The International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975, passed by Congress. and signed by the President on December 20 as public law is described a "legislation of consolidation and progress." Although its major cities include International Disaster Relief, Food Aid to Poor Countries and Development Assistance, ·this paper :will focus upon Title XII Famine Prevention and Freedom from Hunger, an amendment developed and introduced In the House by Representative Paul Findley of Illinois and sponsored in the Senate. by Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota.