§ 1691a. Food aid to developing countries
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(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.
(July 10, 1954, ch. 469, § 3, as added Pub. L. 94–161, title II, § 202, Dec. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 851; amended Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3633; Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 201(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 951; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3003, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1821.)
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- Public Law 110–246To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–113To authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for international security and development assistance and for the Peace Corps, to establish the Peace Corps as an autonomous agency, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–624To extend and revise agricultural price support and related programs, to provide for agricultural export, resource conservation, farm credit, and agricultural research and related programs, to ensure consumers an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices, and for other purposes
- Public Law 94–161To authorize assistance for disaster relief and rehabilitation, to provide for overseas distribution and production of agricultural commodities, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes
- Public Law 104–127To modify the operation of certain agricultural programs
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- July 10, 1954, ch. 469, § 3
- Pub. L. 94–161, title II, § 202
- 89 Stat. 851
- Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512
- 104 Stat. 3633
- Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 201(a)
- 110 Stat. 951
- Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3003
- 122 Stat. 1821
- Pub. L. 110–246
- Pub. L. 104–127
- Pub. L. 101–624
- section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246
- section 1513 of Pub. L. 101–624
- Pub. L. 94–161, title II, § 213
- 89 Stat. 855
- Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(7)
- 95 Stat. 1560
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§ 1691a
Food aid to developing countries
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ActJuly 10, 1954, ch. 469, § 3
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–161, title II, § 202
Stat.89 Stat. 851
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512
Stat.104 Stat. 3633
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