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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3529 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide 

assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate 

rural economies, and to improve emergency response to food crises, 

to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 22 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 

Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 

2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural economies, and 

to improve emergency response to food crises, to amend 

the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Global Food Security Act of 2008’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—POLICY OBJECTIVES, PLANNING AND COORDINATION 

Sec. 101. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 102. Comprehensive food security strategy. 

Sec. 103. Reports. 

TITLE II—BILATERAL PROGRAMS 

Sec. 201. Agriculture, rural development, and nutrition. 

Sec. 202. Agricultural research. 

Sec. 203. Higher education collaboration for technology, agriculture, research 

and extension. 

TITLE III—EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO FOOD CRISES 

Sec. 301. Emergency food assistance account. 

Sec. 302. Authorization of appropriations. 

3 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress makes the following findings: 

5 (1) Nearly 1,000,000,000 people worldwide suf6 fer from food insecurity, defined as a lack of access 

7 to sufficient food to meet dietary needs for an active 

8 and healthy life. 

9 (2) The number of food insecure increased from 

10 849,000,000 in 2006 to 982,000,000 in 2007. 

11 (3) The World Food Programme reports that 

12 25,000 people die each day from malnutrition-re13 lated causes. 

14 (4) The food security situation of lower income 

15 countries is projected to continue to deteriorate over 

16 the next decade. 


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1 (5) Nearly half of the world’s food insecure live 

2 in Sub-Saharan Africa. 

3 (6) The agricultural sector comprises large por4 tions of the total labor force in many developing 

5 countries, as high as 70 to 80 percent in Sub-Saha6 ran Africa, where it also contributes about 35 per7 cent of the total gross national product (GDP). 

8 (7) Agriculture has been shown to be an effi9 cient engine of economic growth in developing coun10 tries. 

11 (8) A diverse and secure food supply has health 

12 benefits, including increasing child survival, improv13 ing cognitive and physical development of children, 

14 and increasing immune system function including re15 sistance to HIV/AIDS. 

16 (9) Rapid increases in global food costs since 

17 2007 threaten to significantly undermine gains 

18 achieved in poverty reduction and health programs. 

19 (10) The poor in developing countries spend as 

20 much as 50 to 70 percent of their incomes on food. 

21 (11) Three out of five of those suffering from 

22 hunger are rural small-scale agricultural families. 

23 One out of five is a rural landless laborer, and an24 other one-fifth are urban poor, according to the 

25 United Nations Hunger Task Force. 


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1 (12) A comprehensive approach to food security 

2 should encompass improvements in nutrition, edu3 cation, agricultural infrastructure and productivity, 

4 finance and markets, safety net programs, household 

5 incomes, and emergency preparedness. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis9 trator’’ means the Administrator of the United 

10 States Agency for International Development. 

11 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT12 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com13 mittees’’ means— 

14 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

15 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

16 Senate; and 

17 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

18 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

19 of Representatives. 

20 (3) CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY.—The term 

21 ‘‘chronic food insecurity’’ means ongoing and per22 sistent lack of access to sufficient food to meet die23 tary needs for an active and healthy life. 

24 (4) EXTREME POVERTY.—The term ‘‘extreme 

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1 erty level as defined by the International Bank for 

2 Reconstruction and Development for the relevant 

3 year. 

4 (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

5 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ means edu6 cational institutions providing post-secondary edu7 cation and training. 

8 TITLE I—POLICY OBJECTIVES, 

9 PLANNING AND COORDINATION 

10 SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

11 It is the policy of the United States to promote global 

12 food security, to improve agricultural productivity, to sup13 port the development of institutions of higher learning 

14 that will enhance human capacity, a knowledge economy, 

15 agricultural research and technology, and the dissemina16 tion of farming techniques to all levels of the agriculture 

17 sector, and to support sustainable farming methods. 

18 SEC. 102. COMPREHENSIVE FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY. 

19 (a) SPECIAL COORDINATOR.—The President shall 

20 designate an individual to serve in the Executive Office 

21 of the President as the Special Coordinator for Food Secu22 rity. The coordinator shall advise and assist the President 

23 by— 

24 (1) advising the President on international food 

25 security issues; 


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1 (2) taking such actions as are necessary to en2 sure the coordination of the food security efforts and 

3 programs of the United States, including the activi4 ties of Federal agencies; and 

5 (3) overseeing the development and implemen6 tation of the strategy described in subsection (b). 

