II 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2551 

To modernize United States international food assistance programs made 

available through the Food for Peace Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2018 

Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. COONS) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To modernize United States international food assistance 

programs made available through the Food for Peace 

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 for Peace Mod5 ernization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. United States policies. 


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TITLE I—EMERGENCY AND NONEMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL 

FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

Sec. 101. Food for Peace Program. 

TITLE II—GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS 

Sec. 201. Definitions. 

Sec. 202. General provisions. 

Sec. 203. Agreements. 

Sec. 204. Administrative provisions. 

Sec. 205. Expiration date. 

Sec. 206. Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance. 

Sec. 207. Micronutrient fortification programs. 

Sec. 208. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program. 

1 SEC. 3. UNITED STATES POLICIES. 

2 The Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) is 

3 amended by striking sections 2 and 3 (7 U.S.C. 1691 and 

4 1691a) and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 2. UNITED STATES POLICIES. 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 

7 States to advance the security, economic, and humani8 tarian interests of the United States overseas by sup9 porting the growth of healthier, more stable societies and 

10 creating opportunities for expanded United States invest11 ment and trade through the provision of United States 

12 foreign assistance, including agricultural commodities, au13 thorized under this Act to— 

14 ‘‘(1) reduce global poverty, hunger, malnutri15 tion, and their attendant causes; 

16 ‘‘(2) respond to, mitigate, and prevent famines 

17 and food crises arising from natural and man-made 

18 disasters; 


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1 ‘‘(3) improve food and nutrition security while 

2 building resilience to shocks, particularly among vul3 nerable groups; 

4 ‘‘(4) advance democracy and free market prin5 ciples, facilitate trade, and catalyze inclusive, agri6 culture-led economic growth in developing countries; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(5) reduce long-term reliance upon United 

9 States foreign assistance. 

10 ‘‘(b) EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF UNITED

11 STATES INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE.—It is the 

12 policy of the United States to enhance the efficiency and 

13 effectiveness of United States international food assist14 ance activities by— 

15 ‘‘(1) coordinating with, and seeking commit16 ments of appropriate levels of food assistance by, do17 nors to meet the legitimate needs of developing 

18 countries and countries experiencing food crises; 

19 ‘‘(2) ensuring that food assistance continues to 

20 be provided through appropriate channels, including 

21 through— 

22 ‘‘(A) intergovernmental and multilateral 

23 organizations; 


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1 ‘‘(B) international, national, and local pri2 vate voluntary, nongovernmental, faith-based, 

3 and civil society organizations; and 

4 ‘‘(C) national and local governments and 

5 institutions; and 

6 ‘‘(3) ensuring, to the maximum extent prac7 ticable, that options for providing food assistance for 

8 emergency and nonemergency purposes, including 

9 through the provision of in-kind agricultural com10 modities or other forms of United States foreign as11 sistance, are not subject to limitation, provided 

12 that— 

13 ‘‘(A) decisions about to whom, when, 

14 where, and how to provide assistance are based 

15 on thorough assessments of need, timeliness, 

16 appropriateness, cost-effectiveness, and risk of 

17 diversion and waste; and 

18 ‘‘(B) such assistance is provided in a man19 ner that— 

20 ‘‘(i) avoids disincentives to local agri21 cultural production and marketing; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) minimizes commercial market 

23 disruptions; and 

24 ‘‘(C) rigorously monitoring and evaluating 

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1 fying best practices, sharing learning, and 

2 adapting such programs and activities as nec3 essary and appropriate.’’. 

4 TITLE I—EMERGENCY AND NON5 EMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL 

6 FOOD ASSISTANCE PRO7 GRAMS 

8 SEC. 101. FOOD FOR PEACE PROGRAM. 

9 Title II of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 

10 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘TITLE II—EMERGENCY AND 

12 NONEMERGENCY INTER13 NATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE 

14 PROGRAMS 

15 ‘‘SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOOD FOR PEACE PRO16 GRAM. 

17 ‘‘The President, working through the Administrator 

18 of the United States Agency for International Develop19 ment (referred to in this title as the ‘Administrator’) shall 

20 establish a program (to be known as the ‘Food for Peace 

21 Program’) to provide assistance, including agricultural 

22 commodities, in foreign countries on behalf of the people 

23 of the United States in furtherance of the policies set forth 

24 in section 2. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 202. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE. 

2 ‘‘(a) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding 

3 any other provision of law, the Administrator may provide 

4 assistance, including agricultural commodities, under this 

5 title to meet emergency food security needs through gov6 ernments and public or private entities, including intergov7 ernmental organizations such as the World Food Program 

8 and other multilateral organizations, in such manner, in9 cluding through grants, contracts, and other transactions, 

10 and on such terms and conditions as the Administrator 

11 determines appropriate. 

12 ‘‘(b) NONEMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may 

14 provide assistance, including agricultural commod15 ities, under this title to meet nonemergency food se16 curity needs through eligible organizations described 

17 in subsection (d) in such manner, including through 

18 grants, contracts, and other transactions, and on 

19 such terms and conditions as the Administrator de20 termines appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM DIVERSITY.—The Administrator 

22 may— 

23 ‘‘(A) encourage eligible organizations to 

24 propose and implement program plans to ad25 dress one or more of the policies set forth in 

26 section 2; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) consider proposals that incorporate a 

2 variety of program objectives and strategic 

3 plans based on the identification by eligible or4 ganizations of appropriate activities, consistent 

5 with section 2, to promote economic develop6 ment in foreign countries. 

7 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—Nonemergency assist8 ance provided under this title shall be coordinated, 

9 to the greatest extent practicable and appropriate, 

10 with complementary food and nutrition security as11 sistance made available pursuant to chapter 1 of 

12 part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

13 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). 

14 ‘‘(c) USES OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.—Agri15 cultural commodities provided under this title may be 

16 made available for direct distribution, sale, barter, or 

17 other appropriate disposition. 

18 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—To be eligible to 

19 receive assistance under subsection (b), an organization 

20 shall be— 

21 ‘‘(1) a private voluntary organization or cooper22 ative that is, to the extent practicable, registered 

23 with the Administrator; or 

24 ‘‘(2) an intergovernmental organization, such as 

25 the World Food Program. 


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1 ‘‘(e) INVESTMENT AUTHORITY.—An eligible organi2 zation that receives financial assistance under this title 

3 may invest such funds pending use for project purposes. 

4 Any interest earned on such investment shall be used for 

5 the purposes for which the assistance was provided to the 

6 eligible organization without further appropriation by 

7 Congress. 

8 ‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE USE OF ASSISTANCE.—Organiza9 tions and cooperatives receiving assistance, including agri10 cultural commodities, under this title shall ensure that 

11 such assistance is used effectively and in the areas of 

12 greatest need by— 

13 ‘‘(1) working with indigenous institutions and 

14 employing indigenous workers, to the extent feasible; 

15 ‘‘(2) assessing and taking into account nutri16 tional and other needs of beneficiary groups; 

17 ‘‘(3) helping such beneficiary groups to design 

18 and carry out mutually acceptable projects; 

19 ‘‘(4) recommending to the Administrator meth20 ods of making assistance available that are the most 

21 appropriate for each local setting; 

22 ‘‘(5) supervising the provision of assistance, in23 cluding the distribution of agricultural commodities, 

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1 sistance, including agricultural commodities, was 

2 provided under this title; and 

3 ‘‘(6) regularly monitoring and evaluating the ef4 fectiveness of projects for which assistance, including 

5 agricultural commodities, was provided under this 

6 title, including activities related to program integ7 rity. 

