CHAPTER 41-AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE

        

(a)

Policy.

(b)

Sense of Congress.

SUBCHAPTER I-BARTER

        

SUBCHAPTER II-TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

        

(a)

In general.

(b)

General authority.

        

(a)

Priority.

(b)

Private entities.

(c)

Agricultural market development plan.

        

(a)

Payment.

(b)

Interest.

(c)

Duration.

(d)

Deferral of payments.

(e)

Delivery of commodities.

        

(a)

In general.

(b)

Special account.

(c)

Activities.

(d)

Fiscal requirements regarding use of local currencies.

        

SUBCHAPTER III-EMERGENCY AND PRIVATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

        

(a)

Emergency assistance.

(b)

Nonemergency assistance.

(c)

Uses of assistance.

(d)

Eligible organizations.

(e)

Support for eligible organizations.

(f)

Effective use of commodities.

(g)

Labeling.

        

(a)

Local sale and barter of commodities.

(b)

Minimum level of local sales.

(c)

Description of intended uses.

(d)

Use.

        

(a)

Minimum levels.

(b)

Use of value-added commodities.

        

(a)

Establishment.

(b)

Membership.

(c)

Chairperson.

(d)

Consultations.

(e)

Advisory Committee Act.

(f)

Termination.

        

(a)

Maximum expenditures.

(b)

Waiver by President.

        

(a)

Proposals.

(b)

Notice and comment.

(c)

Regulations.

(d)

Deadline for submission of commodity orders.

        

SUBCHAPTER III–A-FOOD FOR DEVELOPMENT

        

(a)

In general.

(b)

General authority.

        

(a)

Least developed countries.

(b)

Indicators of food deficit countries.

(c)

Priority.

        

(a)

Retention of proceeds.

(b)

Ownership and programming of accounts.

(c)

Overall development strategy.

        

(a)

In general.

(b)

Support of nongovernmental organizations.

(c)

Investment of local currencies by nongovernmental organizations.

(d)

Support for certain educational institutions.

        

SUBCHAPTER III–B-EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE

        

(a)

Establishment; authority of President to furnish assistance from Fund.

(b)

Types of assistance authorized.

(c)

Authorization of appropriations.

(d)

Authority of President.

        

SUBCHAPTER IV-GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS

        

(a)

Availability of commodities.

(b)

Ineligible commodities.

(c)

Market development activities.

        

(a)

Prohibition.

(b)

Impact on local farmers and economy.

(c)

Transshipment.

(d)

Private trade channels and small business.

(e)

World prices.

(f)

Publicity.

(g)

Participation of private sector.

(h)

Safeguard usual marketings.

(i)

Military distribution of food aid.

(j)

Violations of human rights.

(k)

Abortion prohibition.

        

(a)

In general.

(b)

Terms of agreement.

(c)

Multi-year agreements.

(d)

Review of agreements.

        

(a)

In general.

(b)

Included expenses.

(c)

Commodity Credit Corporation.

(d)

Availability of funds.

        

(a)

Appointment by President.

(b)

Service in Executive Office of President.

(c)

Required functions.

(d)

Compensation.

        

(a)

Subchapter II programs.

(b)

Agents.

(c)

Subchapters III and III–A program.

(d)

Timing of shipments.

(e)

Deadline for agreements under Subchapters II and III–A of this chapter.

(f)

Annual reports.

(g)

World Food Day report.

        

(a)

Authority.

(b)

Request for debt relief by President.

(c)

Appropriations action required.

(d)

Limitation on new credit assistance.

(e)

Applicability.

        

(a)

Reimbursement.

(b)

Transfer of funds.

(c)

Budget.

(d)

Value of commodities.

        

(a)

In general.

(b)

Commodities or funds in trust.

(c)

Release of eligible commodities.

(d)

Management of eligible commodities.

(e)

Treatment of trust under other law.

(f)

Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.

(g)

Finality of determination.

(h)

Termination of authority.

        

(a)

Substantial injury.

(b)

Exception for narcotics control.

        

(a)

In general.

(b)

Selection of participating countries.

(c)

Fortification.

(d)

Termination of authority.

        

(a)

Short title.

(b)

Agreements with developing countries and emerging democracies to furnish commodities.

(c)

"Commodities" defined.

(d)

Considerations for agreements.

(e)

Availability of commodities; financing sale and exportation of commodities; payment of costs and charges.

(f)

Provision to developing countries on grant basis; purchase of commodities by Commodity Credit Corporation; funds for implementation; cost of commodities and expenses.

(g)

Maximum amount of metric tons of commodities to be furnished.

(h)

Prohibition on resale of transshipment of commodities.

(i)

Agreements not to displace other sales of United States commodities.

(j)

Agreements for distribution or sale on multiyear basis.

(k)

Effective and termination dates.

(l)

Additional assistance in administration of food assistance programs.

(m)

Agreements for sale of commodities.

(n)

Private Voluntary Organizations to carry out section.

(o)

"Independent states of the former Soviet Union" defined.

        

(a)

Congressional findings.

(b)

Congressional declaration of policy.

        

(a)

Findings.

(b)

Goals of United States in agricultural trade negotiations.

        

(a)

Sense of Congress.

(b)

Exemption from requirements of OMB circular.

        

SUBCHAPTER V-FARMER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM

        

(a)

In general.

(b)

Definitions.

(c)

Minimum funding.

SUBCHAPTER VI-ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS INITIATIVE

        

(a)

Requirements.

(b)

Eligibility determination.

        

(a)

Authority to reduce debt.

(b)

Limitation.

(c)

Exchange of obligations.

        

(a)

Currency of payment.

(b)

Deposit of payments.

        

(a)

Rate of interest.

(b)

Currency of payment, deposits.

(c)

Interest previously paid.

        

(a)

Authority.

(b)

Requirements.

(c)

Administering body.

        

(a)

Establishment.

(b)

Investment.

        

(a)

Establishment.

(b)

Membership and chairperson.

(c)

Responsibilities.

        

(a)

Eligible entities.

(b)

Regulation.

(c)

Setting of priorities.

(d)

Grants.

(e)

Priority.

        

(a)

Encouraging donations from official creditors.

(b)

Encouraging donations from other sources.

        

(a)

In general.

(b)

Supplemental views in annual report.

        

(a)

In general.

(b)

Terms and conditions.

(c)

Appropriations requirement.

(d)

Certain prohibitions inapplicable.

(e)

Implementation by Facility.

(f)

Deposit of proceeds.

(g)

Debtor consultation.

        

(a)

Authority to sell, reduce, or cancel qualified debt.

(b)

Terms and conditions.

(c)

Eligible purchasers and eligible payors.

(d)

Debtor consultation and right of first refusal.

(e)

Limitation.

(f)

Administration.

(g)

Appropriations requirement.

(h)

Deposit of proceeds.

(i)

Eligible debt swaps.

        

(a)

Notice of negotiations.

(b)

Transmittal of text of agreements.

(c)

Annual report.

(d)

Designated congressional committees.

        

Cross References

Dairy products and wheat from Commodity Credit Corporation stocks, costs of distribution to be in addition to levels of assistance programmed under this chapter, see section 1431(b) of this title.

Chapter Referred to in Other Sections

This chapter is referred to in sections 1431, 1446c–1, 1736f–1, 1736o, 1765b, 5201, 5693, 5713 of this title; title 13 section 301; title 16 section 1537; title 22 sections 2151a, 2291, 2292n, 2353, 2354, 2362, 2370, 2371, 2394, 2455, 2775, 5413, 5425, 6006, 6062; title 46 App. section 1241f.