Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954

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The Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Pub.L. 83–480, enacted July 10, 1954) is a United States federal law that established Food for Peace, the primary U.S. overseas food assistance program. The Act was signed into law on July 10, 1954 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

According to Eisenhower, the purpose of the legislation was to "lay the basis for a permanent expansion of our exports of agricultural products with lasting benefits to ourselves and peoples and peoples of other lands."

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Farm Bills	Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933) Agricultural Adjustment Act Amendment of 1935 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 Agricultural Act of 1948 Agricultural Act of 1949 Agricultural Act of 1954 Agricultural Act of 1956 Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 Agricultural Act of 1970 Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 Food Security Act of 1985 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 2012 U.S. Farm Bill

Additional Legislation	Hatch Act of 1887 Agriculture Appropriation Act of 1905 Capper–Volstead Act (1922) Agriculture Marketing Act (1929) Frazier–Lemke Farm Bankruptcy Act (1934) Bankhead–Jones Act of 1935 Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1961 Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1980 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act of 1983 Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992 Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000