Agricultural Act of 1949
This article has an unclear citation style. (February 2013) |
Pub. L.81–439 | |
Statutes at Large | 63 Stat. 1051 |
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Codification | |
Titles amended | 7 U.S.C.: Agriculture |
U.S.C. sections amended | Chapter 35a § 1431 |
Legislative history | |
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The Agricultural Act of 1949 (
Section 416(b)
Section 416 (b) of the 1949 Agriculture Act provides for the first time permanent legal basis by which surplus food can be donated to friendly overseas countries as development aid. This is a principal means, still in use today by which surplus food can be donated to friendly countries directly to the recipient national government or to an agreed
Donation of surplus commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to developing nations and friendly countries. Donated food must not affect existing food programs or normal commercial sales.
CCC is the US government agency which purchases the surplus food from the market. Food can either be used directly or be monetized in the recipient country's market. Money gained from the sale can be then put to use on a pre-agreed program.
The type of surplus food can vary, but what is available will depend on the last year's harvest in the US.
Typical donations include these:
- Wheat (varieties of wheat such as DRS, HRW, SWW, and a type of ready-to-eat mix of wheat-soy blend)
- corn meal, etc.
- Flour (all-purpose flour, bread flour, wheat flour etc.)
- lentils
- Rice
- Soy bean
- Tallow
- Vegetable oil
- Wood
- Canned pink salmon
- Fameal
References
- ^ AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949 [As Amended Through P.L. 110–246, Effective May 22, 2008] [Chapter 281]
Further reading
- Heien, Dale (1977). "The Cost of the U.S. Dairy Price Support Program: 1949–74". JSTOR 1924898.
External links
- Agricultural Act of 1949 as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection