{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/s1732","title":7,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1732.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f1732.\nDefinitions\nAs used in this chapter:\n(1)\nAdministrator\nThe term \u201cAdministrator\u201d means the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.\n(2)\nAgricultural commodity\nThe term \u201cagricultural commodity\u201d, 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\nOctober 1, 1991\n(3)\nAppropriate committee of Congress\nThe term \u201cappropriate committee of Congress\u201d means\u2014\n(A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;\n(B) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and\n(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.\n(4)\nCooperative\nThe term \u201ccooperative\u201d 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.\n(5)\nDeveloping country\nThe term \u201cdeveloping country\u201d means a country that has a shortage of foreign exchange earnings and has difficulty meeting all of its food needs through commercial channels.\n(6)\nFood security\nThe term \u201cfood security\u201d means access by all people at all times to sufficient food and nutrition for a healthy and productive life.\n(7)\nNongovernmental organization\nThe term \u201cnongovernmental organization\u201d 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.\n(8)\nPrivate voluntary organization\nThe term \u201cprivate voluntary organization\u201d 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\nsection 501(c)(3) of title 26\n(9)\nSecretary\nThe term \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of Agriculture, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t7/s1732.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1732."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"As used in this chapter:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Administrator"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cAdministrator\u201d means the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Agricultural commodity"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cagricultural commodity\u201d, 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 ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"October 1, 1991","tail":", 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."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Appropriate committee of Congress"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The term \u201cappropriate committee of Congress\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/3/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/3/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Cooperative"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201ccooperative\u201d 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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Developing country"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cdeveloping country\u201d means a country that has a shortage of foreign exchange earnings and has difficulty meeting all of its food needs through commercial channels.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Food security"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cfood security\u201d means access by all people at all times to sufficient food and nutrition for a healthy and productive life.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Nongovernmental organization"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cnongovernmental organization\u201d 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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/8","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(8)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Private voluntary organization"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cprivate voluntary organization\u201d 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 ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 501(c)(3) of title 26","href":"/us/usc/t26/s501/c/3","tail":") 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)."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s1732/9","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(9)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Secretary"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of Agriculture, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}