---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 789.22"
title: "7"
number: "789.22"
heading: "Examples of assistance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/789.22"
---

# §789.22. Examples of assistance.

- (a) While special priorities assistance may be provided for any reason in support of this part, it is usually provided in situations in which:
  - (1) A person is experiencing difficulty in obtaining delivery against a rated order by the required delivery date; or
  - (2) **A person cannot locate a supplier for an item or service needed to fill a rated order.**
- (b) **Other examples of special priorities assistance include—**
  - (1) Ensuring that rated orders receive preferential treatment by suppliers;
  - (2) Resolving production or delivery conflicts between various rated orders;
  - (3) Assisting in placing rated orders with suppliers;
  - (4) Verifying the urgency of rated orders; and
  - (5) **Determining the validity of rated orders.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 50 U.S.C. App. 2061-2170, 2171, and 2172; 42 U.S.C. 5195-5197h.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 63898, Oct. 22, 2015, unless otherwise noted.