exercise of authorities

exercise of authorities Sec. 203. Section 103 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: “(a) take into account efforts of friendly countries to help themselves toward a greater degree of self-reliance, including efforts to increase their own agricultural production, especially through small, family farm agriculture, to improve their facilities for transportation, storage, and distribution of food commodities, and to reduce their rate of population growth;”; (2) in subsection (b), by inserting “and in section 106(b) (2)” immediately after “section 104”; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking out the second proviso and inserting in lieu thereof “Provided, That this exclusion from the definition of ‘friendly country’ may be waived by the President if he determines that such waiver is in the national interest and reports such determination to the Congress within 10 days of the date of such determination,”.