114 STAT. 1432 PUBLIC LAW 106-373—OCT. 27, 2000 (2) in paragraph (4), to read as follows: "(4) be carried out within the developing countries and transition countries comprising newly emerging democracies and newly liberalized economies; and". (d) SPECIAL PROGRAMS.— Section 297 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2220b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(e) The Administrator shall establish and carry out special programs under this title as part of ongoing programs for child survival, democratization, development of free enterprise, environmental and natural resource management, and other related programs.". SEC. 4. BOARD FOR BSfTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 298(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2220c(a)) is amended in the third sentence, by inserting at the end before the period the following: "on a case-by-case basis". (b) GENERAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD.—Section 298(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2220c(b)) is amended to read as follows: "(b) The Board's general areas of responsibility shall include participating in the planning, development, and implementation of, initiating recommendations for, and monitoring, the activities described in section 297 of this title.". (c) DUTIES OF THE BOARD.—Section 298(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2220c(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking "increase food production" and all that follows and inserting the following: "improve agricultural production, trade, and natural resource management in developing countries, and with private organizations seeking to increase agricultural production and trade, natural resources management, and household food security in developing and transition countries;"; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before "sciences" the following: ", environmental, and related social"; (2) in paragraph (4), after "Administrator and universities" insert "and their partners"; (3) in paragraph (5), after "universities" insert "and public and private partners of universities"; (4) in paragraph (6), by striking "and" at the end; (5) in paragraph (7), by striking "in the developing nations." and inserting "and natural resource issues in the developing nations, assuring efficiency in use of Federal resources, including in accordance with the Governmental Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-62; 107 Stat. 285), and the amendments made by that Act;"; and (6) by adding at the end the following: "(8) developing information exchanges and consulting regularly with nongovernmental organizations, consumer groups, producers, agribusinesses and associations, agricultural cooperatives and commodity groups, State departments of agriculture, State agricultural research and extension agencies, and academic institutions;
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