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Section 416(b) program is authorized by
the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended.
This program provides for overseas donations
of surplus commodities acquired by the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).
Donations may not reduce the amounts of
commodities that are traditionally donated
to U.S. domestic feeding programs or
agencies, and may not disrupt normal
commercial sales.
Availability of commodities under Section
416(b) depends on CCC inventories and
acquisitions, and programming varies from
year to year. The commodities are made
available for donation through agreements
with foreign governments, PVOs,
cooperatives, and intergovernmental
organizations. Depending on the agreement,
the commodities donated under Section 416(b)
may be sold in the recipient country and the
proceeds used to support agricultural,
economic, or infrastructure development
programs.
The Section 416(b) program is currently not
active, as there are no CCC-owned commodities available at this time. Please check back on this site for
future updates.
Questions or comments can be directed to the
Food Assistance
Division at 202-720-4221
or via e-mail at PPDED@fas.usda.gov.
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