[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8446 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8446

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2022

Ms. McCollum (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Meeks, and Mr. 
   McCaul) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
       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--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (3) by inserting before paragraph (4) (as redesignated) the 
        following:
            ``(1) According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of 
        the United Nations, as many as 828,000,000 people are facing 
        hunger, an estimated 2.3 billion people are moderately or 
        severely food insecure, and 10 percent of the global population 
        is undernourished.
            ``(2) The World Bank estimates that as many as 95 million 
        more people will experience extreme poverty and 40 million more 
        people will experience acute food insecurity as a result of the 
        COVID-19 pandemic, conflict, and related economic shocks.
            ``(3) Russia's unprovoked and unjustified full-scale 
        invasion of Ukraine and blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports 
        has halted exports and resulted in global shortages of grain 
        and other agricultural commodities and rising food and fuel 
        prices.''.

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 paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) increase the productivity, incomes, and livelihoods 
        of small-scale producers, especially women, by working across 
        the food system and agricultural value chains, including 
        through--
                    ``(A) enhancing local capacity to manage 
                agricultural resources effectively and expanding 
                producer access to local and international markets;
                    ``(B) increasing the availability and affordability 
                of high quality nutritious and safe foods, and 
                sustainable clean water;
                    ``(C) creating sustainable entrepreneurship 
                opportunities 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 new agricultural technologies to support 
                more resilient and productive agricultural 
                practices;'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end before the 
        semicolon the following: ``, particularly in the face of 
        conflict and increasing environmental shocks and stresses'';
            (3) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``women'' the following: ``, 
                adolescent girls,'';
                    (B) by inserting after ``child stunting'' the 
                following: ``and incidence of wasting''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end before the semicolon the 
                following: ``and nutrition, especially during the first 
                1,000-day window until a child reaches 2 years of 
                age'';
            (4) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``science and technology,'' 
                the following: ``the environment,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``nutrition,'' and inserting ``, 
                including nutrition, deworming,'';
            (5) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (6) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) support increased engagement with women to increase 
        women's access to agricultural innovations, access to savings 
        groups and other financing mechanisms, and ensure related 
        agriculture, food, and water systems programs and policies 
        informed by data and evidence; and''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 4 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9303) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5)(H), by inserting after ``farmer'' the 
        following: ``and fisher'';
            (2) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by striking ``the Overseas Private Investment 
                Corporation'' and inserting ``the United States 
                International Development Finance Corporation''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``the United States 
                Geological Survey,'' the following: ``the Inter-
                American Foundation,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Wasting.--The term `wasting'--
                    ``(A) means 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 
                being too thin for their height with 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.

    Section 5 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9304) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by inserting after 
                ``investment plans'' the following: ``and governance 
                systems'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) by striking ``support'' and inserting 
                        ``strengthen nutritious food systems, including 
                        through'';
                            (ii) by striking ``with small-scale 
                        producers'' and inserting ``for small-scale 
                        producers''; and
                            (iii) by inserting after ``market linkages 
                        needed to'' the following: ``sustainably 
                        increase productivity and incomes to reduce 
                        poverty and malnutrition, and'';
                    (C) in paragraph (9), by striking ``integrate 
                resilience and nutrition strategies into food security 
                programs, such that'' and inserting ``coordinate with 
                and complement relevant strategies to ensure'';
                    (D) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and natural 
                occurrences'' and inserting ``natural occurrences, and 
                environmental shocks'';
                    (E) in paragraph (14), by inserting after 
                ``collaboration'' the following: ``and coordination, as 
                appropriate,'';
                    (F) in paragraph (16)--
                            (i) by striking ``section 8(b)(4)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 8(a)(4)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (G) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph 
                (20); and
                    (H) by inserting after paragraph (16) the 
                following:
            ``(17) improve the efficiency and sustainability of 
        agricultural production, including management of crops, 
        rangelands, pastures, livestock, fisheries, and aquacultures;
            ``(18) ensure investments in food systems and food security 
        consider and integrate the management and governance of natural 
        resources and habitat conservation, especially among food 
        insecure populations living in or near biodiverse ecosystems;
            ``(19) support agricultural research and development to 
        improve agricultural productivity, resilience, and 
        sustainability, including reducing plant pests and diseases, 
        and development of new varieties and alternative crops for 
        resilience and use of drought resistant seeds; and''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``Not later than 
        October 1, 2016'' and inserting ``Not later than the expiration 
        of the Global Food Security Strategy for 2022-2026''.

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 
        ``$1,100,000,000'';
            (2) by striking ``fiscal years 2017 through 2023'' and 
        inserting ``fiscal years 2023 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 subsection (a); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
        (a) and (b), respectively.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 492(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292a(a)) is amended by striking 
``fiscal years 2017 through 2023'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2023 
through 2028''.

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 ``7 years'' and inserting ``5 
                years''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the President shall submit'' and 
                inserting ``the President shall, not later than April 1 
                of each year, submit'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Graduation Report.--During the final year of each strategy 
required by section 5(c), the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report outlining the criteria and 
methodologies for graduating target countries and communities from 
assistance provided to implement such strategy as such countries and 
communities meet the progress benchmarks identified pursuant to 
subsection (a)(5).''.
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