7 (b) CONTENT OF STRATEGY.—The strategy referred 

8 to in subsection (a)(3) is a comprehensive food security 

9 strategy that— 

10 (1) includes specific and measurable goals, 

11 benchmarks and time frames, and a plan of action 

12 to achieve the objectives described in section 101; 

13 (2) seeks to encourage and leverage, to the 

14 greatest extent possible— 

15 (A) private sector participation, including 

16 through the Global Development Alliances of 

17 the United States Agency for International De18 velopment and other measures; and 

19 (B) the coordination of United States food 

20 security efforts with similar efforts of inter21 national organizations, international financial 

22 institutions, the governments of developing and 

23 developed countries, and United States and 

24 international nongovernmental organizations; 


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1 (3) provides appropriate linkages with United 

2 States international health programs, such as the 

3 President’s Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS Relief; 

4 (4) reflects a whole-of-government approach 

5 that incorporates and encompasses the programs of 

6 relevant Federal departments and agencies that en7 gage in some aspect of food security, including the 

8 Department of State, the United States Agency for 

9 International Development, the Department of Agri10 culture, the Department of Defense, the Millennium 

11 Challenge Corporation, the Department of the 

12 Treasury, the Office of the United States Trade 

13 Representative, and the Department of Health and 

14 Human Services; and 

15 (5) provides annual monitoring and evaluation 

16 of the program addressing progress toward access to 

17 food, availability of food, utilization of food, and risk 

18 factors associated with food insecure populations. 

19 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The United States Agency 

20 for International Development shall be the lead agency in 

21 implementing the strategy described in subsection (b). 

22 SEC. 103. REPORTS. 

23 (a) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

25 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 


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1 later than December 31 of each year thereafter 

2 through 2014, the President shall submit to the ap3 propriate congressional committees a report on the 

4 implementation of the strategy described in section 

5 102(b). 

6 (2) CONTENT.—The report required under 

7 paragraph (1) shall include— 

8 (A) a copy of the strategy and an indica9 tion of any changes made in the strategy during 

10 the preceding calendar year; 

11 (B) an assessment of progress made dur12 ing the preceding calendar year toward meeting 

13 the objectives described in section 101 and the 

14 specific goals, benchmarks, and time frames 

15 specified in the strategy described in section 

16 102(b); 

17 (C) a description of United States Govern18 ment programs contributing to the achievement 

19 of the objectives described in section 101, in20 cluding the amounts expended on such pro21 grams during the preceding fiscal year; and 

22 (D) an assessment of United States efforts 

23 to encourage and leverage private sector partici24 pation in United States food security programs 

25 and to coordinate such programs with similar 


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1 efforts of international organizations, inter2 national financial institutions, the governments 

3 of developing and developed countries, and 

4 United States and international nongovern5 mental organizations. 

6 (3) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE7 PORT.—Not later than 270 days after the submis8 sion of each report under paragraph (1), the Comp9 troller General of the United States shall submit to 

10 the appropriate congressional committees a report 

11 that contains— 

12 (A) a review of, and comments addressing, 

13 the report submitted under paragraph (1); and 

14 (B) recommendations relating to any addi15 tional actions the Comptroller General deter16 mines to be necessary to improve a global food 

17 security strategy and its implementation. 

18 (b) PROGRAM REVIEW.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after 

20 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

21 shall submit to the appropriate congressional com22 mittees a report containing— 

23 (A) an assessment of progress made dur24 ing the preceding four years toward meeting the 

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1 cific goals, benchmarks, and time frames speci2 fied in the strategy described in section 102(b); 

3 and 

4 (B) an evaluation of the impact during the 

5 preceding four years of United States food se6 curity programs on food security, health, and 

7 economic growth in countries suffering from 

8 chronic food insecurity. 

9 (2) BASIS FOR REPORT.—The report required 

10 under paragraph (1) shall be based on assessments 

11 and impact evaluations utilizing sound quantitative 

12 and qualitative methodologies and techniques for the 

13 behavioral sciences. 