8 ‘‘(g) LABELING.—Assistance, including agricultural 

9 commodities provided under this title, shall, to the great10 est extent practicable, be clearly identified with appro11 priate markings in the language of the locality in which 

12 such assistance is provided, as being furnished by the peo13 ple of the United States of America. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 203. SECURING THE ROLE OF AMERICAN FARMERS IN 

15 THE FOOD FOR PEACE PROGRAM. 

16 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) American farmers have played a critical 

18 role in the Food for Peace program since Congress 

19 established such program in 1954 to reduce hunger 

20 and poverty overseas through the donation of sur21 plus government-held agricultural commodities that 

22 had accumulated under Department of Agriculture 

23 commodity price support programs. 

24 ‘‘(2) Through the generosity of the American 

25 people, and with the help of American farmers— 


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1 ‘‘(A) more than 4,000,000,000 people have 

2 received life-saving food assistance; and 

3 ‘‘(B) more than 150 countries have bene4 fited from United States supported food secu5 rity programs. 

6 ‘‘(3) Despite the cessation of the commodity 

7 price support programs and the drawdown of sur8 plus stocks that occasioned the creation of the Food 

9 for Peace program in 1954, American farmers con10 tinue to play a critical role in United States inter11 national food assistance programs, particularly as a 

12 result of their innovation, expertise, and unmatched 

13 capacity to produce high quality agricultural com14 modities that are critical to meeting growing global 

15 food needs. 

16 ‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con17 gress that modernizing the Food for Peace program, in18 cluding through the introduction of more flexible ap19 proaches to meeting food needs overseas, does not negate 

20 the need and desire for American farmers to continue to 

21 play an integral role in United States international food 

22 assistance and agricultural development programs over23 seas. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 204. MINIMUM LEVELS. 

2 ‘‘(a) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.—Not less than 

3 25 percent of the amounts made available to provide as4 sistance, including agricultural commodities, under section 

5 202 shall be made available for the purchase and distribu6 tion of United States agricultural commodities, including 

7 associated costs for the provision of agricultural commod8 ities, in accordance with this title. 

9 ‘‘(b) NONEMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 

11 available to carry out this title, not less than 

12 $350,000,000 shall be expended for nonemergency 

13 food assistance authorized under section 202(b). 

14 ‘‘(2) NONDUPLICATION.—In order to avoid du15 plication and ensure the availability of resources to 

16 meet emergency needs, funds made available under 

17 chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

18 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) through grants or co19 operative agreements to strengthen food security in 

20 developing countries that are consistent with the 

21 goals of this title may be deemed to be expended on 

22 nonemergency food assistance for the purposes of 

23 this subsection. 

24 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The amount made available 

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1 cent of the total amount made available in any fiscal 

2 year to carry out this title. 

3 ‘‘(c) USE OF VALUE-ADDED COMMODITIES.—In 

4 making agricultural commodities available under this title, 

5 the Administrator should seek to ensure that— 

6 ‘‘(1) not less than 75 percent of the quantity of 

7 such commodities required to be distributed during 

8 each fiscal year under subsection (a) be in the form 

9 of processed, fortified, or bagged commodities; and 

10 ‘‘(2) not less than 50 percent of the quantity of 

11 the bagged, whole grain commodities be bagged in 

12 the United States. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 205. GENERATION AND USE OF CURRENCIES BY PRI14 VATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND CO15 OPERATIVES. 

16 ‘‘(a) LOCAL SALE AND BARTER OF COMMODITIES.— 

17 An agreement entered into between the Administrator and 

18 a private voluntary organization or cooperative to provide 

19 food assistance through such organization or cooperative 

20 under this title may provide for the sale or barter in one 

21 or more recipient countries, or one or more countries in 

22 the same region, of the commodities to be provided under 

23 such agreement. 

24 ‘‘(b) LEVEL OF LOCAL SALES.—In carrying out 

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1 Administrator may permit private voluntary organizations 

2 and cooperatives to sell, in one or more recipient countries, 

3 or one or more countries in the same region, an amount 

4 of commodities equal to not more than 15 percent of the 

5 aggregate amounts of all commodities distributed under 

6 section 202(b). 

