# § 1727. Bilateral grant program
**(a)** **In general** The President shall establish a program under which agricultural commodities are donated in accordance with this subchapter to least developed countries. The revenue generated by the sale of such commodities in the recipient country may be utilized for economic development activities. Such program shall be implemented by the Administrator.
**(b)** **General authority** section 1691 of this title
To carry out the policies and accomplish the objectives described in , the Administrator may negotiate and execute agreements with least developed countries to provide commodities to such countries on a grant basis.
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**Source Credit**: (July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title III, § 301, as added Pub. L. 95–88, title II, § 211(a)(2), Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 548; amended Pub. L. 96–53, title II, § 204(a), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 369; Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, § 1112(a)(3), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1478; Pub. L. 100–576, § 4(a)(1), Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2898; Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3641.)
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 301 of , , which amended , was renumbered section 308 by , , .
### Amendments
1990— amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions outlining Congressional purpose with regard to Food for Development Program, establishment of program, goal of assistance under program, range of assistance and emphasized activities, and use of funds for disaster assistance.
1988—Subsec. (c). added subsec. (c).
1985—Subsec. (b). inserted “(including immunization of children)” after “health services”.
1979—Subsec. (a). inserted “, or the dollar sales value of the commodities themselves,” after “the local sale of such commodities”, and substituted “in the participating country of funds from the sale of such commodities or of the commodities themselves” for “of funds from the sale of such commodities in the participating country”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
### Effective Date
Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under .
### Amendment of Food for Development Agreements; Disaster Assistance for Bangladesh
> **“(2)** Food for Development agreements entered into under title III of that Act [this subchapter] before the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 31, 1988] may be amended in order to implement the amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section].
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> **“(3)** Pending amendment pursuant to paragraph (2) of Food for Development agreements with the Government of Bangladesh, the use of funds accruing under those agreements, with the approval of the United States Government, for flood-related disaster assistance authorized by the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be consistent with the applicable agreement.”
, (3), , , provided that:
### Increased Immunizations of Children; Reporting Requirement
> “In the implementation of health programs undertaken in relation to assistance provided under the Food for Peace Act [this chapter], it shall be the goal of the organizations and agencies involved to provide as many additional immunizations of children as possible. Such increased immunization activities should be taken in coordination with similar efforts of other organizations and in keeping with any national plans for expanded programs of immunization. The President shall include information concerning such immunization activities in the annual reports required by section 634 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [
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, , , as amended by , , , provided that:
## Executive Documents
### Implementation of Program
Program under this subchapter to provide for donation of agricultural commodities to least developed countries to be implemented by Administrator of the Agency for International Development, see Ex. Ord. No. 12752, § 1(c), , 56 F.R. 8255, set out as a note under .