Act of August 11, 1939 (Prohibition on Purchase of Foreign Produced Fishery Products) Chapter 696 of the 76th Congress, as amended 53 Stat. 1411, as amended Act of August 11, 1939 (Prohibition on Purchase of Foreign Produced Fishery Products) ch696 110–246 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2021-10-15 Saltonstall-Kennedy Act Act of August 11, 1939 10298 76 1939-08-11 Act of August 11, 1939 (Prohibition on Purchase of Foreign Produced Fishery Products) [Chapter 696 of the 76th Congress; 53 Stat. 1411] [As Amended Through P.L. 110–246, Effective May 22, 2008] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Chapter 696 of the 76th Congress. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
To authorize the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation to purchase and distribute surplus products of the fishing industryBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
[15 U.S.C. 713c–2] That any part of the funds not to exceed $1,500,000 per year, transferred by the Secretary of Agriculture to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation1–1 created under and to carry out the provisions of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 774), as amended, may also be used by such Corporation for the purpose of diverting surplus fishery products (including fish, shellfish, mollusks, and crustacea) from the normal channels of trade and commerce by acquiring them and providing for their distribution through Federal, State, and private relief channels: Provided, That none of the funds made available to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation1–1 under this Act shall be used to purchase any of the commodities designated in this Act which may have been produced in any foreign country. The provisions of law relating to the acquisition of materials or supplies for the United States shall not apply to the acquisition of commodities under this Act.1–1

The functions of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation have been transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture (15 U.S.C. 713c note, 713c–2 note.) and the Corporation has been dissolved.

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