104 STAT. 3650 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 "(2) promoting free and open markets for food and agricultural producers; and "(3) fostering increased food security. 7 USC 1735. "SEC. 405. CONSULTATION. "The Secretary and the Administrator shall cooperate and consult in the implementation of this Act. 7 USC 1736. "SEC. 406. USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Commodity Credit Corporation shall acquire and make available such agricultural commodities (that have been determined to be available under section 401(a)) as necessary to carry out agreements under this Act. "(b) INCLUDED EXPENSES.— W ith respect to commodities made available under this Act, the Commodity Credit Corporation may pay— "(1) the cost of acquiring such commodities; "(2) the costs associated with packaging, enrichment, preservation, and fortification of such commodities; "(3) the processing, transportation, handling, and other incidental costs up to the time of the delivery of such commodities free on board vessels in United States ports; "(4) the ocean freight charges from United States ports to designated ports of entry abroad; "(5) the costs associated with transporting such commodities from United States ports to designated points of entry abroad in the case— "(A) of landlocked countries; "(B) of ports that cannot be used effectively because of natural or other disturbances; "(C) of the unavailability of carriers to a specific country; or "(D) of substantial savings in costs or items that may be effected by the utilization of points of entry other than ports; "(6) in the case of commodities for urgent and extraordinary relief requirements (including pre-positioned commodities) the transportation costs incurred in moving the commodities from designated points of entry or ports of entry abroad to storage and distribution sites and associated storage and distribution costs; and "(7) the charges for general average contributions arising out of the ocean transport of commodities transferred pursuant thereto. " (c) C!oMMODiTY CREDIT CORPORATION. — The funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit (Corporation may be used to carry out this Act. 7 USC 1736a. "SEC. 407. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. "(a) TITLE I PROGRAMS. — "(1) ACQUISITIONS. — The importing country shall acquire the agricultural commodities to be financed under title I. "(2) INVITATION FOR BID. — No purchase of agricultural commodities from private stock or purchase of ocean transportation shall be financed under title I unless such purchases are made on the basis of an invitation for bid that is publicly advertised in the United States, and on the basis of bid offerings
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