7 ‘‘(c) DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USES.—A private 

8 voluntary organization or cooperative submitting a pro9 posal to enter into a nonemergency food assistance agree10 ment under this title shall include, in such proposal, a de11 scription of the intended uses of any proceeds that may 

12 be generated through the sale, in one or more recipient 

13 countries, or in one or more countries in the same region, 

14 of any commodities provided under an agreement de15 scribed in subsection (a). 

16 ‘‘(d) USE.—Proceeds generated from any partial or 

17 full sale or barter of commodities by a private voluntary 

18 organization or cooperative under a nonemergency food 

19 assistance agreement under this title may— 

20 ‘‘(1) be used for associated costs; 

21 ‘‘(2) be used to implement income-generating, 

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1 tries or within one or more countries in the same re2 gion; or 

3 ‘‘(3) be invested, and any interest earned on 

4 such investment shall be used for the purposes for 

5 which the assistance was provided to that organiza6 tion without further appropriation by Congress. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 206. FOOD ASSISTANCE CONSULTATIVE GROUP. 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Food 

9 Assistance Consultative Group (referred to in this section 

10 as the ‘Group’), that shall meet regularly to review and 

11 address issues concerning the effectiveness of the regula12 tions and procedures that govern food assistance programs 

13 established and implemented under this title and the im14 plementation of other provisions of this title that may in15 volve eligible organizations described in section 202(d)(1). 

16 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Group shall be composed 

17 of— 

18 ‘‘(1) the Administrator; 

19 ‘‘(2) the Under Secretary of Agriculture for 

20 Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; 

21 ‘‘(3) the Inspector General of the United States 

22 Agency for International Development; 

23 ‘‘(4) a representative of each private voluntary 

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1 ance funds from the United States Agency for Inter2 national Development to establish programs under 

3 this title; 

4 ‘‘(5) representatives from African, Asian, and 

5 Latin American indigenous nongovernmental organi6 zations determined appropriate by the Adminis7 trator; 

8 ‘‘(6) representatives from agricultural producer 

9 groups in the United States; 

10 ‘‘(7) representatives from the United States ag11 ricultural processing sector involved in providing ag12 ricultural commodities for programs under this Act; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(8) representatives from the maritime trans15 portation sector involved in transporting agricultural 

16 commodities overseas for programs under this Act. 

17 ‘‘(c) CHAIRPERSON.—The Administrator shall be the 

18 chairperson of the Group. 

19 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) CONSULTATION IN ADVANCE OF ISSUANCE

21 OF IMPLEMENTATION REGULATIONS, HANDBOOKS, 

22 AND GUIDELINES.—Not later than 30 days before a 

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1 line implementing a provision of this title, becomes 

2 final, the Administrator shall submit the proposal to 

3 the Group for review and comment. The Adminis4 trator shall consult with and, not less frequently 

5 than twice per year, meet with the Group regarding 

6 such proposed regulations, handbooks, guidelines, or 

7 revisions before they are issued in final form. 

8 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION REGARDING FOOD AID

9 QUALITY EFFORTS.—The Administrator shall seek 

10 input from, and consult with, the Group on the im11 plementation of section 207(d)(4). 

12 ‘‘(e) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 

13 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 

14 apply to the Group. 

15 ‘‘(f) TERMINATION.—The Group shall terminate on 

16 December 31, 2023. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 207. ADMINISTRATION. 

18 ‘‘(a) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 

20 promptly issue all necessary regulations and make 

21 revisions to agency guidelines with respect to 

22 changes in the operation or implementation of the 

23 programs established under this title. Not later than 

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1 trator shall issue all regulations and revisions to 

2 agency guidance necessary to implement the amend3 ments made to this title by such Act. 

