FNS Documents & Resources

No appropriated funds may be expended by the recipient of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement to pay any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any of the following covered Federal actions:

Part 252 provides a program whereby the Food and Nutrition Service and private processors of food may enter into agreements under which the processor will process and distribute designated donated food to eligible recipient agencies.

The Department purchases foods and donates them to State distributing agencies for further distribution and use in food assistance programs, or to provide assistance to eligible persons.