Source: http://forms.vermontlaw.edu/farmgleaning/indexnew.cfm?id=cat&&no=1
Timestamp: 2017-07-26 06:48:54
Document Index: 557740580

Matched Legal Cases: ['§2034', '§ 1791', '§ 7508', '§ 1792', '§ 1437', 'art 250', '§ 250', '§ 170', '§ 14503']

Policy and Research Organizations	National and State-Specific Fact Sheets
Region: National Assistance for Community Food Projects, 7 U.S.C.A. §2034 (2008). This law creates a program under which the Secretary of Agriculture may annually make grant funds available to “private, nonprofit entities” for projects that benefit underserved communities. These projects can include the work of gleaning and food recovery organizations.
Region: National Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1791 (1996).
Region: National Emergency Food Assistance, 7 U.S.C. § 7508 (2008). This statutory provision allows the Secretary of Agriculture to give appropriated funds to states to pay for costs associated with “the processing, storage, transporting, and distributing to eligible recipient agencies” of gleaned commodities.
Region: National Federal Food Donation Act of 2008, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1792 (2008).
Region: National Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, 7 C.F.R. § 1437.8(b) (2014).
Region: National Subchapter B—General Regulations and Policies— Food Distribution Part 250—Donation of Foods For Use in the United States, Its Territories and Possessions and Areas Under Its Jurisdiction, 7 C.F.R. § 250 (2010). This subchapter of the law explains the terms and conditions under which donated foods may be obtained from the US Department of Agriculture by federal, state, and private agencies “for use in any state in child nutrition programs, nonprofit summer camps for children, charitable institutions, nutrition programs for the elderly, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, the Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations and the assistance of needy persons.”
Region: National USDA Farmers Market, Willingness to Glean, 7 C.F.R. § 170.12(c) (2005). This regulation provides that those "participating in [United States Department of Agriculture] USDA Farmers Markets should commit to the USDA food gleaning/food recovery initiative," which requires that surplus food and "food products are donated to charitable organization... at the close of each market day." The regulation also refers any tax deduction questions to the IRS and allows for the receiving nonprofit entity to obtain a receipt for donated goods.
Region: National Volunteer Protection Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 14503
Region: National Charitable, etc., contributions and gifts, IRC Section 170(e)(3) (2010). Internal Revenue Code section allowing C-corporations an enhanced deduction for qualified contributions of food inventory to qualified organizations.
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