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7 U.S.C. § 612c–4

Purchase of specialty crops

United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective

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7 U.S.C. § 612c–4, Purchase of specialty crops, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/429093
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Of the funds made available under section 612c of this title, for fiscal year 2002 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use not less than $200,000,000 each fiscal year to purchase fruits, vegetables, and other specialty food crops. The Secretary of Agriculture shall purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions in accordance with section 1755(a) of title 42 using, of the amount specified in subsection (a), not less than $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023. In this section, the terms “fruits”, “vegetables”, and “other specialty food crops” shall have the meaning given the terms by the Secretary of Agriculture.

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