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Timestamp: 2020-01-20 01:37:02
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1736', '§1736', '§411', '§704', '§1', '§1512', '§322', '§326', '§336', '§322', '§3001']

[USC02] 7 USC 1736e: Debt forgiveness
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7 USC 1736e: Debt forgiveness Text contains those laws in effect on January 18, 2020
§1736e. Debt forgiveness
The President, taking into account the financial resources of a country, may waive payments of principal and interest that such country would otherwise be required to make to the Commodity Credit Corporation under dollar sales agreements under subchapter II if-
(1) that country is a least developed country; and
(A) an International Monetary Fund standby agreement is in effect with respect to that country;
(B) a structural adjustment program of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or of the International Development Association is in effect with respect to that country;
(C) a structural adjustment facility, enhanced structural adjustment facility, or similar supervised arrangement with the International Monetary Fund is in effect with respect to that country; or
(D) even though such an agreement, program, facility, or arrangement is not in effect, the country is pursuing national economic policy reforms that would promote democratic, market-oriented, and long term economic development.
(b) Request for debt relief by President
The President may provide debt relief under subsection (a) only if a notification is submitted to Congress at least 10 days prior to providing the debt relief. Such a notification shall-
(1) specify the amount of official debt the President proposes to liquidate; and
(2) identify the countries for which debt relief is proposed and the basis for their eligibility for such relief.
(July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title IV, §411, as added Pub. L. 91–524, title VII, §704, Nov. 30, 1970, as added Pub. L. 93–86, §1(26), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 237 ; amended Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, §1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3654 ; Pub. L. 102–237, title III, §§322, 326, 336, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1857 , 1859.)
1991-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–237, §326, substituted "subchapter II" for "this subchapter" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–237, §336, inserted "at least 10 days prior to providing the debt relief" before period at end of first sentence.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–237, §322, substituted "November 28, 1990" for "the date of enactment of this Act".
1990-Pub. L. 101–624 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions prohibiting assistance under subchapters II, III and III–A of this chapter to North Vietnam after July 1, 1973, unless specifically authorized by Act of Congress.
Pub. L. 102–27, title II, Apr. 10, 1991, 105 Stat. 147 , as amended by Pub. L. 110–246, title III, §3001(c), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1821 , provided that: "Title I of the Public Law 480 [7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.] program allowed for the repayment of loans for the sale of agricultural commodities in foreign or local currencies until December 31, 1971. Since that time, until the law was changed in the 1985 farm bill [probably means Pub. L. 99–198, see Tables for classification], all sales have been on dollar credit terms. In view of the present financial situation, it is impossible for many countries to repay their loans in dollars. Therefore, the President may use the authority in section 411 and section 604 of the Food for Peace Act [7 U.S.C. 1736e, 1738c] to renegotiate the payment on Public Law 480 debt in eligible countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa."