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[CITE: 7USC1727]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
        CHAPTER 41--AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
                 SUBCHAPTER III-A--FOOD FOR DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 1727. Bilateral grant program


(a) In general

    The President shall establish a program under which agricultural 
commodities are donated in accordance with this subchapter to least 
developed countries. The revenue generated by the sale of such 
commodities in the recipient country may be utilized for economic 
development activities. Such program shall be implemented by the 
Administrator.

(b) General authority

    To carry out the policies and accomplish the objectives described in 
section 1691 of this title, the Administrator may negotiate and execute 
agreements with least developed countries to provide commodities to such 
countries on a grant basis.

(July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title III, Sec. 301, as added Pub. L. 95-88, 
title II, Sec. 211(a)(2), Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 548; amended Pub. L. 
96-53, title II, Sec. 204(a), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 369; Pub. L. 99-
198, title XI, Sec. 1112(a)(3), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1478; Pub. L. 
100-576, Sec. 4(a)(1), Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2898; Pub. L. 101-624, 
title XV, Sec. 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3641.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 301 of act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title III, 68 
Stat. 458, which amended section 1427 of this title, was renumbered 
section 308 by Pub. L. 95-88, title II, Sec. 211(a)(1), Aug. 3, 1977, 91 
Stat. 548.


                               Amendments

    1990--Pub. L. 101-624 amended section generally, substituting 
present provisions for provisions outlining Congressional purpose with 
regard to Food for Development Program, establishment of program, goal 
of assistance under program, range of assistance and emphasized 
activities, and use of funds for disaster assistance.
    1988--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-576 added subsec. (c).
    1985--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-198 inserted ``(including immunization 
of children)'' after ``health services''.
    1979--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-53 inserted ``, or the dollar sales 
value of the commodities themselves,'' after ``the local sale of such 
commodities'', and substituted ``in the participating country of funds 
from the sale of such commodities or of the commodities themselves'' for 
``of funds from the sale of such commodities in the participating 
country''.


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 101-624 effective Jan. 1, 1991, see section 
1513 of Pub. L. 101-624, set out as a note under section 1691 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-53 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 
512(a) of Pub. L. 96-53, set out as a note under section 2151 of Title 
22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 215 of Pub. L. 95-88, 
set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section 1702 
of this title.


 Amendment of Food for Development Agreements; Disaster Assistance for 
                               Bangladesh

    Section 4(a)(2), (3) of Pub. L. 100-576 provided that:
    ``(2) Food for Development agreements entered into under title III 
of that Act [this subchapter] before the date of enactment of this Act 
[Oct. 31, 1988] may be amended in order to implement the amendment made 
by paragraph (1) [amending this section].
    ``(3) Pending amendment pursuant to paragraph (2) of Food for 
Development agreements with the Government of Bangladesh, the use of 
funds accruing under those agreements, with the approval of the United 
States Government, for flood-related disaster assistance authorized by 
the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be consistent 
with the applicable agreement.''


       Increased Immunizations of Children; Reporting Requirement

    Section 1112(b) of Pub. L. 99-198 provided that: ``In the 
implementation of health programs undertaken in relation to assistance 
provided under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
1954 [this chapter], it shall be the goal of the organizations and 
agencies involved to provide as many additional immunizations of 
children as possible. Such increased immunization activities should be 
taken in coordination with similar efforts of other organizations and in 
keeping with any national plans for expanded programs of immunization. 
The President shall include information concerning such immunization 
activities in the annual reports required by section 634 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2394], including a report on the 
estimated number of immunizations provided each year pursuant to this 
subsection.''


                        Implementation of Program

    Program under this subchapter to provide for donation of 
agricultural commodities to least developed countries to be implemented 
by Administrator of the Agency for International Development, see Ex. 
Ord. No. 12752, Sec. 1(c), Feb. 25, 1991, 56 F.R. 8255, set out as a 
note under section 1691 of this title.
