22 U.S.C. § 9305 — Assistance to implement the Global Food

Page 2223 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 9305 relevant Federal department and agency that describes— (A) the anticipated contributions of the department or agency, including technical, financial, and in-kind contributions, to im- plement the Global Food Security Strategy; and (B) the efforts of the department or agency to ensure that the activities and programs carried out pursuant to the strategy are de- signed to achieve maximum impact and long-term sustainability. (d) Periodic updates Not less frequently than quinquennially through fiscal year 2030, the President, in con- sultation with the head of each relevant Federal department and agency, shall submit to the ap- propriate congressional committees updates to the Global Food Security Strategy required under subsection (a) and the agency-specific plans described in subsection (c)(2). (Pub. L. 114–195, § 5, July 20, 2016, 130 Stat. 678; Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LV, § 5588(d), (e), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3377, 3378.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘partner country-led agriculture, nutrition, regulatory, food security, and water resources manage- ment policy and investment plans and governance sys- tems’’ for ‘‘country-owned agriculture, nutrition, and food security policy and investment plans’’. Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(2), amended par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: ‘‘support inclusive agricultural value chain de- velopment, with small-scale producers, especially women, gaining greater access to the inputs, skills, re- source management capacity, networking, bargaining power, financing, and market linkages needed to sus- tain their long-term economic prosperity;’’. Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(3), inserted ‘‘, adolescent girls,’’ after ‘‘women’’ and ‘‘and pre- venting incidence of wasting’’ after ‘‘reducing child stunting’’. Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(4), inserted ‘‘poor water resource management and’’ after ‘‘includ- ing’’. Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(5), substituted ‘‘long-term impact’’ for ‘‘the long-term success of pro- grams’’ and inserted ‘‘, including agricultural research capacity,’’ after ‘‘institutions’’. Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(6), substituted ‘‘coordinate with and complement relevant strategies to ensure that chronically vulnerable populations are better able to adapt,’’ for ‘‘integrate resilience and nu- trition strategies into food security programs, such that chronically vulnerable populations are better able to’’. Subsec. (a)(10), (11). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(9), added pars. (10) and (11) and struck out former pars. (10) and (11) which read as follows: ‘‘(10) develop community and producer resilience to natural disasters, emergencies, and natural occur- rences that adversely impact agricultural yield; ‘‘(11) harness science, technology, and innovation, in- cluding the research and extension activities supported by relevant Federal Departments and agencies and Feed the Future Innovation Labs, or any successor en- tities;’’. Subsec. (a)(12), (13). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(9), added pars. (12) and (13). Former pars. (12) and (13) redesig- nated (14) and (15), respectively. Subsec. (a)(14). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(8), redesig- nated par. (12) as (14). Former par. (14) redesignated (16). Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(8), (10), redes- ignated par. (13) as (15) and inserted ‘‘nongovernmental organizations, including’’ after ‘‘civil society,’’. Former par. (15) redesignated (17). Subsec. (a)(16). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(8), (11), redes- ignated par. (14) as (16) and inserted ‘‘and coordination, as appropriate,’’ after ‘‘collaboration’’. Former par. (16) redesignated (18). Subsec. (a)(17). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(8), redesig- nated par. (15) as (17). Former par. (17) redesignated (22). Subsec. (a)(18). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(8), (12), redes- ignated par. (16) as (18) and substituted ‘‘section 9307(a)(4) of this title;’’ for ‘‘section 9307(b)(4) of this title; and’’. Subsec. (a)(19) to (21). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(13), added pars. (19) to (21). Subsec. (a)(22). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(7), redesig- nated par. (17) as (22). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(e), added subsec. (d). Executive Documents DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 5, 6(a) AND 6(c), AND 8(a) OF THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 2016 Memorandum of President of the United States, Sept. 30, 2016, 81 F.R. 76483, provided: Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Ad- ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter- national Development By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby order as follows: I hereby delegate to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development the func- tions and authorities vested in the President by sec- tions 5, 6(c), and 8(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (the ‘‘Act’’). I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter- national Development the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 6(a) of the Act. These functions shall be exercised consistent with the Secretary of State’s responsibility for the continuous supervision and general direction of assistance pro- grams under section 2382 of title 22, United States Code, and lead role in coordinating U.S. assistance under sec- tion 6593 of title 22, United States Code. Any reference in this memorandum to the Act shall be deemed to be a reference to any future act that is the same or substantially the same as such provisions. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. BARACK OBAMA. § 9305. Assistance to implement the Global Food Security Strategy (a) Food shortages The President is authorized to carry out ac- tivities pursuant to section 103, section 103A, title XII of chapter 2 of part I, and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151a, 2151a–1, 2220a et seq., and 2346 et seq.) to prevent or address food shortages not- withstanding any other provision of law. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Develop- ment $1,200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2028 to carry out those portions of the Global Food Security Strategy that relate to the Department of State and the United Page 2224 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. L. 115–266 substituted ‘‘fiscal years 2017 through 2023’’ for ‘‘fiscal years 2017 and 2018’’. Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Functions of President under subsec. (a) of this sec- tion delegated to the Secretary of State and the Ad- ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter- national Development, and under subsec. (c) of this sec- tion to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, by Memorandum of President of the United States, Sept. 30, 2016, 81 F.R. 76483, set out as a note under section 9304 of this title. § 9306. Emergency Food Security Program It shall be the policy of the United States, in coordination with other donors, regional govern- ments, international organizations, and inter- national 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 ef- fects of manmade and natural disasters by uti- lizing innovative new approaches to delivering aid that support affected persons and the com- munities hosting them, build resilience and early recovery, and reduce opportunities for waste, fraud, and abuse. (Pub. L. 114–195, § 7, July 20, 2016, 130 Stat. 680; Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LV, § 5588(g)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3378.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 7 of Pub. L. 114–195. Subsec. (c)(1) of section 7 of Pub. L. 114–195 amended section 2292 of this title and subsec. (c)(2) of section 7 of Pub. L. 114–195 amended section 2292a of this title. AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–263 struck out subsec. (b) designa- tion and heading before ‘‘It shall be’’ and struck out subsec. (a) which related to sense of Congress regarding challenges of providing international disaster assist- ance, especially in Syria. § 9307. Reports (a) Global Food Security Strategy implementa- tion reports For each of the fiscal years through 2028, the President shall submit to the appropriate con- gressional committees a report that describes the status of the implementation of the Global Food Security Strategy during the preceding year, 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, including any changes to the target countries selected pur- suant to the selection criteria described in section 9304(a)(2) of this title and justifica- tions for any such changes; (3) identify and describe the progress made in implementing the Global Food Security Strategy; (4) identify and describe the priority quan- titative metrics used to establish baselines and performance targets at the initiative, country, and zone of influence levels; (5) identify such established baselines and performance targets at the country and zone of influence levels; (6) identify the output and outcome bench- marks and indicators used to measure results annually, and report the annual measurement of results for each of the priority metrics iden- tified pursuant to paragraph (4), disaggregated by age, gender, and disability, to the extent practicable and appropriate, in an open and transparent manner that is accessible to the people of the United States; (7) describe related strategies and bench- marks 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 food and nutrition security; (8) indicate how quantitative and qualitative findings from monitoring and evaluation were incorporated into program design and budget decisions at the initiative, country, and zone of influence levels, including longitudinal data and key uncertainties; (9) contain a transparent, open, and detailed accounting of spending by relevant Federal de- partments and agencies to implement the Global Food Security Strategy, including, for each Federal department and agency, the stat-