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Commodity distribution
Direct donation of food products by the federal government to needy persons, schools, and institutions. Commodities are either entitlement or bonus. Bonus commodities can be received when they are available from surplus stocks purchased by the Commodity Credit Corporation under its price support programme or the Agricultural Marketing Service under its surplus removal programme (Section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935).
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- Category: Agricultural programs & laws
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