Amending Executive Order 12752, Implementation of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as Amended

1997-04-22Executive Order 13044
Signed by: William J. Clinton
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Headline: Changes Agricultural Aid Order to Include Private Entities, Renumber Sections

What it does: The order directs that Executive Order 12752 be amended to add 'private entities', delete sections 4(a) and 4(c), and renumber the remaining subsection letters.

Real World Impact:
  • Expands eligible recipients to include private entities as well as developing countries.
  • Removes specific subsection rules by deleting sections 4(a) and 4(c).
  • Renumbers section 4 subsections, changing internal references used in administration.
Topics: agricultural aid, foreign assistance, government administration, private sector participation

Summary

This order amends Executive Order 12752, which implements the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and the Food for Progress Act of 1985. It changes the first sentence of section 1(a) to expand recipients from "developing countries" to "developing countries and private entities."

It also deletes sections 4(a) and 4(c) and renumbers the other section 4 subsections. The change clarifies who may be served under the implementing order and updates its internal section organization for administration.

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