Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 3.djvu/1053

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PUBLIC LAW 106-472—NOV. 9, 2000 114 STAT. 2075 (B) in clause (iv), by striking "made" and inserting "reported for fiscal year 1998". SEC. 308. AUTHORIZATION FOR SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO PUR- CHASE AND TRANSFER LAND. Subject to the availability of funds appropriated to the Agricultural Research Service, the Secretary of Agriculture may— (1) purchase a tract of land in the State of South Carolina that is contiguous to land owned on the date of the enactment of this Act by the Department of Agriculture, acting through the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center of the Agricultural Research Service; and (2) transfer land owned by the Department of Agriculture to the Florence Darlington Technical College, South Carolina, in exchange for land owned by the College. SEC. 309. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD FOR FILING CERTAIN COM- PLAINTS ALLEGING PREPARATION OF FALSE INSPEC- TION CERTIFICATES. Notwithstanding section 6(a)(1) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499fi:a)(l)), a person that desires to file a complaint under section 6 of that Act involving the allegation of a false inspection certificate prepared by a grader of the Department of Agriculture at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, New York, prior to October 27, 1999, may file the complaint not later than January 1, 2001. SEC. 310. INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PARTNERSHIP. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SHELF-STABLE PREPACKAGED FOODS. —Title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: "SEC. 208. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID TRANSPOR- 7 USC 1726b TATION, DELIVERY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SHELF- STABLE PREPACKAGED FOODS. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Administrator may provide grants to— "(1) United States nonprofit organizations (described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the preparation of shelf-stable prepackaged foods requested by eligible organizations and the establishment and maintenance of stockpiles of the foods in the United States; and "(2) private voluntary organizations and international organizations for the rapid transportation, delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods described in paragraph (1) to needy individuals in foreign countries. " (b) GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF STOCKPILES.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Not more than 70 percent of the amount made available to carry out this section shall be used to provide grants under subsection (a)(1). "(2) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall provide a preference to a United States nonprofit organization that agrees to provide—