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7 U.S. Code § 1736o-1. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
(a) Definition of agricultural commodityIn this section, the term “agricultural commodity” means an agricultural commodity, or a product of an agricultural commodity, that—
(1)
is produced in the United States; or
(2)
(A) is produced in and procured from—
(i)
a developing country that is a recipient country; or
(ii)
a developing country in the same region as a recipient country; and
(B)
at a minimum, meets each nutritional, quality, and labeling standard of the recipient country, as determined by the Secretary.
(b) ProgramSubject to subsection (l), the Secretary may establish a program, to be known as “McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program”, requiring the procurement of agricultural commodities and the provision of financial and technical assistance to carry out—
(1)
preschool and school food for education programs in foreign countries to improve food security, reduce the incidence of hunger, and improve literacy and primary education, particularly with respect to girls; and
(2)
maternal, infant, and child nutrition programs for pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children who are 5 years of age or younger.