Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§1445f International Emergency Food Reserve
Title 7 › CHAPTER 35A — PRICE SUPPORT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › SUBCHAPTER II — BASIC AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › § 1445f
Summary
The President should seek agreements with other countries to create an international food‑reserve system and have the United States keep an International Emergency Food Reserve to send to other countries during food emergencies.
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Title 7, §1445f
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The President is encouraged to enter into negotiations with other nations to develop an international system of food reserves to provide for humanitarian food relief needs and to establish and maintain a food reserve, as a contribution of the United States toward the development of such a system, to be made available in the event of food emergencies in foreign countries. The reserves shall be known as the International Emergency Food Reserve.
Legislative History
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Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1977 Amendment note under section 1307 of this title.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 1445f
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102