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46 U.S.C. § 55314 — Transportation requirements for certain exports sponsored by the Secretary of Agriculture

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46 U.S.C. § 55314 — Transportation requirements for certain exports sponsored by the Secretary of Agriculture

**(a)** Repealed. Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title I, § 100124(a)(1), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 915.] **(b) Applicable Export Activity.—** The activities specified in this subsection are export activities (except inspection or weighing activities, other activities carried out for health or safety, or technical assistance provided in the handling of commercial transactions) of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Commodity Credit Corporation— (1) carried out under the Food for Peace Act ([7 U.S.C. 1691](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1691&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); (2) carried out under section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 ([7 U.S.C. 1431](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1431&num=0&edition=prelim)); (3) carried out under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act ([7 U.S.C. 1736f–1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1736f–1&num=0&edition=prelim)); (4) under which agricultural commodities or their products are— (A) donated through foreign governments or private or public agencies, including intergovernmental organizations; or (B) sold for foreign currencies or for dollars on credit terms of more than 10 years; (5) under which agricultural commodities or their products are made available for emergency food relief at less than prevailing world market prices; (6) under which a cash grant is made directly or through an intermediary to a foreign purchaser to enable the purchaser to obtain United States agricultural commodities or their products in an amount greater than the difference between the prevailing world market price and the United States market price, free along side vessel at a United States port; or (7) under which agricu

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7 U.S.C. § 1691 — Notification to congressional committees

**(a) Notice of negotiations** The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury shall, in every feasible instance, notify the designated congressional committees not less than 15 days prior to any formal negotiation for debt relief under this subchapter. **(b) Transmittal of text of agreements** The Secretary of State shall transmit to the designated congressional committees a copy of the text of any agreement with any foreign government which would result in any debt relief under this subchapter no less than 30 days prior to its entry into force, together with a detailed justification of the interest of the United States in the proposed debt relief. **(c) Annual report** The Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, shall submit to the designated congressional committees not later than February 1 of each year a consolidated statement of the budgetary implications of all debt relief agreements entered into force under this subchapter during the preceding fiscal year. **(d) Designated congressional committees** As used in this section, the term “designated congressional committees” means the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.

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46 U.S.C. § 55305 — Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Government

**(a) Minimum Tonnage.—** When the United States Government procures, contracts for, or otherwise obtains for its own account, or furnishes to or for the account of a foreign country, organization, or persons without provision for reimbursement, any equipment, materials, or commodities, or provides financing in any way with Federal funds for the account of any persons unless otherwise exempted, within or without the United States, or advances funds or credits, or guarantees the convertibility of foreign currencies in connection with the furnishing or obtaining of the equipment, materials, or commodities, the appropriate agencies shall take steps necessary and practicable to ensure that at least 50 percent of the gross tonnage of the equipment, materials, or commodities (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) which may be transported on ocean vessels is transported on privately-owned commercial vessels of the United States, as provided under subsection (b), to the extent those vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for commercial vessels of the United States, in a manner that will ensure a fair and reasonable participation of commercial vessels of the United States in those cargoes by geographic areas. **(b) Eligible Vessels.—** To be eligible to carry cargo as provided under subsection (a), a privately-owned commercial vessel shall be documented under the laws of the United States— (1) for not less than three years; or (2) after January 1, 2030, for less than three years, if the vessel owner signs an agreement with the Secretary providing that— (A) the vessel shall remain documented under the laws of the United States for not less than three years; and (B) the vessel owner shall, upon request of the Secretary, agre

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7 U.S.C. § 1431 — Disposition of commodities to prevent waste

**(a) Eligible recipients; barter; estimates; reprocessing and other charges** In order to prevent the waste of commodities whether in private stocks or acquired through price-support operations by the Commodity Credit Corporation before they can be disposed of in normal domestic channels without impairment of the price-support program or sold abroad at competitive world prices, the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized, on such terms and under such regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem in the public interest: (1) upon application, to make such commodities available to any Federal agency for use in making payment for commodities not produced in the United States; (2) to barter or exchange such commodities for strategic or other materials as authorized by law; (3) in the case of food commodities to donate such commodities to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and to such State, Federal, or private agency or agencies as may be designated by the proper State or Federal authority and approved by the Secretary, for use in the United States in nonprofit school-lunch programs, in nonprofit summer camps for children, in the assistance of needy persons, and in charitable institutions, including hospitals and facilities, to the extent that they serve needy persons (including infants and children). In the case of clause (3) the Secretary shall obtain such assurance as he deems necessary that the recipients thereof will not diminish their normal expenditures for food by reason of such donation. In order to facilitate the appropriate disposal of such commodities, the Secretary may from time to time estimate and announce the quantity of such commodities which he anticipates will become available for distribution under clause (3). The Commodity Credit Corporation may pay

