557 



providing for the food security of consumers in 



the United States and throughout the world. 



(July 10, 1954, ch. 469, § 2, 68 Stat. 454; Nov. 11. 



1966, Pub. L. 89-808, §2(A), 80 Stat. 1526; 



amended Dec. 20, 1975, Pub. L. 94-161, title n, 



§ 201, 89 Stat. 850.) 



Amendments 



1975 — Pub. L. 94-161 added provisions of second sen- 

 tence. Including els. (1) to (5). respecting considerations 

 in furnishing food aid under this chapter. 



1966— Pub L 89-808 restated the Congressional decla- 

 ration of policy to include the use of the abundant agri- 

 cultural productivity of the United States to combat 

 hunger and malnutrition and the emphasis on assistance 

 to those developlfig countries that are determined to 

 improve their own agricultural production and to exclude 

 statement of a policy to facilitate the convertibility of 

 currency, to malte maximum efficient use of surplus agri- 

 cultural commodities In furtherance of the foreign policy 

 of the United States, to purchase strategic materials, to 

 pay United States obligations abroad, and to promote 

 collective strength. 



Oftice of Emtbgency Preparedness 

 Functions of the Director of the Office of Emergency 

 Preparedness under Ex. Ord. No. 10900, Jan. 6. 1961, 26 

 P.R. 143, as amended [set out as a note under this sec- 

 tion), transferred to the Administrator of General Serv- 

 ices, see section 3 of Ex. Ord. No. 11725, June 27. 1973. 38 

 F.R. 17175, set out as a note under section 2271 of Title 50, 

 Appendix, Wai and National Defense. 



Transfer of Functions 

 AU functions vested by law (including reorganization 

 plan) in the Bureau of the Budget or the Director of the 

 Bureau of the Budget were transferred to the President of 

 the United States by section 101 of 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 

 2, eff. July 1. 1970. 35 F.R. 7959. 84 Stat. 2085. Section 102 

 of 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2. redesignated the Bureau of the 

 Budget as the Office of Management and Budget. See 

 Office of Management and Budget note set out under this 

 section In the main volume. 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section Is referred to In section 1701 of this title; 

 title 10 section 2681. 



§ 1691a. World Food Conference goal; United States 

 contribution. 



Pursuant to the World Food Conference recom- 

 mendation that donor countries provide a total of at 

 least ten million tons of food assistance to needy 

 nations annually, the President is urged to maintain 

 a significant United States contribution to this goal 

 and to encourage other countries to maintain and 

 increase their contributions as well. <July 10. 1954, 

 ch. 469, § 3, as added Dec. 20, 1975, Pub. L. 94-161, 

 title II, § 202, 89 Stat. 851.) 



World Food Conference Recommendations; Report to 

 Congress of Executive Implementation 

 Section 213 of Pub. L. 94-161 provided that: "The Con- 

 gress calls upon the President to strengthen the efforts of 

 the United States to carry out the recommendations of 

 the World Food Conference. The President shall submit 

 a detailed report to the Congress not later than Novem- 

 ber 1, 1976. with respect to the steps he has taken to carry 

 out the recommendations of the World Food Conference, 

 including steps to fuifiU the commitment of the United 

 States and to encourage other nations to increase their 

 participation in efforts to improve the food security of 

 the poorest portion of the world's population." 



§1732. Agricultural commodity defined; fishery prod- 

 ucts available. 



The term "agricultiu^l commodity" as used in this 

 chapter and sections 1427 and 1431 of this title shall 

 include any agricultural commodity produced In the 

 United States or product thereof produced In the 

 United States: Provided, however, That the term 

 "agricultural commodity" shall not include alcoholic 

 beverages, and for the purposes of subchapter IH 

 of this chapter, tobacco or products thereof. The 

 foregoing proviso shall not be construed as prohibit- 

 ing representatives of the domestic wine Industry 

 from participating in market development activities 

 carried out with foreign currencies made available 

 under subchapter II of this chapter which have as 

 their piu-pose the expansion of expert sales of United 

 States agricultural commodities. Subject to the avail- 

 ability of appropriations therefor, any domestically 

 produced fishery product may be made available 

 under this chapter and sections 1427 and 1431 of this 

 title. (As amended July 1, 1971, Pub. L. 92-42, 85 

 Stat. 99.) 



Amendments 



1971— Pub. L. 92-42 inserted requirement that proviso 

 excluding alcoholic beverages from term "agrtcultural 

 commodity" be not construed as prohibiting domestic 

 wine industry from participating in market development 

 activities for expansion of export sales of domestic agri- 

 cultural commodities 



1986 — Pub. L. 89-808 substituted definition of agricul- 

 tural commodity and provision as to availability of fishery 

 products for former provisions respecting agreements for 

 delivery of surplus agricultural commodities, period, and 

 security for payments in relation to long-term supply 

 contracts now covered by subchapter II of this chapter. 

 See section 1707 of this title. 



1962— Pub. L 87-703 authorized executive agreements 

 with financial institutions acting in behalf of friendly 

 nations and administrative sales agreements with foreign 

 and United States private trade with provision for se- 

 curity for payments. 



