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7 U.S.C. § 1727d — Grant programs
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To carry out the policies and accomplish the objectives described in [section 1691 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1691&num=0&edition=prelim), the Administrator may negotiate and execute agreements with least developed countries to provide commodities to such countries on a grant basis either through the Commodity Credit Corporation or through private trade channels.
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To carry out the policies and accomplish the objectives described in [section 1691 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1691&num=0&edition=prelim), the Administrator may negotiate and execute agreements with least developed countries to provide commodities to such countries on a grant basis either through the Commodity Credit Corporation or through private trade channels.
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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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It is the policy of the United States to use its abundant agricultural productivity to promote the foreign policy of the United States by enhancing the food security of the developing world through the use of agricultural commodities and local currencies accruing under this chapter to—
(1) combat world hunger and malnutrition and their causes;
(2) promote broad-based, equitable, and sustainable development, including agricultural development;
(3) expand international trade;
(4) foster and encourage the development of private enterprise and democratic participation in developing countries; and
(5) prevent conflicts.
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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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