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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5656 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 11, 2014 

Received 

AN ACT 

To authorize a comprehensive strategic approach for United 

States foreign assistance to developing countries to reduce global poverty and hunger, achieve food security 

and improved nutrition, promote sustainable agriculturalled economic growth, improve nutritional outcomes, especially for women and children, build resilience among 

vulnerable populations, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Global Food Security 

5 Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY OBJECTIVES; SENSE OF 

7 CONGRESS. 

8 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY OBJECTIVES.—It is in 

9 the national security interest of the United States to pro10 mote global food security and nutrition, consistent with 

11 national food security investment plans, which is rein12 forced through programs, activities, and initiatives that— 

13 (1) accelerate inclusive, agricultural-led eco14 nomic growth that reduces global poverty, hunger, 

15 and malnutrition, particularly among women and 

16 children; 

17 (2) increase the productivity, incomes, and live18 lihoods of small-scale producers, especially women, 

19 by working across agricultural value chains and ex20 panding producer access to local and international 

21 markets; 

22 (3) build resilience to food shocks among vul23 nerable populations and households while reducing 

24 reliance upon emergency food assistance; 


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1 (4) create an enabling environment for agricul2 tural growth and investment, including through the 

3 promotion of secure and transparent property rights; 

4 (5) improve the nutritional status of women 

5 and children, with a focus on reducing child stunt6 ing, including through the promotion of highly nutri7 tious foods, diet diversification, and nutritional be8 haviors that improve maternal and child health; 

9 (6) align with and leverage broader United 

10 States investments in trade, economic growth, 

11 science and technology, maternal and child health, 

12 and water, sanitation, and hygiene; and 

13 (7) ensure the effective use of United States 

14 taxpayer dollars to further these objectives. 

15 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 

16 Congress that the President, in providing assistance to im17 plement the Global Food Security Strategy, should— 

18 (1) coordinate, through a whole-of-government 

19 approach, the efforts of relevant Federal depart20 ments and agencies to implement the Global Food 

21 Security Strategy; 

22 (2) utilize, to the extent possible, open and 

23 streamlined solicitations to allow for the participa24 tion of a wide range of implementing partners via 

25 the most appropriate contracting mechanism; and 


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1 (3) continue to strengthen existing partnerships 

2 between developing country institutions of agricul3 tural sciences with universities in the United States, 

4 with a focus on building the capacities of developing 

5 nation universities in agriculture. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) AGRICULTURE.—The term ‘‘agriculture’’ 

9 means crops, livestock, fisheries, and forestries. 

10 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT11 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com12 mittees’’ means— 

13 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

14 the Senate; 

15 (B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri16 tion, and Forestry of the Senate; 

17 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 

18 the Senate; 

19 (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

20 the House of Representatives; 

21 (E) the Committee on Agriculture of the 

22 House of Representatives; and 

23 (F) the Committee on Appropriations of 

24 the House of Representatives. 


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1 (3) FEED THE FUTURE INNOVATION LABS.— 

2 The term ‘‘Feed the Future Innovation Labs’’ 

3 means research partnerships led by United States 

4 universities that advance solutions to reduce global 

5 hunger, poverty, and malnutrition. 

6 (4) GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY.—The 

7 term ‘‘Global Food Security Strategy’’ means the 

8 strategy developed and implemented pursuant to sec9 tion 4(a). 

10 (5) FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY.—The 

11 term ‘‘food and nutrition security’’ means access to, 

12 and availability, utilization, and stability of, suffi13 cient food to meet caloric and nutritional needs for 

14 an active and healthy life. 

15 (6) MALNUTRITION.—The term ‘‘malnutrition’’ 

16 means poor nutritional status caused by nutritional 

17 deficiency or excess. 

18 (7) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘‘resilience’’ means 

19 the ability of people, households, communities, coun20 tries, and systems to mitigate, adapt to, and recover 

21 from shocks and stresses to food security in a man22 ner that reduces chronic vulnerability and facilitates 

23 inclusive growth. 

