Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator may provide agricultural commodities to meet emergency food needs under this subchapter through governments and public or private agencies, including intergovernmental organizations such as the World Food Program and other multilateral organizations, in such manner and on such terms and conditions as the Administrator determines appropriate to respond to the emergency.
The Administrator may provide agricultural commodities for nonemergency assistance under this subchapter through eligible organizations (as described in subsection (d)) that have entered into an agreement with the Administrator to use the commodities in accordance with this subchapter.
Agricultural commodities provided under this subchapter may be made available for direct distribution, sale, barter, or other appropriate disposition.
To receive funds made available under paragraph (1), an eligible organization described in subsection (d) shall submit a request for the funds that is subject to approval by the Administrator.
Upon the request of an eligible organization, the Administrator may provide assistance to the eligible organization with respect to the sale of agricultural commodities made available to it under this subchapter.
An eligible organization that receives funds made available under paragraph (1) may invest the funds pending the eligible organization’s use of the funds. Any interest earned on such investment may be used for the purposes for which the assistance was provided to the eligible organization without further appropriation by Congress.
Commodities provided under this subchapter shall, to the extent practicable, be clearly identified with appropriate markings on the package or container of such commodity in the language of the locality in which such commodities are distributed, as being furnished by the people of the United States of America.
Of the funds made available under section 1726a(f) of this title,1
2014—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3002(1)(A), substituted “20 percent” for “13 percent” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3002(1)(B), substituted “and enhancing” for “new”.
Subsec. (e)(1)(B) to (D). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3002(1)(C)–(E), added subpars. (B) and (C), redesignated former subpar. (C) as (D), and struck out former subpar. (B). Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: “meeting specific administrative, management, personnel and internal transportation and distribution costs for carrying out programs in foreign countries under this subchapter; and”.
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3002(2), added par. (4).
Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3003(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Administrator shall use funds made available for fiscal year 2009 and subsequent fiscal years to carry out this subchapter—
“(A) to assess the types and quality of agricultural commodities and products donated for food aid;
“(B) to adjust products and formulations (including the potential introduction of new fortificants and products) as necessary to cost-effectively meet nutrient needs of target populations; and
“(C) to test prototypes.”
Subsec. (h)(3). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3003(2), substituted “fiscal years 2014 through 2018” for “fiscal years 2009 through 2011”.
2008—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 110–246, § 3008(1), substituted “may not use as a sole rationale for denying a request for funds” for “may not deny a request for funds” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 3008(2)(A), substituted “not less than 7.5 percent nor more than 13 percent” for “not less than 5 percent nor more than 10 percent” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (e)(1)(C). Pub. L. 110–246, § 3008(2)(B)–(D), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 110–246, § 3008(3), added subsec. (h) and struck out former subsec. (h) which required Administrator to streamline program procedures and guidelines not later than 1 year after
2002—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107–171, § 3002(1), added par. (3).
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 107–171, § 3002(2), substituted “not less than 5 percent nor more than 10 percent of the funds” for “not less than $10,000,000, and not more than $28,000,000,”.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 107–171, § 3002(3), added subsec. (h).
1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–127, § 207(a)(1), added subsec. (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “The Administrator may provide agricultural commodities for non-emergency assistance under this subchapter through eligible organizations (as described in subsection (d) of this section) that have entered into an agreement with the Administrator to use such commodities in accordance with this subchapter.”
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–127, § 207(a)(2)(A), substituted “eligible organizations” for “private voluntary organizations and cooperatives” in heading.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 104–127, § 207(a)(2)(B), in introductory provisions, substituted “$28,000,000” for “$13,500,000” and “eligible organizations described in subsection (d), to assist the organizations” for “private voluntary organizations and cooperatives to assist such organizations and cooperatives”.
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 104–127, § 207(a)(2)(C), added par. (2) and struck out heading and text of former par. (2). Text read as follows: “In order to receive funds made available under paragraph (1), a private voluntary organization or cooperative must submit a request for such funds (which must be approved by the Administrator) when submitting a proposal to the Administrator for an agreement under this subchapter. Such request for funds shall include a specific explanation of—
“(A) the program costs to be offset by such funds;
“(B) the reason why such funds are needed in carrying out the particular assistance program; and
“(C) the degree to which such funds will improve the provision of food assistance to foreign countries (particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa suffering from acute, long-term food shortages).”
Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 104–127, § 207(a)(2)(D), substituted “an eligible organization, the Administrator may provide assistance to the eligible organization” for “a private voluntary organization or cooperative, the Administrator may provide assistance to that organization or cooperative”.
1990—Pub. L. 101–624 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions relating to furnishing commodities through friendly governments, agencies, and organizations, assistance for community and other self-help activities, and multiyear agreements for distribution of commodities through nonprofit voluntary agencies and cooperatives.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 101–508, in introductory provisions, substituted “the Administrator, not less than $10,000,000, and not more than $13,500,000, shall be made available in each fiscal year to private voluntary organizations and cooperatives” for “private voluntary organizations and cooperatives, not less than $10,000,000 and not more than $13,500,000 shall be made available by the Administrator”.
1987—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–202 inserted “or cooperatives” after “voluntary agencies”.
1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–83, § 1003, inserted provisions relating to appropriate disposition under section 1721 of this title.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 99–83, § 1004(a), added par. (4).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–83, § 1005, added subsec. (c).
1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–53, § 121, substituted “Agency for International Development” for “Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid”, and “Advisory Committee” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 96–53, § 202, substituted provisions relating to encouragement of entities distributing commodities to work with indigenous institutions and to employ indigenous workers, for provisions relating to employment of indigenous workers.
1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–88, §§ 207(1), (2), 208(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), struck out requirement that assistance to needy persons, insofar as practicable, be directed toward community and other self-help activities designed to alleviate the causes of the need for such assistance, and inserted provisions authorizing the President to utilize a foreign nonprofit voluntary agency which is registered with and approved by the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid if no United States nonprofit voluntary agency registered with and approved by the Advisory Committee is available.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–88, § 207(3), added subsec. (b).
1966—Pub. L. 89–808 substituted provisions for furnishing commodities for prescribed purposes through use of friendly governments, agencies, and organizations, using to extent practicable registered and approved nonprofit voluntary agencies, identification of source of commodities, determination by the President of the manner and terms and conditions of furnishing the commodities and for directions of the assistance toward community and self-help activities for former provisions for transfer of commodities on a grant bases to assist the prescribed programs.
1963—Pub. L. 88–205 substituted “economic and community development” for “economic developments”.
1960—Pub. L. 86–472 substituted “In order to facilitate the utilization of surplus agricultural commodities in meeting the requirements of needy peoples, and in order to promote economic development in underdeveloped areas in addition to that which can be accomplished under sections 1701 to 1704 and 1705 to 1709 of this title, the” for “The”.
Amendment by Pub. L. 110–246 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–624 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–508 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–83 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–53 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–88 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 89–808 effective
Pub. L. 95–88, title II, § 208(b),
Pub. L. 86–472, ch. VI, § 601(a)(2),