[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 2551 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2551
To modernize United States international food assistance programs made
available through the Food for Peace Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 14, 2018
Mr. Corker (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To modernize United States international food assistance programs made
available through the Food for Peace Act, 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 ``Food for Peace Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. United States policies.
TITLE I--EMERGENCY AND NONEMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS
Sec. 101. Food for Peace Program.
TITLE II--GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. General provisions.
Sec. 203. Agreements.
Sec. 204. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 205. Expiration date.
Sec. 206. Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance.
Sec. 207. Micronutrient fortification programs.
Sec. 208. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program.
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES POLICIES.
The Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) is amended by
striking sections 2 and 3 (7 U.S.C. 1691 and 1691a) and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 2. UNITED STATES POLICIES.
``(a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States to advance
the security, economic, and humanitarian interests of the United States
overseas by supporting the growth of healthier, more stable societies
and creating opportunities for expanded United States investment and
trade through the provision of United States foreign assistance,
including agricultural commodities, authorized under this Act to--
``(1) reduce global poverty, hunger, malnutrition, and
their attendant causes;
``(2) respond to, mitigate, and prevent famines and food
crises arising from natural and man-made disasters;
``(3) improve food and nutrition security while building
resilience to shocks, particularly among vulnerable groups;
``(4) advance democracy and free market principles,
facilitate trade, and catalyze inclusive, agriculture-led
economic growth in developing countries; and
``(5) reduce long-term reliance upon United States foreign
assistance.
``(b) Efficiency and Effectiveness of United States International
Food Assistance.--It is the policy of the United States to enhance the
efficiency and effectiveness of United States international food
assistance activities by--
``(1) coordinating with, and seeking commitments of
appropriate levels of food assistance by, donors to meet the
legitimate needs of developing countries and countries
experiencing food crises;
``(2) ensuring that food assistance continues to be
provided through appropriate channels, including through--
``(A) intergovernmental and multilateral
organizations;
``(B) international, national, and local private
voluntary, nongovernmental, faith-based, and civil
society organizations; and
``(C) national and local governments and
institutions; and
``(3) ensuring, to the maximum extent practicable, that
options for providing food assistance for emergency and
nonemergency purposes, including through the provision of in-
kind agricultural commodities or other forms of United States
foreign assistance, are not subject to limitation, provided
that--
``(A) decisions about to whom, when, where, and how
to provide assistance are based on thorough assessments
of need, timeliness, appropriateness, cost-
effectiveness, and risk of diversion and waste; and
``(B) such assistance is provided in a manner
that--
``(i) avoids disincentives to local
agricultural production and marketing; and
``(ii) minimizes commercial market
disruptions; and
``(C) rigorously monitoring and evaluating food
assistance programs and activities, identifying best
practices, sharing learning, and adapting such programs
and activities as necessary and appropriate.''.
TITLE I--EMERGENCY AND NONEMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS
SEC. 101. FOOD FOR PEACE PROGRAM.
Title II of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is
amended to read as follows:
``TITLE II--EMERGENCY AND NONEMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS
``SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOOD FOR PEACE PROGRAM.
``The President, working through the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development (referred to in this title
as the `Administrator') shall establish a program (to be known as the
`Food for Peace Program') to provide assistance, including agricultural
commodities, in foreign countries on behalf of the people of the United
States in furtherance of the policies set forth in section 2.
``SEC. 202. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.
``(a) Emergency Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Administrator may provide assistance, including agricultural
commodities, under this title to meet emergency food security needs
through governments and public or private entities, including
intergovernmental organizations such as the World Food Program and
other multilateral organizations, in such manner, including through
grants, contracts, and other transactions, and on such terms and
conditions as the Administrator determines appropriate.
``(b) Nonemergency Food Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--The Administrator may provide
assistance, including agricultural commodities, under this
title to meet nonemergency food security needs through eligible
organizations described in subsection (d) in such manner,
including through grants, contracts, and other transactions,
and on such terms and conditions as the Administrator
determines appropriate.
``(2) Program diversity.--The Administrator may--
``(A) encourage eligible organizations to propose
and implement program plans to address one or more of
the policies set forth in section 2; and
``(B) consider proposals that incorporate a variety
of program objectives and strategic plans based on the
identification by eligible organizations of appropriate
activities, consistent with section 2, to promote
economic development in foreign countries.
