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7 U.S.C. § 1738 — International food security technical assistance

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7 U.S.C. § 1738 — International food security technical assistance

**(a) Definition of international food security** In this section, the term “international food security” means access by any person at any time to food and nutrition that is sufficient for a healthy and productive life. **(b) Collection of information** The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall compile information from appropriate mission areas of the Department of Agriculture (including the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services mission area) relating to the improvement of international food security. **(c) Public availability** To benefit programs for the improvement of international food security, the Secretary shall organize the information described in subsection (b) and make the information available in a format suitable for— (1) public education; and (2) use by— (A) a Federal, State, or local agency; (B) an agency or instrumentality of the government of a foreign country; (C) a domestic or international organization, including a domestic or international nongovernmental organization; and (D) an intergovernmental organization. **(d) Technical assistance** On request by an entity described in subsection (c)(2), the Secretary may provide technical assistance to the entity to implement a program for the improvement of international food security. **(e) Program priority** In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall give priority to programs relating to the development of food and nutrition safety net systems with a focus on food insecure countries. **(f) Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

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12 U.S.C. § 635i–6 — Debt reduction; Enterprise for the Americas Initiative

**(a) Definitions** For purposes of this section— (1) the term “eligible country” means a country designated by the President in accordance with subsection (b); (2) the term “Facility” means the entity established in the Department of the Treasury by [section 1738 of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1738&num=0&edition=prelim); and (3) the term “IMF” means the International Monetary Fund. **(b) Eligibility for benefits under the Facility** (1) **Requirements** — To be eligible for benefits from the Facility under this section, a country must— (A) be a Latin American or Caribbean country; (B) have in effect, have received approval for, or, as appropriate in exceptional circumstances, be making significant progress toward— (i) an IMF standby arrangement, extended IMF arrangement, or an arrangement under the structural adjustment facility or enhanced structural adjustment facility or, in exceptional circumstances, an IMF monitored program or its equivalent; and (ii) as appropriate, structural or sectoral adjustment loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or the International Development Association; (C) have put in place major investment reforms in conjunction with an Inter-American Development Bank loan or otherwise be implementing, or making significant progress toward, an open investment regime; and (D) if appropriate, have agreed with its commercial bank lenders on a satisfactory financing program, including, as appropriate, debt or debt service reduction. (2) **Eligibility determinations** — The President shall determine whether a country is an eligible country for purposes of paragraph (1). **(c) Loans eligible for sale, reduction, or cancellation** (1) **Auth

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22 U.S.C. § 2381 — Exercise of functions

**(a) Delegation by President; rules and regulations; utilization of goods and services from private enterprise, and facilities and resources of Federal agencies when not competitive with private enterprise** The President may exercise any functions conferred upon him by this chapter through such agency or officer of the United States Government as he shall direct. The head of any such agency or such officer may from time to time promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out such functions, and may delegate authority to perform any such functions, including, if he shall so specify, the authority successively to redelegate any of such functions to any of his subordinates. In providing technical assistance under this chapter, the head of any such agency or such officer shall utilize, to the fullest extent practicable, goods and professional and other services from private enterprise on a contract basis. In such fields as education, health, housing, or agriculture, the facilities and resources of other Federal agencies shall be utilized when such facilities are particularly or uniquely suitable for technical assistance, are not competitive with private enterprise, and can be made available without interfering unduly with domestic programs. **(b) Eligibility of suppliers; debarment period; causes for debarment; conditions for reinstatement; periodic review** The President shall issue and enforce regulations determining the eligibility of any person to receive funds made available under this chapter. A person may be suspended under such regulations for a temporary period pending the completion of an investigation and any resulting judicial or debarment proceedings, upon cause for belief that such person or an affiliate thereof probably has undertake

