7 USC § 7509 - Relationship to other programs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s7509"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 7509 - Relationship to other programs"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "7509"
section_name: "Relationship to other programs"
chapter_number: 102
chapter_name: "EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–8, title II, § 205, Mar. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 36; Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(7), Sept. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 611; Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 4002(b)(1)(B), (2)(I), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1096, 1097; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4002(b)(1)(B), (2)(I), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1857, 1858.)"
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# § 7509. Relationship to other programs

**(a)** Section 2013(b) of this title shall not apply with respect to the distribution of commodities under this chapter.

**(b)** Except as otherwise provided in section 7504 of this title, none of the commodities distributed under this chapter shall be sold or otherwise disposed of in commercial channels in any form.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–8, title II, § 205, Mar. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 36; Pub. L. 98–92, § 2(7), Sept. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 611; Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 4002(b)(1)(B), (2)(I), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1096, 1097; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4002(b)(1)(B), (2)(I), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1857, 1858.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

and  made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by  were repealed by .

### Amendments

2008—Subsec. (a). , (2)(I), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to .

1983— substituted “Relationship to other programs” for “Relationships to food stamps” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of  by  effective , the date of enactment of , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Amendment by section 4002(b)(1)(B), (2)(I) of  effective , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.

### Effective Date of 1983 Amendment

, , , provided in part that the amendment made by section 2 is effective .