contained in this chapter, pursuant to section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (Public Law 320, Seventy-fourth Congress), as amended, or to prevent the sale at less than the support price, including handling storage costs, of any commodity from Commodity Credit Corporation stocks which has substantially deteriorated in quality or as to which there is danger of loss or waste through deterioration or spoilage."

SECTION 32-OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRISH POTATOES AND COMMODITIES RECEIVING PRICE SUPPORT UNDER TITLE II

(Public Law 290, 83d Cong., Jan. 30, 1954, 68 Stat. 4)

"SEC. 5. (a) Section 5 of the joint resolution entitled 'Joint resolution relating to cotton and peanut acreage allotments and marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, and to price support for the potatoes' (7 U.S.C. 1450), is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: 'Operations with respect to Irish potatoes authorized by section 32 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act and for other purposes" (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall not be deemed to be prohibited by this section or, unless marketing quotas are in effect, to be required by section 201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446).'

"(b) The parenthetical phrase contained in the sentence preceding the last sentence of section 32 of the Act entitled 'An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes' (7 U.S.C. 612c), is amended to read as follows: 'Other than those receiving price support under title II of the Agricultural Act of 1949).'"

SECTION 32 TO MAKE CORN MEAL AND WHEAT FLOUR AVAILABLE TO NEEDY PERSONS

(Public Law 311, 84th Cong., Aug. 9, 1955, 69 Stat. 608)

"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized upon specific request of the Governor of any State during the period commencing with the date of this Act and ending June 30, 1957, to make available, pursuant to clause (2) of section 32 of the Act approved August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) for distribution by State agencies, other than institutions and schools, directly to families and persons determined by appropriate State or local public welfare agencies to be in need, wheat flour and cornmeal in such quantities as the Secretary of Agriculture determines can be effectively distributed and utilized within such period without regard to the requirement contained in said section 32, that such funds be devoted principally to perishable nonbasic agricultural commodities and their products, but not more than $15 million of such funds shall be devoted in any fiscal year to carrying out this Act. Such flour and meal shall be made available by the Secretary upon such conditions as he deems to be in the public interests, to such State agency or agencies as may be designated by the proper State authority and approved by the Secretary, and at one or more central locations in such State." SECTION 32-TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

(Public Law 466, 83d Cong., 68 Stat. 377, July 1, 1954)

"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1411), is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1954, and ending on June 30, 1957, from moneys made available to carry out the provisions of section 32 of such Act of August 24, 1935, an amount equal to 30 per centum of the gross receipts from duties collected under the customs laws on fishery products (including fish, shellfish, mollusks, crustacea, aquatic plants and animals, and any products thereof, including processed and manufactured products), which shall be maintained in a separate fund and used by the Secretary of the Interior (1) to promote the free flow of domestically produced fishery products in commerce by conducting a fishery educational service and fishery technological, biological and related research programs, the moneys

so transferred to be also available for the purchase or other acquisition, construction, equipment, operation, and maintenance of vessels or other facilities necessary for conducting research as provided for in this section and (2) to develop and increase markets for fishery products of domestic origin and (3) to conduct any biological, technological, or other research pertaining to American fisheries.

"(b) For the purposes of this section, any agency of the United States, or any corporation wholly owned by the United States, is authorized to transfer, without reimbursement or transfer of funds, any vessels or equipment excess to its needs required by the Secretary of the Interior for the activities, studies, and research authorized herein.

"(c) In carrying out the purposes and objectives of this section, the Secretary of the Interior is directed as far as practicable to cooperate with other appropriate agencies of the Federal Government, with State or local governmental agencies, private agencies, organizations, or individuals, having jurisdiction over or an interest in fish or fishery commodities and he is authorized to appoint an advisory committee of the American fisheries industry to advise him in the formulation of policy, rules and regulations pertaining to requests for assistance and other matters.

(d) The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized to retransfer any of the funds not to exceed $1,500,000 to be made available under this section to the Secretary of Agriculture to be used for the purposes specified in section 1 of this Act, and only such funds as are thus transferred shall be used for the purposes specified in section 1 of this Act with respect to domestically produced fishery products.

(e) The separate fund created for the use of the Secretary of the Interior under section 2(a) of this Act and the annual accruals thereto shall be available until expended, except (1) that not more than $3,000,000 be spent in any fiscal year and (2) that the balance of the fund shall not exceed $5,000,000 at the end of any fiscal year, and the Secretary of the Interior shall retransfer the funds in excess of said $5,000,000 balance to the Secretary of Agriculture to be used for the purposes specified in section 32 of the Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 774; 7 U.S.C. 612c) as amended.

