,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjag,ms4   
,bass 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,ms4     
,lee1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 & ,ms4
 ,jackson ,lee7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase        
coord9ation among relevant ,f$]al       
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies to address ,unit$   
,/ates security & humanit>ian int]e/s 9 
,yem51 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,yem5   
,security & ,humanity ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,yem51 a 
c\ntry t has be5 plagu$ by viol5ce &    
insurg5cy = _m ye>s1 has be5 lock$ 9 a  
deva/at+ civil w> s9ce #bjae4  7#b7 ,9  
,april #bjag1 ! ,_w ,food ,programme    
ann\nc$ t ,yem5 is on ! br9k (          

full-scale fam9e & classifi$            
approximately #g1jjj1jjj ,yem5is1       
includ+ #b1bjj1jjj *ildr51 z sev]ely    
food insecure4  7#c7 ,al?\gh _m factors 
acc\nt = ! fam9e conditions 9 ,yem51    
includ+ ye>s ( gov]nm5t mismanagem5t1   
corruption1 & natural disa/]s1 ! ,_w    
,food ,programme indicates t ! impact ( 
! conflict--includ+ ! de/ruction (      
public s]vices1 infra/ructure1          
transport1 & ,yem5's economy--is hav+ a 
significant impact on ,yem5's food      
insecurity4  7#d7 ,accord+ to ! ,unit$  
,nations ,int]national ,*ildr5's        
,em]g5cy ,fund1 a ,yem5i *ild dies e t5 
m9utes1 on av]age1 f malnutrition1      
di>rhea1 or respiratory tract           
infections4  7#e7 ,disease1 w>1 &       
desp]ate pov]ty 9 ,yem5 ?reat5 ,unit$   
,/ates core values & /rategic priorities
 = combat+ global t]ror4  7#f7 ,accord+ 
to ! ,janu>y #bjad ,worldwide ,?reat    
,assessm5t ( ! ,,u ,intellig5ce         
,community-- 7,a7 a lack ( adequate food
 w be a de/abiliz+ factor 9 c\ntries    

important to ,,u national security t d n
 h ! f9ancial or te*nical abilities to  
solve _! int]nal food security problems2
 &  7,b7 food & nutrition insecurity 9  
weakly gov]n$ c\ntries might also       
provide opportunities = insurg5t gr\ps  
to capitalize on poor conditions1       
exploit int]national food aid1 &        
discr$it gov]nm5ts = _! inability to    
address basic ne$s4  7#g7 ,yem5 imports 
#ij p]c5t ( its food1 a majority ( :i*  
ent]s ! c\ntry ?r\gh ! port ( ,hodeida1 
curr5tly a ,h\?i-controll$ city4  7#h7  
,9 response to ! ,augu/ #bjae bomb+ ( ! 
port ( ,hodeida1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy 
= ,int]national ,developm5t fund$1 9 "p1
 ! replacem5t ( port cranes de/roy$ 9 ! 
bomb+1 ?\gh ! replacem5ts h n be5       
deliv]$ because ( curr5t conditions on !
 gr\nd despite be+ ess5tial to accel]ate
 ! rapid deliv]y ( food f ! port4  7#i7 
,relief organizations are conc]n$ t !   
closure ( ! port ( ,hodeida = any reason
 c\ld fur!r exac]bate fam9e 9 ,yem5     
because ! majority ( humanit>ian aid    

ent]s ! c\ntry ?r\gh t port4  #c4 ,s5se 
( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--
 7#a7 effectively address+ ! fam9e      
conditions 9 ,yem5 is 9 ! national      
security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
7#b7 int]v5tions support$ by ! ,unit$   
,/ates to advance national security %\ld
 also consid] ! impact ( milit>y        
engagem5t on humanit>ian op]ations 9 su*
 regions2 &  7#c7 bureaucratic proc$ures
 ) respect to humanit>ian aid mu/ be    
urg5tly improv$ & exp$it$ to all[ = an  
expansion ( ! scale ( ! humanit>ian     
op]ations provid+ su* aid4  #d4         
,coord9ation 9 fam9e-risk areas ,section
 #e7;a7 ( ! ,global ,food ,security ,act
 ( #bjaf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #icjd7;a77 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#af71 by /rik+ 
& at ! end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#ag71 by  
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ah7  
facilitate coord9ation betwe5 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t1 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,(fice = 
! ,coord9ation ( ,humanit>ian ,affairs1 

& ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y p]sonnel1 )     
respect to fam9e-risk areas4  4  #e4    
,unit$ ,/ates security & humanit>ian    
support /rategy = ,yem5  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 & ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9 coord9ation 
) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 %all
 jo9tly submit to ,congress a           
compreh5sive report on ,unit$ ,/ates    
security & humanit>ian int]e/s 9 ,yem51 
includ+ ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!        
/rategic objectives ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 
,yem51 includ+ humanit>ian support to   
civilian populations "u ?reat ( fam9e1 &
 ! crit]ia = det]m9+ ! success ( su*    
objectives4  7#b7 ,a description ( ef=ts
 to coord9ate civilian & milit>y ef=ts )
 respect to ,yem54  7#c7 ,a description 
( ! diplomatic /rategy ) respect to     
regional p>tn]s seek+ to end ! civil w> 
9 ,yem54