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22 U.S.C. § 9308 — Rule of construction

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22 U.S.C. § 9308 — Rule of construction

**(a) Effect on other programs** Nothing in the Global Food Security Strategy or this chapter or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to supersede or otherwise affect the authority of the relevant Federal departments and agencies to carry out programs specified in subsection (b), in the manner provided, and subject to the terms and conditions, of those programs, including, but not limited to, the terms, conditions, and requirements relating to the procurement and transportation of food assistance furnished pursuant to such programs. **(b) Programs described** The programs referred to in subsection (a) are the following: (1) 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) The Food for Progress Act of 1985 ([7 U.S.C. 1736](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1736&num=0&edition=prelim)o). (3) Section 416(b) of the Agriculture 11 So in original. Probably should be “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)).22 So in original. Probably should be “1431(b)).” (4) McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program ([7 U.S.C. 1736](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1736&num=0&edition=prelim)o–1). (5) Local and Regional Procurement Program ([7 U.S.C. 1726c](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1726c&num=0&edition=prelim)). (6) 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)). (7) Any other food and nutrition security and emergency an

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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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7 U.S.C. § 1726c — Administration

**(a) Proposals** (1) **Recipient countries** — A proposal to enter into a nonemergency food assistance agreement under this subchapter shall identify the recipient country or countries that are the subject of the agreement. (2) **Timing** — Not later than 120 days after the date of receipt by the Administrator of a proposal submitted by an eligible organization under this subchapter, the Administrator shall determine whether to accept the proposal. (3) **Denial** — If a proposal under paragraph (1) is denied, the response shall specify the reasons for denial. **(b) Notice and comment** Not later than 30 days prior to the issuance of a final guideline or annual policy guidance to carry out this subchapter, the Administrator shall— (1) provide notice of the existence of a proposed guideline or annual policy guidance, and that such guideline or annual policy guidance is available for review and comment, to eligible organizations that participate in programs under this subchapter, and to other interested persons; (2) make the proposed guideline or annual policy guidance available, on request, to the eligible organizations and other persons referred to in paragraph (1); and (3) take any comments received into consideration prior to the issuance of the final guideline or annual policy guidance. **(c) Regulations and guidance** (1) **In general** — The Administrator shall promptly issue all necessary regulations and make revisions to agency guidelines with respect to changes in the operation or implementation of the program established under this subchapter. Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the Administrator shall issue all regulations and revisions to agency guidance necessary to implement the amendm

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7 U.S.C. § 1736 — Agreements

**(a) In general** Before entering into agreements with foreign countries under subchapters II and III–A for the provision of commodities, the Secretary or the Administrator, as appropriate, shall consider the extent to which the recipient country is undertaking measures for economic development purposes in order to improve food security and agricultural development, alleviate poverty, and promote broad-based, equitable, and sustainable development. **(b) Terms of agreement** An agreement entered into under this chapter shall— (1) include an estimate of the annual value or volume of agricultural commodities proposed to be made available to the country or eligible organization under the agreement; (2) with respect to agreements entered into with foreign countries under subchapters II and III–A, include a statement of the manner in which the agricultural commodities provided under the agreement or the revenues generated by the sale of such commodities (if such commodities are sold), will be integrated into the overall development plans of the country to improve food security and agricultural development, alleviate poverty, and promote broad-based, equitable, and sustainable agriculture and broad-based economic growth; (3) with respect to agreements entered into under subchapters II and III–A, include a statement of the manner in which competitive private sector participation within the recipient country in the storage, marketing, transportation, and distribution of agricultural commodities made available under this chapter will be encouraged; (4) include a statement that such agreement shall be subject to the availability, during each fiscal year to which the agreement applies, of the necessary appropriations and agricultural commodities; and (5) contain such other

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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. § 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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22 U.S.C. § 9308 — Rule of construction

