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 91 STAT. 552 Reports to Congress.

Program evaluation, submittal to Congress.

PUBLIC LAW 95-88—AUG. 3, 1977 "(b) Not later than September 30 of each year, the President shall submit to the Congress a report containing a global assessment of food production and needs and setting forth planned programing of food assistance under title I for the coming fiscal year. Not later than December 31, March 31, and June 30 of each year, the President shall submit a report to the Congress showing the current status of planned programing of food assistance under title I for the current fiscal year. "(c) Beginning October 1, 1978, and at each five-year interval thereafter, the President shall submit to the Congress a comparative cross-country evaluation of programs conducted under titles II and III. Such evaluations shall cover no fewer than five countries sampled from the developing regions (Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean), and shall assess the nutritional and other impacts, achievements, problems, and future prospects for programs under these titles."., . , STUDY OF PAYMENTS OF OCEAN FltEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS

7 USC 1708 note.

46 USC 1241. 7 USC 1691. Submittal to congressional committees.

SEC. 214. The President shall conduct a comprehensive study of payment of ocean freight differentials between United States-flag rates and foreign-flag rates when United States-flag vessels are required to be used, in accordance with section 901(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, for the shipment of agricultural commodities under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and shall recommend possible changes in the method of reimbursement which is now borne by the Commodity Credit Corporation. Such study shall be completed within 180 days after the date of enactment of this section and submitted to the following committees of the Congress: the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; the House Committee on Agriculture; the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; and the House Committee on International Relations. EFFECTilVE DATE

7 USC 1702 note.

^^.c. 215. The provisions of this title shall become effective October 1, 1977. Approved August 3, 1977.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 95-240 (Comm. on International Relations) and No. 95-501 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 95-161 accompanying S. 1520 (Comm. on Foreign Relations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): May 12, considered and passed House. ^ ' June 15, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1520. July 2 1, House agreed to conference report. July 22, Senate agreed to conference report.

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