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 PUBLIC LAW 99-10—APR. 4, 1985

99 STAT. 29

responsibility for determining the emergency food and disaster assistance needs for which funds are appropriated by this Act. DISPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES UNDER SECTION 416 OF THE AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949

To prevent the waste of commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation through price support operations, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make available, through Private Voluntary Organizations for donation to African nations requiring emergency food assistance, for calendar year 1985, not more than two hundred thousand metric tons of agricultural commodities: Provided, That 50 per centum of the commodities made available under this sentence shall be in the form of wheat or wheat products: Provided further, That none of the commodities made available for donation under this sentence shall be made available until the Secretary of Agriculture has certified to the appropriate committees of the Congress that the commodities shall not be distributed through or otherwise be allowed to come under the possession or control of the Government of Ethiopia. The Corporation shall pay, with respect to the commodities donated under the foregoing sentence, transporting, handling, and other charges, including the cost of overseas delivery. Such donations shall be in addition to the level of assistance programmed under any other authority. Approved April 4, 1985.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1239: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 99-2 and Pt. 2 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 99-29 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 99-8 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 131 (1985): Feb. 28, considered and passed House. Mar. 20, considered and passed Senate, amended. Apr. 2, House agreed to conference report; receded and concurred in Senate amendment, in others with amendments. Senate agreed to conference report; concurred in House amendments. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 21, No. 14 (1985): Apr. 5, Presidential statement.

98 Stat. 137. 7 USC 1431.

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