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7 U.S. Code § 7501. Definitions
In this chapter:(1) Additional commodities
The term “additional commodities” means commodities made available under section 7515 of this title in addition to the commodities made available under sections 7502 and 7507 of this title.
(2) Average monthly number of unemployed persons
The term “average monthly number of unemployed persons” means the average monthly number of unemployed persons in each State during the most recent fiscal year for which information concerning the number of unemployed persons is available, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
(3) Eligible recipient agencyThe term “eligible recipient agency” means a public or nonprofit organization that—
(A) administers—
(i)
an emergency feeding organization;
(ii)
a charitable institution (including a hospital and a retirement home, but excluding a penal institution) to the extent that the institution serves needy persons;
(iii)
a summer camp for children, or a child nutrition program providing food service;
(iv)
a nutrition project operating under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including a project that operates a congregate nutrition site and a project that provides home-delivered meals; or
(v)
a disaster relief program;
(B)
has been designated by the appropriate State agency, or by the Secretary; and
(C)
has been approved by the Secretary for participation in the program established under this chapter.