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U.S. Code/Title 7/§ 1732

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7 U.S.C. § 1732.Chapter 41

§ 1732

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Subchapter: GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS

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As used in this chapter:

((1)) ** Administrator** The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.

((2)) ** Agricultural commodity** The term “agricultural commodity”, unless otherwise provided for in this chapter, includes any agricultural commodity or the products thereof produced in the United States, including wood and processed wood products, fish, and livestock as well as value-added, fortified, or high-value agricultural products. Effective beginning on , for purposes of subchapter III, a product of an agricultural commodity shall not be considered to be produced in the United States if it contains any ingredient that is not produced in the United States, if that ingredient is produced and is commercially available in the United States at fair and reasonable prices.October 1, 19911991-10-01

((3)) ** Appropriate committee of Congress** The term “appropriate committee of Congress” means—

((A)) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;

((B)) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and

((C)) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

((4)) ** Cooperative** The term “cooperative” means a private sector organization whose members own and control the organization and share in its services and its profits and that provides business services and outreach in cooperative development for its membership.

((5)) ** Developing country** The term “developing country” means a country that has a shortage of foreign exchange earnings and has difficulty meeting all of its food needs through commercial channels.

((6)) ** Food security** The term “food security” means access by all people at all times to sufficient food and nutrition for a healthy and productive life.

((7)) ** Nongovernmental organization** The term “nongovernmental organization” means an organization that works at the local level to solve development problems in a foreign country in which the organization is located, except that the term does not include an organization that is primarily an agency or instrumentality of the government of the foreign country.

((8)) ** Private voluntary organization** The term “private voluntary organization” means a not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization (in the case of a United States organization, an organization that is exempt from Federal income taxes under ) that receives funds from private sources, voluntary contributions of money, staff time, or in-kind support from the public, and that is engaged in or is planning to engage in voluntary, charitable, or development assistance activities (other than religious activities).section 501(c)(3) of title 26

((9)) ** Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.

Related Legislation

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Bills that would modify or reference this section of law.

HR-7567

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Glenn Thompson

Pennsylvania representative

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
2/13/2026
§ 1731

Release: pl-119-103 (2026-09-02)

§ 1733

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