4 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator shall 

5 develop the regulations and guidance with the intent 

6 of— 

7 ‘‘(A) simplifying procedures for participa8 tion in the programs established under this 

9 title; 

10 ‘‘(B) reducing paperwork requirements 

11 under such programs; and 

12 ‘‘(C) establishing reasonable and realistic 

13 accountability standards to be applied to eligible 

14 organizations participating in the programs es15 tablished under this title, taking into consider16 ation the problems associated with carrying out 

17 programs in developing countries. 

18 ‘‘(b) TIMELY PROVISION OF UNITED STATES AGRI19 CULTURAL COMMODITIES.—The Administrator, in con20 sultation with the Secretary, shall develop procedures that 

21 ensure the expedited processing of agricultural commodity 

22 call forwards to provide agricultural commodities overseas 

23 in a timely manner and to the extent feasible, according 

24 to planned delivery schedules. 


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1 ‘‘(c) TIMELY APPROVAL.—The Administrator is en2 couraged to finalize program agreements and resource re3 quests for programs under this title before the beginning 

4 of each fiscal year. 

5 ‘‘(d) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND

6 EVALUATION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR.—The Admin8 istrator, in consultation with the Secretary, shall es9 tablish systems and carry out activities— 

10 ‘‘(A) to determine the need for assistance 

11 provided under this title; and 

12 ‘‘(B) to monitor, evaluate, and improve the 

13 efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of the as14 sistance provided under this title. 

15 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS OF SYSTEMS AND ACTIVI16 TIES.—The systems and activities described in para17 graph (1) shall include— 

18 ‘‘(A) program monitors in countries that 

19 receive assistance under this title; 

20 ‘‘(B) country and regional food assistance 

21 impact evaluations; 

22 ‘‘(C) the identification and implementation 

23 of best practices for food assistance programs; 

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1 ‘‘(E) early warning assessments and sys2 tems to help prevent famines; and 

3 ‘‘(F) maintenance of information tech4 nology systems. 

5 ‘‘(3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara7 graphs (B) and (C), in carrying out administra8 tive and management activities relating to each 

9 activity under paragraph (1), the Administrator 

10 may enter into contracts with one or more indi11 viduals for personal service to be performed in 

12 recipient countries or neighboring countries. 

13 ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—An individual who 

14 enters into a contract with the Administrator 

15 under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered 

16 to be an employee of the Federal Government 

17 for the purpose of any law (including regula18 tions) administered by the Office of Personnel 

19 Management. 

20 ‘‘(C) PERSONAL SERVICE.—Subparagraph 

21 (A) does not limit the ability of the Adminis22 trator to enter into a contract with any indi23 vidual for personal service under section 202(a). 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

2 shall use amounts made available to carry out 

3 this title— 

4 ‘‘(i) to assess the types and quality of 

5 agricultural commodities and products for 

6 food assistance; 

7 ‘‘(ii) to adjust products and formula8 tions, including potential introduction of 

9 new fortificants and products, as nec10 essary, to cost effectively meet nutrient 

11 needs of target populations; 

12 ‘‘(iii) to test prototypes; 

13 ‘‘(iv) to adopt new specifications or 

14 improve existing specifications for micro15 nutrient fortified food assistance products, 

16 based on the latest developments in food 

17 and nutrition science, and in coordination 

18 with other international partners; 

19 ‘‘(v) to develop new program guidance 

20 to facilitate improved matching of products 

21 to purposes having nutritional intent, in 

22 coordination with other international part23 ners; 

24 ‘‘(vi) to develop improved guidance for 

25 implementing partners on how to address 


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1 nutritional deficiencies that emerge among 

2 recipients for whom food assistance is the 

3 sole source of diet in emergency programs 

4 that extend beyond 1 year, in coordination 

5 with other international partners; and 

6 ‘‘(vii) to evaluate, in appropriate set7 tings and as necessary, the performance 

8 and cost-effectiveness of new or modified 

9 specialized food products and program ap10 proaches designed to meet the nutritional 

11 needs of the most vulnerable groups, such 

12 as pregnant and lactating mothers, and 

13 children under the age of five. 

14 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The Adminis15 trator— 

16 ‘‘(i) shall carry out this paragraph in 

17 consultation with independent entities with 

18 proven expertise in food assistance com19 modity quality enhancements; 

20 ‘‘(ii) may enter into contracts or 

21 grants to obtain the expertise of such enti22 ties; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) shall consult with the Food As24 sistance Consultative Group on how to 

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1 ‘‘(C) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Of the 

2 amounts made available under paragraph (5), 

3 for fiscal years 2019 through 2023, not more 

4 than $4,500,000 may be used to carry out this 

5 paragraph. 

6 ‘‘(5) FUNDING.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 

8 (4)(C), in addition to other funds made avail9 able to the Administrator to carry out the mon10 itoring of emergency food assistance, the Ad11 ministrator may use up to 5 percent of the 

12 amounts made available under this Act for each 

13 of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to imple14 ment this subsection. 

15 ‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

17 (ii), of the amounts made available under 

18 subparagraph (A), for each of the fiscal 

19 years 2019 through 2023, not more than 

20 $8,000,000 may be used by the Adminis21 trator to carry out paragraph (2)(E). 

22 ‘‘(ii) CONDITION.—No funds shall be 

23 made available for a fiscal year under sub24 paragraph (A), in accordance with clause 

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1 made available under the Foreign Assist2 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 

3 for such purposes for such fiscal year. 

4 ‘‘(e) PROJECT REPORTING.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In submitting project re6 ports to the Administrator, a private voluntary orga7 nization or cooperative shall provide a copy of the 

8 reports in such form as is necessary for the reports 

9 to be displayed for public use on the website of the 

10 United States Agency for International Develop11 ment. 

12 ‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.—An orga13 nization or cooperative described in paragraph (1) 

14 may omit any confidential information from the copy 

15 of the report submitted for public display under that 

16 paragraph. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 208. INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PARTNERSHIP. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may provide 

19 grants to— 

20 ‘‘(1) United States nonprofit organizations (as 

21 described in subsection (c)(3) of section 501 of the 

22 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 

23 under subsection (a) of such section) for the prepa24 ration of shelf-stable, prepackaged foods requested 

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1 maintenance of stockpiles of the foods in the United 

2 States; and 

3 ‘‘(2) private voluntary organizations and inter4 national organizations for the rapid transportation, 

5 delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable, pre6 packaged foods described in paragraph (1) to needy 

7 individuals in foreign countries. 

8 ‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF STOCK9 PILES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 70 percent 

11 of the amount made available to carry out this sec12 tion may be used to provide grants under subsection 

13 (a)(1). 

14 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under 

15 subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall provide a 

16 preference to any United States nonprofit organiza17 tion that agrees to dedicate, for the preparation of 

18 shelf-stable prepackaged foods and the establishment 

19 and maintenance of stockpiles of such foods in the 

20 United States in accordance with subsection 

21 (a)(1)— 

22 ‘‘(A) non-Federal funds equal to 50 per23 cent of the amount of grant funds received 

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1 ‘‘(B) in-kind contributions valued at 50 

2 percent of the amount of grant funds received 

3 under subsection (a)(1); or 

4 ‘‘(C) a combination of such funds and in5 kind contributions with a combined value of 50 

6 percent of the amount of grant funds received 

7 under subsection (a)(1). 

8 ‘‘(c) GRANTS FOR RAPID TRANSPORTATION, DELIV9 ERY, AND DISTRIBUTION.—Not less than 20 percent of 

10 the amount made available to carry out this section shall 

11 be used to provide grants under subsection (a)(2). 

12 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 10 

13 percent of the amount made available to carry out this 

14 section may be used by the Administrator for the adminis15 tration of grants under subsection (a). 

