HR 229 IH

To provide needed flexibility to the United States Department of Agriculture to help developing countries and move surplus commodities from the United States.

To provide needed flexibility to the United States Department of Agriculture to help developing countries and move surplus commodities from the United States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FOOD FOR PROGRESS AND SECTION 416.

(a) TRANSPORTATION OF FOOD AID- Section 1110(f)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o(f)(3)) is amended by striking `$30,000,000' and inserting `$100,000,000'.

(b) MAXIMUM COMMODITIES TO BE FURNISHED- Section 1110(g) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o(g)) is amended by striking `500,000' and inserting `1,000,000'.

(c) DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE SECTOR AGRICULTURE- Section 1110(l)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o(l)(1)) is amended by striking `$10,000,000' and inserting `$30,000,000'.

(d) SECTION 416- Section 416(b)(5) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(C) The Commodity Credit Corporation may pay costs incurred in the development of program proposals and costs associated with the administration, sale, implementation, and monitoring of programs implemented by private voluntary organizations, nonprofit agricultural organizations, cooperatives, intergovernmental organizations, or other private entities.'.