Pub. L. 86-341, tit. I, sec. 13

Pub. L. 86-341, tit. I, sec. 13

EnactedYear: 1959Length: 197 wordsOfficial source
Sec. 13. Title III of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new section as follows: “Sec. 308. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commodity Credit Corporation is hereby authorized— “(1) to dispose of its stocks of animal fats and edible oils or products thereof by donation, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture deems appropriate, to nonprofit voluntary agencies registered with the Department of State, appropriate agencies of the Federal Government or international organizations, for use in the assistance of needy persons outside the United States; “(2) to purchase for donation as provided above such quantities of animal fats and edible oils and the products thereof as the Secretary determines will tend to maintain the support level for cottonseed and soybeans without requiring the acquisition of such commodities under the price support program. Commodity Credit Corporation may incur such additional costs with respect to commodities to be donated hereunder as it. is authorized to incur with respect to food commodities disposed of under section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, and may pay ocean freight charges from United States ports to designated ports of entry abroad.”
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