7 U.S.C. § 2036 : US Code - Section 2036: Availability of commodities for emergency food assistance program

Search 7 U.S.C. § 2036 : US Code - Section 2036: Availability of commodities for emergency food assistance program

(a) Purchase of commodities
From amounts made available to carry out this chapter, for each
of fiscal years 2002 through 2007, the Secretary shall purchase
$140,000,000 of a variety of nutritious and useful commodities of
the types that the Secretary has the authority to acquire through
the Commodity Credit Corporation or under section 612c of this
title and distribute the commodities to States for distribution in
accordance with section 7515 of this title.
(b) Basis for commodity purchases
In purchasing commodities under subsection (a) of this section,
the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable and appropriate,
make purchases based on - 
(1) agricultural market conditions;
(2) preferences and needs of States and distributing agencies;
and
(3) preferences of recipients.