[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3104 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3104

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 1999

  Ms. Kaptur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   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 1010(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 1010(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 1010(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.''.
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