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7 U.S.C. § 1726 — Levels of assistance
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**(a) Minimum levels**
(1) **Minimum assistance** — Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Administrator shall make agricultural commodities available for food distribution under this subchapter in an amount that for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023 is not less than 2,500,000 metric tons.
(2) **Minimum non-emergency assistance** — Of the amounts specified in paragraph (1), and except as provided in paragraph (3), the Administrator shall make agricultural commodities available for non-emergency food distribution through eligible organizations under [section 1722 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1722&num=0&edition=prelim) in an amount that for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023 is not less than 1,875,000 metric tons.
(3) **Exception** — The Administrator may waive the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) for any fiscal year if the Administrator determines that such quantities of commodities cannot be used effectively to carry out this subchapter or in order to meet an emergency. In making a waiver under this paragraph, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Committees on International Relations, Agriculture and Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing the reasons for the waiver. No waiver shall be made before the beginning of the applicable fiscal year.
**(b) Use of value-added commodities**
(1) **Minimum levels** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), in making agricultural commodities available under this subchapter, the Administrator shall ensure that not less than 75 percent of the quantity of such commodities required to be distributed during each fiscal year under
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**(a) Minimum levels**
(1) **Minimum assistance** — Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Administrator shall make agricultural commodities available for food distribution under this subchapter in an amount that for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023 is not less than 2,500,000 metric tons.
(2) **Minimum non-emergency assistance** — Of the amounts specified in paragraph (1), and except as provided in paragraph (3), the Administrator shall make agricultural commodities available for non-emergency food distribution through eligible organizations under [section 1722 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1722&num=0&edition=prelim) in an amount that for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023 is not less than 1,875,000 metric tons.
(3) **Exception** — The Administrator may waive the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) for any fiscal year if the Administrator determines that such quantities of commodities cannot be used effectively to carry out this subchapter or in order to meet an emergency. In making a waiver under this paragraph, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Committees on International Relations, Agriculture and Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing the reasons for the waiver. No waiver shall be made before the beginning of the applicable fiscal year.
**(b) Use of value-added commodities**
(1) **Minimum levels** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), in making agricultural commodities available under this subchapter, the Administrator shall ensure that not less than 75 percent of the quantity of such commodities required to be distributed during each fiscal year under subsection (a)(2) be in the form of processed, fortified, or bagged commodities and that not less than 50 percent of the quantity of the bagged commodities that are whole grain commodities be bagged in the United States.
(2) **Waiver of minimum** — The Administrator may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) for any fiscal year in which the Administrator determines that the requirements of the programs established under this subchapter will not be best served by the enforcement of such requirement under such paragraph.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Sections were omitted in the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3633.
Section 1708, act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title I, § 108, as added Dec. 23, 1985, Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1111(h), 99 Stat. 1476; amended Aug. 23, 1988, Pub. L. 100–418, title II, § 2309, 102 Stat. 1346, related to agreements with financial intermediaries in developing countries for purchase of commodities.
A prior section 1708, acts July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title I, § 108, 68 Stat. 457; Oct. 8, 1964, Pub. L. 88–638, § 1(12), 78 Stat. 1037; Nov. 11, 1966, Pub. L. 89–808, § 2(B), 80 Stat. 1533, which authorized Commodity Credit Corporation to finance ocean freight charges pursuant to agreements for sales of agricultural commodities for foreign currencies, was repealed by Pub. L. 97–113, title IV, § 401(7), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1537.