14 TITLE II—BILATERAL 

15 PROGRAMS 

16 SEC. 201. AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND NU17 TRITION. 

18 (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 103(a)(1) of the Foreign 

19 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151a(a)(1)) is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

22 and inserting a semicolon; 

23 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

24 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(D) to expand the economic participation of 

4 people living in extreme poverty and those who lack 

5 access to agriculturally productive land, including 

6 through productive safety net programs and health 

7 and nutrition programs, and to integrate those living 

8 in extreme poverty into the economy.’’. 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated to the President to provide 

11 assistance under section 103 of the Foreign Assistance 

12 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151a) for the purpose of carrying 

13 out activities under this section, in addition to funds oth14 erwise available for such purpose— 

15 (1) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

16 (2) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

17 (3) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

18 (4) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

19 (5) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

20 (c) COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SUPPORT PRO21 GRAM.—Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the au22 thorization of appropriations under subsection (b), up to 

23 $35,000,000 may be made available annually for the Col24 laborative Research Support Program for fiscal years 

25 2011 through 2014. 


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1 (d) CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AG2 RICULTURAL RESEARCH.—Of the amounts appropriated 

3 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under sub4 section (b), up to $45,000,000 may be made available an5 nually for core long-term research for the Consultative 

6 Group on International Agricultural Research for fiscal 

7 years 2011 through 2014. 

8 SEC. 202. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. 

9 Section 103A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

10 (22 U.S.C. 2151a–1) is amended in the first sentence— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘, and (3) make’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘, (3) make’’; and 

13 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert14 ing ‘‘, and (4) include research on biotechnological 

15 advances appropriate to local ecological conditions, 

16 including genetically modified technology.’’. 

17 SEC. 203. HIGHER EDUCATION COLLABORATION FOR TECH18 NOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, RESEARCH AND EX19 TENSION. 

20 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find21 ings: 

22 (1) Institutions of higher education can pro23 mote a robust agriculture sector through invest24 ments in human capital, research and technology, 

25 and extension services. 


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1 (2) Enrollment levels in higher education are 5 

2 percent in Africa, 10 percent in South Asia, 19 per3 cent in East Asia, and 23 percent in North Africa 

4 and the Middle East. 

5 (3) Universities in the United States have a his6 tory of serving as engines of development. 

7 (4) Many universities in the United States have 

8 experience in partnering with foreign universities on 

9 faculty and student exchanges, curriculum develop10 ment, and joint research projects. 

11 (5) According to a World Bank study, higher 

12 education contributes to national productivity, raises 

13 living standards, and improves a country’s ability to 

14 compete globally. 

15 (6) United States foreign assistance support for 

16 higher education has declined from the 1990s. 

17 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro18 vide United States assistance for the development of high19 er educational capacity in the field of agriculture in a 

20 manner that promotes economic growth in rural areas, the 

21 alleviation of poverty and malnutrition, nutritional diver22 sity, and good governance. 

23 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) ASSISTANCE PLAN.—The term ‘‘assistance 

25 plan’’ means a multi-year plan developed by the 


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1 United States Agency for International Development 

2 in coordination with a foreign government address3 ing assistance for agricultural education programs. 

4 (2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

5 Board for Higher Education Collaboration for Tech6 nology, Agriculture, Research, and Extension. 

7 (3) EDUCATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.— 

8 The term ‘‘education center of excellence’’ means an 

9 institution of higher education that is designated as 

10 the lead educational institution for purposes of the 

11 assistance plan. 

12 (4) ELIGIBLE COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘eligible 

13 country’’ means a country that meets the require14 ments of subsection (h). 

15 (d) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Not later than 

16 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

17 Administrator shall establish a program to be known as 

18 the Higher Education Collaboration for Technology, Agri19 culture, Research, and Extension (in this section referred 

20 to as the ‘‘Program’’ or ‘‘HECTARE’’) for the purpose 

21 of providing assistance in support of policies and programs 

22 in eligible countries that advance agricultural productivity 

23 and hunger alleviation through partnerships with institu24 tions of higher education. 


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1 (e) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance may be pro2 vided under this section in the form of grants, cooperative 

3 agreements, or contracts to or with eligible entities de4 scribed in subsection (i) and shall be provided pursuant 

5 to assistance plans as described in subsection (g). Assist6 ance may not be provided under this section in the form 

7 of loans. 

