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proposals for field-based projects to fund 
under this section, the Administrator shall 
select a diversity of projects, including 
projects located in— 
(I) areas most prone to repeated 
crises; 
(II) areas with effective existing 
resilience 
programs 
that 
can 
be 
scaled; and 
(III) areas in all countries of the 
Horn of Africa. 
(ii) PRIORITY.—In selecting proposals 
for field-based projects under clause (i), 
the Administrator shall ensure that the se-
lected proposals are for field-based projects 
that— 
(I) effectively integrate emer-
gency and long-term development pro-
grams to improve sustainability; 
(II) demonstrate the potential to 
reduce the need for future emergency 
assistance; and 
(III) build targeted productive 
safety nets, in coordination with host 
country governments, through food 
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for work, cash for work, and other 
proven program methodologies. 
(B) 
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Administrator 
shall not award a grant or cooperative agree-
ment or approve a field-based project under this 
subsection until the date on which the Adminis-
trator promulgates regulations or issues guide-
lines under subsection (e). 
(e) REGULATIONS; GUIDELINES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of completion of the study under sub-
section (c), the Administrator shall promulgate regu-
lations or issue guidelines to carry out field-based 
projects under this section. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In promulgating regula-
tions or issuing guidelines under paragraph (1), the 
Administrator shall— 
(A) take into consideration the results of 
the study described in subsection (c); and 
(B) provide an opportunity for public re-
view and comment. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than November 1, 
2016, the Administrator shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report that— 
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(A) addresses each factor described in 
paragraph (2); and 
(B) is conducted in accordance with this 
section. 
(2) REQUIRED FACTORS.—The report shall in-
clude baseline and end-of-project data that meas-
ures— 
(A) the prevalence of moderate and severe 
hunger so as to provide an accurate accounting 
of project impact on household access to and 
consumption of food during every month of the 
year prior to data collection; 
(B) household ownership of and access to 
productive assets, including at a minimum land, 
livestock, homes, equipment, and other mate-
rials assets needed for income generation; 
(C) household incomes, including informal 
sources of employment; and 
(D) the productive assets of women using 
the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture 
Index. 
(3) PUBLIC
ACCESS
TO
RECORDS
AND
RE-
PORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date on 
which the report is submitted under paragraph (1), 
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the Administrator shall provide public access to the 
report. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
SEC. 3209. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR 
TRADE AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURE COMMITTEES AND 
SUBCOMMITTEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘agriculture 
committees and subcommittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate; and 
(3) the subcommittees on agriculture, rural de-
velopment, food and drug administration, and re-
lated agencies of the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(b) PROPOSAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the agriculture committees and subcommit-
tees, shall propose a reorganization of international 
trade functions for imports and exports of the De-
partment of Agriculture. 
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(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In producing the pro-
posal under this section, the Secretary shall— 
(A) in recognition of the importance of ag-
ricultural exports to the farm economy and the 
economy as a whole, include a plan for the es-
tablishment of an Under Secretary of Agri-
culture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Af-
fairs; 
(B) take into consideration how the Under 
Secretary described in subparagraph (A) would 
serve as a multiagency coordinator of sanitary 
and phytosanitary issues and nontariff trade 
barriers in agriculture with respect to imports 
and exports of agricultural products; and 
(C) take into consideration all implications 
of a reorganization described in paragraph (1) 
on domestic programs and operations of the 
Department of Agriculture. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act and before the re-
organization described in paragraph (1) can take ef-
fect, the Secretary shall submit to the agriculture 
committees and subcommittees a report that— 
(A) includes the results of the proposal 
under this section; and 
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