``(3) Coordination.--Nonemergency assistance provided under
this title shall be coordinated, to the greatest extent
practicable and appropriate, with complementary food and
nutrition security assistance made available pursuant to
chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
``(c) Uses of Agricultural Commodities.--Agricultural commodities
provided under this title may be made available for direct
distribution, sale, barter, or other appropriate disposition.
``(d) Eligible Organizations.--To be eligible to receive assistance
under subsection (b), an organization shall be--
``(1) a private voluntary organization or cooperative that
is, to the extent practicable, registered with the
Administrator; or
``(2) an intergovernmental organization, such as the World
Food Program.
``(e) Investment Authority.--An eligible organization that receives
financial assistance under this title may invest such funds pending use
for project purposes. Any interest earned on such investment shall be
used for the purposes for which the assistance was provided to the
eligible organization without further appropriation by Congress.
``(f) Effective Use of Assistance.--Organizations and cooperatives
receiving assistance, including agricultural commodities, under this
title shall ensure that such assistance is used effectively and in the
areas of greatest need by--
``(1) working with indigenous institutions and employing
indigenous workers, to the extent feasible;
``(2) assessing and taking into account nutritional and
other needs of beneficiary groups;
``(3) helping such beneficiary groups to design and carry
out mutually acceptable projects;
``(4) recommending to the Administrator methods of making
assistance available that are the most appropriate for each
local setting;
``(5) supervising the provision of assistance, including
the distribution of agricultural commodities, and the
implementation of the projects for which assistance, including
agricultural commodities, was provided under this title; and
``(6) regularly monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness
of projects for which assistance, including agricultural
commodities, was provided under this title, including
activities related to program integrity.
``(g) Labeling.--Assistance, including agricultural commodities
provided under this title, shall, to the greatest extent practicable,
be clearly identified with appropriate markings in the language of the
locality in which such assistance is provided, as being furnished by
the people of the United States of America.
``SEC. 203. SECURING THE ROLE OF AMERICAN FARMERS IN THE FOOD FOR PEACE
PROGRAM.
``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
``(1) American farmers have played a critical role in the
Food for Peace program since Congress established such program
in 1954 to reduce hunger and poverty overseas through the
donation of surplus government-held agricultural commodities
that had accumulated under Department of Agriculture commodity
price support programs.
``(2) Through the generosity of the American people, and
with the help of American farmers--
``(A) more than 4,000,000,000 people have received
life-saving food assistance; and
``(B) more than 150 countries have benefited from
United States supported food security programs.
``(3) Despite the cessation of the commodity price support
programs and the drawdown of surplus stocks that occasioned the
creation of the Food for Peace program in 1954, American
farmers continue to play a critical role in United States
international food assistance programs, particularly as a
result of their innovation, expertise, and unmatched capacity
to produce high quality agricultural commodities that are
critical to meeting growing global food needs.
``(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
modernizing the Food for Peace program, including through the
introduction of more flexible approaches to meeting food needs
overseas, does not negate the need and desire for American farmers to
continue to play an integral role in United States international food
assistance and agricultural development programs overseas.
``SEC. 204. MINIMUM LEVELS.
``(a) Agricultural Commodities.--Not less than 25 percent of the
amounts made available to provide assistance, including agricultural
commodities, under section 202 shall be made available for the purchase
and distribution of United States agricultural commodities, including
associated costs for the provision of agricultural commodities, in
accordance with this title.
``(b) Nonemergency Food Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available to carry
out this title, not less than $350,000,000 shall be expended
for nonemergency food assistance authorized under section
202(b).
``(2) Nonduplication.--In order to avoid duplication and
ensure the availability of resources to meet emergency needs,
funds made available under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) through grants
or cooperative agreements to strengthen food security in
developing countries that are consistent with the goals of this
title may be deemed to be expended on nonemergency food
assistance for the purposes of this subsection.
``(3) Limitation.--The amount made available pursuant to
paragraph (1) may not exceed 30 percent of the total amount
made available in any fiscal year to carry out this title.
