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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5276 

To modernize the Food for Peace Program in the United States Agency 

for International Development, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2018 

Mr. ROYCE of California (for himself and Mr. BLUMENAUER) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 

and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 modernize the Food for Peace Program in the United 

States Agency for International Development, 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 ‘‘Food for Peace Modernization Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. United States policies. 


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TITLE I—FOOD FOR PEACE EMERGENCY AND NONEMERGENCY 

FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

Sec. 101. Establishment of Food for Peace Program. 

Sec. 102. Provision of assistance. 

Sec. 103. Securing the role of American farmers in the Food for Peace Program. 

Sec. 104. Minimum levels. 

Sec. 105. Generation and use of currencies by private voluntary organizations 

and cooperatives. 

Sec. 106. Food assistance consultative group. 

Sec. 107. Organizational correction. 

Sec. 108. Administration. 

Sec. 109. International food relief partnership. 

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. 2. UNITED STATES POLICIES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Food for Peace 

3 Act (7 U.S.C. 1691) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 2. UNITED STATES POLICIES. 

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

6 States to advance the security, economic, and humani7 tarian interests of the United States overseas by sup8 porting the growth of healthier, more stable societies and 

9 creating opportunities for expanded United States invest10 ment and trade through the provision of United States 

11 foreign assistance, including agricultural commodities, au12 thorized under this Act to— 

13 ‘‘(1) reduce global poverty, hunger, malnutri14 tion, and their attendant causes; 


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

2 and food crises arising from natural and man-made 

3 disasters; 

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

5 building resilience to shocks, particularly among vul6 nerable groups; 

7 ‘‘(4) advance democracy and free market prin8 ciples, facilitate trade, and catalyze inclusive, agri9 culture-led economic growth in developing countries; 

10 and 

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

12 States foreign assistance. 

13 ‘‘(b) EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF UNITED

14 STATES INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE.—It is the 

15 policy of the United States to enhance the efficiency and 

16 effectiveness of United States international food assist17 ance activities by— 

18 ‘‘(1) coordinating with, and seeking commit19 ments of appropriate levels of food assistance by, do20 nors to meet the legitimate needs of developing 

21 countries and countries experiencing food crises; 

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

23 be provided through appropriate channels, including 

24 through— 


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1 ‘‘(A) intergovernmental and multilateral 

2 organizations; 

3 ‘‘(B) international, national, and local pri4 vate voluntary, nongovernmental, faith-based, 

5 and civil society organizations; and 

6 ‘‘(C) national and local governments and 

7 institutions; and 

8 ‘‘(3) ensuring, to the maximum extent prac9 ticable, that options for providing food assistance for 

10 emergency and nonemergency purposes, including 

11 through the provision of in-kind agricultural com12 modities or other forms of United States foreign as13 sistance, are not subject to limitation, provided 

14 that— 

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

16 where, and how to provide assistance are based 

17 on thorough assessments of need, timeliness, 

18 appropriateness, cost-effectiveness, and risk of 

19 diversion and waste; and 

20 ‘‘(B) such assistance is provided in a man21 ner that— 

22 ‘‘(i) avoids disincentives to local agri23 cultural production and marketing; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) minimizes commercial market 

25 disruptions; and 


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1 ‘‘(4) rigorously monitoring and evaluating food 

2 assistance programs and activities, identifying best 

3 practices, sharing learning, and adapting such pro4 grams and activities as necessary and appropriate.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The Food for 

6 Peace Act is amended by striking section 3 (7 U.S.C. 

7 1691a). 

8 TITLE I—FOOD FOR PEACE 

9 EMERGENCY AND NON10 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSIST11 ANCE PROGRAMS 

12 SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOOD FOR PEACE PROGRAM. 

13 Section 201 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

14 1721) is amended to read as follows: 

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. 102. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE. 

2 Section 202 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

3 1722) is amended— 

4 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AGRICUL5 TURAL COMMODITIES’’ and inserting ‘‘ASSIST6 ANCE’’; 

7 (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(a) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding 

10 any other provision of law, the Administrator may provide 

11 assistance, including agricultural commodities, under this 

12 title to meet emergency food security needs through gov13 ernments and public or private entities, including intergov14 ernmental organizations such as the World Food Program 

15 and other multilateral organizations, in such manner, in16 cluding through grants, contracts, and other transactions, 

17 and on such terms and conditions as the Administrator 

18 determines appropriate.’’; 

19 (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol20 lows: 

21 ‘‘(b) NONEMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.— 

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

23 provide assistance, including agricultural commod24 ities, under this title to meet nonemergency food se25 curity needs through eligible organizations (as de26 scribed in subsection (d)) in such manner, including 


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1 through grants, contracts, and other transactions, 

2 and on such terms and conditions as the Adminis3 trator determines appropriate. 

