Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.8446 | Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty (D-MN)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 activities to implement the Global Food Security Strategy, a whole-of-government strategy to promote global food security, resilience, and nutrition. The bill also modifies aspects of the strategy, such as requiring the strategy to seek to improve the efficiency and resilience of agricultural production.
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 activities related to the Emergency Food Security Program, an international market-based assistance program.

To modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    The Act may be cited as the ``Global Food Security Reauthorization 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Section 2 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9301) 
is amended by striking ``Congress makes'' and all that follows through 
``(3) A comprehensive'' and inserting ``Congress finds that a 
comprehensive''.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY OBJECTIVES; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    Section 3(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 
9302(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``programs, activities, and initiatives that'' and inserting 
        ``comprehensive, multi-sectoral programs, activities, and 
        initiatives that consider agriculture and food systems in their 
        totality and that''.
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and economic freedom 
        through the coordination'' and inserting ``, economic freedom, 
        and security through the phasing, sequencing, and 
        coordination'';
            (3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(3) increase the productivity, incomes, and livelihoods 
        of small-scale producers and artisanal fishing communities, 
        especially women in these communities, by working across 
        terrestrial and aquatic food systems and agricultural value 
        chains, including by--
                    ``(A) enhancing local capacity to manage 
                agricultural resources and food systems effectively and 
                expanding producer access to, and participation in, 
                local, regional, and international markets;
                    ``(B) increasing the availability and affordability 
                of high quality nutritious and safe foods and clean 
                water;
                    ``(C) creating entrepreneurship opportunities and 
                improving access to business development related to 
                agriculture and food systems, including among youth 
                populations, linked to local, regional, and 
                international markets; and
                    ``(D) enabling partnerships to facilitate the 
                development of and investment in new agricultural 
                technologies to support more resilient and productive 
                agricultural practices;
            ``(4) build resilience to agriculture and food systems 
        shocks and stresses, including global food catastrophes in 
        which conventional methods of agriculture are unable to provide 
        sufficient food and nutrition to sustain the global population, 
        among vulnerable populations and households through inclusive 
        growth, while reducing reliance upon emergency food and 
        economic assistance;'';
            (4) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, adolescent girls,'' after 
                ``women'';
                    (B) by inserting ``and incidence of wasting'' after 
                ``child stunting'';
                    (C) by inserting ``large-scale food 
                fortification,'' after ``diet diversification,''; and
                    (D) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
                the following: ``and nutrition, especially during the 
                first 1,000-day window until a child reaches 2 years of 
                age''; and
            (5) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by inserting ``combating fragility, 
                resilience,'' after ``national security,'';
                    (B) by inserting ``natural resource management,'' 
                after ``science and technology,''; and
                    (C) by striking ``nutrition,'' and inserting 
                ``nutrition, including deworming,''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 4 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9303) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, including in 
        response to shocks and stresses to food and nutrition 
        security'' before the period at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (5)(H)--
                    (A) by inserting ``local'' before ``agricultural'';
                    (B) by inserting ``and fisher'' after ``farmer''; 
                and
                    (C) by inserting ``youth,'' after ``small-scale 
                producers,'';
            (3) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``the Inter-American 
        Foundation,'' after ``United States African Development 
        Foundation,'';
            (4) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) by inserting ``agriculture and food'' before 
                ``systems''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, including global food 
                catastrophes,'' after ``food security'';
            (5) in paragraph (9), by striking ``fishers'' and inserting 
        ``artisanal fishing communities'';
            (6) in paragraph (10), by amending subparagraphs (D) and 
        (E) to read as follows:
                    ``(D) is a marker of an environment deficient in 
                the various needs that allow for a child's healthy 
                growth, including nutrition; and
                    ``(E) is associated with long-term poor health, 
                delayed motor development, impaired cognitive function, 
                and decreased immunity.'';
            (7) in paragraph (12), by striking ``agriculture and 
        nutrition security'' and inserting ``food and nutrition 
        security and agriculture-led economic growth'';
            (8) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12), as 
        amended, as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively;
            (9) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Food system.--The term `food system' means the intact 
        or whole unit made up of interrelated components of people, 
        behaviors, relationships, and material goods that interact in 
        the production, processing, packaging, transporting, trade, 
        marketing, consumption, and use of food, feed, and fiber 
        through aquaculture, farming, wild fisheries, forestry, and 
        pastoralism that operates within and is influenced by social, 
        political, economic, and environmental contexts.''; and
            (10) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) Wasting.--The term `wasting' means--
                    ``(A) a life-threatening condition attributable to 
                poor nutrient intake or disease that is characterized 
                by a rapid deterioration in nutritional status over a 
                short period of time; and
                    ``(B) in the case of children, is characterized by 
                low weight for height and weakened immunity, increasing 
                their risk of death due to greater frequency and 
                severity of common infection, particularly when 
                severe.''.

