(1) any agricultural commodity is eligible for
distribution under this Act;
(2) the Commodity Credit Corporation shall
purchase agricultural commodities for use under this
Act if its stocks are not sufficient to meet commit-
ments entered into under this Act; and
(3) as necessary to achieve the purposes of this
Act, the Secretary—
(A) shall approve the use of Commodity
Credit Corporation funds to pay the transpor-
tation costs incurred in moving commodities
(including prepositioned commodities) provided
under this Act from the designated points of
entry or ports of entry abroad to storage and
distribution sites, and associated storage and
distribution costs;
(B) shall approve the use of Commodity
Credit Corporation funds to pay the costs of ac-
tivities conducted in the host country by a non-
profit voluntary organization, cooperative, or
intergovernmental agency or organization that
would enhance the effectiveness of the activities
implemented by such entities under this Act;
and
(C) in the case of administrative expenses
of private voluntary organizations, cooperatives,
or 
intergovernmental 
organizations 
imple-
menting activities under this Act, shall approve
the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds
to meet itemized administrative expenses in-
curred in connection with activities carried out
under this Act; and
(4) for the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘agri-
cultural commodities’’ includes any agricultural com-
modity, or the products thereof, produced in the
United States.
SEC. 5. ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.
The Secretary may provide assistance under this Act
to private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, intergov-
ernmental organizations, governments and their agencies,
and such other organizations as the Secretary determines
are appropriate.
SEC. 6. RULES BY SECRETARY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assure that
rules governing this Act shall include provisions to—
(1) provide for the submission of proposals,
each of which may include one or more countries, for
commodities and other assistance under this Act;
(2) provide for eligible commodities and assist-
ance on a multi-year basis;
(3) ensure eligible recipients demonstrate the
organizational capacity and the ability to develop,
implement, monitor, report on, and provide account-
ability for activities conducted under this Act;
(4) streamline procedures for the development,
review, and approval of proposals submitted in ac-
cordance with this Act;
(5) ensure monitoring and reporting by eligible
recipients on the use of commodities and other as-
sistance provided under this Act; and
(6) allow for the sale or barter of commodities
by eligible organizations to acquire funds to imple-
ment activities that improve the food security of
women and children or otherwise enhance the effec-
tiveness of programs and activities authorized under
this Act.
(b) PRIORITIES FOR PROGRAM FUNDING.—In car-
rying out subsection (a) with respect to criteria for deter-
mining the use of commodities and other assistance pro-
vided for programs and activities authorized under this
Act, the Secretary shall consider the ability of eligible re-
cipients to—
(1) identify and assess the needs of bene-
ficiaries, especially mothers and children five years
of age and younger who are malnourished or under-
nourished, and school-age children who are malnour-
ished, under-nourished, or do not regularly attend
school;
(2)(A) in the case of preschool and school-age
children, target low-income areas where children’s
enrollment and attendance in school is low or girls’
enrollment and participation in preschool or school is
particularly low; and
(B) in the case of programs to benefit mothers
and children five years of age or younger, coordinate
supplementary feeding and nutrition programs with
existing or newly-established maternal, infant, and
children programs that provide health needs inter-
ventions, and which may include maternal, prenatal,
and postnatal and newborn care;
(3) involve indigenous institutions and commu-
nities in the development and implementation of the
program and foster local capacity-building and lead-
ership; and
(4) carry out multi-year programs that foster
self-sufficiency and ensure program longevity.
SEC. 7. USE OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE.
The Food and Nutrition service of the Department
of Agriculture shall provide technical advice on the estab-
lishment of programs under section 3(1) and on their im-
plementation in the field in recipient countries.
SEC. 8. MULTILATERAL INVOLVEMENT.
The President is urged to endeavor to engage existing
international food aid coordinating mechanisms to ensure
multilateral commitments to and participation in pro-
grams like those supported under this Act. The President
shall report annually to Congress on the commitments and
activities of governments in the global effort to reduce
child hunger and increase school attendance.
SEC. 9. PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT.
The President and the Secretary are urged to encour-
age the support and active involvement of the private sec-
tor, foundations, and other individuals and organizations
in programs assisted under this Act.
SEC. 10. FUNDING LEVELS.
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make avail-
able to carry out programs under this Act—
(1) in fiscal 2002, $300,000,000 and in fiscal
year 2003, $600,000,000 for programs under sec-
tion 3(1) and $50,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and
in fiscal year 2003, $100,000,000 for programs
under section 3(2); and
(2) in each succeeding fiscal year $750,000,000
for programs under section 3(1) and $250,000,000
for programs under section 3(2).
SEC. 11. COOPERATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AGEN-
CIES.
Notwithstanding section 11 of the Commodity Credit
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i), the Secretary
may approve the use of Commodity Credit Corporation
funds to pay administrative expenses of any other agency
of the Federal Government, including any bureau, office,
administration, or agency of the Department of Agri-
culture, assisting in the implementation of this Act.
SEC. 12. REQUIREMENT TO SAFEGUARD LOCAL PRODUC-
TION AND USUAL MARKETING.
The requirement of section 403(a) of the Agricultural
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C.
1733(a) and 1733(h)) shall apply with respect to the avail-
ability of commodities under this Act.
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