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 99 STAT. 1472

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

"(IIXA) The Secretary may furnish eligible commodities under this subsection in connection with (i) concessional sales agreements entered into under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development 7 USC 1701. and Assistance Act of 1954 or other statutes, or (ii) agricultural export bonus or promotion programs carried out under the Commod15 USC 714 note, ity Credit Corporation Charter Act or other statutes. "(B) Eligible cominodities may be furnished by the Secretary under this subsection in connection with agreements by recipient countries to acquire additional agricultural commodities from the United States through commercial arrangements. Prohibition. "(C) The amount of any commodity furnished under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph in any fiscal year shall not be considered for the purpose of determining whether the requirements of paragraph (lOXA) of this subsection have been met during such fiscal year.. FOOD FOR PROGRESS Food for Progress Act of 1985. 7 USC 1736o. Contracts.

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SEC. 1110. (a) This section may be cited as the "Food for Progress Act of 1985". (b) In order to use the food resources of the United States more effectively in support of countries that have made commitments to introduce or expand free enterprise elements in their agricultural economies through changes in commodity pricing, marketing, input availability, distribution, and private sector involvement, the President is authorized to enter into agreements with developing countries to furnish commodities made available pursuant to subsections (e) and (f) of this section. Such agreements may provide for commodities to be furnished on a multiyear basis. (c) As used in this section, the term "commodities" means agricultural commodities and the products thereof. (d) In determining whether to enter into an agreement with countries under this section, the President shall consider whether a potential recipient country is committed to carry out, or is carrying out, policies that promote economic freedom, private, domestic production of food commodities for domestic consumption, and the creation and expansion of efficient domestic markets for the purchase and sale of such commodities. Such policies may provide for, among other things— (1) access, on the part of farmers in the country, to private, competitive markets for their product; (2) market pricing of commodities to foster adequate private sector incentives to individual farmers to produce food on a regular basis for the country's domestic needs; (3) establishment of market-determined foreign exchange rates; (4) timely availability of production inputs (such as seed, fertilizer, or pesticides) to farmers; (5) access to technologies appropriate to the level of agricultural development in the country; and (6) construction of facilities and distribution systems necessary to handle perishable products. (e)(1) The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available to the President such commodities determined to be available under section 401 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 as the President may request for purposes of furnishing commodities under this section.

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