7 U.S.C. § 1431f: Assistance to foreign…

Summary

Starting on November 10, 2005, the Secretary of Agriculture must, as much as possible, set aside up to $25,000,000 worth of agricultural shipments to help foreign communities hurt by HIV and AIDS. The help can be direct food to people with HIV or AIDS and to households (especially those caring for orphaned children). It can also come from selling those commodities to pay for other aid, like microcredit or microenterprise programs, to build or restore sustainable incomes for people in those communities, especially caregivers of orphaned children.

Title 7, §1431f

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On and after November 10, 2005, of any shipments of commodities made pursuant to section 1431(b) of this title, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the extent practicable, direct that tonnage equal in value to not more than $25,000,000 shall be made available to foreign countries to assist in mitigating the effects of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome on communities, including the provision of— (1)

(2)agricultural commodities monetized to provide other assistance (including assistance under microcredit and microenterprise programs) to create or restore sustainable livelihoods among individuals in the communities, particularly individuals caring for orphaned children.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, and not as part of the Agricultural Act of 1949 which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of the 1949 Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1421 of this title and Tables.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 108–447, div. A, title VII, § 728, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2843. Pub. L. 108–199, div. A, title VII, § 725, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 34. Pub. L. 108–7, div. A, title VII, § 725, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 42. Pub. L. 107—76, title VII, § 727, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 735. Pub. L. 106—387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 743], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–35.

§1431f Assistance to Foreign Countries to Mitigate Effects of Hiv and Aids