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22 U.S.C. § 2430a — Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter— (1) the term “administering body” means the entity provided for in [section 2430g(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2430g/c&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) the term “Americas Framework Agreement” means an Americas Framework Agreement provided for in [section 2430g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2430g&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) the term “Americas Fund” means an Enterprise for the Americas Fund provided for in [section 2430f(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2430f/a&num=0&edition=prelim); (4) the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (5) the term “beneficiary country” means an eligible country with respect to which the authority of [section 2430c(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2430c/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim) is exercised; (6) the term “eligible country” means a country designated by the President in accordance with [section 2430b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2430b&num=0&edition=prelim); (7) the term “Enterprise for the Americas Board” or “Board” means the board established by [section 1738i of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1738i&num=0&edition=prelim); and (8) the term “Facility” means the Enterprise for the Americas Facility established in the Department of the Treasury by [section

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22 U.S.C. § 2430b — Eligibility for benefits

**(a) Requirements** To be eligible for benefits from the Facility under this subchapter, a country must be a Latin American or Caribbean country— (1) whose government is democratically elected; (2) whose government has not repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; (3) whose government is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics control matters; (4) whose government (including its military or other security forces) does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights; (5) that has in effect, has received approval for, or, as appropriate in exceptional circumstances, is making significant progress toward— (A) an International Monetary Fund standby arrangement, extended Fund arrangement, or an arrangement under the structural adjustment facility or enhanced structural adjustment facility, or in exceptional circumstances, a Fund monitored program or its equivalent, unless the President determines (after consultation with the Enterprise for the Americas Board) that such an arrangement or program (or its equivalent) could reasonably be expected to have significant adverse social or environmental effects; and (B) as appropriate, structural or sectoral adjustment loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or the International Development Association, unless the President determines (after consultation with the Enterprise for the Americas Board) that the resulting adjustment requirements could reasonably be expected to have significant adverse social or environmental effects; (6) has put in place major investment reforms in conjunction with an Inter-American Development Bank loan or otherwise is implementing, or is making significant progress toward, an open

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22 U.S.C. § 2430c — Reduction of certain debt

**(a) Authority to reduce debt** (1) **Authority** — The President may reduce the amount owed to the United States (or any agency of the United States) that is outstanding as of January 1, 1992, as a result of concessional loans made to an eligible country by the United States under subchapter I of this chapter, part IV of subchapter II of this chapter, or predecessor foreign economic assistance legislation. (2) **Appropriations requirement** — The authority provided by this section may be exercised only in such amounts or to such extent as is provided in advance by appropriations Acts. (3) **Certain prohibitions inapplicable** (A) A reduction of debt pursuant to this section shall not be considered assistance for purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance to a country. (B) The authority of this section may be exercised notwithstanding [section 2370(r) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2370/r&num=0&edition=prelim) or section 321 of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975. **(b) Implementation of debt reduction** (1) **In general** — Any debt reduction pursuant to subsection (a) shall be accomplished at the direction of the Facility by the exchange of a new obligation for obligations outstanding as of the date specified in subsection (a)(1). (2) **Exchange of obligations** — The Facility shall notify the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter I of this chapter of the agreement with an eligible country to exchange a new obligation for outstanding obligations pursuant to this subsection. At the direction of the Facility, the old obligations shall be canceled and a new debt obligation for the country shall be established, and the agency primarily responsib

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22 U.S.C. § 2431c — Eligibility for benefits

**(a) In general** To be eligible for benefits from the Facility under this subchapter, a country shall be a developing country with a tropical forest or coral reef— (1) whose government is democratically elected; (2) whose government has not repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; (3) whose government is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics control matters; (4) whose government (including its military or other security forces) does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights; (5) that has in effect, has received approval for, or is making significant progress toward— (A) an International Monetary Fund standby arrangement, extended Fund arrangement, or an arrangement under the structural adjustment facility or enhanced structural adjustment facility, or a Fund monitored program, or is implementing sound macroeconomic policies, unless the President determines that such an arrangement or program could reasonably be expected to have significant adverse social or environmental effect; and (B) as appropriate, structural or sectoral adjustment loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or the International Development Association, unless the President determines that the resulting adjustment requirements could reasonably be expected to have significant adverse social or environmental effects; (6) if appropriate, has 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “that”. agreed with its commercial bank lenders on a satisfactory financing program, including, as appropriate, debt or debt service reduction; and (7) that has put in place investment reforms, as evidenced by the conclusion of a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, imp