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

5 may— 

6 ‘‘(A) encourage eligible organizations to 

7 propose and implement program plans to ad8 dress one or more of the policies set forth in 

9 section 2; and 

10 ‘‘(B) consider proposals that incorporate a 

11 variety of program objectives and strategic 

12 plans based on the identification by eligible or13 ganizations of appropriate activities, consistent 

14 with section 2, to promote economic develop15 ment in foreign countries. 

16 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—Nonemergency assist17 ance provided under this title shall be coordinated, 

18 to the greatest extent practicable and appropriate, 

19 with complementary food and nutrition security as20 sistance made available pursuant to chapter 1 of 

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

22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).’’; 

23 (4) in the heading of subsection (c), by striking 

24 ‘‘ASSISTANCE’’ and inserting ‘‘AGRICULTURAL COM25 MODITIES’’; and 


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1 (5) by amending subsections (e), (f), and (g) to 

2 read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(e) INVESTMENT AUTHORITY.—An eligible organi4 zation that receives financial assistance under this title 

5 may invest such funds pending use for project purposes. 

6 Any interest earned on such investment shall be used for 

7 the purposes for which the assistance was provided to the 

8 eligible organization without further appropriation by 

9 Congress. 

10 ‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE USE OF ASSISTANCE.—Organiza11 tions and cooperatives receiving assistance, including agri12 cultural commodities, under this title shall ensure that 

13 such assistance is used effectively and in the areas of 

14 greatest need by— 

15 ‘‘(1) working with indigenous institutions and 

16 employing indigenous workers, to the extent feasible; 

17 ‘‘(2) assessing and taking into account nutri18 tional and other needs of beneficiary groups; 

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

20 and carry out mutually acceptable projects; 

21 ‘‘(4) recommending to the Administrator meth22 ods of making assistance available that are the most 

23 appropriate for each local setting; 

24 ‘‘(5) supervising the provision of assistance, in25 cluding the distribution of agricultural commodities, 


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1 and the implementation of the projects for which as2 sistance, including agricultural commodities, was 

3 provided under this title; and 

4 ‘‘(6) regularly monitoring and evaluating the ef5 fectiveness of projects for which assistance, including 

6 agricultural commodities, was provided under this 

7 title, including assistance related to program integ8 rity. 

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

10 commodities, provided under this title shall, to the great11 est extent practicable, be clearly identified with appro12 priate markings in the language of the locality in which 

13 such assistance is provided, as being furnished by the peo14 ple of the United States of America.’’. 

15 SEC. 103. SECURING THE ROLE OF AMERICAN FARMERS IN 

16 THE FOOD FOR PEACE PROGRAM. 

17 The Food for Peace Act is further amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating section 203 (7 U.S.C. 

19 1723) as section 205 and transferring such section 

20 so as to appear after section 204; 

21 (2) by redesignating section 205 (17 U.S.C. 

22 1725) as section 206 and transferring such section 

23 so as to appear before section 207; and 

24 (3) by inserting after section 202 (7 U.S.C. 

25 1722) the following new section: 


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

2 THE FOOD FOR PEACE PROGRAM. 

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

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

5 role in the Food for Peace Program since Congress 

6 established such program in 1954 to reduce hunger 

7 and poverty overseas through the donation of sur8 plus government-held agricultural commodities that 

9 had accumulated under Department of Agriculture 

10 commodity price support programs. 

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

12 people, and with the help of American farmers— 

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

14 received life-saving food assistance; and 

15 ‘‘(B) more than 150 countries have bene16 fitted from United States-supported food secu17 rity programs. 

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

19 price support programs and the drawdown of sur20 plus stocks that occasioned the creation of the Food 

21 for Peace Program in 1954, American farmers con22 tinue to play a critical role in United States inter23 national food assistance programs, particularly as a 

24 result of their innovation, expertise, and unmatched 

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1 modities that are critical to meeting growing global 

2 food needs. 

3 ‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that modernizing the Food for Peace Program, in5 cluding through the introduction of more flexible ap6 proaches to meeting food needs overseas, does not negate 

7 the need and desire for American farmers to continue to 

8 play an integral role in United States international food 

9 assistance and agricultural development programs over10 seas.’’. 

11 SEC. 104. MINIMUM LEVELS. 

12 Section 204 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

13 1724) is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 204. MINIMUM LEVELS. 

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

16 25 percent of the amounts made available to provide as17 sistance, including agricultural commodities, under this 

18 title shall be made available for the purchase and distribu19 tion of United States agricultural commodities, including 

20 associated costs for the provision of agricultural commod21 ities, in accordance with this title. 

22 ‘‘(b) NONEMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.— 

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

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1 $350,000,000 shall be expended for nonemergency 

2 food assistance authorized under section 202(b). 

3 ‘‘(2) NONDUPLICATION.—In order to avoid du4 plication and ensure the availability of resources to 

5 meet emergency needs, funds made available under 

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

7 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) through grants or co8 operative agreements to strengthen food security in 

9 developing countries that are consistent with the 

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

11 nonemergency food assistance for the purposes of 

12 this subsection. 

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

14 pursuant to paragraph (1) may not exceed 30 per15 cent of the total amount made available in any fiscal 

16 year to carry out this title. 

17 ‘‘(c) USE OF VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL COM18 MODITIES.—In making agricultural commodities available 

19 under this title, the Administrator should seek to ensure 

20 that— 

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

22 such commodities required to be distributed during 

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

24 of processed, fortified, or bagged commodities; and 


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

2 the bagged, whole grain commodities be bagged in 

3 the United States.’’. 

4 SEC. 105. GENERATION AND USE OF CURRENCIES BY PRI5 VATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND CO6 OPERATIVES. 

7 Section 205 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

8 1723), as redesignated by this Act, is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b)— 

10 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MIN11 IMUM’’; 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘may’’; 

14 (C) by striking ‘‘not less than’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘not more than’’; and 

16 (D) by striking ‘‘under non-emergency pro17 grams under this title for each fiscal year, to 

18 generate proceeds to be used as provided in this 

19 section’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 202(b)’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘entered into 

21 between the Administrator and the organization or 

22 cooperative’’ and inserting ‘‘described in subsection 

23 (a)’’; and 

24 (3) in subsection (d)— 


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1 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(1) be used for associated costs;’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘may’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 

6 SEC. 106. FOOD ASSISTANCE CONSULTATIVE GROUP. 

7 Section 206 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

8 1725), as redesignated by this Act, is amended— 

9 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AID’’ and in10 serting ‘‘ASSISTANCE’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (d)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘45’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘30’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 

15 202(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 207(d)(4)’’; and 

16 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘2023’’. 

18 SEC. 107. ORGANIZATIONAL CORRECTION. 

19 The Food for Peace Act is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (h) of section 202 (7 U.S.C. 

21 1726a)— 

22 (A) by redesignating such subsection as 

23 paragraph (4), and adjusting the margins ac24 cordingly; 


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1 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

2 through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), 

3 respectively, and adjusting the margins accord4 ingly; 

5 (C) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated 

6 by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by re7 designating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as 

8 clauses (i) through (vii), respectively, and ad9 justing the margins accordingly; and 

10 (D) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated 

11 by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by re12 designating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 

13 clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and ad14 justing the margins accordingly; 

15 (2) in section 207 (7 U.S.C. 1722), by redesig16 nating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 

17 (3) by transferring the subsection redesignated 

18 as a paragraph under paragraph (1)(A) of this sub19 section so as to appear after paragraph (3) of sub20 section (d) of section 207, as redesignated by section 

21 108(1) of this Act. 