16 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS OR GUIDELINES.—Not later than 

17 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Food for 

18 Peace Modernization Act, the Administrator shall issue 

19 such regulations or guidelines as the Administrator deter20 mines to be necessary to carry out this section, including 

21 regulations or guidelines that provide to United States 

22 nonprofit organizations eligible to receive grants under 

23 subsection (a)(1) guidance with respect to the require24 ments for qualified, shelf-stable prepackaged foods and the 

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1 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to 

3 carry out this section, in addition to amounts otherwise 

4 available to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each 

5 of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to remain available 

6 until expended.’’. 

7 TITLE II—GENERAL AUTHORI8 TIES AND REQUIREMENTS 

9 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

10 Section 402 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

11 1732) is amended— 

12 (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol13 lows: 

14 ‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON15 GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committee of Con16 gress’ means— 

17 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri18 tion, and Forestry of the Senate; 

19 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 

20 the Senate; 

21 ‘‘(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

22 of the Senate; 

23 ‘‘(D) the Committee on Agriculture of the 

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1 ‘‘(E) the Committee on Appropriations of 

2 the House of Representatives; and 

3 ‘‘(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

4 the House of Representatives.’’; 

5 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 

6 (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), 

7 (9), and (10), respectively; and 

8 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(4) ASSOCIATED COSTS.—The term ‘associated 

11 costs’ means funds made available under this Act to 

12 eligible organizations described in section 202(d)— 

13 ‘‘(A) to establish programs under this Act; 

14 ‘‘(B) to meet specific administrative, man15 agement, personnel, transportation, storage, 

16 distribution, and implementation costs for car17 rying out programs and providing commodities 

18 in foreign countries under this Act; 

19 ‘‘(C) in the case of commodities for urgent 

20 and extraordinary relief requirements (including 

21 prepositioned commodities), to meet the trans22 portation costs incurred in moving such com23 modities from designated points of entry or 

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1 tion sites and associated storage and distribu2 tion costs; and 

3 ‘‘(D) to improve and implement methodolo4 gies for food assistance programs, including 

5 needs assessments (upon the request of the Ad6 ministrator), monitoring, and evaluation.’’. 

7 SEC. 202. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

8 Section 403 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

9 1733) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting 

12 ‘‘agricultural’’ before ‘‘commodity’’ each place 

13 such term appears; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘that 

15 country’’ and inserting ‘‘the recipient country’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘donated or 

17 purchased’’ and inserting ‘‘provided’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘assure’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘ensure’’; 

20 (4) in subsection (i)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as ap22 propriate,’’ and inserting ‘‘as appropriate and 

23 in consultation with the Secretary of State,’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘as 

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1 in consultation with the Secretary of State,’’; 

2 and 

3 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘as ap4 propriate,’’ and inserting ‘‘as appropriate and 

5 in consultation with the Secretary of State,’’; 

6 and 

7 (5) by amending subsection (m) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(m) MONITORING REQUIREMENT.—Funds made 

10 available under this Act may only be used to provide as11 sistance to recipients if adequate monitoring and controls, 

12 as determined by the Administrator, are in place to ensure 

13 that emergency food assistance is received by the intended 

14 beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not 

15 diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.’’. 

16 SEC. 203. AGREEMENTS. 

17 Section 404 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

18 1734) is amended— 

19 (a) in subsection (c)— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to recipient 

21 countries’’ and inserting ‘‘in recipient countries’’; 

22 and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘aid’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘assistance’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(d) REVIEW OF AGREEMENTS.—The Administrator 

2 may terminate, or refuse to enter into, a multi-year agree3 ment with an eligible organization in a country if the Sec4 retary or the Administrator determines that such country 

5 is not fulfilling the objectives or requirements under this 

6 Act, after considering the extent to which the country is— 

7 ‘‘(1) making significant economic development 

8 reforms; 

9 ‘‘(2) promoting free and open markets for food 

10 and agricultural producers; and 

11 ‘‘(3) fostering increased food security.’’. 