``(c) Use of Value-Added Commodities.--In making agricultural
commodities available under this title, the Administrator should seek
to ensure that--
``(1) not less than 75 percent of the quantity of such
commodities required to be distributed during each fiscal year
under subsection (a) be in the form of processed, fortified, or
bagged commodities; and
``(2) not less than 50 percent of the quantity of the
bagged, whole grain commodities be bagged in the United States.
``SEC. 205. GENERATION AND USE OF CURRENCIES BY PRIVATE VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS AND COOPERATIVES.
``(a) Local Sale and Barter of Commodities.--An agreement entered
into between the Administrator and a private voluntary organization or
cooperative to provide food assistance through such organization or
cooperative under this title may provide for the sale or barter in one
or more recipient countries, or one or more countries in the same
region, of the commodities to be provided under such agreement.
``(b) Level of Local Sales.--In carrying out agreements of the type
referred to in subsection (a), the Administrator may permit private
voluntary organizations and cooperatives to sell, in one or more
recipient countries, or one or more countries in the same region, an
amount of commodities equal to not more than 15 percent of the
aggregate amounts of all commodities distributed under section 202(b).
``(c) Description of Intended Uses.--A private voluntary
organization or cooperative submitting a proposal to enter into a
nonemergency food assistance agreement under this title shall include,
in such proposal, a description of the intended uses of any proceeds
that may be generated through the sale, in one or more recipient
countries, or in one or more countries in the same region, of any
commodities provided under an agreement described in subsection (a).
``(d) Use.--Proceeds generated from any partial or full sale or
barter of commodities by a private voluntary organization or
cooperative under a nonemergency food assistance agreement under this
title may--
``(1) be used for associated costs;
``(2) be used to implement income-generating, community
development, health, nutrition, cooperative development,
agricultural, and other developmental activities within one or
more recipient countries or within one or more countries in the
same region; or
``(3) be invested, and any interest earned on such
investment shall be used for the purposes for which the
assistance was provided to that organization without further
appropriation by Congress.
``SEC. 206. FOOD ASSISTANCE CONSULTATIVE GROUP.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established a Food Assistance
Consultative Group (referred to in this section as the `Group'), that
shall meet regularly to review and address issues concerning the
effectiveness of the regulations and procedures that govern food
assistance programs established and implemented under this title and
the implementation of other provisions of this title that may involve
eligible organizations described in section 202(d)(1).
``(b) Membership.--The Group shall be composed of--
``(1) the Administrator;
``(2) the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and
Foreign Agricultural Services;
``(3) the Inspector General of the United States Agency for
International Development;
``(4) a representative of each private voluntary
organization and cooperative participating in a program under
this title, or receiving planning assistance funds from the
United States Agency for International Development to establish
programs under this title;
``(5) representatives from African, Asian, and Latin
American indigenous nongovernmental organizations determined
appropriate by the Administrator;
``(6) representatives from agricultural producer groups in
the United States;
``(7) representatives from the United States agricultural
processing sector involved in providing agricultural
commodities for programs under this Act; and
``(8) representatives from the maritime transportation
sector involved in transporting agricultural commodities
overseas for programs under this Act.
``(c) Chairperson.--The Administrator shall be the chairperson of
the Group.
``(d) Consultations.--
``(1) Consultation in advance of issuance of implementation
regulations, handbooks, and guidelines.--Not later than 30 days
before a proposed regulation, handbook, or guideline
implementing a provision of this title, or a proposed
significant revision to a regulation, handbook, or guideline
implementing a provision of this title, becomes final, the
Administrator shall submit the proposal to the Group for review
and comment. The Administrator shall consult with and, not less
frequently than twice per year, meet with the Group regarding
such proposed regulations, handbooks, guidelines, or revisions
before they are issued in final form.
``(2) Consultation regarding food aid quality efforts.--The
Administrator shall seek input from, and consult with, the
Group on the implementation of section 207(d)(4).
``(e) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Group.
``(f) Termination.--The Group shall terminate on December 31, 2023.
``SEC. 207. ADMINISTRATION.
``(a) Regulations and Guidance.--
``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall promptly issue
all necessary regulations and make revisions to agency
guidelines with respect to changes in the operation or
implementation of the programs established under this title.
