Sec. 3. FOOD AID TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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## SEC. 3 FOOD AID TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES **[**[7 U.S.C. 1691a](/us/usc/t7/s1691a)**]** ###
(a)Policy In light of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture and the Ministerial Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Program on Least-Developed and Net-Food Importing Developing Countries, the United States reaffirms the commitment of the United States to providing food aid to developing countries. ###
(b)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)in negotiations at the Food Aid Convention, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and other appropriate venues, the President shall— #####
(A)seek commitments of higher levels of food aid by donors in order to meet the legitimate needs of developing countries; #####
(B)ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that humanitarian nongovernmental organizations, recipient country governments, charitable bodies, and international organizations shall continue— ######
(i)to be eligible to receive resources based on assessments of need conducted by those organizations and entities; and ######
(ii)to implement food aid programs in agreements with donor countries; and #####
(C)ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that options for providing food aid for emergency and nonemergency needs shall not be subject to limitation, including in-kind commodities, provision of funds for agricultural commodity procurement, and monetization of commodities, on the condition that the provision of those commodities or funds— ######
(i)is based on assessments of need and intended to benefit the food security of, or otherwise assist, recipients, and ######
(ii)is provided in a manner that avoids disincentives to local agricultural production and marketing and with minimal potential for disruption of commercial markets; and ####
(2)the United States should increase its contribution of bona fide food assistance to developing countries consistent with the Agreement on Agriculture. # TITLE I ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND FOOD SECURITY
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