Pub. L. 104-127, tit. II, subtit. A, sec. 207

ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.

EnactedYear: 1996Length: 362 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 207. ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS. (a) In General.— Section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1722) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: “(b) Nonemergency Assistance.— “(1) In general.— The Administrator may provide agricultural commodities for nonemergency assistance under this title through eligible organizations (as described in subsection (d)) that have entered into an agreement with the Administrator to use the commodities in accordance with this title. “(2) Limitation.— The Administrator may not deny a request for funds submitted under this subsection because the program for which the funds are requested— “(A) would be carried out by the eligible organization in a foreign country in which the Agency for International Development does not have a mission, office, or other presence; or “(B) is not part of a development plan for the country prepared by the Agency.”; and (2) in subsection (e)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking “Private Voluntary Organizations and Cooperatives” and inserting “Eligible Organizations”; (B) in paragraph (1)— 110 STAT. 954 (i) by striking “$13,500,000” and inserting “$28,000,000”; and (ii) by striking “private voluntary organizations and cooperatives to assist such organizations and cooperatives” and inserting “eligible organizations described in subsection (d), to assist the organizations”; (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: “(2) Request for funds.— To receive funds made available under paragraph (1), an eligible organization described in subsection (d) shall submit a request for the funds that is subject to approval by the Administrator.”; and (D) in paragraph (3), by striking “a private voluntary organization or cooperative, the Administrator may provide assistance to that organization or cooperative” and inserting “an eligible organization, the Administrator may provide assistance to the eligible organization”. (b) Conforming Amendments.— Section 207 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1726a) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “a private voluntary organization or cooperative” each place it appears and inserting “an eligible organization”; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “private voluntary organizations and cooperatives” and inserting “eligible organizations”; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “organizations, cooperatives,” and inserting “eligible organizations”.
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