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the
Food for Peace Modernization Act, the Administrator shall issue
all regulations and revisions to agency guidance necessary to
implement the amendments made to this title by such Act.
``(2) Requirements.--The Administrator shall develop the
regulations and guidance with the intent of--
``(A) simplifying procedures for participation in
the programs established under this title;
``(B) reducing paperwork requirements under such
programs; and
``(C) establishing reasonable and realistic
accountability standards to be applied to eligible
organizations participating in the programs established
under this title, taking into consideration the
problems associated with carrying out programs in
developing countries.
``(b) Timely Provision of United States Agricultural Commodities.--
The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary, shall develop
procedures that ensure the expedited processing of agricultural
commodity call forwards to provide agricultural commodities overseas in
a timely manner and to the extent feasible, according to planned
delivery schedules.
``(c) Timely Approval.--The Administrator is encouraged to finalize
program agreements and resource requests for programs under this title
before the beginning of each fiscal year.
``(d) Program Oversight, Monitoring, and Evaluation.--
``(1) Duties of administrator.--The Administrator, in
consultation with the Secretary, shall establish systems and
carry out activities--
``(A) to determine the need for assistance provided
under this title; and
``(B) to monitor, evaluate, and improve the
efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of the assistance
provided under this title.
``(2) Requirements of systems and activities.--The systems
and activities described in paragraph (1) shall include--
``(A) program monitors in countries that receive
assistance under this title;
``(B) country and regional food assistance impact
evaluations;
``(C) the identification and implementation of best
practices for food assistance programs;
``(D) the evaluation of monetization programs;
``(E) early warning assessments and systems to help
prevent famines; and
``(F) maintenance of information technology
systems.
``(3) Contract authority.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and
(C), in carrying out administrative and management
activities relating to each activity under paragraph
(1), the Administrator may enter into contracts with
one or more individuals for personal service to be
performed in recipient countries or neighboring
countries.
``(B) Prohibition.--An individual who enters into a
contract with the Administrator under subparagraph (A)
shall not be considered to be an employee of the
Federal Government for the purpose of any law
(including regulations) administered by the Office of
Personnel Management.
``(C) Personal service.--Subparagraph (A) does not
limit the ability of the Administrator to enter into a
contract with any individual for personal service under
section 202(a).
``(4) Food assistance quality.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall use
amounts made available to carry out this title--
``(i) to assess the types and quality of
agricultural commodities and products for food
assistance;
``(ii) to adjust products and formulations,
including potential introduction of new
fortificants and products, as necessary, to
cost effectively meet nutrient needs of target
populations;
``(iii) to test prototypes;
``(iv) to adopt new specifications or
improve existing specifications for
micronutrient fortified food assistance
products, based on the latest developments in
food and nutrition science, and in coordination
with other international partners;
``(v) to develop new program guidance to
facilitate improved matching of products to
purposes having nutritional intent, in
coordination with other international partners;
``(vi) to develop improved guidance for
implementing partners on how to address
nutritional deficiencies that emerge among
recipients for whom food assistance is the sole
source of diet in emergency programs that
extend beyond 1 year, in coordination with
other international partners; and
``(vii) to evaluate, in appropriate
settings and as necessary, the performance and
cost-effectiveness of new or modified
specialized food products and program
approaches designed to meet the nutritional
needs of the most vulnerable groups, such as
pregnant and lactating mothers, and children
under the age of five.
``(B) Administration.--The Administrator--
``(i) shall carry out this paragraph in
consultation with independent entities with
proven expertise in food assistance commodity
quality enhancements;
``(ii) may enter into contracts or grants
to obtain the expertise of such entities; and
``(iii) shall consult with the Food
Assistance Consultative Group on how to carry
out this paragraph.
``(C) Funding limitation.--Of the amounts made
available under paragraph (5), for fiscal years 2019
through 2023, not more than $4,500,000 may be used to
carry out this paragraph.
``(5) Funding.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (4)(C), in
addition to other funds made available to the
Administrator to carry out the monitoring of emergency
food assistance, the Administrator may use up to 5
percent of the amounts made available under this Act
for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to
implement this subsection.
``(B) Limitations.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
of the amounts made available under
subparagraph (A), for each of the fiscal years
2019 through 2023, not more than $8,000,000 may
be used by the Administrator to carry out
paragraph (2)(E).