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7 U.S.C. § 8701 — Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171). **(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c). **(c) Transportation** (1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year. (2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary. (3) **Amount** (A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying— (i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di

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7 U.S.C. § 1736f–1 — Debt forgiveness

**(a) Authority** The President, taking into account the financial resources of a country, may waive payments of principal and interest that such country would otherwise be required to make to the Commodity Credit Corporation under dollar sales agreements under subchapter II if— (1) that country is a least developed country; and (2) either— (A) an International Monetary Fund standby agreement is in effect with respect to that country; (B) a structural adjustment program of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or of the International Development Association is in effect with respect to that country; (C) a structural adjustment facility, enhanced structural adjustment facility, or similar supervised arrangement with the International Monetary Fund is in effect with respect to that country; or (D) even though such an agreement, program, facility, or arrangement is not in effect, the country is pursuing national economic policy reforms that would promote democratic, market-oriented, and long term economic development. **(b) Request for debt relief by President** The President may provide debt relief under subsection (a) only if a notification is submitted to Congress at least 10 days prior to providing the debt relief. Such a notification shall— (1) specify the amount of official debt the President proposes to liquidate; and (2) identify the countries for which debt relief is proposed and the basis for their eligibility for such relief. **(c) Appropriations action required** The aggregate amount of principal and interest waived under this section may not exceed the amount approved for such purpose in an Act appropriating funds to carry out this chapter. **(d) Limitation on new credit assistance** If the authority of this section is us

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46 U.S.C. § 55313 — Exemption of certain agricultural exports from cargo preference provisions

Sections 55304 and 55305 of this title do not apply to export activities of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Commodity Credit Corporation under which— (1) agricultural commodities or their products acquired by the Corporation are made available to United States exporters, users, processors, or foreign purchasers for the purpose of developing, maintaining, or expanding export markets for United States agricultural commodities or their products at prevailing world market prices; (2) payments are made available to United States exporters, users, or processors or, except as provided in [section 55314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section55314&num=0&edition=prelim), cash grants are made available to foreign purchasers, for the purpose described in paragraph (1); (3) commercial credit guarantees are blended with direct credits from the Corporation to reduce the effective rate of interest on export sales of United States agricultural commodities or their products; (4) credit or credit guarantees for not more than 3 years are extended by the Corporation to finance or guarantee export sales of United States agricultural commodities or their products; or (5) agricultural commodities or their products owned or controlled by or under loan from the Corporation are exchanged or bartered for materials, goods, equipment, or services at least equal in value to the agricultural commodities or their products for which they are exchanged or bartered (determined on the basis of prevailing world market prices at the time of the exchange or barter), but this paragraph does not exempt from the cargo preference provisions referred to in [section 55314(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-titl

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46 U.S.C. § 55314 — Transportation requirements for certain

Page 490 TITLE 46—SHIPPING § 55314 (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1644.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 55313 .......... 46 App.:1241e. June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title IX, § 901a, as added Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1142, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1490. § 55314. Transportation requirements for certain exports sponsored by the Secretary of Agri- culture [(a) Repealed. Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title I, § 100124(a)(1), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 915.] (b) APPLICABLE EXPORT ACTIVITY.—The activi- ties specified in this subsection are export ac- tivities (except inspection or weighing activi- ties, other activities carried out for health or safety, or technical assistance provided in the handling of commercial transactions) of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Commodity Credit Corporation— (1) carried out under the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.); (2) carried out under section 416 of the Agri- cultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431); (3) carried out under the Bill Emerson Hu- manitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1); (4) under which agricultural commodities or their products are— (A) donated through foreign governments or private or public agencies, including intergovernmental organizations; or (B) sold for foreign currencies or for dol- lars on credit terms of more than 10 years; (5) under which agricultural commodities or their products are made available for emer- gency food relief at less than prevailing world market prices; (6) under which a cash grant is made directly or through an intermediary to a foreign pur- chaser to enable the purchaser to obtain United States agricultural commodities or their products in an amount greater than the difference between

