Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§1736g Coordination of Foreign Assistance Programs
Title 7 › CHAPTER 41 — FOOD FOR PEACE › SUBCHAPTER IV — GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS › § 1736g
Summary
Aid under subchapter III–A must, as much as possible, be linked with U.S. development goals and the country's own development plans. Priority and funds must go to actions that improve nutrition and child survival in least developed countries.
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Title 7, §1736g
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To the maximum extent practicable, assistance for a foreign country under subchapter III–A shall be coordinated and integrated with United States development assistance objectives and programs for that country and with the overall development strategy of that country. Special emphasis should be placed on, and funds devoted to, activities that will increase the nutritional impact of programs of assistance under subchapter III–A, and child survival programs and projects, in least developed countries by improving the design and implementation of such programs and projects.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Pub. L. 113–79 struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading before “To the maximum” and struck out subsec. (b) which required a report to Congress regarding efforts to improve procurement planning not later than 90 days after June 18, 2008. 2008—Pub. L. 110–246 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b). 1996—Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “subchapter III–A” for “this chapter” in two places. 1990—Pub. L. 101–624 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions requiring, to maximum extent practicable, availability of commodities on multiyear basis.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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of 2008 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an
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note under section 8701 of this title.
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of 1990 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–624 effective Jan. 1, 1991, see section 1513 of Pub. L. 101–624, set out as a note under section 1691 of this title.
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Section effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 512(a) of Pub. L. 96–53, set out as an
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of 1979 Amendment note under section 2151 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 1736g
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102