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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1983 

To amend the Food for Peace Act to reform the food assistance programs 

under that Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 15, 2013 

Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Ms. BASS) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 

Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 

Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Food for Peace Act to reform the food 

assistance programs under that Act, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Food Aid Reform Act’’. 

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1 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

2 FOOD FOR PEACE ACT 

3 SEC. 101. FOOD AID TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 

4 Section 3(b)(1)(C) of the Food for Peace Act (7 

5 U.S.C. 1691a(b)(1)(C)) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘, provision of funds’’ and in7 serting ‘‘and provision of funds’’; and 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘, and monetization of commod9 ities,’’. 

10 SEC. 102. EMERGENCY AND PRIVATE ASSISTANCE PRO11 GRAMS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Food for Peace Act 

13 is amended as follows: 

14 (1) In the title heading, by striking ‘‘AND 

15 PRIVATE’’. 

16 (2) In section 201 (7 U.S.C. 1721)— 

17 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

18 by striking ‘‘agricultural commodities’’ and in19 serting ‘‘assistance, including agricultural com20 modities,’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘inclu22 sive and sustainable’’ after ‘‘promote’’. 

23 (3) In section 202 (7 U.S.C. 1722)— 

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1 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

2 ‘‘AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE’’; 

4 (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘agricul5 tural commodities’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance, 

6 including agricultural commodities,’’; 

7 (C) by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), 

8 and (e); and 

9 (D) in subsection (h)(3)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘section 207(f)’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘section 207’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2009 

13 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

14 2014 through 2018’’. 

15 (4) By striking section 203 (7 U.S.C. 1723). 

16 (5) By striking section 204 (7 U.S.C. 1724). 

17 (6) In section 205 (7 U.S.C. 1725)— 

18 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘that 

19 may involve eligible organizations described in 

20 section 202(d)(1)’’; and 

21 (B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘Decem22 ber 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

23 2018’’. 

24 (7) In section 207(f) (7 U.S.C. 1726a(f))— 

25 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

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1 (i) by striking subparagraph (D); and 

2 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

3 (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (D) and 

4 (E), respectively; and 

5 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Food, 

6 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008’’ and in7 serting ‘‘Food Aid Reform Act’’. 

8 (8) In section 207 (7 U.S.C. 1726a)— 

9 (A) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), 

10 (d), and (e); 

11 (B) in subsection (f)(2)— 

12 (i) by striking subparagraph (D); and 

13 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

14 (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (D) and 

15 (E), respectively; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

17 subsection: 

18 ‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORI19 TIES UNDER THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.— 

20 The administrative authorities contained in chapter 2 of 

21 part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

22 2381 et seq.) shall apply to programs carried out under 

23 this title to the same extent and in the same manner as 

24 such administrative authorities apply to programs carried 

25 out under such Act.’’. 

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1 (b) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amend2 ment made by paragraph (6)(B) shall take effect as of 

3 December 31, 2012. 

4 SEC. 103. GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Food for Peace 

6 Act is amended as follows: 

7 (1) In section 402 (7 U.S.C. 1732)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘produced in the 

10 United States’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking the second sentence; 

12 and 

13 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

14 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

15 (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and 

16 (D), respectively; and 

17 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

18 (A) the following new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

20 of the Senate;’’. 

21 (2) In section 403(l)(1)(A) (7 U.S.C. 

22 1733(l)(1)(A)), by striking ‘‘titles I and II’’ and in23 serting ‘‘title I’’. 

24 (3) In section 404(c)(1) (7 U.S.C. 1734(c)(1)), 

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1 lows through ‘‘under title II’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible 

2 organizations may be made available under titles I 

3 and III’’. 

4 (4) In section 406(a) (7 U.S.C. 1736(a)), by in5 serting ‘‘may make available funds and’’ before 

6 ‘‘may acquire’’. 

7 (5) In section 407(c) (7 U.S.C. 1736a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara9 graph (B); 

10 (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘for 

11 fiscal years 2001 through 2012’’; and 

12 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

13 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘NON14 EMERGENCY OR MULTIYEAR’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘MULTIYEAR’’; and 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘for ongoing non17 emergency or’’. 

18 (6) In section 408 (7 U.S.C. 1736b), by strik19 ing ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

20 30, 2018’’. 

21 (b) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amend22 ment made by paragraph (6) shall take effect as of De23 cember 31, 2012. 

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1 SEC. 104. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 Except as otherwise provided in this title, the amend3 ments made by this title shall take effect on the date of 

4 the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 

5 the provision of assistance under title II of the Food for 

6 Peace Act (as so amended) beginning on the date that is 

7 180 days after such date of enactment. 

8 TITLE II—CARGO PREFERENCES 

9 SEC. 201. CARGO PREFERENCES. 

10 (a) EXEMPTION.—Section 55313 of title 46, United 

11 States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘Sections 55304 and 55305 of 

13 this title do not apply’’ and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 55304 and 55305 of 

15 this title do not apply’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL EXEMPTED ACTIVITIES.—In addi18 tion to the exemption under subsection (a) and notwith19 standing any other provision of law, sections 55304 and 

20 55305 of this title do not apply to activities carried out 

21 under title II of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 

22 et seq.).’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

24 55314(b)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 

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1 by inserting ‘‘, except for activities carried out under title 

2 II of that Act’’ before the semicolon. 

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