title x—programs relating to population growth

title x—programs relating to population growth Sec. 109. Chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new titles: “title x—programs relating to population growth “Sec. 291. General Provisions.— (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, while every nation is and should be free to determine its own policies and procedures with respect to problems of population growth and family planning within its own boundaries, nevertheless, voluntary family planning programs to provide individual couples with the knowledge and medical facilities to plan their family size in81 Stat. 453 accordance with their own moral convictions and the latest medical information, can make a substantial contribution to improve health, family stability, greater individual opportunity, economic development, a sufficiency of food, and a higher standard of living. “(b) To carry out the intent of Congress as expressed in subsection (a), the President is authorized to provide assistance for programs relating to population growth in friendly foreign countries and areas, on such terms and conditions as he shall determine, to foreign governments, the United Nations, its specialized agencies, and other international organizations and programs, United States and foreign non-profit organizations, universities, hospitals, accredited health institutions, and voluntary health or other qualified organizations. “(c) In carrying out programs authorized in this title, the President shall establish reasonable procedures to insure, whenever family-planning assistance from the United States is involved, that no individual will be coerced to practice methods of family planning inconsistent with his or her moral, philosophical, or religious beliefs. “(d) As used in this title, the term ‘programs relating to population growth’ includes but is not limited to demographic studies, medical, psychological, and sociological research and voluntary family planning programs, including personnel training, the construction and staffing of clinics and rural health centers, specialized training of doctors and paramedical personnel, the manufacture of medical supplies, and the dissemination of family-planning information, and provision of medical assistance and supplies. “Sec. 292. Authorization.— Of the funds provided to carry out the provisions of part I of this Act for the fiscal year 1968, $35,000,000 shall be available only to carry out the purposes of this title and, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds used for such purposes may lie used on a loan or grant basis. “title xi food production targets and reports “Sec. 295. Food Production Targets and Reports.— In making his recommendations to the Congress for programs for the fiscal year 1969 and each fiscal year thereafter, wherever appropriate, the President shall, for each country receiving assistance under this Act which he finds has a substantial food deficit, include— “(1) descriptions of proposed programs, if any, in the areas of food production, storage, and distribution, and voluntary family planning; “(2) information on achievement targets in food production, storage, and distribution, and their relationship to expected changes in total population; and “(3) a detailed report on progress with respect to food production, storage, and distribution, and the relationship of this progress to population.”