grams under the Global Food Security Strategy pur-
suant to the selection criteria described in section 
4(a)(2), including criteria such as the potential for 
agriculture-led economic growth, government commit-
ment to agricultural investment and policy reform, 
opportunities for partnerships and regional synergies, 
the level of need, and resource availability. 
SEC. 4. COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY STRAT-
EGY. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The President shall coordinate the de-
velopment and implementation of a United States whole- 
of-government strategy to accomplish the policy objectives 
set forth in section 2(a), which shall— 
(1) set specific and measurable goals, bench-
marks, timetables, performance metrics, and moni-
toring and evaluation plans that reflect international 
best practices relating to transparency, account-
ability, food and nutrition security, and agriculture- 
led economic growth, consistent with the policy objec-
tives described in section 2(a); 
(2) establish clear and transparent selection cri-
teria for target countries, communities, regions, and 
intended beneficiaries of assistance; 
(3) support and be aligned with country-owned 
agriculture, nutrition, and food security policy and 
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investment plans developed with input from relevant 
governmental and nongovernmental sectors within 
target countries and communities, regional bodies, 
and representatives of the private sector, agricultural 
producers, including women and small-scale pro-
ducers, international and local civil society organiza-
tions, faith-based organizations, agricultural research 
and academic institutions, and farmers, as appro-
priate; 
(4) support inclusive agricultural value chain 
development, with small-scale producers, especially 
women, gaining greater access to the inputs, skills, re-
source management capacity, networking, bargaining 
power, financing, and market linkages needed to sus-
tain their long-term economic prosperity; 
(5) support improvement of the nutritional sta-
tus of women and children, particularly during the 
critical first 1,000-day window until a child reaches 
2 years of age and with a focus on reducing child 
stunting, through nutrition-specific and nutrition- 
sensitive programs, including related water, sanita-
tion, and hygiene programs; 
(6) facilitate communication and collaboration, 
as appropriate, among local stakeholders in support 
of a multi-sectoral approach to food and nutrition se-
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curity, to include analysis of the multiple underlying 
causes of malnutrition, including lack of access to safe 
drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene; 
(7) support the long-term success of programs by 
building the capacity of local organizations and insti-
tutions in target countries and communities; 
(8) integrate resilience and nutrition strategies 
into food security programs, such that chronically 
vulnerable populations are better able to build safety 
nets, secure livelihoods, access markets, and access op-
portunities for longer-term economic growth; 
(9) develop community and producer resilience 
to natural disasters, emergencies, and natural occur-
rences that adversely impact agricultural yield; 
(10) harness science, technology, and innovation, 
including the research conducted at Feed the Future 
Innovation Labs, or any successor entities, throughout 
the United States; 
(11) integrate agricultural development activities 
among food insecure populations living in proximity 
to designated national parks or wildlife areas into 
wildlife conservation efforts, as necessary and appro-
priate; 
(12) leverage resources and expertise through 
partnerships with the private sector, farm organiza-
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tions, cooperatives, civil society, faith-based organiza-
tions, and agricultural research and academic insti-
tutions; 
(13) support collaboration, as appropriate, be-
tween United States universities and public and pri-
vate institutions in target countries and communities 
to promote agricultural development and innovation; 
(14) seek to ensure that target countries and 
communities respect and promote land tenure rights 
of local communities, particularly those of women 
and small-scale producers; and 
(15) include criteria and methodologies for grad-
uating target countries and communities from assist-
ance provided to implement the Global Food Security 
Strategy as such countries and communities meet the 
progress benchmarks identified pursuant to section 
6(b)(4). 
(b) COORDINATION.—The President shall coordinate, 
through a whole-of-government approach, the efforts of rel-
evant Federal departments and agencies in the implementa-
tion of the Global Food Security Strategy by— 
(1) establishing monitoring and evaluation sys-
tems, coherence, and coordination across relevant Fed-
eral departments and agencies; and 
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(2) establishing platforms for regular consulta-
tion and collaboration with key stakeholders, includ-
ing— 
(A) national and local governments; 
(B) multilateral institutions; 
(C) private voluntary organizations; 
(D) cooperatives; 
(E) the private sector; 
(F) local nongovernmental and civil society 
organizations; 
(G) faith-based organizations; 
(H) congressional committees; and 
(I) other stakeholders, as appropriate. 
