COMMODITY DONATIONS.

SEC. 4202. COMMODITY DONATIONS. (a) In General.—The Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 100-237) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 17 and 18 as sections 18 and 19, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 16 the following: “SEC. 17. COMMODITY DONATIONS. “(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law concerning commodity donations, any commodities acquired in the conduct of the operations of the Commodity Credit Corporation and any commodities acquired under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), to the extent that the commodities are in excess of the quantities of commodities that are essential to carry out other authorized activities of the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Secretary (including any quantity specifically 116 STAT. 330 reserved for a specific purpose), may be used for any program authorized to be carried out by the Secretary that involves the acquisition of commodities for use in a domestic feeding program, including any program conducted by the Secretary that provides commodities to individuals in cases of hardship. “(b) Programs.—A program described in subsection (A) includes a program authorized by— “(1) the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.); “(2) the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); “(3) the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.); “(4) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); or “(5) such other laws as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.”. (b)Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.