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 93 STAT. 368

92 Stat. 937.

PUBLIC LAW 96-53—AUG. 14, 1979 the sense of the Congress that provision of such assistance to Latin American and Caribbean countries, including transitional developing countries, is consistent with the purposes of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

22 USC 2151. INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

22 USC 2151 "°*®

SEC. 126. In recognition of the rapidly growing economic strength and ability to contribute to international development and security efforts of other nations, it is the sense of the Congress that the President should take all appropriate steps to negotiate with those nations with adequate financial resources to provide assistance to increase their contributions for development assistance through multilateral programs as well as through bilateral efforts. TITLE II—FOOD FOR PEACE INCREASING DEMAND FOR FOOD AND ENCOURAGING LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION

7 USC 1703.

SEC. 201. Section 108(f) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 is amended to read as follows: "(f) give consideration to the development and expansion of markets for United States agricultural commodities and local foodstuffs by increasing the effective demand for agricultural commodities through the support of measures to stimulate equitable economic growth in recipient countries, with appropriate emphasis on developing more adequate storage, handling, and food distribution facilities;". ROLE OF INDIGENOUS INSTITUTIONS AND WORKERS

7 USC 1722.

SEC. 202. Section 202(b)(2) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 is amended to read as follows: "(2) In order to assure that food commodities made available under this title are used effectively and in the areas of greatest need, entities through which such commodities are distributed shall be encouraged to work with indigenous institutions and employ indigenous workers, to the extent feasible, to assess nutritional and other needs of beneficiary groups, help these groups design and carry out mutually acceptable projects, recommend ways of making food assistance available that are most appropriate for each local setting, supervise food distribution, and regularly evaluate the effectiveness of each project.". ALLEVIATING THE CAUSES OF THE NEED FOR TITLE II ASSISTANCE

7 USC 1726.

Ante, p. 359.

SEC. 203. Section 206 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 is amended by amending clause (3) of the first sentence to read as follows: "(3) such agreement provides that the currencies will be used for (A) alleviating the causes of the need for the assistance in accordance with the purposes and policies specified in section 103 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or (B) programs and projects to increase the effectiveness of food distribution and increase the availability of food commodities provided under this title to the neediest individuals in recipient countries.".

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