FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT.

SEC. 701. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT. Section 1110 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting “(including the independent states of the former Soviet Union)” after “such countries”; (B) by striking “or cooperatives” and inserting “cooperatives, or other private entities”; (C) by inserting “(1)” after “(b)”; and (D) by adding at the end the following: “(2) The annual tonnage limitation contained in subsection (g) shall not apply with respect to commodities furnished to the independent states of the former Soviet Union during fiscal year 1993”; (2) by amending subsection (f)(1) to read as follows: “(f) (1) The Commodity Credit Corporation may provide for— “(A) grants, or “(B) in the case of the independent states of the former Soviet Union, sales on credit terms, of commodities made available under section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 for use in carrying out this section.”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(m) In carrying out this section with respect to the independent states of the former Soviet Union, the President shall approve, as determined appropriate by the President, agreements with private voluntary organizations and cooperatives that provide for— “(1) the sale of commodities, including the marketing of these commodities through the private sector; and “(2) the use in the independent states of the proceeds generated in the humanitarian and development programs of such private voluntary organizations and cooperatives. “(n) As used in this section, the term ‘independent states of the former Soviet Union’ means the independent states of the former Soviet Union as defined in section 102(8) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602(8)).”.