112 STAT. 3168 PUBLIC LAW 105-336—OCT. 31, 1998 "(B) FREQUENCY. — The information shall be collected at least once every 2 years. "(C) ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS. —The Secretary shall provide the recipient agencies a means for voluntarily submitting customer acceptability information.". SEC. 302. FOOD DISTRIBUTION. The Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 100-237) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 13 and 14 as sections 17 and 18, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 12 the following: "SEC. 13. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER COMMODITIES BETWEEN PRO- GRAMS. "(a) TRANSFER.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may transfer any commodities purchased with appropriated funds for a domestic food assistance program administered by the Secretary to any other domestic food assistance program administered by the Secretary if the transfer is necessary to ensure that the commodities will be used while the commodities are still suitable for human consumption. "(b) REIMBURSEMENT.— The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide reimbursement for the value of the commodities transferred under subsection (a) from accounts available for the purchase of commodities under the program receiving the commodities. "(c) CREDITING. — Any reimbursement made under subsection (b) shall— "(1) be credited to the accounts that incurred the costs when the transferred commodities were originally purchased; and "(2) be available for the purchase of commodities with the same limitations as are provided for appropriated funds for the reimbursed accounts for the fiscal year in which the transfer takes place. "SEC. 14. AUTHORITY TO RESOLVE CLAIMS. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may determine the amount of, settle, and adjust all or part of a claim arising under a domestic food assistance program administered by the Secretary. "(b) WAIVER. — The Secretary may waive a claim described in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that a waiver would serve the purposes of the program. "(c) AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.— Nothing in this section diminishes the authority of the Attorney General under section 516 of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, to supervise and conduct litigation on behalf of the United States. "SEC. 15. PAYMENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL OF COMMODITIES THAT POSE A HEALTH OR SAFETY RISK. "(a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary may use funds avsdlable to carry out section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 774, chapter 641; 7 U.S.C. 612c), that are not otherwise committed, for the purpose of reimbursing States for State and local costs associated with the removal of commodities distributed under any domestic food assistance program administered by the Secretary
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