8 (f) USE OF FUNDS.—Assistance provided under this 

9 section may be used to provide support to education cen10 ters of excellence in eligible countries for the following pur11 poses: 

12 (1) Academic exchange programs for students, 

13 faculty members, and school administrators with 

14 other education of centers of excellence and with 

15 universities in the United States. 

16 (2) Strengthening agriculture sciences cur17 ricula. 

18 (3) Increasing research capacity. 

19 (4) Improving the dissemination of appropriate 

20 information and technology to farmers. 

21 (g) ASSISTANCE PLANS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall pro23 vide assistance under this section pursuant to an as24 sistance plan developed in coordination with an eligi25 ble country that establishes a multi-year plan for 


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1 significantly improving agricultural productivity and 

2 investing in rural economies through the strength3 ening of agricultural programs at institutions of 

4 higher learning. 

5 (2) ELEMENTS.—An assistance plan should— 

6 (A) take into account the national develop7 ment strategy of the eligible country; 

8 (B) identify an education center of excel9 lence devoted to agricultural sciences (in this 

10 paragraph referred to as a ‘‘center’’); 

11 (C) identify the partnerships between the 

12 center and other institutions of higher learning, 

13 including schools or research institutions in the 

14 United States and foreign countries, govern15 ment agencies, including local and regional gov16 ernments, private sector entities, and civil soci17 ety; 

18 (D) identify appropriate channels for dis19 semination of farming techniques to the field; 

20 and 

21 (E) identify the center’s plans for— 

22 (i) conducting agricultural research 

23 and technology; 


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1 (ii) strengthening the teaching of agri2 culture science, including programs aimed 

3 at curriculum, faculty, and students; 

4 (iii) providing rural outreach services 

5 (extension); and 

6 (iv) improving university administra7 tion. 

8 (3) COORDINATION.—The Administrator, as ap9 propriate, shall coordinate the development of assist10 ance plans with the Global AIDS/HIV Coordinator 

11 of the Department of State to ensure coordination of 

12 such plans with education programs provided for in 

13 section 204(c) of the United States Leadership 

14 Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act 

15 of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7623(c)). 

16 (h) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.— 

17 (1) CRITERIA.—The Administrator shall iden18 tify eligible countries for purposes of this section. 

19 Such determination shall be based, to the maximum 

20 extent possible, upon objective and quantifiable indi21 cators of a country’s demonstrated commitment to 

22 the following: 

23 (A) Investments in, and support for, rural 

24 economies, including the protection of private 

25 property rights, the promotion of private sector 


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1 growth and sustainable management of natural 

2 resources, the rights of women, and the well3 being of women and children. 

4 (B) Raising agricultural productivity of 

5 small- and medium-sized farms. 

6 (C) Alleviating poverty and hunger among 

7 the entire population. 

8 (D) Strengthening the system of higher 

9 education institutions with regard to agriculture 

10 science, research, and technology. 

11 (E) The wide dissemination of farming 

12 techniques. 

13 (F) Working with other international part14 ners, such as universities in the United States, 

15 other foreign universities, civil society, and pri16 vate business and research institutions. 

17 (G) Good governance, transparency, and 

18 anti-corruption policies. 

19 (2) ADDITIONAL FACTORS.—The Adminis20 trator, in selecting eligible countries, shall con21 sider— 

22 (A) the extent to which the country clearly 

23 meets or exceeds the eligibility criteria; 

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1 tional capacity, and reduce hunger in the coun2 try; 

3 (C) the availability of funds to carry out 

4 this section; and 

5 (D) the percentage of the country’s popu6 lation that faces chronic food insecurity. 

7 (i) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Entities eligible for assist8 ance under this section are the following: 

9 (1) Universities in the United States working in 

10 partnership with institutions of higher education in 

11 eligible countries. 

12 (2) Education centers of excellence and other 

13 institutions of higher education in eligible countries. 

14 (3) National governments of eligible countries. 

15 (4) Regional or local governmental units of eli16 gible countries. 

17 (5) Nongovernmental organizations and private 

18 entities. 

19 (j) BOARD FOR GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL EDU20 CATION.— 

21 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 

22 establish a permanent Board for Global Agricultural 

23 Education (in this section referred to as the 

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1 tration of the programs authorized under this sec2 tion. 

