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livelihoods, access markets, and access opportunities 
from longer-term economic growth; 
(6) develop community and producer resiliency 
to natural disasters, emergencies, and natural occur-
rences that adversely impact agricultural yield; 
(7) harness science, technology, and innovation, 
including the research conducted at Feed the Future 
Innovation Labs, or any successor entities, through-
out the United States; 
(8) support integrating agricultural develop-
ment activities among food insecure populations liv-
ing in proximity to designated national parks or 
wildlife areas to support wildlife conservation efforts; 
(9) leverage resources and expertise through 
partnerships with the private sector, farm organiza-
tions, cooperatives, civil society, faith-based organi-
zations, research entities, and academic institutions; 
(10) support collaboration, as appropriate, be-
tween United States universities and public and pri-
vate institutions in developing countries to promote 
agricultural development and innovation; 
(11) set clear and transparent selection criteria 
for target countries, regions, and intended bene-
ficiaries of assistance to implement the Global Food 
Security Strategy; 
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(12) set specific and measurable goals, targets, 
and time frames, and a plan of action consistent 
with the policy objectives described in section 2(a); 
(13) seek to ensure that target countries re-
spect and promote the lawful land tenure rights of 
local communities, particularly those of women and 
small-scale producers; and 
(14) include criteria and methodology for grad-
uating countries from assistance to implement the 
Global Food Security Strategy once the countries 
have achieved certain benchmarks. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The President shall coordinate, 
through a whole-of-government approach, the efforts of 
relevant Federal departments and agencies in the imple-
mentation of the Global Food Security Strategy by— 
(1) establishing monitoring and evaluation sys-
tems, coherence, and coordination across relevant 
Federal departments and agencies; and 
(2) establishing platforms for regular consulta-
tion and collaboration with key stakeholders, includ-
ing— 
(A) multilateral institutions; 
(B) private voluntary organizations; 
(C) cooperatives; 
(D) the private sector; 
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(E) local nongovernmental and civil society 
organizations; 
(F) faith-based organizations; 
(G) congressional committees; and 
(H) other stakeholders, as appropriate. 
SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE GLOBAL FOOD SE-
CURITY STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 
provide assistance to implement the Global Food Security 
Strategy pursuant to the authorities of section 103, sec-
tion 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.) 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(b) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.—The President 
should seek to ensure that assistance to implement the 
Global Food Security Strategy is provided under estab-
lished parameters 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. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
President 
$1,000,600,000 for fiscal year 2015 to carry out this sec-
tion. 
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SEC. 6. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that describes the status of the implementation of the 
Global Food Security Strategy. 
(b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) contain a summary of the Global Food Se-
curity Strategy as an appendix; 
(2) identify any substantial changes made in 
the Global Food Security Strategy during the pre-
ceding calendar year; 
(3) identify the indicators that will be used to 
measure results, set benchmarks for progress over 
time, and establish mechanisms for reporting results 
in an open and transparent manner; 
(4) describe the progress made in implementing 
the Global Food Security Strategy; 
(5) assess the progress and results of imple-
menting international food and nutrition security 
programming; 
(6) contain a transparent, open, and detailed 
accounting of spending by relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies to implement the Global Food 
Security Strategy, including by listing all recipients 
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of funding or partner organizations and, to the ex-
tent possible, describing their activities; 
(7) identify any United States legal or regu-
latory impediments that could obstruct the effective 
implementation of the programming referred to in 
paragraph (5); 
(8) contain a clear gender analysis of program-
ming that includes established disaggregated gender 
indicators to better analyze outcomes for food pro-
ductivity, income growth, equity in access to inputs, 
jobs and markets, and nutrition; 
(9) describe the strategies and benchmarks for 
graduating target countries and monitoring any 
graduated target countries; 
(10) 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) host country governments; 
(E) international and local private vol-
untary, nongovernmental, faith-based organiza-
tions, and civil society organizations; and 
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