``(ii) Condition.--No funds shall be made
available for a fiscal year under subparagraph
(A), in accordance with clause (i), unless not
less than an equal value is made available
under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) for such purposes for such
fiscal year.
``(e) Project Reporting.--
``(1) In general.--In submitting project reports to the
Administrator, a private voluntary organization or cooperative
shall provide a copy of the reports in such form as is
necessary for the reports to be displayed for public use on the
website of the United States Agency for International
Development.
``(2) Confidential information.--An organization or
cooperative described in paragraph (1) may omit any
confidential information from the copy of the report submitted
for public display under that paragraph.
``SEC. 208. INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PARTNERSHIP.
``(a) In General.--The Administrator may provide grants to--
``(1) United States nonprofit organizations (as described
in subsection (c)(3) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under subsection (a) of such
section) for the preparation of shelf-stable, prepackaged foods
requested by eligible organizations and the establishment and
maintenance of stockpiles of the foods in the United States;
and
``(2) private voluntary organizations and international
organizations for the rapid transportation, delivery, and
distribution of shelf-stable, prepackaged foods described in
paragraph (1) to needy individuals in foreign countries.
``(b) Grants for Establishment of Stockpiles.--
``(1) In general.--Not more than 70 percent of the amount
made available to carry out this section may be used to provide
grants under subsection (a)(1).
``(2) Priority.--In providing grants under subsection
(a)(1), the Administrator shall provide a preference to any
United States nonprofit organization that agrees to dedicate,
for the preparation of shelf-stable prepackaged foods and the
establishment and maintenance of stockpiles of such foods in
the United States in accordance with subsection (a)(1)--
``(A) non-Federal funds equal to 50 percent of the
amount of grant funds received under subsection (a)(1);
``(B) in-kind contributions valued at 50 percent of
the amount of grant funds received under subsection
(a)(1); or
``(C) a combination of such funds and in-kind
contributions with a combined value of 50 percent of
the amount of grant funds received under subsection
(a)(1).
``(c) Grants for Rapid Transportation, Delivery, and
Distribution.--Not less than 20 percent of the amount made available to
carry out this section shall be used to provide grants under subsection
(a)(2).
``(d) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 10 percent of the amount
made available to carry out this section may be used by the
Administrator for the administration of grants under subsection (a).
``(e) Regulations or Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of the Food for Peace Modernization Act, the
Administrator shall issue such regulations or guidelines as the
Administrator determines to be necessary to carry out this section,
including regulations or guidelines that provide to United States
nonprofit organizations eligible to receive grants under subsection
(a)(1) guidance with respect to the requirements for qualified, shelf-
stable prepackaged foods and the quantity of the foods to be stockpiled
by the organizations.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section, in
addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this section,
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to remain
available until expended.''.
TITLE II--GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.
Section 402 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1732) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
`appropriate committee of Congress' means--
``(A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate;
``(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
``(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
``(D) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives;
``(E) the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives; and
``(F) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives.'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8),
and (9) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10),
respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Associated costs.--The term `associated costs' means
funds made available under this Act to eligible organizations
described in section 202(d)--
``(A) to establish programs under this Act;
``(B) to meet specific administrative, management,
personnel, transportation, storage, distribution, and
implementation costs for carrying out programs and
providing commodities in foreign countries under this
Act;
``(C) in the case of commodities for urgent and
extraordinary relief requirements (including
prepositioned commodities), to meet the transportation
costs incurred in moving such commodities from
designated points of entry or ports of entry abroad to
storage and distribution sites and associated storage
and distribution costs; and
``(D) to improve and implement methodologies for
food assistance programs, including needs assessments
(upon the request of the Administrator), monitoring,
and evaluation.''.
SEC. 202. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section 403 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting
``agricultural'' before ``commodity'' each place such
term appears; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``that country''
and inserting ``the recipient country'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``donated or purchased''
and inserting ``provided'';
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``assure'' and
inserting ``ensure'';
(4) in subsection (i)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``as
appropriate,'' and inserting ``as appropriate and in
consultation with the Secretary of State,'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``as
appropriate,'' and inserting ``as appropriate and in
consultation with the Secretary of State,''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``as
appropriate,'' and inserting ``as appropriate and in
consultation with the Secretary of State,''; and
(5) by amending subsection (m) to read as follows:
``(m) Monitoring Requirement.--Funds made available under this Act
may only be used to provide assistance to recipients if adequate
monitoring and controls, as determined by the Administrator, are in
place to ensure that emergency food assistance is received by the
intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not
diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.''.
