Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 activities to implement the Global Food Security Strategy, a whole-of-government strategy to promote global food security, resilience, and nutrition. The bill also modifies aspects of the strategy, such as requiring the strategy to seek to improve the efficiency and resilience of agricultural production.
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 activities related to the Emergency Food Security Program, an international market-based assistance program.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8446 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8446
To modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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
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A BILL
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,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
The Act may be cited as the ``Global Food Security Reauthorization
Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Section 2 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9301)
is amended--
(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:
``(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.
``(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.
``(3) Russia's unprovoked and unjustified full-scale
invasion of Ukraine and blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports
has halted exports and resulted in global shortages of grain
and other agricultural commodities and rising food and fuel
prices.''.
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 amended--
(1) in paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) increase the productivity, incomes, and livelihoods
of small-scale producers, especially women, by working across
the food system and agricultural value chains, including
through--
``(A) enhancing local capacity to manage
agricultural resources effectively and expanding
producer access to local and international markets;
``(B) increasing the availability and affordability
of high quality nutritious and safe foods, and
sustainable clean water;
``(C) creating sustainable entrepreneurship
opportunities related to agriculture and food systems,
including among youth populations, linked to local,
regional and international markets; and
``(D) enabling partnerships to facilitate the
development of new agricultural technologies to support
more resilient and productive agricultural
practices;'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end before the
semicolon the following: ``, particularly in the face of
conflict and increasing environmental shocks and stresses'';
(3) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by inserting after ``women'' the following: ``,
adolescent girls,'';
(B) by inserting after ``child stunting'' the
following: ``and incidence of wasting''; and
(C) by adding at the end before the semicolon the
following: ``and nutrition, especially during the first
1,000-day window until a child reaches 2 years of
age'';
(4) in paragraph (7)--
(A) by inserting after ``science and technology,''
the following: ``the environment,''; and
(B) by striking ``nutrition,'' and inserting ``,
including nutrition, deworming,'';
(5) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(6) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
(7) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
``(9) support increased engagement with women to increase
women's 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; and''.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
Section 4 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9303)
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5)(H), by inserting after ``farmer'' the
following: ``and fisher'';
(2) in paragraph (7)--
(A) by striking ``the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation'' and inserting ``the United States
International Development Finance Corporation''; and
(B) by inserting after ``the United States
Geological Survey,'' the following: ``the Inter-
American Foundation,''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(13) Wasting.--The term `wasting'--
``(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
``(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.''.
SEC. 5. COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY.
Section 5 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9304)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (4), by inserting after
``investment plans'' the following: ``and governance
systems'';
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by striking ``support'' and inserting
``strengthen nutritious food systems, including
through'';
(ii) by striking ``with small-scale
producers'' and inserting ``for small-scale
producers''; and
(iii) by inserting after ``market linkages
needed to'' the following: ``sustainably
increase productivity and incomes to reduce
poverty and malnutrition, and'';
(C) in paragraph (9), by striking ``integrate
resilience and nutrition strategies into food security
programs, such that'' and inserting ``coordinate with
and complement relevant strategies to ensure'';
(D) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and natural
occurrences'' and inserting ``natural occurrences, and
environmental shocks'';
(E) in paragraph (14), by inserting after
``collaboration'' the following: ``and coordination, as
appropriate,'';
(F) in paragraph (16)--
(i) by striking ``section 8(b)(4)'' and
inserting ``section 8(a)(4)''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(G) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph
(20); and
(H) by inserting after paragraph (16) the
following:
``(17) improve the efficiency and sustainability of
agricultural production, including management of crops,
rangelands, pastures, livestock, fisheries, and aquacultures;
``(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;
``(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; and''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``Not later than
October 1, 2016'' and inserting ``Not later than the expiration
of the Global Food Security Strategy for 2022-2026''.
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 amended--
(1) by striking ``$1,000,600,000'' and inserting
``$1,100,000,000'';
(2) by striking ``fiscal years 2017 through 2023'' and
inserting ``fiscal years 2023 through 2028''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following: ``Amounts
authorized to appropriated by this subsection should be
prioritized to carry out programs and activities in target
countries.''.
SEC. 7. EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 7 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016
(22 U.S.C. 9306) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
(a) and (b), respectively.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 492(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292a(a)) is amended by striking
``fiscal years 2017 through 2023'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2023
through 2028''.
SEC. 8. REPORTS.
Section 8 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9307)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)--
(A) by striking ``7 years'' and inserting ``5
years''; and
(B) by striking ``the President shall submit'' and
inserting ``the President shall, not later than April 1
of each year, submit'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Graduation Report.--During 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).''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mr. Castro (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8195-8198)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8446.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8278-8279)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 331 - 95 (Roll no. 471).
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 331 - 95 (Roll no. 471). (text: CR H8195-8196)
Roll Call #471 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.