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22 U.S.C. § 9306 — Emergency Food Security Program
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It shall be the policy of the United States, in coordination with other donors, regional governments, international organizations, and international financial institutions, to fully leverage, enhance, and expand the impact and reach of available United States humanitarian resources, including for food assistance, to mitigate the effects of manmade and natural disasters by utilizing innovative new approaches to delivering aid that support affected persons and the communities hosting them, build resilience and early recovery, and reduce opportunities for waste, fraud, and abuse.
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It shall be the policy of the United States, in coordination with other donors, regional governments, international organizations, and international financial institutions, to fully leverage, enhance, and expand the impact and reach of available United States humanitarian resources, including for food assistance, to mitigate the effects of manmade and natural disasters by utilizing innovative new approaches to delivering aid that support affected persons and the communities hosting them, build resilience and early recovery, and reduce opportunities for waste, fraud, and abuse.
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**(a) Fiscal year authorization** There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out [section 2292 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2292&num=0&edition=prelim), $3,905,460,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028, of which up to $1,757,457,000 should be made available to carry out [section 2292(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2292/c&num=0&edition=prelim). Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended.
**(b) Subsequent appropriations for reimbursement of additional fiscal year obligations charged against appropriation account** In addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this part, up to $50,000,000 in any fiscal year may be obligated against appropriations under subchapter I of this chapter (other than this part) for use in providing assistance in accordance with the authorities and general policies of [section 2292 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2292&num=0&edition=prelim). Amounts subsequently appropriated under this part with respect to a disaster may be used to reimburse any appropriation account against which obligations were incurred under this subsection with respect to that disaster.
**(c) Amounts in addition to other amounts** Amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to the authorizations of appropriations under [section 2292(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2292/c&num=0&edition=prelim) are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes.
**(d) Flexibility**
(1) **United States policy** — It is the policy of the United Sta
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**(a) Congressional policy** The Congress, recognizing that prompt United States assistance to alleviate human suffering caused by natural and manmade disasters is an important expression of the humanitarian concern and tradition of the people of the United States, affirms the willingness of the United States to provide assistance for the relief and rehabilitation of people and countries affected by such disasters.
**(b) General authority** Subject to limitations in [section 2292a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2292a&num=0&edition=prelim), and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other Act, the President is authorized to furnish assistance to any foreign country, international organization, or private voluntary organization, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, for international disaster relief and rehabilitation, including assistance relating to disaster preparedness, and to the prediction of, and contingency planning for, natural disasters abroad.
**(c) Emergency Food Security Program**
(1) **In general** — Subject to the limitations in [section 2292a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2292a&num=0&edition=prelim), and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other Act, the President is authorized to make available emergency food assistance, including in the form of funds, transfers, vouchers, and agricultural commodities (including products derived from agricultural commodities) acquired through local or regional procurement, to meet emergency food needs arising from manmade and natural disasters.
(2) **Designation** — Funds made available under this subsection shall be known as the “International
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 9306
States Agency for International Development,
respectively. Amounts authorized to appro-
priated
under
this
subsection
should
be
prioritized to carry out programs and activities
in target countries.
(c) Monitoring and evaluation
The President shall seek to ensure that assist-
ance to implement the Global Food Security
Strategy is provided under established param-
eters for a rigorous accountability system to
monitor and evaluate progress and impact of the
strategy, including by reporting to the appro-
priate congressional committees and the public
on an annual basis.
(Pub. L. 114–195, § 6, July 20, 2016, 130 Stat. 680;
Pub. L. 115–266, § 2(a), Oct. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 3755;
Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LV, § 5588(f), Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 3378.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in sub-
sec. (a), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424. Title
XII of chapter 2 of part I of the Act is classified gen-
erally to subpart XII (§ 2220a et seq.) of part II of sub-
chapter I of chapter 32 of this title. Chapter 4 of part
II of the Act is classified generally to part IV (§ 2346 et
seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 32 of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title
and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2022—Subsec.
(b).
Pub.
L.
117–263
substituted
‘‘$1,200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through
2028’’ for ‘‘$1,000,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2017
through 2023’’ and inserted at end ‘‘Amounts authorized
to appropriated under this subsection should be
prioritized to carry out programs and activities in tar-
get countries.’’
2018—Subsec. (b). Pub.
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