22 SEC. 108. ADMINISTRATION. 

23 Section 207 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

24 1726a) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b), redesig2 nating subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) as sub3 sections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e); 

4 (2) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by 

5 striking ‘‘the Agricultural Act of 2014’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘the Food for Peace Modernization Act’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by in8 serting ‘‘agricultural’’ before ‘‘commodities’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 

10 striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’; and 

11 (5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by amending sub13 paragraph (B) to read as follows: 

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

15 efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of assist16 ance provided under this title.’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (4), as redesignated and 

18 transferred by section 107 of this Act— 

19 (i) in subparagraph (B)— 

20 (I) in clause (i)— 

21 (aa) by striking ‘‘sub22 section’’ and inserting ‘‘para23 graph’’; 

24 (bb) by striking ‘‘and 

25 through’’; and 


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1 (cc) by striking ‘‘aid’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘assistance’’; 

3 (II) in clause (ii)— 

4 (aa) by striking ‘‘contracts’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘contracts or 

6 grants’’; and 

7 (bb) by striking ‘‘services’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘services and ex9 pertise’’; and 

10 (III) in clause (iii)— 

11 (aa) by striking ‘‘Aid’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘Assistance’’; and 

13 (bb) by striking ‘‘sub14 section’’ and inserting ‘‘para15 graph’’; and 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

17 (I) by striking ‘‘Of the funds 

18 made available under section 207(f), 

19 for fiscal years 2014 through 2018,’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘Of the amount made 

21 available under paragraph (5), for fis22 cal years 2019 through 2023,’’; and 

23 (II) by striking ‘‘to carry out this 

24 subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry 

25 out this paragraph’’; and 


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1 (C) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 

2 section 107(2) of this Act— 

3 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

4 read as follows: 

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

6 (4)(C), in addition to other funds made avail7 able to the Administrator to carry out the mon8 itoring and evaluation of food assistance, the 

9 Administrator may use up to 5 percent of the 

10 amounts made available under this Act for each 

11 of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to imple12 ment this subsection.’’; and 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

14 (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘fis15 cal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in16 serting ‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 

17 2023’’; and 

18 (II) by amending clause (ii) to 

19 read as follows: 

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

21 made available under subparagraph (A), in 

22 accordance with clause (i), unless not less 

23 than an equal value is made available 

24 under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 


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1 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) for such purposes 

2 for such fiscal year.’’. 

3 SEC. 109. INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PARTNERSHIP. 

4 Section 208 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

5 1726b) is amended— 

6 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANCE

7 FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID TRANSPOR8 TATION, DELIVERY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF

9 SHELF–STABLE PREPACKAGED FOODS’’ and in10 serting ‘‘INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PART11 NERSHIP’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 

13 (2) to read as follows: 

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).’’; and 

8 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

9 2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

10 2019 through 2023’’. 

11 TITLE II—GENERAL AUTHORI12 TIES AND REQUIREMENTS 

13 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

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

15 1732) is amended— 

16 (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE OF CON19 GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committee of Con20 gress’ means— 

21 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri22 tion, and Forestry of the Senate; 

23 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 

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1 ‘‘(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

2 of the Senate; 

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

4 House of Representatives; 

5 ‘‘(E) the Committee on Appropriations of 

6 the House of Representatives; and 

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

8 the House of Representatives.’’; 

9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol10 lowing new paragraph: 

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

12 costs’ means funds made available under this Act to 

13 assist eligible organizations described in section 

14 202(d)— 

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

16 ‘‘(B) to meet specific administrative, man17 agement, personnel, transportation, storage, 

18 distribution, and implementation costs for car19 rying out programs and providing commodities 

20 in foreign countries under this Act; 

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

22 and extraordinary relief requirements (including 

23 prepositioned commodities), to meet the trans24 portation costs incurred in moving such com25 modities from designated points of entry or 


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1 ports of entry abroad to storage and distribu2 tion sites and associated storage and distribu3 tion costs; and 

4 ‘‘(D) to improve and implement methodolo5 gies for food assistance programs, including 

6 needs assessments (upon the request of the Ad7 ministrator), monitoring, and evaluation.’’; and 

8 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 

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

10 (9), and (10), respectively. 

11 SEC. 202. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

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

13 1733) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

16 ‘‘agricultural’’ before ‘‘commodity’’ each time it 

17 appears; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that 

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

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

21 purchased’’ and inserting ‘‘provided’’; 

22 (3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘assure’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘ensure’’; 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as ap2 propriate,’’ and inserting ‘‘as appropriate and 

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

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

5 appropriate,’’ and inserting ‘‘as appropriate and 

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

7 and 

8 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘as ap9 propriate,’’ and inserting ‘‘as appropriate and 

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

11 and 

12 (5) by amending subsection (m) to read as fol13 lows: 

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

15 available under this Act may only be used to provide as16 sistance to recipients if adequate monitoring and controls, 

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

18 that emergency food assistance is received by the intended 

19 beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not 

20 diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.’’. 

