disaster reserve

disaster reserve Sec. 1103. Section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as added by the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, is amended as follows: (a) Subsection (b) is amended to read as follows: “(b) The Secretary shall acquire such commodities through the price support program. However, if the Secretary determines that no wheat, feed grains, or soybeans are available through the price support pro-91 STAT. 954gram at locations where they may be economically utilized to alleviate distress caused by a natural disaster, the Secretary is authorized to purchase through the facilities of the Commodity Credit Corporation such wheat, feed grains, soybeans, hay, or other livestock forages as the Secretary deems necessary for disposition in accordance with the authority provided in subsection (d) of this section. The Secretary may acquire wheat, feed grains, soybeans, hay, or other livestock forages at such locations, at such times, and in such quantities as the Secretary finds necessary and appropriate and may pay such transportation and other costs as may be required to permit disposition of such wheat, feed grains, soybeans, hay, and other livestock forages under subsection (d) of this section.”. (b) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows: “(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 Act of 1974 (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 407 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (G3 Stat, 1055, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1427), the Act of September 21, 1959 (73 Stat. 574, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1427 note), or section 1105 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977; 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 the provisions of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2251–2297).”.