U.S. international food aid programs : background, issues and select assessments / / Douglas Bennett, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910714358703321
• Autore: Schnepf Randall Dean <1954->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Nova Publishers, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-63483-270-1
• Edizione: [[Library of Congress public edition].]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (165 p.)
• Collana: Hunger and Poverty: Causes, Impacts and Eradication
• Disciplina: 361.550973
• Soggetti: Food relief, American; Food relief - Law and legislation - United States; United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Report includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: U.S. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID PROGRAMS BACKGROUND, ISSUES AND SELECT ASSESSMENTS ; U.S. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID PROGRAMS BACKGROUND, ISSUES AND SELECT ASSESSMENTS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 U. S. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID PROGRAMS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES* ; SUMMARY ; TABLE OF ACRONYMS ; BACKGROUND ; FOOD AID PROGRAMS ; Section 416(b)4 ; Food for Peace Act (FFPA) ; Since Mid-1980s, Title II Outlays Have Dominated ; Food Aid Consultative Group (FACG) ; Title I-Concessional Sales of U.S. Agricultural Commodities; Title II-In-Kind Donations via PVOs, Cooperatives, or IOs Title II Emergency Food Assistance ; Title II Non-Emergency Food Assistance ; Shelf-Stable Foods and Prepositioning of FFPA Commodities ; USAID Guidelines for Title II Proposals ; Food Quality ; Title III-In-Kind Donations to Recipient-Country Governments ; Title V-Farmer-to-Farmer Program ; Other Food Aid Programs; Food for Progress36 ; McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (IFECN)41; Local and Regional Procurement (LRP) Projects43 ; The Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust (BEHT)47; Emergency Food Security Program (EFSP) Common Features of U.S. International Food Aid Programs ; CCC Acquisition and Transportation ; of Commodities ; Reimbursement of Distribution Costs; Bellmon Requirements; Publicity and Branding of U.S. Commodities ; Agricultural Cargo Preference (ACP); Bumpers Amendment; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS ; In-Kind Food Aid versus Cash-Based Food Assistance ; What Is the Issue? ; Background on Cash-Based Food Assistance ; Proponents' Views on Cash-Based Food Assistance ; Concerns About Cash-Based Food Assistance ; Agricultural Cargo Preference (ACP) ; What Is the Issue?; Background on ACP Views on ACP ; Monetization ; What Is the Issue? ; Background on Monetization99 ; Views on Monetization ; Food Aid Quality ; What Is the Issue? ; The 2014 Farm Bill Makes Several Adjustments ; International Trade Agreements ; What Is the Issue? ; History of International Trade Agreements Governing Food Aid ; The FAO's Consultative Subcommittee on Surplus Disposal (CSSD) ; The U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) ; The Food Aid Convention (FAC) ; The 1994 Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) ; The WTO's Doha Round Negotiations ; Current Status; ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS What Is the Issue? ; The Administration's 2007 Farm Bill Proposal ; The Administration's FY2014 Budget Request ; Criticisms of the FY2014 Administration Proposal ; Jurisdictional Issues Associated with International Food Aid Proposals; The Administration's FY2015 Budget Request ; The Administration's FY2016 Budget Request ; Legislative Proposals in the 113th Congress ; H.R. 1983 -"Reform U.S. Food Aid (Food for Peace)" ; S. 2421-"Reform U.S. Food Aid (Food for Peace)" ; Legislative Proposals in the 114th Congress; S. 525-"Food for Peace Reform Act of 2015"