)

REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW

SEC. 603. The Disaster Relief Act of 1970,3 as amended (84 Stat. 1744), is hereby repealed, except sections 231, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 301, 302, 303, and 304. Notwithstanding such repeal the provisions of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 shall continue in effect with respect to any major disaster declared prior to the enactment of this Act. (42 U.S.C. 4401 note.)

FARMER-TO-CONSUMER DIRECT MARKETING ACT OF 1976 3a

SEC. 8. In carrying out any emergency hay program for farmers or ranchers in any area of the United States under section 305 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 because of an emergency or major disaster in such area, the President shall direct the Secretary of Agricul ture to pay 80 percent of the cost of transporting hay (not to exceed $50 per ton) from areas in which hay is in plentiful supply to the area in which such farmers or ranchers are located. The provisions of this section shall expire on October 1, 1977, and shall become effective on October 1, 1976, or on the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later.

Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended-Sec. 407. *** Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may deem in the public interest, shall make avail

3 Section 302 of this Act, P.L. 91-606, 84 Stat. 1744, Dec. 31, 1970, repealed the Act of Sept. 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 1109), the Disaster Relief Act of 1966 except section 7 (80 Stat. 1316), and the Disaster Relief Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 125).

3a P.L. 94-463, 90 Stat. 1983, Oct. 8, 1976.