,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aihc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ae1 #bjac ,mr4 ,royce 7for himself and ,ms4 ,bass7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,agriculture1 ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and ,armed ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,food for ,peace ,act to reform the food assistance programs under that ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,food ,aid ,reform ,act4 ,i ,amendments to the ,food for ,peace ,act #aja4 ,food aid to developing countries ,section #c7;b77#a77;,c7 of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afia;a7b77#a77;,c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 1 provision of funds and inserting and provision of funds2 and 7#b7 by striking 1 and monetization of commodities14 #ajb4 ,emergency and private assistance programs 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,ii of the ,food for ,peace ,act is amended as follows3 7#a7 ,in the title heading1 by striking and private4 7#b7 ,in section #bja 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agba7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking agricultural commodities and inserting assistance1 including agricultural commodities12 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting inclusive and sustainable after promote4 7#c7 ,in section #bjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agbb7-- 7,a7 in the section heading1 by striking agricultural commodities and inserting emergency assistance2 7,b7 in subsection 7a71 by striking agricultural commodities and inserting assistance1 including agricultural commodities12 7,c7 by striking subsections 7b71 7c71 7d71 and 7e72 and 7,d7 in subsection 7h77#c7-- 7i7 by striking section #bjg7;f7 and inserting section #bjg2 and 7ii7 by striking fiscal years #bjji through #bjaa and inserting fiscal years #bjad through #bjah4 7#d7 ,by striking section #bjc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agbc74 7#e7 ,by striking section #bjd 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agbd74 7#f7 ,in section #bje 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agbe7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking that may involve eligible organizations described in section #bjb7;d77#a72 and 7,b7 in subsection 7f71 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjab and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjah4 7#g7 ,in section #bjg7;f7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agbf;a7f77-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,d72 and 7ii7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e71 respectively2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking ,food1 ,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh and inserting ,food ,aid ,reform ,act4 7#h7 ,in section #bjg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agbf;a7-- 7,a7 by striking subsections 7a71 7b71 7c71 7d71 and 7e72 7,b7 in subsection 7f77#b7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,d72 and 7ii7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e71 respectively2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7h7 ,applicability of administrative authorities under the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa ,the administrative authorities contained in chapter #b of part ,,iii of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcha et seq47 shall apply to programs carried out under this title to the same extent and in the same manner as such administrative authorities apply to programs carried out under such ,act4 4 7b7 ,retroactive effective date ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#f77;,b7 shall take effect as of ,december #ca1 #bjab4 #ajc4 ,general authorities and requirements 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,iv of the ,food for ,peace ,act is amended as follows3 7#a7 ,in section #djb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcb7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking produced in the ,united ,states2 and 7ii7 by striking the second sentence2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d71 respectively2 and 7ii7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following new subparagraph3 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 4 7#b7 ,in section #djc7l77#a77;,a7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcc7l77#a77;,a771 by striking titles ,i and ,,ii and inserting title ,i4 7#c7 ,in section #djd7;c77#a7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcd7;c77#a771 by striking eligible organizations and all that follows through under title ,,ii and inserting eligible organizations may be made available under titles ,i and ,,iii4 7#d7 ,in section #djf7;a7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcf7;a771 by inserting may make available funds and before may acquire4 7#e7 ,in section #djg7;c7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcf;a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a71 by striking for fiscal years #bjja through #bjab2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7i7 in the heading1 by striking ,nonemergency or multiyear and inserting ,multiyear2 and 7ii7 by striking for ongoing nonemergency or4 7#f7 ,in section #djh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcf;b71 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjab and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjah4 7b7 ,retroactive effective date ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#f7 shall take effect as of ,december #ca1 #bjab4 #ajd4 ,effective date ,except as otherwise provided in this title1 the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act and shall apply with respect to the provision of assistance under title ,,ii of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7as so amended7 beginning on the date that is #ahj days after such date of enactment4 ,,ii ,cargo preferences #bja4 ,cargo preferences 7a7 ,exemption ,section #eecac of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,sections #eecjd and #eecje of this title do not apply and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,sections #eecjd and #eecje of this title do not apply 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,additional exempted activities ,in addition to the exemption under subsection 7a7 and notwithstanding any other provision of law1 sections #eecjd and #eecje of this title do not apply to activities carried out under title ,,ii of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agba et seq474 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #eecad7;b77#a7 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 1 except for activities carried out under title ,,ii of that ,act before the semicolon4