Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/317

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PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3639 "SEC. 204. LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE. 7 USC 1724. " (a) MINIMUM LEVELS. — " (1) MINIMUM ASSISTANCE. —Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Administrator shall make agricultural commodities available for food distribution under this title in an amount that— "(A) for fiscal year 1991, is not less than 1,925,000 metric tons; "(B) for fiscal year 1992, is not less than 1,950,000 metric tons; "(C) for fiscal year 1993, is not less than 1,975,000 metric tons; "(D) for fiscal year 1994, is not less than 2,000,000 metric tons; and "(E) for fiscal year 1995, is not less than 2,025,000 metric tons. "(2) MINIMUM NON-EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.— Of the amounts specified in paragraph (1), and except as provided in paragraph (3), the Administrator shall make agricultural commodities available for non-emergency food distribution through eligible organizations under section 202 in an amount that— "(A) for fiscal year 1991, is not less than 1,450,000 metric tons; "(B) for fiscal year 1992, is not less than 1,475,000 metric tons; "(C) for fiscal year 1993, is not less than 1,500,000 metric tons; "(D) for fiscal year 1994, is not less than 1,525,000 metric tons; and "(E) for fiscal year 1995, is not less than 1,550,000 metric tons. "(3) EXCEPTION.—The Administrator may waive the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) for any fiscal year if the Administrator determines that such quantities of commodities cannot be used effectively to carry out this title or in order to meet an emergency. In making a waiver under this paragraph. Reports. the Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing the reasons for the waiver. " (b) USE OF VALUE-ADDED COMMODITIES. — "(1) MINIMUM LEVELS. —Except as provided in paragraph (2), in making agricultural commodities available under this title, the Administrator shall ensure that not less than 75 percent of the quantity of such commodities required to be distributed during each fiscal year under subsection (a)(2) be in the form of processed, fortified, or bagged commodities. "(2) WAIVER OF MINIMUM.— The Administrator may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) for any fiscal year in which the Administrator determines that the requirements of the programs established under this title will not be best served by the enforcement of such requirement under such paragraph. "SEC. 205. FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP. 7 USC 1725. " (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— There is established a Food Aid Consultative Group (hereinafter referred to in this section as the 'Group')