24 (8) RELEVANT FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

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1 ments and agencies’’ means the United States Agen2 cy for International Development, the Department of 

3 Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the De4 partment of State, the Department of the Treasury, 

5 the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Overseas 

6 Private Investment Corporation, the Peace Corps, 

7 the Office of the United States Trade Representa8 tive, the United States African Development Foun9 dation, the United States Geological Survey, and 

10 any other department or agency specified by the 

11 President for purposes of this section. 

12 (9) SMALL-SCALE PRODUCER.—The term 

13 ‘‘small-scale producer’’ means farmers, pastoralists, 

14 foresters, and fishers that have a low-asset base and 

15 limited resources, including land, capital, skills and 

16 labor, and, in the case of farmers, typically farm on 

17 fewer than 5 hectares of land. 

18 SEC. 4. COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY STRAT19 EGY. 

20 (a) STRATEGY.—The President shall coordinate the 

21 development and implementation of a United States 

22 whole-of-government strategy to accomplish the policy ob23 jectives set forth in section 2(a), which shall— 

24 (1) support and be aligned with country-owned 

25 agriculture, nutrition, and food security policy and 


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1 investment plans developed with input from relevant 

2 governmental and nongovernmental sectors within 

3 partner countries and regional bodies, including rep4 resentatives of the private sector, agricultural pro5 ducers, including women and small-scale producers, 

6 international and local civil society organizations, 

7 faith-based organizations, research institutions, and 

8 farmers as reasonable and appropriate; 

9 (2) support inclusive agricultural value chain 

10 development, with small-scale producers, especially 

11 women, gaining greater access to the inputs, skills, 

12 networking, bargaining power, financing, and mar13 ket linkages needed to sustain their long-term eco14 nomic prosperity; 

15 (3) seek to improve the nutritional status of 

16 women and children, particularly during the critical 

17 first 1,000-day window until a child reaches 2 years 

18 of age, with a focus on reducing child stunting; 

19 (4) seek to ensure the long-term success of pro20 grams by building the capacity of local organizations 

21 and institutions; 

22 (5) integrate resilience strategies into food secu23 rity programs, such that chronically vulnerable pop24 ulations are better able to build safety nets, secure 


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1 livelihoods, access markets, and access opportunities 

2 from longer-term economic growth; 

3 (6) develop community and producer resiliency 

4 to natural disasters, emergencies, and natural occur5 rences that adversely impact agricultural yield; 

6 (7) harness science, technology, and innovation, 

7 including the research conducted at Feed the Future 

8 Innovation Labs, or any successor entities, through9 out the United States; 

10 (8) support integrating agricultural develop11 ment activities among food insecure populations liv12 ing in proximity to designated national parks or 

13 wildlife areas to support wildlife conservation efforts; 

14 (9) leverage resources and expertise through 

15 partnerships with the private sector, farm organiza16 tions, cooperatives, civil society, faith-based organi17 zations, research entities, and academic institutions; 

18 (10) support collaboration, as appropriate, be19 tween United States universities and public and pri20 vate institutions in developing countries to promote 

21 agricultural development and innovation; 

22 (11) set clear and transparent selection criteria 

23 for target countries, regions, and intended bene24 ficiaries of assistance to implement the Global Food 

25 Security Strategy; 


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1 (12) set specific and measurable goals, targets, 

2 and time frames, and a plan of action consistent 

3 with the policy objectives described in section 2(a); 

4 (13) seek to ensure that target countries re5 spect and promote the lawful land tenure rights of 

6 local communities, particularly those of women and 

7 small-scale producers; and 

8 (14) include criteria and methodology for grad9 uating countries from assistance to implement the 

10 Global Food Security Strategy once the countries 

11 have achieved certain benchmarks. 