Page 2226 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 9308 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Agricultural’’. 2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘1431(b)).’’ Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(h)(5), (7), redesig- nated par. (5) as (7) and substituted ‘‘food’’ for ‘‘agri- culture’’. Former par. (7) redesignated (9). Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(h)(5), (8), redesig- nated par. (6) as (8) and inserted ‘‘quantitative and qualitative’’ after ‘‘how’’ and ‘‘at the initiative, coun- try, and zone of influence levels, including longitudinal data and key uncertainties’’ before semicolon at end. Former par. (8) redesignated (10). Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(h)(5), (9), redesig- nated par. (7) as (9) and inserted ‘‘within target coun- tries, amounts and justification for any spending out- side of target countries’’ after ‘‘amounts spent’’. Former par. (9) redesignated (11). Subsec. (a)(10) to (12). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(h)(5), re- designated pars. (8), (9), and (10) as (10), (11), and (12), respectively. Former pars. (10), (11), and (12) redesig- nated (12), (13), and (15), respectively. Subsec. (a)(13). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(h)(5), (10), redes- ignated par. (11) as (13) and substituted ‘‘and efforts to encourage financial donor burden sharing and the im- pact of such investment and efforts’’ for ‘‘and the im- pact of private sector investment’’. Subsec. (a)(14). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(h)(11), added par. (14). Former par. (14) redesignated (17). Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(h)(4), redesig- nated par. (12) as (15). Subsec. (a)(16). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(h)(4), (12), redes- ignated par. (13) as (16) and struck out ‘‘and’’ at end. Subsec. (a)(17). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(h)(4), (13), redes- ignated par. (14) as (1

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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. § 1726c — Local and regional food aid procurement

Page 983 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1726c or guidelines that provide to United States non- profit organizations eligible to receive grants under subsection (a)(1) guidance with respect to the requirements for qualified shelf-stable pre- packaged foods and the quantity of the foods to be stockpiled by the organizations. (f) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section, in addi- tion to amounts otherwise available to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023, to remain available until ex- pended. (July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title II, § 208, as added Pub. L. 106–472, title III, § 310(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2075; amended Pub. L. 107–171, title III, § 3008, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 283; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3013, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1826; Pub. L. 113–79, title III, § 3007, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 775; Pub. L. 115–334, title III, § 3108, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4604.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 1726b, act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title II, § 208, as added Dec. 22, 1987, Pub. L. 100–202, § 15, 101 Stat. 1329–449, which related to periods for review of proposals for famine relief and promulgation of guide- lines for such proposals, was omitted in the general re- vision of this chapter by Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3633. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–334, § 3108(1), amended section catch- line generally. Prior to amendment, section catchline read as follows: ‘‘Assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation, delivery, and distribution of shelf-sta- ble prepackaged foods’’. Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–334, § 3108(2), substituted ‘‘2023’’ for ‘‘2018’’. 2014—Subsec. (f). Pub. L.

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7 U.S.C. § 1736 — Use of Commodity Credit Corporation

Page 996 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1735 Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 104–127, § 214(3), added par. (1) and struck out heading and text of former par. (1). Text read as follows: ‘‘Agreements to provide assistance on a multi-year basis under this chapter shall be made available to recipient countries or to eligible organiza- tions.’’ 1990—Pub. L. 101–624 amended section generally, sub- stituting present provisions for provisions outlining aims of assistance programs, namely humanitarian and national interest objectives, and requiring assessments of recipient countries to determine types and quan- tities of commodities needed, conditions under which distribution should take place, most suitable timing for delivery, etc. 1979—Pub. L. 96–53 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted provisions relating to aims of programs of assistance conducted under this chapter and sections 1427 and 1431 of this title and the types and quantities of agricultural commodities to be made available, for provisions relating to aims of assistance programs undertaken pursuant to this chapter and sec- tions 1427 and 1431 of this title, and added subsec. (b). 1966—Pub. L. 89–808 substituted provision declaratory of aims of assistance programs as the attainment of hu- manitarian objectives and the national interest for pro- visions requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to maxi- mize the sale of commodities and avoid displacement of cash sales, now provided for by sections 1703(n) and 1707(b) of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries 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 P

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