7 U.S.C. § 1728b — Omitted

Page 990 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1728a 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘expended.’’ § 1728a. President’s Emergency Food Assistance Fund (a) Establishment; authority of President to fur- nish assistance from Fund There is hereby established the President’s Emergency Food Assistance Fund (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). Whenever the President determines it to be in the national interest of the United States, he is authorized to furnish, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, and on such terms and conditions as he may determine, assistance from the Fund for the purpose of alleviating the human suffering of peoples outside the United States caused by acute food shortages. Such as- sistance may be provided through such govern- ments or other entities, private or public, in- cluding intergovernmental and multilateral or- ganizations, as the President deems appropriate. (b) Types of assistance authorized Because the effects of severe food shortages will vary with the country or region, assistance to alleviate human suffering may include the provision of food assistance or such activities as the provision of seed, animal fodder, animal vac- cines, and transportation (including inland transportation) and distribution services. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the President $50,000,000 each for fiscal year 1985 and fiscal year 1986 to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, to remain available until expanded.1 (d) Authority of President The President may make loans, advances, and grants to, make and perform agreements and contracts with, or enter into transactions with, any individual, corporation, or other body of persons, government or government agency, whether within or without the United States, and international and intergovernmental orga- nizations in furtherance of the purposes and within the limitations of this subchapter. (Pub. L. 98–473, title III, § 303, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2194.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the President’s Emer- gency Food Assistance Act of 1984, and not as part of the Food for Peace Act which comprises this chapter. § 1728b. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 98–473, title III, § 304, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2195, which required the President to submit a comprehensive annual report to appropriate commit- tees of Congress detailing activities carried out under this subchapter, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pur- suant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, page 21 of House Document No. 103–7. SUBCHAPTER IV—GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS § 1731. Commodity determinations (a) Ineligible commodities (1) Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic beverages shall not be made avail- able for disposition under this chapter. (2) Tobacco Tobacco or the products thereof shall not be made available under section 1727b of this title or subchapter III of this chapter. (b) Market development activities Subsection (a)(1) shall not be construed to pro- hibit representatives of the United States wine, beer, distilled spirits, or other alcoholic bev- erage industry from participating in agricul- tural market development activities carried out by the Secretary with foreign currencies made available under subchapter II of this chapter. (July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title IV, § 401, as added Pub. L. 86–341, title I, § 14, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 610; amended Pub. L. 87–703, title II, § 201(1), Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 610; Pub. L. 89–808, § 2(E), Nov. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 1535; Pub. L. 95–88, title II, § 212, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 551; Pub. L. 95–113, title XII, § 1204, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 956; Pub. L. 96–53, title II, § 208, Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 370; Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3645; Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 212, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 955; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3014(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1826.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2008—Pub. L. 110–246 redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as (a) and (b), respectively, in subsec. (b), substituted ‘‘(a)(1)’’ for ‘‘(b)(1)’’, and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘No agricul- tural commodity shall be available for disposition under this chapter if the Secretary determines that the disposition would reduce the domestic supply of the commodity below the supply needed to meet domestic requirements and provide adequate carryover (as deter- mined by the Secretary), unless the Secretary deter- mines that some part of the supply should be used to carry out urgent humanitarian purposes under this chapter.’’ 1996—Pub. L. 104–127 added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which authorized Secretary, after consultation with other affected Federal agencies, to determine agricultural commodities and quantities thereof available for disposition, redesignated subsec. (e) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which pro- vided for modification of determination by Secretary, redesignated subsec. (f) as (c) and substituted ‘‘(b)(1)’’ for ‘‘(e)(1)’’, struck out former subsec. (c) which pro- vided for nonavailability of commodities if domestic supply of such commodities was adversely affected, and struck out subsec. (d) which outlined policies for dis- tribution of commodities to developing countries. 1990—Pub. L. 101–624 amended section generally, sub- stituting present provisions for provisions authorizing Secretary to determine types and quantities of com- modities available for distribution, limiting distribu- tion where domestic supply is threatened, and requir- ing available storage facilities in recipient country prior to making commodities available to such country as well as finding that distribution will not result in in- terference with production or marketing in that country.