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22 U.S.C. § 2431d — Reduction of debt owed to United States as result of concessional loans under this chapter

**(a) Authority to reduce debt** (1) **Authority** — The President may reduce the amount owed to the United States (or any agency of the United States) that is outstanding as of January 1, 1998, as a result of concessional loans made to an eligible country by the United States under subchapter I of this chapter, part IV of subchapter II of this chapter, or predecessor foreign economic assistance legislation. (2) **Authorization of appropriations** — For the cost (as defined in [section 661a(5) of title 2](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section661a/5&num=0&edition=prelim)) for the reduction of any debt pursuant to this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President— (A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; (B) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and (C) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. (3) **Certain prohibitions inapplicable** (A) *In general* — A reduction of debt pursuant to this section shall not be considered assistance for purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance to a country. (B) *Additional requirement* — The authority of this section may be exercised notwithstanding [section 2370(r) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2370/r&num=0&edition=prelim) or section 321 of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975. **(b) Implementation of debt reduction** (1) **In general** — Any debt reduction pursuant to subsection (a) shall be accomplished at the direction of the Facility by the exchange of a new obligation for obligations of the type referred to in subsection (a) outstanding as of the date specified in subsection (a)(1). (2) **Exchange of obligations** (A) *In general* — The Facility shall notify the agency

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22 U.S.C. § 2431e — Reduction of debt owed to United States as result of credits extended under title I of Food for Peace Act

**(a) Authority to reduce debt** (1) **Authority** — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may reduce the amount owed to the United States (or any agency of the United States) that is outstanding as of January 14, 2019, as a result of any credits extended under title I of the Food for Peace Act ([7 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) to a country eligible for benefits from the Facility. (2) **Authorization of appropriations** (A) *In general* — For the cost (as defined in [section 661a(5) of title 2](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section661a/5&num=0&edition=prelim)) for the reduction of any debt pursuant to this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President— (i) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; (ii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and (iii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. (B) *Limitation* — The authority provided by this section shall be available only to the extent that appropriations for the cost (as defined in [section 661a(5) of title 2](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section661a/5&num=0&edition=prelim)) of the modification of any debt pursuant to this section are made in advance. **(b) Implementation of debt reduction** (1) **In general** — Any debt reduction pursuant to subsection (a) shall be accomplished at the direction of the Facility by the exchange of a new obligation for obligations of the type referred to in subsection (a) outstanding as of the date specified in subsection (a)(1). (2) **Exchange of obligations** (A) *In general* — The Facility shall notify the Commodity Credit Corporation of an agreement entered into under

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22 U.S.C. § 2431f — Authority to engage in debt-for-nature swaps and debt buybacks

**(a) Loans and credits eligible for sale, reduction, or cancellation** (1) **Debt-for-nature swaps** (A) *In general* — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may, in accordance with this section, sell to any eligible purchaser described in subparagraph (B) any concessional loans described in [section 2431d(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2431d/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim) or any credits described in [section 2431e(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2431e/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim), or on receipt of payment from an eligible purchaser described in subparagraph (B), reduce or cancel such loans (or credits) or portion thereof, only for the purpose of facilitating a debt-for-nature swap to support eligible activities described in [section 2431g(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2431g/d&num=0&edition=prelim). (B) *Eligible purchaser described* — A loan or credit may be sold, reduced, or canceled under subparagraph (A) only to a purchaser who presents plans satisfactory to the President for using the loan or credit for the purpose of engaging in debt-for-nature swaps to support eligible activities described in [section 2431g(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2431g/d&num=0&edition=prelim). (C) *Consultation requirement* — Before the sale under subparagraph (A) to any eligible purchaser described in subparagraph (B), or any reduction or cancellation under such subparagraph (A), of any loan or credit made to an eligible country, the President shall consult with the country concerning the amount of loans or cred

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22 U.S.C. § 2431j — Consultations with Congress

The President shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on a periodic basis to review the operation of the Facility under this subchapter and the eligibility of countries for benefits from the Facility under this subchapter.

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