(c) STRATEGY SUBMISSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 
2016, the President, in consultation with the head of 
each relevant Federal department and agency, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
the Global Food Security Strategy required under this 
section that provides a detailed description of how the 
United States intends to advance the objectives set 
forth in section 2(a) and the agency-specific plans de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) AGENCY-SPECIFIC PLANS.—The Global Food 
Security Strategy shall include specific implementa-
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tion plans from each relevant Federal department 
and agency that describes— 
(A) the anticipated contributions of the de-
partment or agency, including technical, finan-
cial, and in-kind contributions, to implement the 
Global Food Security Strategy; and 
(B) the efforts of the department or agency 
to ensure that the activities and programs car-
ried out pursuant to the strategy are designed to 
achieve maximum impact and long-term sus-
tainability. 
SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE GLOBAL FOOD SE-
CURITY STRATEGY. 
(a) FOOD SHORTAGES.—The President is authorized 
to carry out activities pursuant to section 103, section 
103A, title XII of chapter 2 of part I, and chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151a, 2151a–1, 2220a et seq., and 2346 et seq.) to prevent 
or address food shortages notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State and 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development $1,000,600,000 for fiscal year 2016 
to carry out those portions of the Global Food Security 
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Strategy that relate to the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Development, re-
spectively. 
(c) MONITORING
AND EVALUATION.—The President 
shall seek to ensure that assistance to implement the Global 
Food Security Strategy is provided under established pa-
rameters for a rigorous accountability system to monitor 
and evaluate progress and impact of the strategy, including 
by reporting to the appropriate congressional committees 
and the public on an annual basis. 
SEC. 6. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the submission of the strategy required under section 4(c), 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that describes the status of the imple-
mentation of the Global Food Security Strategy. 
(b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) contain a summary of the Global Food Secu-
rity Strategy as an appendix; 
(2) identify any substantial changes made in the 
Global Food Security Strategy during the preceding 
calendar year; 
(3) describe the progress made in implementing 
the Global Food Security Strategy; 
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(4) identify the indicators used to establish 
benchmarks and measure results over time, as well as 
the mechanisms for reporting such results in an open 
and transparent manner; 
(5) describe related strategies and benchmarks 
for graduating target countries and communities from 
assistance provided under the Global Food Security 
Strategy over time, including by building resilience, 
reducing risk, and enhancing the sustainability of 
outcomes from United States investments in agri-
culture and nutrition security; 
(6) contain a transparent, open, and detailed ac-
counting of spending by relevant Federal departments 
and agencies to implement the Global Food Security 
Strategy, including by listing all implementing part-
ners and, to the extent practicable, describing their 
activities; 
(7) describe how the Global Food Security Strat-
egy relates to other United States food security and 
development assistance programs on the continuum 
from emergency food aid through sustainable, agri-
culture-led economic growth; 
(8) describe the contributions of the Global Food 
Security Strategy to, and assess the impact of, broad-
er international food and nutrition security assist-
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ance programs, including progress in the promotion 
of land tenure rights, creating economic opportunities 
for women and small-scale producers, and stimulating 
agriculture-led economic growth in target countries 
and communities; 
(9) assess efforts to coordinate United States 
international food security and nutrition programs, 
activities, and initiatives with— 
(A) other bilateral donors; 
(B) international and multilateral organi-
zations; 
(C) international financial institutions; 
(D) target country governments; 
(E) international and local private vol-
untary, nongovernmental, faith-based organiza-
tions, and civil society organizations; and 
(F) other stakeholders; 
(10) assess United States Government-facilitated 
private investment in related sectors and the impact 
of private sector investment in target countries and 
communities; 
(11) identify any United States legal or regu-
latory impediments that could obstruct the effective 
implementation of the programming referred to in 
paragraphs (7) and (8); 
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(12) contain a clear gender analysis of program-
ming, to inform project-level activities, that includes 
established disaggregated gender indicators to better 
analyze outcomes for food productivity, income 
growth, control of assets, equity in access to inputs, 
jobs and markets, and nutrition; and 
(13) incorporate a plan for regularly reviewing 
and updating strategies, partnerships, and programs 
and sharing lessons learned with a wide range of 
stakeholders in an open, transparent manner. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The in-
formation referred to in subsection (b) shall be made avail-
able on the public website of the United States Agency for 
International Development in an open, machine readable 
format, in a timely manner. 
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Union Calendar No. 367 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1567 
[Report No. 114–482] 
A BILL 
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 inclusive, sustainable agricultural-led 
economic growth, improve nutritional outcomes, 
especially for women and children, build resil-
ience among vulnerable populations, and for 
other purposes. 
APRIL 12, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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