PUBLIC LAW 98-8 —MAR. 24, 1983 97 STAT. 35 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR INTERDICTION PROGRAM SEC. 106. For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the acquisition of aircraft (by any means other than purchase from a commercial source), operation and maintenance of United States Customs Service air interdiction program activities, $3,750,000. TITLE II—TEMPORARY EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1983 SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983", and is hereinafter in this title referred to as "the Act". Short title. 7 USC 612c note. AVAILABILITY OF CCC COMMODITIES SEC. 202. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commod- 7 USC 6l2c note. ities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation that are in excess of quantities needed for the fiscal year to carry out a pay- ment-in-kind acreage diversion program, maintain U.S. share of world markets, and meet international market development and food aid commitments, shall be made available by the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") without charge or credit in such fiscal year for use by eligible recipient agencies. Upon request, commodities provided by the CCC shall be provided in a form suitable for individual household or institutional use. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if wheat stocks acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available for the purposes of this Act, up to 300,000 metric tons of wheat designated under section 302(b)(l) of the Food Security Wheat Reserve Act of 1980 shall be used for the purposes of this Act. Any amount of wheat 7 USC I736f-l. used from the Food Security Wheat Reserve under this Act shall be replenished by an equivalent quantity of wheat under the provisions of section 302(b) of the Food Security Wheat Reserve Act of 1980 as soon as practicable, but before December 31, 1983. PROCESSING AGREEMENTS SEC. 203. Whenever a commodity is made available without 7 USC 6l2c note. charge or credit under any nutrition program administered by the Secretary, the Secretary shall encourage consumption thereof through agreements with private companies under which the com- modity is reprocessed into end-food products for use by eligible recipient agencies, with the expense of the reprocessing to be borne by the recipient agencies. AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 204. (a) There is appropriated for the period ending Septem- 7 USC 6i2c note. ber 30, 1983, $50,000,000 for the Secretary to make available to the States for storage and distribution costs, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for paying the actual costs Incurred by charitable institutions, food banks, hunger centers, soup
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