Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 301 of act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title III, 68 Stat. 458, which amended section 1427 of this title, was renumbered section 308 by Pub. L. 95–88, title II, § 211(a)(1), Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 548.
Amendments
1990—Pub. L. 101–624 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions outlining Congressional purpose with regard to Food for Development Program, establishment of program, goal of assistance under program, range of assistance and emphasized activities, and use of funds for disaster assistance.
1988—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–576 added subsec. (c).
1985—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–198 inserted “(including immunization of children)” after “health services”.
1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–53 inserted “, or the dollar sales value of the commodities themselves,” after “the local sale of such commodities”, and substituted “in the participating country of funds from the sale of such commodities or of the commodities themselves” for “of funds from the sale of such commodities in the participating country”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Amendment of Food for Development Agreements; Disaster Assistance for Bangladesh
Pub. L. 100–576, § 4(a)(2), (3), Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2898, provided that:
“(2)
Food for Development agreements entered into under title III of that Act [this subchapter] before the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 31, 1988] may be amended in order to implement the amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section].
“(3)
Pending amendment pursuant to paragraph (2) of Food for Development agreements with the Government of Bangladesh, the use of funds accruing under those agreements, with the approval of the United States Government, for flood-related disaster assistance authorized by the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be consistent with the applicable agreement.”
Increased Immunizations of Children; Reporting Requirement
Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1112(b), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1478, as amended by Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(c), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1821, provided that:
“In the implementation of health programs undertaken in relation to assistance provided under the
Food for Peace Act [this chapter], it shall be the goal of the organizations and agencies involved to provide as many additional immunizations of children as possible. Such increased immunization activities should be taken in coordination with similar efforts of other organizations and in keeping with any national plans for expanded programs of immunization. The President shall include information concerning such immunization activities in the annual reports required by section 634 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [
22 U.S.C. 2394], including a report on the estimated number of immunizations provided each year pursuant to this subsection.”
Executive Documents
