Surplus Agricultural Commodities Disposal Act of 1982
PL 97-358 (H.R.6142), enacted 10/21/1982

96 STAT. 1714 
PUBLIC LAW 97-358—OCT. 21, 1982 
Public Law 97-358 
97th Congress 
Oct. 21, 1982 
[H.R. 6142] 
Surplus 
Agricultural 
Commodities 
Disposal Act of 
1982. 
7 u s e 1421 note. 
Liquid fuel and 
agricultural 
commodity 
byproducts 
processing. 
7 u s e 1433b. 
Liquid fuel 
availability. 
An Act 
To authorize the Commodity Credit Corporation to process its accumulated stocks of 
agricultural commodities into liquid fuels and agricultural commodity byproducts, 
and for the disposition thereof, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
be cited as the "Surplus Agricultural Commodities Disposal Act of 
1982". 
SEC. 2. The Agricultural Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new section: 
"SEC. 423. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order 
to prevent the accumulation of excessive stocks of agricultural 
commodities through the price support and stabilization operations 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Corporation may provide, 
under terms and conditions established by the Secretary, for proc-
essing its accumulated stocks of agricultural commodities into liquid 
fuels and agricultural commodity byproducts and (1) for making 
such liquid fuels available by the Corporation to Federal agencies 
either to help meet the needs of such agencies for transportation 
and industrial fuels or to be stored for emergency uses, or (2) for the 
sale of such liquid fuels by the Corporation in commercial markets. 
The liquid fuels shall be made available to Federal agencies or sold 
at a price as determined appropriate by the Secretary, notwithstand-
ing any price restrictions that may be contained in other provisions 
of law, and in a manner that does not disrupt the prices in commer-
cial markets of liquid fuels derived from agricultural commodities. 
"(b) In determining the feasibility of providing for the processing 
of Commodity Credit Corporation stocks of commodities under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall consider the nature of the commod-
ities, and the acquisition, transportation, handling, storage, interest, 
and other costs associated with acquiring and maintaining such 
stocks, including the effect of such stocks in depressing commodity 
prices, as well as the value and utility of such stocks when processed 
into liquid fuels and agricultural commodity byproducts. 
PUBLIC LAW 97-358—OCT. 21, 1982 
96 STAT. 1715 
"(c) Not later than one hundred and twenty days after the date of 
Report to 
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
Congress. 
shall report to the Congress with respect to the operation of this 
section, including any recommendations for legislative changes the 
Secretary finds necessary with respect to the authority provided in 
this section.". 
Approved October 21, 1982. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6142: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 97-874 (Comm. on Agriculture). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): 
Sept. 28, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 1, considered and passed Senate. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 18, No. 43 (1982): 
Oct. 21, Presidential statement. 
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