(a) The Secretary shall take such precautions as the Secretary deems necessary to assure that any eligible recipient agency receiving commodities under this chapter will provide such commodities to persons served by the eligible recipient agency and will not diminish its normal expenditures for food by reason of the receipt of such commodities. The Secretary shall also take such precautions as the Secretary deems necessary to assure that commodities made available under this chapter will not displace commercial sales of such commodities or the products thereof. The Secretary shall not make commodities available for donation in any quantity or manner that the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion, determines may, substitute for the same or any other agricultural produce that would otherwise be purchased in the market.
(b) Commodities provided under this chapter shall be distributed only in quantities that can be consumed without waste. No eligible recipient agency may receive commodities under this chapter in excess of anticipated use, based on inventory records and controls, or in excess of its ability to accept and store such commodities.
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CHAPTER 102— EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE
§ 7502. Availability of CCC commodities
§ 7504. Initial processing costs
§ 7505. Federal and State responsibilities
§ 7506. Assurances; anticipated use
§ 7507. State and local supplementation of commodities
§ 7508. Authorization and appropriations
§ 7509. Relationship to other programs
§ 7510. Commodities not income
§ 7511. Prohibition against certain State charges
§ 7511a. Emergency food program infrastructure grants
§ 7513. Finality of determinations
§ 7514. Incorporation of additional commodities
§ 7515. Allotment and delivery of commodities
§ 7516. Settlement and adjustment of claims