91 STAT. 546
Report to President.
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Report to Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and congressional committee.
PUBLIC LAW 95-88—AUG. 3, 1977 the needy people in such country. An agreement will not directly benefit the needy people in the country for purposes of the preceding sentence unless either the commodities themselves or the proceeds from their sale will be used for specific projects or programs which the President determines would directly benefit the needy people of that country. The agreement shall specify how the projects or programs will be used to benefit the needy people and shall require a report to the President on such use within 6 months after the commodities are delivered to the recipient country. "(b) To assist in determining whether the requirements of subsection (a) are being met, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate or the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives may require the President to submit in writing information demonstrating that an agreement will directly benefit the needy people in a country. "(c) In determining whether or not a government falls within the provisions of subsection (a), consideration shall be given to the extent of cooperation of such government in permitting an unimpeded investigation of alleged violations of internationaly recognized human rights by appropriate international organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, or groups or persons acting nndei- the authority of the United Nations or of the Organization of American States. "(d) The President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, in the annual presentation materials on planned programing of assistance under this Act, a full and complete report regarding the steps he has taken to carry out the provisions of this section.". F I N A N C I N G THE SALE OF FOOD AND FIBER COMMODITIES
7 USC 1713.
SEC. 204. Title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended by section 203 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 11;1 In the allocation of funds made available under this title, priority shall be given to financing the sale of food and fiber commodities.". H I G H PROTEIN, BLENDED, AND FORTIFIED FOODS
7 USC 1714.
7 USC 1721.
SEC. 205. Title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended by sections 203 and 204 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 114. (a) The Congress declares it to be the policy of the United States to assist developing countries in the transition from food assistance recipients to economic self-sufficiency and to assist those nations which have been recipients of high protein, blended, or fortified foods under title II of this Act to continue to combat hunger and malnutrition among the lower income segments of their population, especially children, through the continued provision of these foods under this title. "(b) In implementing the policy declared in subsection (a), the President, in entering into agreements for the sale of high protein, blended, or fortified foods under this title with countries which (1) give assurance that the benefits of any waiver under this section will be
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