21 SEC. 203. AGREEMENTS. 

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

23 1734) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (c)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to re2 cipient countries’’ and inserting ‘‘in recipient 

3 countries’’; and 

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

5 and inserting ‘‘assistance’’; and 

6 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol7 lows: 

8 ‘‘(d) REVIEW OF AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary or 

9 the Administrator, as appropriate, may terminate, or 

10 refuse to enter into, a multiyear agreement with an eligible 

11 organization in a country if the Secretary or Adminis12 trator, as appropriate, determines that such country is not 

13 fulfilling the objectives or requirements under this Act, 

14 after considering the extent to which the country is— 

15 ‘‘(1) making significant economic development 

16 reforms; 

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

18 and agricultural producers; and 

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

20 SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

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

22 1736a) is amended— 

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

24 both places such term appears and inserting 

25 ‘‘2023’’; and 


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1 (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

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

5 each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Sec6 retary shall jointly prepare and submit to the appro7 priate committees of Congress a report regarding 

8 each program and activity carried out under this Act 

9 during the prior fiscal year. 

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

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

12 prior fiscal year— 

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

14 each country and organization that receives 

15 food and other assistance under this Act (in16 cluding the quantity of food and assistance pro17 vided to each country and organization); 

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

19 and activity implemented under this Act (in20 cluding each activity funded through the use of 

21 local currencies) and the total number of bene22 ficiaries of the project and the activities carried 

23 out through such project; 

24 ‘‘(C) a statement describing the quantity 

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1 and the total number of beneficiaries in, each 

2 country pursuant to— 

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

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

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

6 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o); and 

7 ‘‘(iii) the McGovern-Dole Inter8 national Food for Education and Child 

9 Nutrition Program established by section 

10 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural In11 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1); 

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

13 through programs under this Act towards re14 ducing food insecurity in the populations receiv15 ing food assistance from the United States; 

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

17 the Food Assistance Consultative Group under 

18 section 206 to achieve an integrated and effec19 tive food assistance program; 

20 ‘‘(F) an assessment of— 

21 ‘‘(i) each program oversight, moni22 toring, and evaluation system implemented 

23 under section 207(d); and 

24 ‘‘(ii) the impact of each program over25 sight, monitoring, and evaluation system 


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1 on the effectiveness and efficiency of as2 sistance provided under this title; 

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

4 by the Administrator in addressing issues relat5 ing to quality with respect to the provision of 

6 food assistance; 

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

8 for administrative costs, indirect cost recovery, 

9 internal transportation, storage and handling, 

10 and associated distribution costs) provided to 

11 each eligible organization that received assist12 ance under this Act in the applicable fiscal 

13 year; 

14 ‘‘(I) a description of how the funds de15 scribed in subparagraph (H) were used by the 

16 eligible organization; 

17 ‘‘(J) a description of the actual rate of re18 turn for each agricultural commodity made 

19 available under this Act, including— 

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

21 return; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) for each agricultural commodity, 

23 the cost of bagging or further processing, 

24 ocean transportation, inland transportation 

25 in the recipient country, storage costs, and 


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1 any other information that the Adminis2 trator determines to be necessary; 

3 ‘‘(K) for each instance in which an agricul4 tural commodity was made available under this 

5 Act at a rate of return less than 70 percent, a 

6 description of the reasons for the rate of return 

7 realized; and 

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

9 under section 207 were utilized. 

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

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

12 an agricultural commodity shall be equal to the pro13 portion that— 

14 ‘‘(A) the proceeds the implementing part15 ners generate through monetization; bears to 

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

17 to procure and ship the agricultural commodity 

18 to a recipient country for monetization.’’. 

19 SEC. 205. EXPIRATION DATE. 

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

21 1736b) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 206. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS2 SISTANCE. 

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

4 1736f) is amended by striking subsection (e). 

5 SEC. 207. MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAMS. 

6 Section 415 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

7 1736g–2) is amended in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Sep8 tember 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 

9 SEC. 208. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM10 ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM. 

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

12 1737) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (d)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘2023’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘section 202(b)’’; and 

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

19 inserting ‘‘2023’’. 

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