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117TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8446 AN ACT To modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016.

1 2 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 26 SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

2 The Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022’’.

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2.

FINDINGS.

Section 2 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C.
9301) is amended by striking ‘‘Congress makes’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(3) A comprehen- sive’’ and inserting ‘‘Congress finds that a comprehen- sive’’.

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3.

STATEMENT OF POLICY OBJECTIVES; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

Section 3(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C.
9302(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘programs, activities, and initiatives that’’ and inserting ‘‘comprehensive, multi-sectoral pro- grams, activities, and initiatives that consider agri- culture and food systems in their totality and that’’.
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and economic freedom through the coordination’’ and inserting ‘‘, economic freedom, and security through the phasing, sequencing, and coordination’’; (3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and in- serting the following: ‘‘(3) increase the productivity, incomes, and livelihoods of small-scale producers and artisanal •HR 8446 EH fishing communities, especially women in these com- munities, by working across terrestrial and aquatic food systems and agricultural value chains, including by— ‘‘(A) enhancing local capacity to manage agricultural resources and food systems effec- tively and expanding producer access to, and participation in, local, regional, and inter- national markets; ‘‘(B) increasing the availability and afford- ability of high quality nutritious and safe foods and clean water; ‘‘(C) creating entrepreneurship opportuni- ties and improving access to business develop- ment related to agriculture and food systems, including among youth populations, linked to local, regional, and international markets; and ‘‘(D) enabling partnerships to facilitate the development of and investment in new agricul- tural technologies to support more resilient and productive agricultural practices; ‘‘(4) build resilience to agriculture and food sys- tems shocks and stresses, including global food ca- tastrophes in which conventional methods of agri- culture are unable to provide sufficient food and nu- •HR 8446 EH 1 2 3
provide sufficient food and nu- •HR 8446 EH trition to sustain the global population, among vul- nerable populations and households through inclu- sive growth, while reducing reliance upon emergency food and economic assistance;’’; (4) in paragraph (6)— (A) by inserting ‘‘, adolescent girls,’’ after ‘‘women’’; (B) by inserting ‘‘and incidence of wast- ing’’ after ‘‘child stunting’’; (C) by inserting ‘‘large-scale food fortifica- tion,’’ after ‘‘diet diversification,’’; and (D) by inserting
 before the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and nutrition, especially during the first 1,000-day window until a child reaches 2 years of age’’; and (5) in paragraph (7)— (A) by inserting ‘‘combating fragility, resil- ience,’’ after ‘‘national security,’’; (B) by inserting ‘‘natural resource man- agement,’’ after ‘‘science and technology,’’; and (C) by striking ‘‘nutrition,’’ and inserting ‘‘nutrition, including deworming,’’.
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4.

DEFINITIONS.

Section 4 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C.
9303) is amended— •HR 8446 EH (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, including in response to shocks and stresses to food and nutri- tion security’’ before the period at the end; (2) in paragraph (5)(H)— (A) by inserting ‘‘local’’ before ‘‘agricul- tural’’; (B) by inserting ‘‘and fisher’’ after ‘‘farm- er’’; and (C) by inserting ‘‘youth,’’ after ‘‘small- scale producers,’’; (3) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘the Inter- American Foundation,’’ after ‘‘United States African Development Foundation,’’; (4) in paragraph (8)— (A) by inserting ‘‘agriculture and food’’ be- fore ‘‘systems’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘, including global food catastrophes,’’ after ‘‘food security’’; (5) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘fishers’’ and inserting ‘‘artisanal fishing communities’’; (6) in paragraph (10), by amending subpara- graphs (D) and (E) to read as follows: ‘‘(D) is a marker of an environment defi- cient in the various needs that allow for a child’s healthy growth, including nutrition; and •HR 8446 EH 6 ‘‘(E) is associated with long-term poor health, delayed motor development, impaired cognitive function, and decreased immunity.’’; (7) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘agriculture and nutrition security’’ and inserting ‘‘food and nu- trition security and agriculture-led economic growth’’; (8) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12), as amended, as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; (9) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- lowing: ‘‘(4) FOOD
 SYSTEM.—The term ‘food system’ means the intact or whole unit made up of inter- related components of people, behaviors, relation- ships, and material goods that interact in the pro- duction, processing, packaging, transporting, trade, marketing, consumption, and use of food, feed, and fiber through aquaculture, farming, wild fisheries, forestry, and pastoralism that operates within and is influenced by social, political, economic, and environ- mental contexts.’’; and (10) by adding at the end the
 following: ‘‘(14) WASTING.—The term ‘wasting’ means— •HR 8446 EH ‘‘(A) a life-threatening condition attrib- utable to poor nutrient intake or disease that is characterized by a rapid deterioration in nutri- tional status over a short period of time; and ‘‘(B) in the case of children, is character- ized by low weight for height and weakened im- munity, increasing their risk of death due to greater frequency and severity of common infec- tion, particularly when severe.’’.
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5.

COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY STRAT- EGY.

(a) STRATEGY.—Section 5(a) of the Global Food Se- curity Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C.
9304) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking ‘‘country-owned agri- culture, nutrition, and food security policy’’ and inserting ‘‘partner country-led agriculture, nu- trition, regulatory, food security, and water re- sources management policy’’; and (B) by inserting after ‘‘investment plans’’ the following: ‘‘and governance systems’’; (2) by amending paragraph (5) to read as fol- lows: ‘‘(5) support the locally-led and inclusive devel- opment of agriculture and food systems, including •HR 8446 EH 8 by enhancing the extent to which small-scale food producers, especially women, have access to and con- trol over the inputs, skills, resource management ca- pacity, networking, bargaining power, financing, market linkages, technology, and information needed to sustainably increase productivity and incomes, re- duce poverty and malnutrition, and promote long- term economic prosperity;’’; (3) in paragraph (6)— (A) by inserting ‘‘, adolescent girls,’’ after ‘‘women’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘and preventing incidence of wasting’’ after ‘‘reducing child stunting’’; (4) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘poor water resource management and’’ after ‘‘including’’; (5) in paragraph (8)— (A) by striking ‘‘the long-term success of programs’’ and inserting ‘‘long-term impact’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘, including agricultural research capacity,’’ after ‘‘institutions’’; (6) in paragraph (9)— (A) by striking ‘‘integrate resilience and nutrition strategies into food security programs, 16
programs, •HR 8446 EH such that’’ and inserting ‘‘coordinate with and complement relevant strategies to ensure’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘adapt and’’ before ‘‘build safety nets’’; (7) in paragraph (13), by inserting ‘‘nongovern- mental organizations, including’’ after ‘‘civil soci- ety,’’; (8) in paragraph (14), by inserting ‘‘and coordi- nation, as appropriate,’’ after ‘‘collaboration’’; (9) in paragraph (16)— (A) by striking
 ‘‘section 8(b)(4)’’ and in- serting ‘‘section 8(a)(4)’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and in- serting a semicolon; (10) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para- graph (22); (11) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (16), as amended, as paragraphs (14) through (18), respectively; (12) by striking paragraphs (10) and (11) and inserting the following: ‘‘(10) develop community and producer resil- ience and adaptation strategies to disasters, emer- gencies, and other shocks and stresses to food and nutrition security, including conflicts, droughts, •HR 8446 EH 10 flooding, pests, and diseases, that adversely impact agricultural yield and livelihoods; ‘‘(11) harness science, technology, and innova- tion, including the research and extension activities supported by the private sector, relevant Federal De- partments and agencies, Feed the Future Innovation Labs or any successor entities, and international and local researchers and innovators, recognizing that significant investments in research and technological advances will be necessary to reduce global poverty, hunger, and malnutrition; ‘‘(12) use evidenced-based best practices, in- cluding scientific and forecasting data, and improved planning and coordination by, with, and among key partners and relevant Federal Departments and agencies to identify, analyze, measure, and mitigate risks, and strengthen resilience capacities; ‘‘(13) ensure scientific and forecasting data is accessible and usable by affected
 communities and facilitate communication and collaboration among local stakeholders in support of adaptation planning and implementation, including scenario planning and preparedness using seasonal forecasting and sci- entific and local knowledge;’’; and •HR 8446 EH 11 (13) by inserting after paragraph (18), as re- designated, the following: ‘‘(19) improve the efficiency and resilience of agricultural production, including management of crops,
 rangelands, pastures, livestock, fisheries, and aquacultures; ‘‘(20) ensure investments in food and nutrition security consider and integrate best practices in the management and governance of natural resources and conservation, especially among food insecure populations living in or near biodiverse ecosystems; ‘‘(21) be periodically updated in a manner that reflects learning and best practices; and’’.
(b) PERIODIC UPDATES.—Section 5 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C.
9304), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) PERIODIC UPDATES.—Not less frequently than quinquennially through fiscal year 2030, the President, in consultation with the head of each relevant Federal de- partment and agency, shall submit to the appropriate con- gressional committees updates to the Global Food Security Strategy required under subsection (a) and the agency- specific plans described in subsection (c)(2).’’.
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6.

ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE GLOBAL FOOD SE- CURITY STRATEGY; AUTHORIZATION OF AP- PROPRIATIONS.

Section 6(b) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C.
9305(b)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘$1,000,600,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,200,000,000’’; (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2017 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2024 through 2028’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Amounts authorized to appropriated by this sub- section should be prioritized to carry out programs and activities in target countries.’’.

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7.

EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the Global Food Se- curity Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C.
9306) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘(a) Sense of Congress’’ and all that follows through ‘‘It shall be’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be’’; and (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- section (b).

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 492(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2292a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,794,184,000 for •HR 8446 EH 13 each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023, of which up to $1,257,382,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,905,460,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028, of which up to $1,757,457,000’’.

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8.

REPORTS.

Section 8 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C.
9307) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by striking ‘‘During each of the first 7 years after the date of the submission of the strategy required under section 5(c)’’ and in- serting ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028’’; (B) by striking ‘‘reports that describe’’ and inserting ‘‘a report that describes’’; and (C) by striking ‘‘at the end of the report- ing period’’ and inserting ‘‘during the preceding year’’; (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, including any changes to the target countries selected pursu- ant to the selection criteria described in section 5(a)(2) and justifications for any such changes’’ be- fore the semicolon at the end; •HR 8446 EH (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘identify and’’ before ‘‘describe’’; (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘agriculture’’ and inserting ‘‘food’’; (5) in paragraph (6)— (A) by inserting ‘‘quantitative and quali- tative’’ after ‘‘how’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘at the initiative, country, and zone of influence levels, including longitu- dinal data and key uncertainties’’ before the semicolon at the end; (6) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘within tar- get countries, amounts and justification for any spending outside of target countries’’ after ‘‘amounts spent’’; (7) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and the im- pact of private sector investment’’ and inserting ‘‘and efforts to
 encourage financial donor burden sharing and the impact of such investment and ef- forts’’; (8) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (9) in paragraph (14)— (A) by inserting ‘‘, including key challenges or missteps,’’ after ‘‘lessons learned’’; and •HR 8446 EH (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; (10) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (14), as amended, as paragraphs (15) through (17), respectively;
 (11) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (11), as amended, as paragraphs (7) through (13), respectively; (12) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: ‘‘(4) identify and describe the priority quan- titative metrics used to establish baselines and per- formance targets at the initiative, country, and zone of influence levels; ‘‘(5) identify such established baselines and per- formance targets at the country, and zone of influ- ence levels; ‘‘(6) identify the output and outcome bench- marks and indicators used to measure results annu- ally, and report the annual measurement of results for each of the priority metrics identified pursuant to paragraph (4), disaggregated by age, gender, and disability, to the extent practicable and appropriate, in an open and transparent manner that is acces- sible to the American people;’’; •HR 8446 EH (13) by inserting after paragraph (13), as re- designated, the following: ‘‘(14) describe how agriculture research is prioritized within the Global Food Security Strategy to support agriculture-led growth and eventual self- sufficiency and assess efforts to coordinate research programs within the Global Food Security Strategy with key stakeholders;’’; and (14) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(18) during the final year of each strategy re- quired under section 5, complete country graduation reports to determine whether a country should re- main a target country based on quantitative and qualitative analysis.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2022.

Attest: Clerk.

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