12 SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

13 Section 407 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

14 1736a) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 

16 both places such term appears and inserting 

17 ‘‘2023’’; and 

18 (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol19 lows: 

20 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1 of 

22 each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Sec23 retary shall jointly prepare and submit to the appro24 priate committees of Congress a report regarding 


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1 each program and activity carried out under this Act 

2 during the prior fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An annual report described 

4 in paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the 

5 prior fiscal year— 

6 ‘‘(A) a list that contains a description of 

7 each country and organization that receives 

8 food and other assistance under this Act (in9 cluding the quantity of food and assistance pro10 vided to each country and organization); 

11 ‘‘(B) a general description of each project 

12 and activity implemented under this Act (in13 cluding each activity funded through the use of 

14 local currencies) and the total number of bene15 ficiaries of the project and the activities carried 

16 out through such project; 

17 ‘‘(C) a statement describing the quantity 

18 of agricultural commodities made available to, 

19 and the total number of beneficiaries in, each 

20 country pursuant to— 

21 ‘‘(i) section 416(b) of the Agricultural 

22 Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b)); 

23 ‘‘(ii) the Food for Progress Act of 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the McGovern-Dole Inter2 national Food for Education and Child 

3 Nutrition Program established by section 

4 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural In5 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1); 

6 ‘‘(D) an assessment of the progress made 

7 through programs under this Act towards re8 ducing food insecurity in the populations receiv9 ing food assistance from the United States; 

10 ‘‘(E) a description of efforts undertaken by 

11 the Food Assistance Consultative Group under 

12 section 206 to achieve an integrated and effec13 tive food assistance program; 

14 ‘‘(F) an assessment of— 

15 ‘‘(i) each program oversight, moni16 toring, and evaluation system implemented 

17 under section 207(d); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the impact of each program over19 sight, monitoring, and evaluation system 

20 on the effectiveness and efficiency of as21 sistance provided under this title; 

22 ‘‘(G) an assessment of the progress made 

23 by the Administrator in addressing issues relat24 ing to quality with respect to the provision of 

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1 ‘‘(H) the amount of funds (including funds 

2 for administrative costs, indirect cost recovery, 

3 internal transportation, storage and handling, 

4 and associated distribution costs) provided to 

5 each eligible organization that received assist6 ance under this Act in the applicable fiscal 

7 year; 

8 ‘‘(I) a description of how the funds de9 scribed in subparagraph (H) were used by the 

10 eligible organization; 

11 ‘‘(J) a description of the actual rate of re12 turn for each agricultural commodity made 

13 available under this Act, including— 

14 ‘‘(i) factors that influenced the rate of 

15 return; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) for each agricultural commodity, 

17 the cost of bagging or further processing, 

18 ocean transportation, inland transportation 

19 in the recipient country, storage costs, and 

20 any other information that the Adminis21 trator determines to be necessary; 

22 ‘‘(K) for each instance in which an agricul23 tural commodity was made available under this 

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1 description of the reasons for the rate of return 

2 realized; and 

3 ‘‘(L) a description of how funds provided 

4 under section 207 were utilized. 

5 ‘‘(3) RATE OF RETURN DESCRIBED.—For the 

6 purposes of paragraph (2)(J), the rate of return for 

7 an agricultural commodity shall be equal to the pro8 portion that— 

9 ‘‘(A) the proceeds the implementing part10 ners generate through monetization; bears to 

11 ‘‘(B) the cost to the Federal Government 

12 to procure and ship the agricultural commodity 

13 to a recipient country for monetization.’’. 

14 SEC. 205. EXPIRATION DATE. 

15 Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

16 1736b) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘2023’’. 

18 SEC. 206. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS19 SISTANCE. 

20 Section 412 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

21 1736f) is amended by striking subsection (e). 

22 SEC. 207. MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAMS. 

23 Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

24 1736g–2(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

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1 SEC. 208. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM2 ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM. 

3 Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

4 1737) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 

6 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018, to carry out this 

7 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘2023, to carry out section 

8 202(b)’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘2023’’. 

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