Section 1709, acts July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title I, § 109, 68 Stat. 457; Aug. 13, 1957, Pub. L. 85–128, § 1(1), 71 Stat. 345; Sept. 6, 1958, Pub. L. 85–931, § 4, 72 Stat. 1791; Sept. 21, 1959, Pub. L. 86–341, title I, § 1, 73 Stat. 606; Aug. 8, 1961, Pub. L. 87–128, title II, § 201(5), 75 Stat. 307; Oct. 8, 1964, Pub. L. 88–638, § 1(15), 78 Stat. 1037; Nov. 11, 1966, Pub. L. 89–808, § 2(B), 80 Stat. 1533; July 29, 1968, Pub. L. 90–436, § 2(b), 82 Stat. 450; Dec. 20, 1975, Pub. L. 94–161, title II, § 206, 89 Stat. 853; Dec. 22, 1981, Pub. L. 97–98, title XII, § 1210, 95 Stat. 1281; Dec. 29, 1981, Pub. L. 97–113, title IV, § 401(8), 95 Stat. 1537; Dec. 23, 1985, Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1112(a)(1), 99 Stat. 1478; Dec. 22, 1987, Pub. L. 100–202, § 10, 101 Stat. 1329–448, related to self-help measures developing countries should take before entering into agreements fo
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**(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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The President shall establish a program under this subchapter (to be implemented by the Administrator) to provide agricultural commodities to foreign countries on behalf of the people of the United States to—
(1) address famine and food crises, and respond to emergency food needs, arising from man-made and natural disasters;
(2) combat malnutrition, especially in children and mothers;
(3) carry out activities that attempt to alleviate the causes of hunger, mortality and morbidity;
(4) promote economic and community development;
(5) promote food security and support sound environmental practices;
(6) carry out feeding programs; and
(7) build resilience to mitigate and prevent food crises and reduce the future need for emergency aid.
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The powers conferred under this chapter shall not be used to discourage the production of supplies of foods and fibers sufficient to maintain normal domestic human consumption as determined by the Secretary from the records of domestic human consumption in the years 1920 to 1929, inclusive, taking into consideration increased population quantities of any commodity that were forced into domestic consumption by decline in exports during such period, current trends in domestic consumption and exports of particular commodities, and the quantities of substitutes available for domestic consumption within any general class of food commodities. In carrying out the purposes of this chapter it shall be the duty of the Secretary to give due regard to the maintenance of a continuous and stable supply of agricultural commodities from domestic production adequate to meet consumer demand at prices fair to both producers and consumers.
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**(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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Flowers and plants are an integral part of American life, contributing a natural and beautiful element, especially in urban areas, to what is increasingly a manmade, artificial environment for this country’s citizens. Providing comfort and pleasure for many special occasions as well as for everyday living, flowers and plants work against visual pollution and, in the case of green plants, generate oxygen within their environment. The flowers and plants to which this chapter refers are cut flowers, potted flowering plants, and foliage plants. These flowers and plants are produced by many individual producers throughout the United States and in foreign countries. These products move in interstate and foreign commerce, and those that do not move in such channels of commerce directly burden or affect interstate commerce of these products. The maintenance and expansion of existing markets and the development of new or improved markets and uses are vital to the welfare of flower and plant producers, brokers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout the Nation. The floral industry within the United States is comprised mainly of small- and medium-sized businesses. The producers are primarily agriculturally-oriented companies rather than promotion-oriented companies. The development and implementation of coordinated programs of research and promotion necessary for the maintenance of markets and the development of new markets have been inadequate. Without cooperative action in providing for and financing such programs, individual flower and plant producers, wholesalers, and retailers are unable to implement programs of research, consumer and producer information, and promotion necessary to maintain and improve markets for these products. It is widely recognized that it is in the publ
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 1726
vanced nations to increase contributions for combating
hunger, particularly through expansion of inter-
national food and agricultural assistance programs,
and that United States should work for expansion of
United Nations World food program.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008,
see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effec-
tive Date note under section 8701 of this title.
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
Section effective Jan. 1, 1967, see section 5 of Pub. L.
89–808, set out as an Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
note under section 1691 of this title.
§ 1726. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title III, § 3006,
May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 282
Section, act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title II, § 206, as
added Pub. L. 94–161, title II, § 209, Dec. 20, 1975, 89 Stat.
854; amended Pub. L. 95–88, title II, § 210, Aug. 3, 1977, 91
Stat. 548; Pub. L. 96–53, title II, § 203, Aug. 14, 1979, 93
Stat. 368; Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1112(a)(2), Dec. 23,
1985, 99 Stat. 1478; Pub. L. 100–202, §§ 12, 13, Dec. 22, 1987,
101 Stat. 1329–448; Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4610(d), Aug.
23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1411; Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512,
Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3640, related to maximum level
of expenditures.
§ 1726a. Administration
(a) Proposals
(1) Recipient countries
A proposal to enter into a nonemergency
food assistance agreement under this sub-
chapter shall identify the recipient country or
countries that are the subject of the agree-
ment.
(2) Timing
Not later tha
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