SEC. 203. AGREEMENTS.
Section 404 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1734) is amended--
(a) in subsection (c)--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to recipient
countries'' and inserting ``in recipient countries''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``aid'' and inserting
``assistance''; and
(b) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) Review of Agreements.--The Administrator may terminate, or
refuse to enter into, a multi-year agreement with an eligible
organization in a country if the Secretary or the Administrator
determines that such country is not fulfilling the objectives or
requirements under this Act, after considering the extent to which the
country is--
``(1) making significant economic development reforms;
``(2) promoting free and open markets for food and
agricultural producers; and
``(3) fostering increased food security.''.
SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
Section 407 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking ``2018'' both
places such term appears and inserting ``2023''; and
(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
``(f) Annual Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than April 1 of each fiscal
year, the Administrator and the Secretary shall jointly prepare
and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
regarding each program and activity carried out under this Act
during the prior fiscal year.
``(2) Contents.--An annual report described in paragraph
(1) shall include, with respect to the prior fiscal year--
``(A) a list that contains a description of each
country and organization that receives food and other
assistance under this Act (including the quantity of
food and assistance provided to each country and
organization);
``(B) a general description of each project and
activity implemented under this Act (including each
activity funded through the use of local currencies)
and the total number of beneficiaries of the project
and the activities carried out through such project;
``(C) a statement describing the quantity of
agricultural commodities made available to, and the
total number of beneficiaries in, each country pursuant
to--
``(i) section 416(b) of the Agricultural
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b));
``(ii) the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1736o); and
``(iii) the McGovern-Dole International
Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
established by section 3107 of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 1736o-1);
``(D) an assessment of the progress made through
programs under this Act towards reducing food
insecurity in the populations receiving food assistance
from the United States;
``(E) a description of efforts undertaken by the
Food Assistance Consultative Group under section 206 to
achieve an integrated and effective food assistance
program;
``(F) an assessment of--
``(i) each program oversight, monitoring,
and evaluation system implemented under section
207(d); and
``(ii) the impact of each program
oversight, monitoring, and evaluation system on
the effectiveness and efficiency of assistance
provided under this title;
``(G) an assessment of the progress made by the
Administrator in addressing issues relating to quality
with respect to the provision of food assistance;
``(H) the amount of funds (including funds for
administrative costs, indirect cost recovery, internal
transportation, storage and handling, and associated
distribution costs) provided to each eligible
organization that received assistance under this Act in
the applicable fiscal year;
``(I) a description of how the funds described in
subparagraph (H) were used by the eligible
organization;
``(J) a description of the actual rate of return
for each agricultural commodity made available under
this Act, including--
``(i) factors that influenced the rate of
return; and
``(ii) for each agricultural commodity, the
cost of bagging or further processing, ocean
transportation, inland transportation in the
recipient country, storage costs, and any other
information that the Administrator determines
to be necessary;
``(K) for each instance in which an agricultural
commodity was made available under this Act at a rate
of return less than 70 percent, a description of the
reasons for the rate of return realized; and
``(L) a description of how funds provided under
section 207 were utilized.
``(3) Rate of return described.--For the purposes of
paragraph (2)(J), the rate of return for an agricultural
commodity shall be equal to the proportion that--
``(A) the proceeds the implementing partners
generate through monetization; bears to
``(B) the cost to the Federal Government to procure
and ship the agricultural commodity to a recipient
country for monetization.''.
SEC. 205. EXPIRATION DATE.
Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736b) is amended
by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
SEC. 206. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.
Section 412 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f) is amended
by striking subsection (e).
SEC. 207. MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAMS.
Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736g-2(c)) is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2018'' and inserting ``December 31,
2023''.
SEC. 208. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARMER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM.
Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``2018, to carry out this Act'' and inserting
``2023, to carry out section 202(b)''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``2018'' and
inserting ``2023''.
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