Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/582

 91 STAT. 548

PUBLIC LAW 95-88—AUG. 3, 1977

Regulations. 7 USC 1722 note.

(b) For purposes of implementing the amendment made by subsection (a), the President shall issue regulations governing registration with an approval by the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid of foreign nonprofit voluntary agencies.

7 USC 1723.

REIMBURSEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

COSTS

SEC. 209. Section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 is amended— (1) by striking out ", or, in the case of landlocked countries," and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (2) by inserting immediately after "points of entry abroad" the following: "in the case (1) of landlocked countries, (2) where ports cannot be used effectively because of natural or other disturbances, (3) where carriers to a specific country are unavailable, or (4) where a substantial savings in costs or time can be effected by the utilization of points of entry other than ports". SALE OF TITLE II COMMODITIES TO INCREASE PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS

7 USC 1726.

SEC. 210. Section 206 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 is amended by striking out "purposes specified in section 103 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961" and inserting in lieu thereof "increasing the effectiveness of the programs of food distribution and increasing the availability of food commodities provided under this title to the neediest individuals in recipient countries". FOOD FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

7 USC 1427, 1431, 1692.

7 USC 1727.

SEC. 211. (a) Title III of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 is amended by— (1) redesignating sections 301, 302, and 303 as sections 308, 309, and 310, respectively; and (2) inserting immediately before section 308, as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following new sections: " SEC. 301. (a) I n order to establish a strong relationship between United States food assistance and efforts by developing countries to increase the availability of food for the poor in such countries and improve in other ways the quality of their lives, the President is authorized to encourage the use of the resources provided by the concessional financing of agricultural commodities under this Act for agricultural and rural development, including voluntary family planning, health, and nutrition programs, by permitting the funds accruing from the local sale of such commodities which are used for such purposes to be applied against the repayment obligation of governments receiving concessional financing under this Act. The agreement between the United States Government and an eligible developing country government which provides for repayment of the obligation to the United States accruing from the concessional sale of United States agricultural commodities by the use of funds from the sale of such commodities in the participating country for specified development purposes shall be called a Food for Development Program. " (b) The overall goal of assistance under this title shall be to increase the access of the poor in the recipient country to a growing and improving food supply through activities designed to improve the production, protection, and utilization of food, and to increase the wellbeing of the poor in the rural sector of the recipient country. Assistance under this title shall be used for program s of agricultural develop-

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