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7 U.S.C. § 1727c — Eligible countries
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**(a) Least developed countries** A country shall be considered to be a least developed country and eligible for the donation of agricultural commodities under this subchapter if—
(1) such country meets the poverty criteria established by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Civil Works Preference for providing financial assistance; or
(2) such country is a food deficit country and is characterized by high levels of malnutrition among significant numbers of its population, as determined by the Administrator under subsection (b).
**(b) Indicators of food deficit countries** To make a finding under subsection (a)(2) that a country is a food deficit country and is characterized by high levels of malnutrition, the Administrator must determine that the country meets all of the following indicators of national food deficit and malnutrition:
(1) **Calorie consumption** — That the daily per capita calorie consumption of the country is less than 2300 calories.
(2) **Food security requirements** — That the country cannot meet its food security requirements through domestic production or imports due to a shortage of foreign exchange earnings.
(3) **Child mortality rate** — That the mortality rate of children under 5 years of age in the country is in excess of 100 per 1000 births.
**(c) Priority** In determining whether and to what extent agricultural commodities shall be made available to least developed countries under this subchapter, the Administrator shall give priority to countries that—
(1) demonstrate the greatest need for food;
(2) demonstrate the capacity to use food assistance effectively;
(3) have demonstrated a commitment to policies to promote food security, including policies to reduce measurably hunger and malnutrition through effo
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**(a) Least developed countries** A country shall be considered to be a least developed country and eligible for the donation of agricultural commodities under this subchapter if—
(1) such country meets the poverty criteria established by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Civil Works Preference for providing financial assistance; or
(2) such country is a food deficit country and is characterized by high levels of malnutrition among significant numbers of its population, as determined by the Administrator under subsection (b).
**(b) Indicators of food deficit countries** To make a finding under subsection (a)(2) that a country is a food deficit country and is characterized by high levels of malnutrition, the Administrator must determine that the country meets all of the following indicators of national food deficit and malnutrition:
(1) **Calorie consumption** — That the daily per capita calorie consumption of the country is less than 2300 calories.
(2) **Food security requirements** — That the country cannot meet its food security requirements through domestic production or imports due to a shortage of foreign exchange earnings.
(3) **Child mortality rate** — That the mortality rate of children under 5 years of age in the country is in excess of 100 per 1000 births.
**(c) Priority** In determining whether and to what extent agricultural commodities shall be made available to least developed countries under this subchapter, the Administrator shall give priority to countries that—
(1) demonstrate the greatest need for food;
(2) demonstrate the capacity to use food assistance effectively;
(3) have demonstrated a commitment to policies to promote food security, including policies to reduce measurably hunger and malnutrition through efforts such as establishing and institutionalizing supplemental nutrition programs targeted to reach those who are nutritionally at risk; and
(4) have a long-term plan for broad-based, equitable, and sustainable development.
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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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### Statutory Notes
Section 1693, acts July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title III, § 304, 68 Stat. 459; Aug. 13, 1957, Pub. L. 85–128, § 1(6), 71 Stat. 345; Oct. 8, 1964, Pub. L. 88–638, § 1(16), 78 Stat. 1037, provided for assistance to friendly nations in being independent of Russian or Communist Chinese trade, prevention of increased availability of commodities to unfriendly nations, and nonauthorization of transactions with Russia or Communist China. See [section 1703(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1703/j&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1694, acts July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title III, § 305, 68 Stat. 459; Sept. 21, 1959, Pub. L. 86–341, title I, § 10, 73 Stat. 607, provided for identification of packages and containers by appropriate markings. See [section 1722 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1722&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1695, act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title III, § 306, as added Sept. 21, 1959, Pub. L. 86–341, title I, § 11, 73 Stat. 608, provided for distribution of surplus food commodities to needy persons in United States: authorization, term of program, and cost limitation; duties of Secretary of Agriculture; issuance of food stamps and their redemption; receipt of benefits not deemed income or resources under provisions of other laws; availability of surplus foods for distribution; definition of needy person; report to Congress; and authorization of appropriations. See Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program classified to chapter 51 of this title.
Section 1696, act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title III, § 307, as added Sept. 21, 1959, Pub. L. 86–341, title I, § 12, 73 Stat. 609, provided for availability of surplus commodities for distribution t
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(a) United States development cooperation policy
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**(a) Principal purpose of bilateral development assistance** The Congress finds that the efforts of developing countries to build and maintain the social and economic institutions necessary to achieve self-sustaining growth and to provide opportunities to improve the quality of life for their people depend primarily upon successfully marshalling their own economic and human resources. The Congress recognizes that the magnitude of these efforts exceeds the resources of developing countries and therefore accepts that there will be a long-term need for wealthy countries to contribute additional resources for development purposes. The United States should take the lead in concert with other nations to mobilize such resources from public and private sources. Provision of development resources must be adapted to the needs and capabilities of specific developing countries. United States assistance to countries with low per capita incomes which have limited access to private external resources should primarily be provided on concessional terms. Assistance to other developing countries should generally consist of programs which facilitate their access to private capital markets, investment, and technical skills, whether directly through guarantee or reimbursable programs by the United States Government or indirectly through callable capital provided to the international financial institutions. Bilateral assistance and United States participation in multilateral institutions shall emphasize programs in support of countries which pursue development strategies designed to meet basic human needs and achieve self-sustaining growth with equity. The Congress declares that the principal purpose of United States bilateral development assistance is to help the poor majority of people in
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**(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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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 1727d
multiyear utilization proposal regarding value and
amount of commodities proposed to be distributed, in-
tegration with other forms of development assistance,
and non-replacement of other programs.
1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–53 struck out ‘‘for each
year such funds are to be disbursed’’ after ‘‘on an an-
nual basis’’.
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 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 Inter-
course.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 215 of Pub.
L. 95–88, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amend-
ment note under section 1702 of this title.
§ 1727c. Direct uses or sales of commodities
Agricultural commodities provided to a least
developed country under this section—
(1) may be used in such country for—
(A) direct feeding programs, including pro-
grams that include activities that deal di-
rectly with the special health needs of chil-
dren and mothers consistent with section
2151b(c)(2) of title 22, relating to the Child
Survival Fund; or
(B) the development of emergency food re-
serves; or
(2) may be sold in such country by the gov-
ernment of the country or the Administrator
(or their designees) as provided in the agree-
ment, and the proceeds of such sale used in ac-
cordance with this subchapter.
(July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title III, § 304, as added
Pub. L. 95–88, title II, § 211(a)(2), Aug. 3, 1977, 91
Stat. 550; amended Pub. L. 95–424, title II
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