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7 U.S.C. 1722: Provision of agricultural commodities
Created in 1960 by Public Law 86-472. Changed by 13 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
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This Congress
- H.R. 3151 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (a)
How it got here
2018
- Pub. L. 115–334, §3101, amended subsec. (g) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Commodities provided under this subchapter shall, to the extent practicable, be clearly identified with appropriate markings on the package or container of such commodity in the language o… Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §3102, substituted "2023" for "2018". Law text · (h)
2014
- Pub. L. 113–79, §3002(1)(A), substituted "20 percent" for "13 percent" in introductory provisions. Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 113–79, §3002(1)(B), substituted "and enhancing" for "new". Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 113–79, §3002(1)(C)–(E), added subpars. (B) and (C), redesignated former subpar. (C) as (D), and struck out former subpar. (B). Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: "meeting specific administrative, management, personnel and internal transportation and … Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 113–79, §3002(2), added par. (4). Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 113–79, §3003(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Administrator shall use funds made available for fiscal year 2009 and subsequent fiscal years to carry out this subchapter— Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 113–79, §3003(2), substituted "fiscal years 2014 through 2018" for "fiscal years 2009 through 2011". Law text · (h)
2008
- Pub. L. 110–246, §3008(1), substituted "may not use as a sole rationale for denying a request for funds" for "may not deny a request for funds" in introductory provisions. Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–246, §3008(2)(A), substituted "not less than 7.5 percent nor more than 13 percent" for "not less than 5 percent nor more than 10 percent" in introductory provisions. Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 110–246, §3008(2)(B)–(D), added subpar. (C). Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 110–246, §3008(3), added subsec. (h) and struck out former subsec. (h) which required Administrator to streamline program procedures and guidelines not later than 1 year after May 13, 2002, and incorporate changes, to the maximum extent practicable, beginning in fiscal year 200… Law text · (h)
2002
1996
- Pub. L. 104–127, §207(a)(1), added subsec. (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: "The Administrator may provide agricultural commodities for non-emergency assistance under this subchapter through eligible organizations (as described in subsect… Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 104–127, §207(a)(2)(A), substituted "eligible organizations" for "private voluntary organizations and cooperatives" in heading. Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 104–127, §207(a)(2)(B), in introductory provisions, substituted "$28,000,000" for "$13,500,000" and "eligible organizations described in subsection (d), to assist the organizations" for "private voluntary organizations and cooperatives to assist such organizations and cooper… Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 104–127, §207(a)(2)(C), added par. (2) and struck out heading and text of former par. (2). Text read as follows: "In order to receive funds made available under paragraph (1), a private voluntary organization or cooperative must submit a request for such funds (which must be… Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 104–127, §207(a)(2)(D), substituted "an eligible organization, the Administrator may provide assistance to the eligible organization" for "a private voluntary organization or cooperative, the Administrator may provide assistance to that organization or cooperative". Law text · (e)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–624 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions relating to furnishing commodities through friendly governments, agencies, and organizations, assistance for community and other self-help activities, and multiyear agreements for distribution of commodities t…
- Pub. L. 101–508, in introductory provisions, substituted "the Administrator, not less than $10,000,000, and not more than $13,500,000, shall be made available in each fiscal year to private voluntary organizations and cooperatives" for "private voluntary organizations and cooperativ… · (e)
1987
- Pub. L. 100–202 inserted "or cooperatives" after "voluntary agencies". · (a)
1985
- Pub. L. 99–83, §1003, inserted provisions relating to appropriate disposition under section 1721 of this title. · (a)
- Pub. L. 99–83, §1004(a), added par. (4). · (b)
- Pub. L. 99–83, §1005, added subsec. (c). · (c)
1979
- Pub. L. 96–53, §121, substituted "Agency for International Development" for "Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid", and "Advisory Committee" wherever appearing. · (a)
- Pub. L. 96–53, §202, substituted provisions relating to encouragement of entities distributing commodities to work with indigenous institutions and to employ indigenous workers, for provisions relating to employment of indigenous workers. · (b)
1977
- Pub. L. 95–88, §§207(1), (2), 208(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), struck out requirement that assistance to needy persons, insofar as practicable, be directed toward community and other self-help activities designed to alleviate the causes of the need for such assist… · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–88, §207(3), added subsec. (b). · (b)
1966
- Pub. L. 89–808 substituted provisions for furnishing commodities for prescribed purposes through use of friendly governments, agencies, and organizations, using to extent practicable registered and approved nonprofit voluntary agencies, identification of source of commodities, determination by the …
1963
- Pub. L. 88–205 substituted "economic and community development" for "economic developments".
1960
- Pub. L. 86–472 substituted "In order to facilitate the utilization of surplus agricultural commodities in meeting the requirements of needy peoples, and in order to promote economic development in underdeveloped areas in addition to that which can be accomplished under sections 1701 to 1704 and 170…
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