§ 1732. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC1732]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 41--AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE
SUBCHAPTER IV--GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 1732. Definitions
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 October 1, 1991, for purposes of subchapter III of this chapter,
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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
(7) 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 section 501(c)(3) of title 26) 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).
(8) Secretary
The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture,
unless otherwise specified in this chapter.
(July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title IV, Sec. 402, as added Pub. L. 86-341,
title I, Sec. 14, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 610; amended Pub. L. 87-703,
title II, Sec. 201(2), Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 611; Pub. L. 89-808,
Sec. 2(E), Nov. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 1536; Pub. L. 92-42, July 1, 1971, 85
Stat. 99; Pub. L. 95-113, title XII, Sec. 1205, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat.
956; Pub. L. 96-72, Sec. 24, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 536; Pub. L. 97-
98, title XII, Sec. 1213, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1281; Pub. L. 98-623,
title IV, Sec. 405(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3409; Pub. L. 101-624,
title XV, Sec. 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3645; Pub. L. 104-127,
title II, Sec. 211(b), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 955.)
Amendments
1996--Par. (6). Pub. L. 104-127 added par. (6) and struck out
heading and text of former par. (6). Prior to amendment, text read as
follows: ``The term `indigenous nongovernmental organization' means an
organization that operates under the laws of the recipient country, or
that has its principal place of activity in such country, and that works
at the local level to solve development problems in the foreign country
in which it is located, except that the term does not include an
organization that is primarily an agent or instrumentality of the
foreign government.''
1990--Pub. L. 101-624 amended section generally, substituting
present provisions for provisions defining agricultural commodity.
1984--Pub. L. 98-623 inserted ``(including fish, without regard to
whether such fish are harvested in aquacultural operations)'' and struck
out provision that subject to the availability of appropriations
therefor, any domestically produced fishery product could be made
available under this chapter.
1981--Pub. L. 97-98 substituted ``wine, beer, distilled spirits, or
other alcoholic beverage'' for ``wine or beer''.
1979--Pub. L. 96-72 inserted reference to beer.
1977--Pub. L. 95-113 required that in allocation of funds made
available under subchapter II of this chapter priority be given to
financing the sale of food and fiber commodities.
1971--Pub. L. 92-42 inserted sentence that proviso excluding
alcoholic beverages from term ``agricultural commodity'' shall not be
construed as prohibiting domestic wine industry from participating in
market development activities for expansion of export sales of domestic
agricultural commodities.
1966--Pub. L. 89-808 substituted definition of agricultural
commodity and provisions as to availability of fishery products for
former provisions respecting agreements for delivery of surplus
agricultural commodities, period, and security for payments in relation
to long-term supply contracts, now covered by subchapter II of this
chapter. See section 1707 of this title.
1962--Pub. L. 87-703 authorized executive agreements with financial
institutions acting in behalf of friendly nations and administrative
sales agreements with foreign and United States private trade with
provision for security for payments.
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment 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.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-623 to be considered as having taken effect
before Sept. 8, 1982, for purposes of section 135 of Pub. L. 97-253 (set
out as a note under section 612c of this title), see section 405(d) of
Pub. L. 98-623, set out as a note under section 1707a of this title.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801
of Pub. L. 97-98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301
of this title.
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901
of Pub. L. 95-113, set out as a note under section 1307 of this title.
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89-808 effective Jan. 1, 1967, see section 5 of
Pub. L. 89-808, set out as a note under section 1691 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1736o of this title.
