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7 U.S. Code § 1736a - Administrative provisions | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
§ 1736a.
(3) LimitationsNo commission, fees, or other payments to an agent, broker, consultant, or other representative of the importer or importing country for ocean transportation brokerage services in connection with the carriage of commodities provided under subchapter II of this chapter may—
A person may not be an agent, broker, consultant, or other representative of the United States Government, an importer, or an importing country in connection with agricultural commodities provided under this chapter during a fiscal year in which such person provides or acts as an agent, broker, consultant, or other representative of a person engaged in providing ocean transportation or transportation-related services for such commodities. For the purpose of this paragraph, the term “transportation-related services” means lightening, stevedoring, bagging, or inland transportation to the destination point.
Notwithstanding chapters 1 to 11 of title 40and division C (except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41 or other similar provisions of law relating to the making or performance of Federal Government contracts, ocean transportation under subchapters III and III–A may be procured on the basis of full and open competitive procedures. Resulting contracts may contain such terms and conditions as the Administrator determines are necessary and appropriate.
Funds made available for fiscal years 2001 through 2018 to carry out subchapters III and III-A may be used by the Administrator to procure, transport, and store agricultural commodities for prepositioning within the United States and in foreign countries, except that for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2013 not more than $10,000,000 of such funds and for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 not more than $15,000,000 of such funds may be used to store agricultural commodities for prepositioning in foreign countries.
(d) Timing of shipmentsIn determining the timing of the shipment of agricultural commodities to be provided under this chapter, the Secretary or the Administrator, as appropriate, shall consider—
(e) Deadline for agreements under subchapters II and III–AAn agreement under subchapters II and III–A shall, to the extent practicable, be entered into not later than—
(1) Annual report regarding food aid programs and activities
Not later than April 1 of each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Secretary shall jointly prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding each program and activity carried out under this chapter during the prior fiscal year.
(B) ContentsAn annual report described in subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to the prior fiscal year—
(iii) a statement describing the quantity of agricultural commodities made available to, and the total number of beneficiaries in, each country pursuant to—
section 1431(b) of this title;
(vi) an assessment of—
each program oversight, monitoring, and evaluation system implemented under section 1726a(f) of this title; and
(2) Annual report regarding the provision of agricultural commodities to foreign countries
Not later than February 1 of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding the administration of food assistance programs under subchapter III to benefit foreign countries during the prior fiscal year.
(July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title IV, § 407, as added Pub. L. 89–808, § 2(E), Nov. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 1537; amended Pub. L. 90–436, § 8, July 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 451; Pub. L. 94–161, title II, § 210, Dec. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 854; Pub. L. 101–508, title I, § 1204(b)(3), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–11; Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3650; Pub. L. 102–237, title III, §§ 319, 324, 325, 328, 329, 332, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1857, 1858; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1011(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 709; Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 216, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 957; Pub. L. 106–472, title III, § 310(b), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2076; Pub. L. 107–171, title III, §§ 3010, 3011, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, §§ 3017, 3018(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1827; Pub. L. 113–79, title III, §§ 3009, 3010, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 776, 777.)
The Food for Progress Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (f)(1)(B)(iii)(II), is Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1110, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1472, which is classified to section 1736o of this title.
In subsec. (c)(2), “chapters 1 to 11 of title 40and division C (except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41” substituted for “the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)” on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, which Act enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.
2014—Subsec. (c)(4)(A). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3009(1), substituted “2018” for “2012” and “for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2013 not more than $10,000,000 of such funds and for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 not more than $15,000,000 of such funds” for “for each such fiscal year not more than $10,000,000 of such funds”.
Subsec. (c)(4)(B). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3009(2), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B). Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3010(1), substituted “food aid” for “agricultural trade” in heading.
Subsec. (f)(1)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3010(2), inserted “and the total number of beneficiaries of the project and the activities carried out through such project” before semicolon at end.
Subsec. (f)(1)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3010(3)(A), inserted “, and the total number of beneficiaries in,” after “commodities made available to” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f)(1)(B)(iii)(III). Pub. L. 113–79, § 3010(3)(B)–(D), added subcl. (III).
2008—Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 110–246, § 3017(1), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, substituted “2012” for “2007” and “$10,000,000” for “$2,000,000”, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 110–246, § 3017(2), added par. (5).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110–246, § 3018(a), added subsec. (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which directed President to prepare an annual report concerning programs and activities implemented under this chapter for the preceding fiscal year, described contents of report, and directed that it be submitted not later than Jan. 15 of each year to the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
2002—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 107–171, § 3011, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 107–171, § 3010, substituted “through 2007” for “and 2002”.
1996—Pub. L. 104–127, § 216(2)–(5), which directed amendment of subsecs. (c), (d), (g), and (h), respectively, of this section, was executed to subsecs. (b), (c), (f), and (g), respectively, of this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the intervening amendment by Pub. L. 104–66 which struck out subsec. (b) and redesignated subsecs. (c) to (h) as (b) to (g), respectively. See 1995 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104–127, § 216(1)(A), inserted “or private entity that enters into an agreement under subchapter II of this chapter” after “importing country”.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104–127, § 216(1)(B), inserted at end “Resulting contracts may contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines are necessary and appropriate.”
Subsec. (b)(1)(A), (2)(A). Pub. L. 104–127, § 216(2), inserted “importer or” before “importing country”.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 104–127, § 216(3)(A), added par. (2) and struck out heading and text of former par. (2). Text read as follows: “No purchase of agricultural commodities from private stocks or purchase of ocean transportation services by the United States Government shall be financed under subchapters III and III–A of this chapter unless such purchases are made on the basis of full and open competition utilizing such procedures as are determined necessary and appropriate by the Administrator.”
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 104–127, § 216(3)(B), struck out heading and text of par. (4). Text read as follows: “Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) or other similar provisions relating to the making or performance of Federal Government contracts, the Administrator may procure ocean transportation services under this chapter under such full and open competitive procedures as the Administrator determines are necessary and appropriate.”
Subsec. (f)(2)(D). Pub. L. 104–127, § 216(4), added subpar. (D).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–127, § 216(5), struck out heading and text of subsec. (g). Text read as follows: “On World Food Day, October 16 of each year, the President shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report, prepared with the assistance of the Secretary and the Administrator, assessing progress towards food security in each country receiving United States Government food assistance. Special emphasis should be given in such report to the nutritional status of the poorest populations in such countries.”
1991—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–237, § 329, struck out “or agricultural commodity donated” after “ocean transportation financed”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102–237, § 324, substituted “subchapter II of this chapter” for “this section”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(C). Pub. L. 102–237, § 325, struck out “other” before “foreign government”.
Subsec. (c)(2)(B), (3). Pub. L. 102–237, § 319, inserted “subchapter II of” before “this chapter”.
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 102–237, § 328(a), inserted “provides or” after “in which such person” and substituted “of a person” for “if the person is”.
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 102–237, § 328(b), struck out “other” before “foreign government”.
Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 102–237, § 332, substituted “the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)” for “the Federal Property Act of 1949, as amended,”.
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 101–508 substituted “providing ocean transportation or” for “providing ocean”.
1975—Pub. L. 94–161 inserted “, or their designees (who shall be members of such committees or, in the case of members from the executive branch, who shall have been confirmed by the Senate)” in first sentence.
For provisions requiring Food Assistance Policy Council to prepare annual report pursuant to subsec. (g)(1) [now (f)(1)] of this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12752, § 3(c), Feb. 25, 1991, 56 F.R. 8256, set out as a note under section 1691 of this title.