PUBLIC LAW 105-385—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3465 TITLE II—WORLDWIDE FOOD ASSIST- ANCE AND AGRICULTURAL PRO- GRAMS Subtitle A—Nonemergency Food Assistance Programs SEC. 201. NONEMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 7 USC 1721 note. (a) IN GENERAL. —In providing nonemergency assistance under title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall ensure that— (1) in planning, decisionmaking, and implementation in providing such assistance, the Administrator takes into consideration local input and participation directly and through United States and indigenous private and voluntary organizations; (2) each of the nonemergency activities described in paragraphs (2) through (6) of section 201 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1721), including programs that provide assistance to people of any age group who are otherwise unable to meet their basic food needs (including feeding programs for the disabled, orphaned, elderly, sick and dying), are carried out; and (3) greater flexibility is provided for program and evaluation plans so that such assistance may be developed to meet local needs, as provided for in section 202(f) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(f)). (b) OTHER REQUIREMENTS. —In providing assistance under the Agriculture Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of United States Agency for International Development shall ensure that commodities are provided in a manner that is consistent with sections 403(a) and (b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(a) and (b)). Subtitle B—Bill Emerson Humanitarian BUI Emerson Trust Act of 1998 TraTfActTf^" 1998. SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE. 7 USC 1691 note. This subtitle may be cited as the "Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act of 1998". SEC. 212. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST ACT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Agricultural Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 1736f-l) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting "OR FUNDS" after "COMMODITIES"; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking "and" at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and (iii) by adding at the end the following:
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