7 U.S.C. § 2257
Interchangeability of funds for miscellaneous expenses and general expenses
Not to exceed 7 per centum of the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the miscellaneous expenses of the work of any bureau, division, or office of the Department of Agriculture shall be available interchangeably for expenditures on the objects included within the general expenses of such bureau, division, or office, but no more than 7 per centum shall be added to any one item of appropriation except in cases of extraordinary emergency.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins (1st Cir. 2025).
Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins (1st Cir. 2025). “[or] under 7 U.S.C. § 2257 ." Section 2257 is a statute providing that seven percent of the annual appropriations "for the miscellaneous expenses of the work of any bureau, division, or office of [USDA] shall be available interchangeably for expenditures on the objects included…”
Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins (1st Cir. 2025). “We note that in its stay briefing to us, the government has not disputed that it may under 7 U.S.C. § 2257 use the Section 32 fund to cover the provision of SNAP benefits for the month of November.”
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