12 (b) COORDINATION.—The President shall coordinate, 

13 through a whole-of-government approach, the efforts of 

14 relevant Federal departments and agencies in the imple15 mentation of the Global Food Security Strategy by— 

16 (1) establishing monitoring and evaluation sys17 tems, coherence, and coordination across relevant 

18 Federal departments and agencies; and 

19 (2) establishing platforms for regular consulta20 tion and collaboration with key stakeholders, includ21 ing— 

22 (A) multilateral institutions; 

23 (B) private voluntary organizations; 

24 (C) cooperatives; 

25 (D) the private sector; 


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1 (E) local nongovernmental and civil society 

2 organizations; 

3 (F) faith-based organizations; 

4 (G) congressional committees; and 

5 (H) other stakeholders, as appropriate. 

6 SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE GLOBAL FOOD SE7 CURITY STRATEGY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 

9 provide assistance to implement the Global Food Security 

10 Strategy pursuant to the authorities of section 103, sec11 tion 103A, title XII of chapter 2 of part I, and chapter 

12 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

13 U.S.C. 2151a, 2151a–1, 2220a et seq., and 2346 et seq.) 

14 notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

15 (b) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—The President 

16 should seek to ensure that assistance to implement the 

17 Global Food Security Strategy is provided under estab18 lished parameters for a rigorous accountability system to 

19 monitor and evaluate progress and impact of the strategy, 

20 including by reporting to the appropriate congressional 

21 committees and the public on an annual basis. 

22 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

23 authorized to be appropriated to the President 

24 $1,000,600,000 for fiscal year 2015 to carry out this sec25 tion. 


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1 SEC. 6. REPORT. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub4 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

5 that describes the status of the implementation of the 

6 Global Food Security Strategy. 

7 (b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 

8 (a) shall— 

9 (1) contain a summary of the Global Food Se10 curity Strategy as an appendix; 

11 (2) identify any substantial changes made in 

12 the Global Food Security Strategy during the pre13 ceding calendar year; 

14 (3) identify the indicators that will be used to 

15 measure results, set benchmarks for progress over 

16 time, and establish mechanisms for reporting results 

17 in an open and transparent manner; 

18 (4) describe the progress made in implementing 

19 the Global Food Security Strategy; 

20 (5) assess the progress and results of imple21 menting international food and nutrition security 

22 programming; 

23 (6) contain a transparent, open, and detailed 

24 accounting of spending by relevant Federal depart25 ments and agencies to implement the Global Food 

26 Security Strategy, including by listing all recipients 


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1 of funding or partner organizations and, to the ex2 tent possible, describing their activities; 

3 (7) identify any United States legal or regu4 latory impediments that could obstruct the effective 

5 implementation of the programming referred to in 

6 paragraph (5); 

7 (8) contain a clear gender analysis of program8 ming that includes established disaggregated gender 

9 indicators to better analyze outcomes for food pro10 ductivity, income growth, equity in access to inputs, 

11 jobs and markets, and nutrition; 

12 (9) describe the strategies and benchmarks for 

13 graduating target countries and monitoring any 

14 graduated target countries; 

15 (10) assess efforts to coordinate United States 

16 international food security and nutrition programs, 

17 activities, and initiatives with— 

18 (A) other bilateral donors; 

19 (B) international and multilateral organi20 zations; 

21 (C) international financial institutions; 

22 (D) host country governments; 

23 (E) international and local private vol24 untary, nongovernmental, faith-based organiza25 tions, and civil society organizations; and 


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1 (F) other stakeholders; 

2 (11) assess United States Government-facili3 tated private investment in related sectors and the 

4 impact of private sector investment in target coun5 tries; 

6 (12) include consultation with relevant United 

7 States Government agencies in the preparation of 

8 the report; and 

9 (13) incorporate a plan for regularly reviewing 

10 and updating strategies, partnerships, and programs 

11 and sharing lessons learned with a wide range of 

12 stakeholders. 

13 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The 

14 information referred to in subsection (b) shall be made 

15 publicly accessible in a timely manner on a consolidated 

16 website. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 

2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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