report of such task force, along with administrative actions the Secretary has taken or intends to take as a result of such report, and recommendations, if any, for legislative changes.

1. Food and Agriculture Act of 1977

Partial text of Public Law 95-113 [S. 275], 91 Stat. 913, approved September 29, 1977

AN ACT To provide price and income protection for farmers and assure consumers of an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act, with the following table of contents, may be cited as the "Food and Agriculture Act of 1977".

TITLE XII-PUBLIC LAW 480

NOTE.-Sections 1201-1208 of Title XII amend the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

USE OF NONPRICE-SUPPORTED COMMODITIES UNDER PUBLIC LAW 480 Sec. 1209.1 It is the sense of Congress that there be no discrimination between "price-supported" and "nonprice-supported" commodities in the programing of commodities under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (Public Law 480).

SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON THE OPERATION OF PUBLIC LAW 480

Sec. 1210.1 (a) It is the sense of Congress that attention be given to handling, storage, transportation, and administrative procedures in order to make improvements in the operation of the Agricultur al Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (Public Law 480). Toward this objective, the Secretary of Agriculture shall appoint a special task force to review and report upon the administration of the Act.

(b) Such review shall include, but not be limited to, organizational arrangements for the administration of Public Law 480, or parts thereof, title I allocation criteria and procedures, quality control, including handling and storage through the first stage of distribution in the recipient country, and regulation of businesses and or ganizations to which services are contracted under Public Law 480.

(c) Not later than eighteen months following enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall transmit to Congress the

17 U.S.C. 1691 note.

report of such task force, along with administrative actions the Secretary has taken or intends to take as a result of such report, and recommendations, if any, for legislative changes.

m. Extension of Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended

Partial text of Public Law 85-931 [S. 3420], 72 Stat. 1790, approved September 6, 1958; as amended by Public Law 87-703 [H.R. 12391], 76 Stat. 605 at 611, approved September 27, 1962; and by Public Law 89-808 [Food for Peace Act of 1966, H.R. 14929], 80 Stat. 1526 at 1538, approved November 11, 1966

AN ACT To extend and amend the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

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

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NOTE.-Except for Sections 7, 8, and 9, reprinted below, the whole of Public Law 85-931 consists of amendments to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended.

Sec. 7. Section 206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1956 is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a semicolon and the following: "but no strategic or critical material shall be acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation as a result of such barter or exchange except for such national stockpile, for such supplemental stockpile, for foreign economic or military aid or assistance programs, or for offshore construction programs".

Sec. 8.2 In carrying out the provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, extra long staple cotton shall be made available for sale pursuant to the provisions of title I of the Act in the same manner as upland cotton or any other surplus agricultural commodity is made available, and products manufactured entirely 3 from upland or long staple cotton shall be made available for sale pursuant to the provisions of title I of the Act as long as cotton is in surplus supply in the same manner as any other agricultural commodity or product is made available, and no discriminatory or other conditions shall be imposed which will prevent or tend to interfere with their sale or availability for sale under the Act.4

17 U.S.C. 1856.

27 U.S.C. 1601 note.

3 The word "entirely" and the words "in the same manner as any other agricultural commodity or product is made available" were added by sec. 3(d) of Public Law 89-808 (Food for Peace Act of 1966).

Sec. 3(d) of Public Law 89-808 inserted a period in lieu of a colon and struck out a proviso, which read as follows: "Provided, That that portion of sales price of such products which is financed as a sale for foreign currency under title I of the Act shall be limited to the estimated portion of the sales price of such products attributable to the raw cotton content of such products".

Sec. 9.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law 6 those areas under the jurisdiction or administration of the United States are authorized to receive from the Department of Agriculture for distribution on the same basis as domestic distribution in any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, without exchange of funds, such surplus commodities as may be available pursuant to clause (2) of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c), and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1431).6

57 U.S.C. 1431b.

Sec. 3(a) of Public Law 89-808 struck out the symbol "(1)" after the word "law"; inserted a period in lieu of a semicolon, and struck out the language after the semicolon, which read as follows: "and (2) the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to purchase products of oil seeds, and edible oils and fats and the products thereof in such form as may be needed for donation abroad as provided in the following sentence. Any such commodities or products if purchased shall be donated to nonprofit voluntary agencies registered with the Department of State, other appropriate agencies of the Federal Government or international organizations for use in the assistance of needy persons and in nonprofit school lunch programs outside the United States. Commodity Credit Corporation may incur such additional costs with respect to such oil as it is authorized to incur with respect to food commodities disposed of under section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949."