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7 U.S.C. § 1431 — Disposition of commodities to prevent

Page 721 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1431 vision of law so amended with respect to the 2004 or an earlier crop of tobacco, see section 614 of Pub. L. 108–357, set out as a note under section 515 of this title. INAPPLICABILITY OF SECTION Section inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of cov- ered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Feb. 7, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2018, see section 9092(b)(10) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of cov- ered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning June 18, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2012, see section 8782(b)(10) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of cov- ered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning May 13, 2002, through Dec. 31, 2007, see section 7992(b)(10) of this title. Section inapplicable to 1996 through 2002 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Apr. 4, 1996, and ending Dec. 31, 2002, see section 7301(b)(1)(J) of this title. § 1429. Determinations of Secretary as final and conclusive Determinations made by the Secretary under this Act shall be final and conclusive: Provided, That the scope and nature of such determina- tions shall not be inconsistent with the provi- sions of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act [15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.]. (Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title IV, § 412, 63 Stat. 1057.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, 63 Stat. 1051, known as the Agricultural Act of 1949, which is classified principally to this chapter (§ 1421 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title

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7 U.S.C. § 1691 — United States policy

Page 956 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1691 Sec. 1738m. Annual report to Congress. 1738n. Consultations with Congress. 1738o. Sale of qualified debt to eligible coun- tries. 1738p. Sale, reduction, or cancellation of quali- fied debt to facilitate certain debt swaps. 1738q. Notification to congressional commit- tees. 1738r. ‘‘Qualified debt’’ defined. § 1691. United States policy It is the policy of the United States to use its abundant agricultural productivity to promote the foreign policy of the United States by en- hancing the food security of the developing world through the use of agricultural commod- ities and local currencies accruing under this chapter to— (1) combat world hunger and malnutrition and their causes; (2) promote broad-based, equitable, and sus- tainable development, including agricultural development; (3) expand international trade; (4) foster and encourage the development of private enterprise and democratic participa- tion in developing countries; and (5) prevent conflicts. (July 10, 1954, ch. 469, § 2, 68 Stat. 454; Pub. L. 89–808, § 2(A), Nov. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 1526; Pub. L. 94–161, title II, § 201, Dec. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 850; Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1111(a), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1474; Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3633; Pub. L. 107–171, title III, § 3001, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 280; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3002, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1821.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2008—Pars. (4) to (6). Pub. L. 110–246 redesignated pars. (5) and (6) as (4) and (5), respectively, and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: ‘‘develop and expand export markets for United States agricultural commodities;’’. 2002—Par. (6). Pub. L. 107–171 added par. (6). 1990—Pub. L. 10

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7 U.S.C. § 1736f — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title II, §§ 218, 219, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 957

### Statutory Notes Section 1736c, act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title IV, § 409, as added Nov. 11, 1966, Pub. L. 89–808, § 2(E), 80 Stat. 1537; amended July 29, 1968, Pub. L. 90–436, § 1, 82 Stat. 450; Nov. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–524, title VII, § 701, 84 Stat. 1379; Aug. 10, 1973, Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(26), 87 Stat. 237; Sept. 29, 1977, Pub. L. 95–113, title XII, § 1208, 91 Stat. 957; Dec. 22, 1981, Pub. L. 97–98, title XII, § 1216, 95 Stat. 1282; Dec. 23, 1985, Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1105, 99 Stat. 1466; Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, 104 Stat. 3653; Dec. 13, 1991, Pub. L. 102–237, title III, § 322, 105 Stat. 1857, required promulgation of regulations to implement chapter not later than 180 days after Nov. 28, 1990. Section 1736d, act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title IV, § 410, as added Nov. 11, 1966, Pub. L. 89–808, § 2(E), 80 Stat. 1538; amended Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, 104 Stat. 3653; Dec. 13, 1991, Pub. L. 102–237, title III, § 322, 105 Stat. 1857, provided for independent evaluation of programs under subchapters II, III, and III–A of this chapter and report to Congress.

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