SEC. 5. COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY.

    (a) Strategy.--Section 5(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 
(22 U.S.C. 9304) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``country-owned agriculture, 
                nutrition, and food security policy'' and inserting 
                ``partner country-led agriculture, nutrition, 
                regulatory, food security, and water resources 
                management policy''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``investment plans'' the 
                following: ``and governance systems'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
            ``(5) support the locally-led and inclusive development of 
        agriculture and food systems, including by enhancing the extent 
        to which small-scale food producers, especially women, have 
        access to and control over the inputs, skills, resource 
        management capacity, networking, bargaining power, financing, 
        market linkages, technology, and information needed to 
        sustainably increase productivity and incomes, reduce poverty 
        and malnutrition, and promote long-term economic prosperity;'';
            (3) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, adolescent girls,'' after 
                ``women''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and preventing incidence of 
                wasting'' after ``reducing child stunting'';
            (4) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``poor water resource 
        management and'' after ``including'';
            (5) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) by striking ``the long-term success of 
                programs'' and inserting ``long-term impact''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, including agricultural 
                research capacity,'' after ``institutions'';
            (6) in paragraph (9)--
                    (A) by striking ``integrate resilience and 
                nutrition strategies into food security programs, such 
                that'' and inserting ``coordinate with and complement 
                relevant strategies to ensure''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``adapt and'' before ``build 
                safety nets'';
            (7) in paragraph (13), by inserting ``nongovernmental 
        organizations, including'' after ``civil society,'';
            (8) in paragraph (14), by inserting ``and coordination, as 
        appropriate,'' after ``collaboration'';
            (9) in paragraph (16)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 8(b)(4)'' and inserting 
                ``section 8(a)(4)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting 
                a semicolon;
            (10) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (22);
            (11) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (16), as 
        amended, as paragraphs (14) through (18), respectively;
            (12) by striking paragraphs (10) and (11) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(10) develop community and producer resilience and 
        adaptation strategies to disasters, emergencies, and other 
        shocks and stresses to food and nutrition security, including 
        conflicts, droughts, flooding, pests, and diseases, that 
        adversely impact agricultural yield and livelihoods;
            ``(11) harness science, technology, and innovation, 
        including the research and extension activities supported by 
        the private sector, relevant Federal Departments and agencies, 
        Feed the Future Innovation Labs or any successor entities, and 
        international and local researchers and innovators, recognizing 
        that significant investments in research and technological 
        advances will be necessary to reduce global poverty, hunger, 
        and malnutrition;
            ``(12) use evidenced-based best practices, including 
        scientific and forecasting data, and improved planning and 
        coordination by, with, and among key partners and relevant 
        Federal Departments and agencies to identify, analyze, measure, 
        and mitigate risks, and strengthen resilience capacities;
            ``(13) ensure scientific and forecasting data is accessible 
        and usable by affected communities and facilitate communication 
        and collaboration among local stakeholders in support of 
        adaptation planning and implementation, including scenario 
        planning and preparedness using seasonal forecasting and 
        scientific and local knowledge;''; and
            (13) by inserting after paragraph (18), as redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(19) improve the efficiency and resilience of 
        agricultural production, including management of crops, 
        rangelands, pastures, livestock, fisheries, and aquacultures;
            ``(20) ensure investments in food and nutrition security 
        consider and integrate best practices in the management and 
        governance of natural resources and conservation, especially 
        among food insecure populations living in or near biodiverse 
        ecosystems;
            ``(21) be periodically updated in a manner that reflects 
        learning and best practices; and''.
    (b) Periodic Updates.--Section 5 of the Global Food Security Act of 
2016 (22 U.S.C. 9304), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Periodic Updates.--Not less frequently than quinquennially 
through fiscal year 2030, the President, in consultation with the head 
of each relevant Federal department and agency, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees updates to the Global Food 
Security Strategy required under subsection (a) and the agency-specific 
plans described in subsection (c)(2).''.

SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY; 
              AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 6(b) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 
9305(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$1,000,600,000'' and inserting 
        ``$1,200,000,000'';
            (2) by striking ``fiscal years 2017 through 2023'' and 
        inserting ``fiscal years 2024 through 2028''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following: ``Amounts 
        authorized to appropriated by this subsection should be 
        prioritized to carry out programs and activities in target 
        countries.''.

SEC. 7. EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 7 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 
(22 U.S.C. 9306) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) Sense of Congress'' and all that 
        follows through ``It shall be'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be''; and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 492(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292a(a)) is amended by striking 
``$2,794,184,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023, of which 
up to $1,257,382,000'' and inserting ``$3,905,460,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2024 through 2028, of which up to $1,757,457,000''.

SEC. 8. REPORTS.

    Section 8 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9307) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``During each of the first 7 years 
                after the date of the submission of the strategy 
                required under section 5(c)'' and inserting ``For each 
                of fiscal years 2024 through 2028'';
                    (B) by striking ``reports that describe'' and 
                inserting ``a report that describes''; and
                    (C) by striking ``at the end of the reporting 
                period'' and inserting ``during the preceding year'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, including any 
        changes to the target countries selected pursuant to the 
        selection criteria described in section 5(a)(2) and 
        justifications for any such changes'' before the semicolon at 
        the end;
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``identify and'' before 
        ``describe'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``agriculture'' and 
        inserting ``food'';
            (5) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by inserting ``quantitative and qualitative'' 
                after ``how''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``at the initiative, country, and 
                zone of influence levels, including longitudinal data 
                and key uncertainties'' before the semicolon at the 
                end;
            (6) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``within target 
        countries, amounts and justification for any spending outside 
        of target countries'' after ``amounts spent'';
            (7) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and the impact of 
        private sector investment'' and inserting ``and efforts to 
        encourage financial donor burden sharing and the impact of such 
        investment and efforts'';
            (8) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (9) in paragraph (14)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including key challenges or 
                missteps,'' after ``lessons learned''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and'';
            (10) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (14), as 
        amended, as paragraphs (15) through (17), respectively;
            (11) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (11), as 
        amended, as paragraphs (7) through (13), respectively;
            (12) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) identify and describe the priority quantitative 
        metrics used to establish baselines and performance targets at 
        the initiative, country, and zone of influence levels;
            ``(5) identify such established baselines and performance 
        targets at the country, and zone of influence levels;
            ``(6) identify the output and outcome benchmarks and 
        indicators used to measure results annually, and report the 
        annual measurement of results for each of the priority metrics 
        identified pursuant to paragraph (4), disaggregated by age, 
        gender, and disability, to the extent practicable and 
        appropriate, in an open and transparent manner that is 
        accessible to the American people;'';
            (13) by inserting after paragraph (13), as redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(14) describe how agriculture research is prioritized 
        within the Global Food Security Strategy to support 
        agriculture-led growth and eventual self-sufficiency and assess 
        efforts to coordinate research programs within the Global Food 
        Security Strategy with key stakeholders;''; and
            (14) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(18) during the final year of each strategy required 
        under section 5, complete country graduation reports to 
        determine whether a country should remain a target country 
        based on quantitative and qualitative analysis.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.