Sec. 103. Securing the role of American farmers in the Food for Peace Program
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The Food for Peace Act is further amended— by redesignating section 203 ( 7 U.S.C. 1723 ) as section 205 and transferring such section so as to appear after section 204; by redesignating section 205 ( 17 U.S.C. 1725 ) as section 206 and transferring such section so as to appear before section 207; and by inserting after section 202 ( 7 U.S.C. 1722 ) the following new section: Congress finds the following: American farmers have played a critical role in the Food for Peace Program since Congress established such program in 1954 to reduce hunger and poverty overseas through the donation of surplus government-held agricultural commodities that had accumulated under Department of Agriculture commodity price support programs.
Through the generosity of the American people, and with the help of American farmers— more than 4,000,000,000 people have received life-saving food assistance; and more than 150 countries have benefitted from United States-supported food security programs. Despite the cessation of the commodity price support programs and the drawdown of surplus stocks that occasioned the creation of the Food for Peace Program in 1954, American farmers continue to play a critical role in United States international food assistance programs, particularly as a result of their innovation, expertise, and unmatched capacity to produce high-quality agricultural commodities that are critical to meeting growing global food needs.
It is the sense of Congress that modernizing the Food for Peace Program, including through the introduction of more flexible approaches to meeting food needs overseas, does not negate the need and desire for American farmers to continue to play an integral role in United States international food assistance and agricultural development programs overseas. .
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Securing the role of American farmers in the Food for Peace Program
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