3 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist of 

4 7 members, of whom— 

5 (A) not less than 4 shall be selected from 

6 universities in the United States; and 

7 (B) not less than 3 shall be selected from 

8 representatives of nongovernmental organiza9 tions devoted to agricultural research and edu10 cation. 

11 (3) DUTIES.—The duties of the Board shall in12 clude the following: 

13 (A) Responsibility for advising the Admin14 istrator on issues related to the planning, imple15 mentation, and monitoring of activities de16 scribed in this section. 

17 (B) Advising the Administrator in the for18 mulation of basic policy, program design, proce19 dures, and criteria for the Program. 

20 (C) Advising the Administrator on the 

21 qualifications of interested institutions of higher 

22 learning based on— 

23 (i) their ability to work collaboratively 

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1 entific research, and the dissemination of 

2 sound agricultural technologies; 

3 (ii) their commitment to expanding 

4 and applying their academic, teaching, re5 search, and outreach capacities; and 

6 (iii) their commitment to partner with 

7 private organizations, civil society, and 

8 government entities. 

9 (D) Advising the Administrator on which 

10 developing nations could benefit from programs 

11 carried out under this section and have an in12 terest in establishing or developing agricultural 

13 institutions that engage in teaching, research, 

14 or extension services. 

15 (4) TERM.—Terms of members shall be set by 

16 the Administrator at the time of appointment. 

17 (5) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.—Members 

18 of the Board shall be entitled to such reimbursement 

19 of expenses incurred in the performance of their du20 ties (including per diem in lieu of subsistence while 

21 away from their homes or regular place of business) 

22 as the Administrator deems appropriate on a case23 by-case basis. 


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1 (k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the President for the pur3 pose of carrying out activities under this section— 

4 (1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

5 (2) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

6 (3) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

7 (4) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

8 (5) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

9 (l) DISCLOSURE OF FUNDING RECEIVED BY UNITED

10 STATES UNIVERSITIES.—The Administrator shall pre11 scribe regulations providing for the utilization by univer12 sities in the United States of alternative sources of public 

13 and private funding to carry out the purposes of this sec14 tion and requiring the disclosure, not less than annually, 

15 of all such alternative funding, both prospective and re16 ceived. 

17 (m) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 

18 2009, and annually thereafter, the President shall submit 

19 to Congress a report detailing the activities carried out 

20 under this section during the preceding fiscal year and 

21 containing a projection of programs and activities to be 

22 conducted in the following year. 


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1 TITLE III—EMERGENCY 

2 RESPONSE TO FOOD CRISES 

3 SEC. 301. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT. 

4 (a) AUTHORITY.—Whenever the President deter5 mines it to be important to the national interest, the Presi6 dent may furnish on such terms and conditions as he may 

7 determine appropriate assistance under this Act or the 

8 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 

9 for the purpose of meeting unexpected urgent food assist10 ance needs, notwithstanding any provision of law which 

11 restricts assistance to foreign countries. 

12 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.— 

13 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 

14 United States Emergency Food Assistance Fund to 

15 carry out the purposes of this section (in this section 

16 referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 

17 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

19 President from time to time such sums as may be 

20 necessary for the Fund to carry out the purposes of 

21 this section, except that no amount of funds may be 

22 appropriated which, when added to amounts pre23 viously appropriated but not yet obligated for such 

24 purpose, would cause the total of such appropriated 

25 amounts to exceed $500,000,000. 


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1 (3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appro2 priated pursuant to this section shall remain avail3 able until expended. 

4 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—Assistance provided under this 

5 section may include the local and regional purchase and 

6 distribution of food, and the provision of emergency non7 food assistance. 

8 (d) LIMITED DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au9 thority under subsection (a) may be delegated to the Ad10 ministrator, provided that not more than $100,000,000 

11 may be made available in any fiscal year pursuant to de12 terminations made by the Administrator pursuant to the 

13 delegation of such authority. 

14 (e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Administra15 tion shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 

16 committees not later than 5 days before providing assist17 ance pursuant to a determination made under this section. 

18 The report shall indicate the unexpected urgent food needs 

19 to be addressed by the assistance and the amount of as20 sistance to be provided. 

21 SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 

23 for fiscal year 2010 for the purpose of carrying out this 

24 title. 

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