Sec. 3103. Levels of assistance
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Section 204 of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1724 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and inserting the following: Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Administrator shall make agricultural commodities available for food distribution under this title for emergency assistance under section 202(a) for each fiscal year in a quantity that results in the amount described in subparagraph
(B)being not less than 40 percent of the funds made available through annual appropriations in that fiscal year for this title. The amount referred to in subparagraph
(A)is the sum obtained by adding— the value of the agricultural commodities made available pursuant to that subparagraph; and the cost of ocean shipping for those agricultural commodities. ; and in paragraph (3)— by striking the third sentence; in the second sentence, by striking In making a waiver and all that follows through House of Representatives and inserting the following: If the Administrator provides a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture, Appropriations, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; and by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the following: Subject to subparagraph (B), the Administrator may waive the requirements of paragraph
(1)for any fiscal year if, after the beginning of the applicable fiscal year, the Administrator determines that— such quantities of commodities cannot be used effectively to carry out this title or in order to meet an emergency; or the requirements of that paragraph cannot otherwise be met due to circumstances beyond the control of the Administrator. In the first fiscal year beginning after the date on which a waiver is provided under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall make agricultural commodities available for food distribution under this title for emergency assistance under section 202(a) in a quantity that represents— the quantity of agricultural commodities needed to meet the requirement under paragraph (1)(A); and the quantity of agricultural commodities covered by the waiver under subparagraph
(A)for the preceding fiscal year. ; and in subsection (b)(1), by striking subsection (a)(2) be and inserting subsection (a)(1) is .
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