[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2862 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2862

   To amend the Food for Peace Act to restore the original intent of 
              commodity transfers, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 20, 2023

  Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Ricketts) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Food for Peace Act to restore the original intent of 
              commodity transfers, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Farmers Feed the World Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PETER O'BRIEN FOOD FOR PEACE PROGRAM.

    (a) Renaming of Program.--
            (1) In general.--Title II of the Food for Peace Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amended in the title heading by 
        striking ``EMERGENCY AND PRIVATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS'' and 
        inserting ``PETER O'BRIEN FOOD FOR PEACE PROGRAM''.
            (2) General authority.--Section 201 of the Food for Peace 
        Act (7 U.S.C. 1721) is amended in the matter preceding 
        paragraph (1) by striking ``title (to be implemented by the 
        Administrator)'' and inserting ``title, to be known as the 
        `Peter O'Brien Food for Peace Program', to be implemented by 
        the Administrator,''.
    (b) Provision of Agricultural Commodities.--Section 202 of the Food 
for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``of law, the Administrator'' and 
                inserting ``in this Act, the Administrator, with the 
                consent of the Secretary,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Administrator determines'' 
                and inserting ``the Secretary determines'';
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``7.5 percent nor 
                more than 20 percent'' and inserting ``5 percent nor 
                more than 10 percent''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Limitation on diversion of funds.--Of the funds made 
        available in each fiscal year under this title to the 
        Administrator, not more than 50 percent shall be made available 
        for expenses other than the procurement of agricultural 
        commodities and ocean transportation.
            ``(6) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the end of 
        each fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to the 
        appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly available 
        on the website of the Administrator, a report that describes--
                    ``(A) the uses of funds under this subsection;
                    ``(B) each instance of a provision of this Act 
                notwithstood under subsection (a) and the circumstances 
                associated with that instance, including an 
                identification of the particular provision 
                notwithstood; and
                    ``(C) each request made by the Administrator to the 
                Secretary to provide agricultural commodities under 
                subsection (a), the reason for the request, the 
                determination of the Secretary to grant or not grant 
                the request, and the reason for the determination.''; 
                and
            (3) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) by striking ``or food procured outside of the 
                United States,'';
                    (B) by inserting ``produced and'' before 
                ``furnished''; and
                    (C) by striking ``of America''.
    (c) Levels of Assistance.--Section 204(a)(3) of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1724(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The 
        Administrator'' and inserting ``The Secretary, following 
        consultation with the Administrator,''; and
            (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
        following: ``Not later than 180 days after the end of each 
        fiscal year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
        Committees on Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, and Appropriations 
        of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Foreign 
        Relations, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and 
        Appropriations of the Senate, and make publicly available on 
        the website of the Administrator, a report that describes the 
        reasons for the waiver.''.
    (d) Prohibition on Certain Assistance.--Title II of the Food for 
Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 209. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ASSISTANCE.

    ``Under this title, the use of food procured outside of the United 
States, food vouchers, or cash transfers for food as a form of 
assistance is prohibited.''.
    (e) Definition of Agricultural Commodity.--Section 402(2) of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1732(2)) is amended in the first sentence 
by striking ``, unless otherwise provided for in this Act,''.
    (f) General Provisions.--Section 403 of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1733) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``, food procured outside of the United 
                States, food voucher, or cash transfer for food'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``in the case of the 
                        provision of an agricultural commodity,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the commodity'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting ``the 
                        agricultural commodity''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or use of the 
                food procured outside of the United States, food 
                voucher, or cash transfer for food in the recipient 
                country''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``, the use of food procured outside of the United States, food 
        vouchers, and cash transfers for food,''.
    (g) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.--Section 406(b)(6) of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736(b)(6)) is amended by striking ``, 
distribution, and program implementation costs to use the commodities'' 
and inserting ``and distribution costs''.
    (h) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 3206 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
        of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1726c) is repealed.
            (2) Section 9(b) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 
        (22 U.S.C. 9308(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (5); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as 
                paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively.

SEC. 3. SIMPLIFIED ACCESS TO THE BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST.

    Section 302 of the Agricultural Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter preceding 
                subclause (I)--
                            (i) by inserting ``by the Secretary in the 
                        discretion of the Secretary, which shall be 
                        informed by information provided, at the 
                        request of the Secretary, by the Administrator 
                        regarding the ongoing programs of the 
                        Administrator, without undue delay,'' after 
                        ``released''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``(7 U.S.C. 1721 et 
                        seq.)--'' and inserting ``(7 U.S.C. 1721 et 
                        seq.), as approved by the Secretary--''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``the 
                Administrator'' and inserting ``the Secretary''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by inserting ``by the 
        Secretary'' after ``shall be reimbursed''.
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