(f) The Secretary of the Interior shall make a report to the appropriate committees of Congress annually on the use of the separate fund created under Section 2 of this Act." "

SECTION 32-APPROPRIATION TO SUPPLEMENT SECTION 32 FUNDS

(Public Law 540, 84th Cong., 70 Stat. 188, May 28, 1956)

"SEC. 205. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, the sum of $500,000,000 to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to further carry out the provisions of section 32, Public Law 320, Seventy-fourth Congress, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c) subject to all provisions of law relating to the expenditure of funds appropriated by such section, except that up to 50 per centum of such $500,000,000 may be devoted during any fiscal year to any one agricultural commodity or the products thereof."

SECTION 32-FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT OF 1956

(Public Law 1024, 84th Cong., 70 Stat. 1119, Aug. 8, 1956)

Provides permanent authority for the transfer to Interior of 30 percent of customs receipts collected on fishery products to be available to Interior until expended:

"SEC. 12(a) The authorization for the transfer of certain funds from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior and their maintenance in a separate fund as contained in section 2(a) of the Act of August 11, 1939, as amended July 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 376), shall be continued for the year ending June 30, 1957, and each year thereafter.

"(b) Subsection (e) of section 2 of the aforesaid Act of August 11, 1939, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(e) The separate fund created for the use of the Secretary of the Interior under section 2(a) of this Act and the annual accruals thereto shall be available for each year hereafter until expended by the Secretary.'"

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION ACTS

(74 Stat. 104)

Fiscal Years 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1961

SECTION 32 COMMODITIES TO BE DONATED TO TRUST TERRITORY

"Provided further, That, notwithstanding the provisions of any law, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands is authorized to receive, during the current fiscal year from the Department of Agriculture for distribution on the same basis as domestic distribution in any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, without exchange of funds, such surplus food commodities as may be available pursuant to section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c), and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1431)." DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATION ACT, 1959

(Public Law 85-459 June 13, 1958, 72 Stat. 194)

The House committee report includes the following: * * * The committee feels very strongly that everything possible must be done to encourage the use of section 32 funds to support prices of perishable products. It also feels that section 32 must be utilized as fully as possible to provide support for the school lunch program. This is especially necessary in view of the fact that it has not been possible for Federal appropriations to keep pace with the growth in the number of schoolchildren participating in the program and the rise in food costs

SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

"For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751-1760), $110,000,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for nonfood assistance under section 5 of said Act: Provided further, That $35,000,000 shall be transferred to this appropriation from funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, for purchase and distribution of agricultural commodities and other foods pursuant to section 6 of the National School Lunch Act, such additional funds to be used for the general purposes of section 32."

ACT OF JULY 2, 1958

(Public Law 85-483, 72 Stat. 287)

Section 32 commodities may be donated to nonprofit summer camps for children.

"SEC. 2. Public Law 165, Seventy-fifth Congress, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the words 'and for use in the nonprofit summer camps for children.'"

AN ACT TO EXTEND AND AMEND THE AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1954

(Public Law 85-931, Sept. 6, 1958, 70 Stat. 200)

Section 32 commodities may be donated to any area under the jurisdiction or administration of the United States.

"SEC. 9. Notwithstanding any other provision of law (1) those areas under the jurisdiction or administration of the United States are authorized to receive from the Department of Agriculture for distribution on the same basis as domestic distribution in any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, without exchange of funds, such surplus commodities as may be available pursuant to clause (2) of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c), and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1431); and (2) the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to purchase products of oil seeds, and edible oils and fats and the products thereof in such form as may be needed for donation abroad as provided in the following sentence. Any such commodities or products if purchased shall be donated to nonprofit voluntary agencies registered with the Department of State, other appropriate agencies of the Federal Government or international organizations

for use in the assistance of needy persons outside the United States. Cominodity Credit Corporation may incur such additional costs with respect to such. oil as it is authorized to incur with respect to food commodities disposed of under section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949."

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
APPROPRIATION ACT 1960

(Public Law 86-80 July 8, 1959 73 Stat. 173)

The conference report includes the following: “* * * The conferees direct that the full amount of these transferred funds be used to purchase foods necessary to provide balanced diets for the schoolchildren. In making such purchases, attention should be given to the needs of the schools for red meats and other high. protein foods. As far as possible, foods in surplus supply should be given priority. The necessary foods should be supplied from these funds, however, regardless of whether or not they are determined by the Secretary to be in surplus supply.

SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

"For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751–1760), $110,000,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for nonfood assistance under section 5 of said Act: Provided further, That $43,657,248 shall be transferred to this appropriation from funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, for purchase and distribution of agricultural commodities and other foods pursuant to sec-tion 6 of the National School Lunch Act.”

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
APPROPRIATION ACT, 1961

(Public Law 86-832, June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 238)

"For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751-1760), $110,000,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for nonfood assistance under section 5 of said Act: Provided further, That $45,000,000 shall be transferred to this appropriation from funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, for purchase and distribution of agricultural commodities and other foods pursuant to section 6 of the National School Lunch Act."

MUTUAL SECURITY ACT OF 1959

(Public Law 86–108, Approved July 24, 1959, 73 Stat. 250)

The conference report contained the following comment: "The House con-ferees * * * were impressed with the argument that it was desirable that surplus food commodities or the products thereof made available either for grant or for sale for foreign currencies abroad under section 402 of the Mutual Security Act or any other act be provided to the maximum extent practicable to eligible domestic recipients under already authorized relief feeding programs in order to eliminate any possibility that needy people in the United States should be at any disadvantage compared to people of foreign nations with respect to the distribution of such commodities. The provision does not authorize any additional funds for domestic relief purposes. It relates only to the designation of commodities which would be available under already existing authority and available funds for such domestic relief programs.

The committee of conference recognized that too rigid a requirement might impede the effective disposal of surplus food commodities abroad as well as un-necessarily interfere with the existing procedures for domestic distribution. The language of the provision as agreed to allows sufficient flexibility in the administration of the program and at the same time indicates the intent of Congress that our own people should not be at any disadvantage in sharing surplus food commodities."

(c) In section 402, which relates to earmarking of funds, strike out "1959" In the first sentence and substitute "1960"; in the same sentence, after the words "foreign currencies" insert the words "or the grant", and at the end

of the section, add the following new sentences: "Surplus food commodities or products thereof made available for transfer under this Act (or any other Act) as a grant or as a sale for foreign currencies may also be made available to the maximum extent practicable to eligible domestic recipients pursuant to section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1431), or to needy persons within the United States pursuant to clause (2) or section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c). Section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1431), is amended by inserting 'whether in private stocks or' after 'commodities' the first time that word appears."

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATION ACTS

The following language in the annual appropriation acts authorized transfers to the Foreign Agricultural Services as follows: 1960, $2,493,000; 1961, $2,539,000.

For necessary expenses for the Foreign Agricultural Service, include carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1761-1768), and for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities of the Department in connection with foreign agriculaural work, * * * Provided further, That, in addition, not to exceed of the funds appropriated by section 32

of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be merged with this appropriation and shall be available for all expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service in carrying out the purposes of said section 32.

SECOND SUPPLEMENT APPROPRIATION ACT, 1961

(Public Law 86-722, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 821)

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

For an additional amount for "Salaries and Expenses," $137,500; and in addition, $100,000 of the funds appropriated by section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c) shall be merged with this appropriation and shall be available for all expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service in carrying out the purposes of said section 32.

AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED

(Public Law 86-341, Sept. 21, 1959)

Section 306 (a new section under title III) authorizes the establishment of a permissive 2-year food stamp plan for the distribution of $250 million worth of surplus food per year to needy people in the United States.

"SEC. 306. (a) In order to promote the general welfare, raise the levels of health and of nourishment for persons whose incomes prevent them from enjoying adequate diets, and dispose in a beneficial manner of food commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation or the Department of Agriculture in carrying out price support operations or diverted from the normal channels of trade and commerce under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended, the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the 'Secretary') is hereby authorized to promulgate and put into operation a program to distribute to needy persons in the United States, including needy Indians, through a food stamp system such surplus food commodities. Such program shall provide for the distribution of such surplus food commodities only during the period beginning February 1, 1960 and ending January 31, 1962. The cost of such program, including the cost to the Federal Government of acquiring, storing, and handling such surplus food comomdities, shall not exceed $250,000,000 in any 12-month period beginning February 1 and ending January 31. "(b) In carrying out such program, the Secretary shall—

"(1) distribute surplus food made available by the Secretary for distribution under this program only when requested to do so by a State or political subdivision thereof;

"(2) issue, or cause to be issued, pursuant to subsection (c), food stamps redeemable by eligible needy persons for such types and quantities of surplus food as the Secretary shall determine;