[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 20, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2342-S2343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 3837. Mrs. FISCHER (for Mr. Casey) proposed an amendment to the
bill S. 1252, to authorize a comprehensive strategic approach for
United States foreign assistance to developing countries to reduce
global poverty and hunger, achieve food and nutrition security, promote
inclusive, sustainable, agricultural-led economic growth, improve
nutritional outcomes, especially for women and children, build
resilience among vulnerable populations, and for other purposes; as
follows:
On page 23, line 20, strike ``security''.
On page 24, beginning on line 23, strike ``align'' and all
that follows through ``science'' on line 25 and insert
``demonstrably meet, align with and leverage broader United
States strategies and investments in trade, economic growth,
national security, science''.
On page 33, line 24, strike ``producers; and'' and insert
``producers;''.
On page 34, line 6, strike ``8(b)(4).'' and insert
``8(b)(4); and''.
On page 34, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
(17) demonstrably support the United States national
security and economic interest in the countries where
assistance is being provided.
Beginning on page 40, strike line 16 and all that follows
through page 44, line 18, and insert the following:
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SEC. 8. REPORTS.
(a) Global Food Security Strategy Implementation Reports.--
Not later than 1 year and 2 years after the date of the
submission of the strategy required under section 5(c), the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees reports that describe the status of the
implementation of the Global Food Security Strategy for 2017
and 2018, which shall--
(1) contain a summary of the Global Food Security Strategy
as an appendix;
(2) identify any substantial changes made in the Global
Food Security Strategy during the preceding calendar year;
(3) describe the progress made in implementing the Global
Food Security Strategy;
(4) identify the indicators used to establish benchmarks
and measure results over time, as well as the mechanisms for
reporting such results in an open and transparent manner;
(5) describe related strategies and benchmarks for
graduating target countries and communities from assistance
provided under the Global Food Security Strategy over time,
including by building resilience, reducing risk, and
enhancing the sustainability of outcomes from United States
investments in agriculture and nutrition security;
(6) indicate how findings from monitoring and evaluation
were incorporated into program design and budget decisions;
(7) contain a transparent, open, and detailed accounting of
spending by relevant Federal departments and agencies to
implement the Global Food Security Strategy, including, for
each Federal department and agency, the statutory source of
spending, amounts spent, implementing partners and targeted
beneficiaries, and activities supported to the extent
practicable and appropriate;
(8) describe how the Global Food Security Strategy
leverages other United States food security and development
assistance programs on the continuum from emergency food aid
through sustainable, agriculture-led economic growth and
eventual self-sufficiency;
(9) describe the contributions of the Global Food Security
Strategy to, and assess the impact of, broader international
food and nutrition security assistance programs, including
progress in the promotion of land tenure rights, creating
economic opportunities for women and small-scale producers,
and stimulating agriculture-led economic growth in target
countries and communities;
(10) assess efforts to coordinate United States
international food security and nutrition programs,
activities, and initiatives with key stakeholders;
(11) assess United States Government-facilitated private
investment in related sectors and the impact of private
sector investment in target countries and communities;
(12) identify any United States legal or regulatory
impediments that could obstruct the effective implementation
of the programming referred to in paragraphs (8) and (9);
(13) contain a clear gender analysis of programming, to
inform project-level activities, that includes established
disaggregated gender indicators to better analyze outcomes
for food productivity, income growth, control of assets,
equity in access to inputs, jobs and markets, and nutrition;
and
(14) incorporate a plan for regularly reviewing and
updating strategies, partnerships, and programs and sharing
lessons learned with a wide range of stakeholders in an open,
transparent manner.
(b) Global Food Security Crosscut Report.--Not later than
120 days after the President submits the budget to Congress
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report
including--
(1) an interagency budget crosscut report that--
(A) displays the budget proposed, including any planned
interagency or intra-agency transfer, for each of the
principal Federal agencies that carries out global food
security activities in the upcoming fiscal year, separately
reporting the amount of planned funding to be provided under
existing laws pertaining to the global food security strategy
to the extent available; and
(B) to the extent available, identifies all assistance and
research expenditures at the account level in each of the
five prior fiscal years by the Federal Government and United
States multilateral commitments using Federal funds for
global food security strategy activities;
(2) to the extent available, a detailed accounting of all
assistance funding received and obligated by the principal
Federal agencies identified in the report and United States
multilateral commitments using Federal funds, for global food
security activities during the current fiscal year; and
(3) a breakout of the proposed budget for the current and
budget years by agency, categorizing expenditures by type of
funding, including research, resiliency, and other food
security activities to the extent that such information is
available.
(c) Public Availability of Information.--The information
referred to in subsections (a) and (b) shall be made
available on the public website of the United States Agency
for International Development in an open, machine readable
format, in a timely manner.
SEC. 9. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
(a) Effect on Other Programs.--Nothing in the Global Food
Security Strategy or this Act or the amendments made by this
Act shall be construed to supersede or otherwise affect the
authority of the relevant Federal departments and agencies to
carry out programs specified in subsection (b), in the manner
provided, and subject to the terms and conditions, of those
programs, including, but not limited to, the terms,
conditions, and requirements relating to the procurement and
transportation of food assistance furnished pursuant to such
programs.
(b) Programs Described.--The programs referred to in
subsection (a) are the following:
(1) The Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.).
(2) The Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o).
(3) Section 416(b) of the Agriculture Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1431).
(4) McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program (7
U.S.C.1736o-1).
(5) Local and Regional Procurement Program (7 U.S.C.
1726c).
(6) Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1).
(7) Any other food and nutrition security and emergency and
non-emergency food assistance program of the Department of
Agriculture.
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