International Development Assistance Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] International Development Assistance Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to place needs for environment and natural resources among the primary objectives of foreign assistance and the focus of development assistance. Authorizes the President to make development assistance available on a grant basis to the least developed countries to the maximum extent consistent with United States development objectives. Directs the President to endeavor to secure the adoption by international development organizations of factors for assessing which countries will effectively utilize such assistance to help the poor. Authorizes the appropriation of $550,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 for food and nutrition assistance. Requests the President to commit $60,000,000 of such funds to India for construction of grain storage facilities. Authorizes the appropriation of $160,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 for population planning assistance. Requires development assistance to be administered with attention to the impact of such assistance on population growth. Authorizes the appropriation of $109,500,000 for health, disease prevention, and environmental sanitation assistance, with emphasis on the e…