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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Bill Number

HR 229

Introduced

Jan 6, 2001

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs.

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Topics

Agricultural cooperatives Agricultural surpluses Agriculture and Food American agricultural assistance American technical assistance Charities Commerce Counterpart funds Democracy Developing countries Food relief Free enterprise Government Operations and Politics International Affairs International relief Nonprofit organizations Public-private partnerships Social Welfare

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Summary

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase: (1) funding limits for foreign agricultural commodity assistance under the food for progress, food for development, and specified emergency and nonemergency programs; (2) commodity tonnage limits; and (3) funding limits for related administrative and technical assistance.

Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to authorize the Commodity Credit Corporation to pay program development and administration and monitoring costs incurred by private entities involved in foreign agricultural assistance programs to developing and friendly countries.

Actions

Mar 23, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs.
Jan 6, 2001

Introduced in House
Jan 6, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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