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 99 STAT. 1466 President of U.S.

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

"(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in distributing agricultural commodities under this title, the President shall— "(A) consider— "(i) the nutritional assistance to recipients and benefits to the United States that would result from distributing such commodities in the form of processed and protein-fortified products, including processed milk, plant protein products, and fruit, nut, and vegetable products; "(ii) the nutritional needs of the proposed recipients of the commodities; "(iii) the cost effectiveness of providing such commodities, ': ' for purposes of selecting commodities for distribution under nonemergency programs; and "(iv) the purposes of this title; and ' "(B) ensure that at least 75 percent of the quantity of agricultural commodities required to be distributed each fiscal year under subsection (b) for nonemergency programs be in the form of processed or fortified products or bagged commodities. "(2) The President may waive the requirement under paragraph (1)(B) or make available a smaller percentage of fortified or processed food than required under paragraph (I)(B) during any fiscal year in which the President determines that the requirements of the programs established under this title will not be best served by the distribution of fortified or processed food in the amounts required under paragraph (I)(B).". FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES

7 USC 1726a.

7 USC 1726a note.

SEC. 1104. (a) Title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "SEC. 207. (a) A nonprofit voluntary agency requesting a nonemergency food assistance agreement under this title shall include in such request a description of the intended uses of any foreign currency proceeds that would be generated with the commodities provided under the agreement. "(b) Such agreements shall provide, in the aggregate for each fiscal year, for the use of foreign currency proceeds under this subsection in an amount that is not less than 5 percent of the aggregate value of the commodities distributed under nonemergency programs under this title for such fiscal year.". (b) Section 207 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (as added by subsection (a)) shall apply with respect to agreements entered into after December 31, 1985. EXTENSION OF THE PUBLIC LAW 480 AUTHORITIES

SEC. 1105. Section 409 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736c) is amended by— (1) striking out "1985" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "1990"; and (2) in the second sentence— (A) striking out "amendment" and inserting in lieu thereof "amendments"; and (B) inserting "and the Food Security Act of 1985" after "Agriculture and Food Act of 1981".

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