Hugo Black

“ Like other government corporations, Commodity is subject to the provisions of the Government Corporation Control Act which provides such close budgetary, auditing and fiscal controls that little more than a corporate name remains to distinguish it from the ordinary government agency. [5] In brief, Commodity is simply an administrative device established by Congress for the purpose of carrying out federal farm programs with public funds.
In our judgment Commodity is a part of 'the Government of the United States' for purposes of the False Claims Act. ”

“ Commodity is an 'agency and instrumentality of the United States, within the Department of Agriculture, subject to the general supervision and direction of the Secretary of Agriculture.' [3] It was created by Congress to support farm prices and to assist in maintaining and distributing adequate supplies of agricultural commodities. ”

“ Any impairment of this capital, which at times has been great due to the nature of its activities, [4] is replaced out of the public treasury; any gains are returned to that treasury. All of its officers and other personnel are employees of the Department of Agriculture and are compensated as such. ”