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 PUBLIC LAW 106-373—OCT. 27, 2000 114 STAT. 1427 Public Law 106-373 106th Congress An Act To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise and improve provisions relating to famine prevention and freedom from hunger. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act of 2000". SEC. 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.— (1) The first sentence of section 296(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2220a(a)) is amended to read as follows: "The Congress declares that, in order to achieve the mutual goals among nations of ensuring food security, human health, agricultural growth, trade expansion, and the wise and sustainable use of natural resources, the United States should mobilize the capacities of the United States landgrant universities, other eligible universities, and public and private partners of universities in the United States and other countries, consistent with sections 103 and 103A of this Act, for: (1) global research on problems affecting food, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries; (2) improved human capacity and institutional resource development for the global application of agricultural and related environmental sciences; (3) agricultural development and trade research and extension services in the United States and other countries to support the entry of rural industries into world markets; and (4) providing for the application of agricultural sciences to solving food, health, nutrition, rural income, and environmental problems, especially such problems in low-income, food deficit countries.". (2) The second sentence of section 296(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2220a(a)) is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively; (B) in subparagraph (A) (as redesignated), by striking "in this country" and inserting "with and through the private sector in this country and to understanding processes of economic development"; (C) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated), to read as follows: "(B) that land-grant and other universities in the United States have demonstrated over many years their ability to cooperate with international agencies, educational and research Oct. 27, 2000 [H. R. 4002] Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act of 2000. 22 USC 2151 note.

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