Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/915

 PUBLIC LAW 94-161—DEC. 20, 1975

89 STAT. 855

revised global assessment of food production and needs, and revised planned programming of food assistance for the current fiscal year, to reflect, to the maximum extent feasible, the actual availability of commodities for food assistance.". INTERNATIONAL FOOD RESERVE SYSTEM

SEC. 212. The Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 412, The President is authorized and encouraged to seek inter- 7 USC 1736f. national agreement, subject to congressional approval, for a system of food reserves to meet food shortage emergencies and to provide insurance against unexpected shortfalls in food production, with costs of such a system to be equitably shared among nations and with farmers and consumers to be given firm safeguards against market price disruption from such a system.". REPORT REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF WORLD FOOD CONFERENCE

SEC. 213. The Congress calls upon the President to strengthen the efforts of the United States to carry out the recommendations of the World Food Conference. The President shall submit a detailed report to the Congress not later than November 1, 1976, with respect to the steps he has taken to carry out the recommendations of the World Food Conference, including steps to fulfill the commitment of the United States and to encourage other nations to increase their participation in efforts to improve the food security of the poorest portion of the world's population. AMENDMENT TO FARMER-TO-FARMER

7 USC 1691a °°*®Report to Congress,

PROGRAM

SEC. 214. Section 406 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 is amended— ^ ^^^ ^'^^'^• (1) by striking out "the Secretary of Agriculture" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "the President"; (2) by striking in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) "through existing agencies of the Department of Agriculture"; (3) by amending paragraph (5) of subsection (a) to read as follows: "(5) to coordinate the program authorized in this section with other foreign assistance activities of the United States;". TITLE III—DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE POLICY

SEC. 301. Section 102 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 22 USC 2151. amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(c) Assistance under this chapter should be used not simply for the purpose of transferring financial resources to developing countries, but to help countries solve development problems in accordance with a strategy that aims to increase substantially the participation of the poor. Accordingly, greatest emphasis shall be placed on countries and activities which effectively involve the poor in development, by expanding their access to the economy through services and institutions at the local level, increasing labor-intensive production, spreading pro-

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