An Act to enable the President, during the period endihg March 15, 1954, to furnish to peoples friendly to the United States emergency assistance in meeting famine or other urgent relief requirements
PL 83-216 (S.2249), enacted 08/07/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 216-AUG. 7, 1953 
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and to make sucli lawful expenditures, as the Commission or such 
subcommittee or member may deem advisable. 
(b) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission is authorized to 
request from any department, agency, or independent instrumentality 
of the Government any information it deems necessary to carry out 
its functions under this title.; and each such department, agency, and 
instrumentality is authorized to furnish such information to the Com-
mission, upon request made by the Chairman or by the Vice Chairman 
when acting as Chairman. 
Approved August 7, 1953. 
August 7,1953 
[S.2249] 
Public Law 216 
CHAPTER 349 
AN ACT 
To enable the President, during the period endihg March 15, 1954, to furnish to 
peoples friendly to the United States emergency assistance in meeting famine 
or other urgent relief requirements. 
Famine relief. 
Appropriation. 
T e r m i n at i on 
date. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in order to 
enable the President to furnish emergency assistance on behalf of the 
people of the United States to friendly peoples in meeting famine or 
other urgent relief requirements, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
is authorized and directed to make available to the President out of 
its stocks such agricultural commodities f. o. b. vessels in United States 
ports as he may request for transfer (1) to any nation friendly to the 
United States in order to meet famine or other urgent relief require-
ments of such nation and (2) to friendly but needy populations without 
regard to the friendliness of their government providing that such 
commodities will be so distributed as to relieve actual distress among 
such populations. 
Not more than $100,000,000 (including the Corpo-
ration's investment in the commodities) shall be expended for all 
transfers, including delivery on board vessels, under this section. 
The 
President may make such transfer through such agencies, in such 
manner, and upon such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate. 
SEC. 2. For the purpose of making payment to the Commodity Credit 
Corporation for commodities disposed of hereunder, there are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 
sums as are equal to the Corporation's investment in such commodities, 
including handling costs, plus the cost incurred in making deliveries 
hereunder. 
SEC. 3. No programs of assistance shall be undertaken under the 
authority of this Act after March 15,1954. 
Approved August 7, 1953. 
August 7, 1953 
[H. R. 5740] 
Public Law 217 
CHAPTER 350 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, so as to protect the public 
health and welfare by providing certain authority for factory inspection, and 
for other purposes. 
Federal 
F o o d , 
D r u g , a n d C o s -
metic Act, amend-
ments. 
52 Stat. 105 7. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repr'csentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 704 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 U. S. C, 
sec. 374) is amended to read as follows: