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PUBLIC LAW 93-559-DEC. 30, 1974

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Public Law 93-559 AN ACT To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.

December 30, 1974 [s.3394]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Foreign AssistUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may ance Act of 1974., be cited as the "Foreign Assistance Act of 1974". "'•j'a" use 2*151 note. FOOD AND JSrUTRITION

SEC. 2. Section 103 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended— (1) by inserting the subsection designation " (a) " immediately before " I n "; (2) by striking out "$291,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975" and inserting in lieu thereof "$291,000,000 for the fiscal year 1974, and $500,000,000 for the fiscal year 1975"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: " (b) The Congress finds that, due to rising world food, fertilizer, and petroleum costs, human suffering and deprivation are growing in the poorest and most slowly developing countries. The greatest potential for significantly expanding world food production at relatively low cost lies in increasing the productivity of small farmers who constitute a majority of the nearly one billion people living in those countries. Increasing the emphasis on rural development and expanded food production in the poorest nations of the developing world is a matter of social justice as well as an important factor in slowing the rate of inflation in the industrialized countries. I n the allocation of funds under this section, special attention should be given to increasing agricultural production in the countries with per capita incomes under $300 a year and which are the most severely affected by sharp increases in worldwide commodity prices."

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CEILING ON FERTILIZERS TO SOUTH VIETNAM

SEC. 3. (a) None of the moneys made available under the Foreign 22 USC 2175a. Assistance Act of 1961 or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1974 may be 22 USC 2151 used, beginning on the date of enactment of this section, during fiscal ^°s^pra. year 1975 to procure agricultural fertilizers for, or to provide such fertilizers to, South Vietnam, (b) During each fiscal year after fiscal year 1975, of the total amount obligated or expended for such fiscal year under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to procure agricultural fertilizers for, or to provide such fertilizers to, foreign countries, not more than one-third of such amount may be obligated or expended to procure such fertilizers for, or provide such fertilizers to, South Vietnam. POPULATION PLANNING

SEC, 4, The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: (1) I n section 104, strike out "$145,000,000 for each of the fiscal 22 USC 2151b. years 1974 and 1975" and insert in lieu thereof "$145,000,000 for the fiscal year 1974, and $165,000,000 for the fiscal year 1975". (2) I n section 292, strike out "$130,000,000" and insert in lieu 22 USC 2219a. thereof "$150,000,000".

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