117th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016.
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
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,
The Act may be cited as the âGlobal Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022â.
Section 2 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9301) is amendedâ
(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:
â(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.
â(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.
â(3) Russiaâs unprovoked and unjustified full-scale invasion of Ukraine and blockade of Ukraineâs Black Sea ports has halted exports and resulted in global shortages of grain and other agricultural commodities and rising food and fuel prices.â.
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 amendedâ
(1) in paragraph (3) to read as follows:
â(3) increase the productivity, incomes, and livelihoods of small-scale producers, especially women, by working across the food system and agricultural value chains, including throughâ
â(A) enhancing local capacity to manage agricultural resources effectively and expanding producer access to local and international markets;
â(B) increasing the availability and affordability of high quality nutritious and safe foods, and sustainable clean water;
â(C) creating sustainable entrepreneurship opportunities related to agriculture and food systems, including among youth populations, linked to local, regional and international markets; and
â(D) enabling partnerships to facilitate the development of new agricultural technologies to support more resilient and productive agricultural practices;â;
(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: â, particularly in the face of conflict and increasing environmental shocks and stressesâ;
(A) by inserting after âwomenâ the following: â, adolescent girls,â;
(B) by inserting after âchild stuntingâ the following: âand incidence of wastingâ; and
(C) by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: âand nutrition, especially during the first 1,000-day window until a child reaches 2 years of ageâ;
(A) by inserting after âscience and technology,â the following: âthe environment,â; and
(B) by striking ânutrition,â and inserting â, including nutrition, deworming,â;
(5) in paragraph (8), by striking âandâ at the end;
(6) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
(7) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
â(9) support increased engagement with women to increase womenâs 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; andâ.
Section 4 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9303) is amendedâ
(1) in paragraph (5)(H), by inserting after âfarmerâ the following: âand fisherâ;
(A) by striking âthe Overseas Private Investment Corporationâ and inserting âthe United States International Development Finance Corporationâ; and
(B) by inserting after âthe United States Geological Survey,â the following: âthe Inter-American Foundation,â; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
â(13) WASTING.âThe term âwastingââ
â(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
â(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.â.
SEC. 5. Comprehensive Global Food Security Strategy.
Section 5 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9304) is amendedâ
(A) in paragraph (4), by inserting after âinvestment plansâ the following: âand governance systemsâ;
(i) by striking âsupportâ and inserting âstrengthen nutritious food systems, including throughâ;
(ii) by striking âwith small-scale producersâ and inserting âfor small-scale producersâ; and
(iii) by inserting after âmarket linkages needed toâ the following: âsustainably increase productivity and incomes to reduce poverty and malnutrition, andâ;
(C) in paragraph (9), by striking âintegrate resilience and nutrition strategies into food security programs, such thatâ and inserting âcoordinate with and complement relevant strategies to ensureâ;
(D) in paragraph (10), by striking âand natural occurrencesâ and inserting ânatural occurrences, and environmental shocksâ;
(E) in paragraph (14), by inserting after âcollaborationâ the following: âand coordination, as appropriate,â;
(i) by striking âsection 8(b)(4)â and inserting âsection 8(a)(4)â; and
(ii) by striking âandâ at the end;
(G) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (20); and
(H) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following:
â(17) improve the efficiency and sustainability of agricultural production, including management of crops, rangelands, pastures, livestock, fisheries, and aquacultures;
â(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;
â(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; andâ; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking âNot later than October 1, 2016â and inserting âNot later than the expiration of the Global Food Security Strategy for 2022â2026â.
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 amendedâ
(1) by striking â$1,000,600,000â and inserting â$1,100,000,000â;
(2) by striking âfiscal years 2017 through 2023â and inserting âfiscal years 2023 through 2028â; and
(3) by adding at the end the following: âAmounts authorized to appropriated by this subsection should be prioritized to carry out programs and activities in target countries.â.
SEC. 7. Emergency food security program.
(a) In general.âSection 7 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9306) is amendedâ
(1) by striking subsection (a); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.âSection 492(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292a(a)) is amended by striking âfiscal years 2017 through 2023â and inserting âfiscal years 2023 through 2028â.
Section 8 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9307) is amendedâ
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)â
(A) by striking â7 yearsâ and inserting â5 yearsâ; and
(B) by striking âthe President shall submitâ and inserting âthe President shall, not later than April 1 of each year, submitâ;
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
â(c) Graduation report.âDuring 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).â.