,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj,mr4  
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself & ,ms4   
,bass7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an     
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p to develop a       
compreh5sive1 /rategic plan to eradicate
 locu/ outbreaks 9 ! ,ea/ ,africa region
 & address future outbreaks 9 ord] to   
av]t mass scale food insecurity &       
pot5tial political de/abilization1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,ea/ ,africa ,locu/    
,eradication ,act4  #b4 ,/atem5t (      
policy ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to address proactively ?reats to food   
security 9 ! ,ea/ ,africa region &      
else:]e1 z well z ! concomitant pot5tial
 = political in/ability1 caus$ by       
p]iodic locu/ outbreaks1 & to promote   
resili5ce 9 affect$ c\ntries4  #c4      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    

,developm5t reports t ! ,ea/ ,africa    
region is curr5tly suff]+ ! wor/ locu/  
outbreaks 9 decades1 :i* w dev\r crops &
 pa/ure across t region4  7#b7 ,z (     
,june #bjbj1 !re 7 m ?an #bf million p  
exp]i5c+ acute food insecurity 9        
,e?iopia1 ,k5ya1 ,somalia1 ,s\? ,sudan1 
,tanzania1 ,ug&a1 ,sudan1 & ,djib\ti1 & 
untold m w be at risk if ! locu/s are n 
controll$4  7#c7 ,! ,_w ,food ,programme
 reports t !re may be insuffici5t       
res\rces to conduct a]ial spray+ to     
address ! locu/ outbreaks t are curr5tly
 deva/at+ ! ,ea/ ,africa region1 & !    
,unit$ ,nations ,food & ,agriculture    
,organization w>ns t ! curr5t outbreaks 
c\ld develop into a plague by ! end (   
#bjbj if !y are n controll$4  7#d7 ,!   
locu/ outbreaks 9 ! ,horn ( ,africa     
region1 p>ticul>ly 9 ,k5ya1 ,e?iopia1 & 
,somalia1 repres5ts an unprec$5t$ ?reat 
to food security & livelihoods1 &       
pot5tially1 by ext5sion1 political      
/ability 9 ! region4  7#e7 ,a relatively
 small inve/m5t n[ to help eradicate !  

locu/ outbreaks w obviate or ameliorate 
! ne$ = a mu* l>g] ,unit$ ,/ates em]g5cy
 food aid ef=t lat]1 z well z help      
promote political /ability & build      
resili5ce4  7#f7 ,9 ord] to optimize a  
,unit$ ,/ates response to ! locu/       
outbreaks & future outbreaks1 x is      
necess>y to e/abli% an int]ag5cy work+  
gr\p to develop & implem5t a            
compreh5sive1 /rategic plan to eradicate
 locu/ outbreaks 9 ! ,ea/ ,africa region
 & address future outbreaks4  #d4       
,int]ag5cy work+ gr\p  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  
,!re is e/abli%$ an int]ag5cy work+ gr\p
 to develop a compreh5sive1 /rategic    
plan to eradicate locu/ outbreaks 9 !   
,ea/ ,africa region & address future    
outbreaks 9 ord] to av]t mass scale food
 insecurity & pot5tial political        
de/abilization4  7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p %all be   
compos$ (-- 7,a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,ambassador to ! ,unit$ ,nations        
,ag5cies = ,food & ,agriculture2  7,b7  
"o memb] :o is an (fic] or employee ( ! 

,national ,security ,c\ncil1 :o %all be 
appo9t$ by ! ,assi/ant to ! ,presid5t = 
,national ,security ,affairs2  7,c7 "o  
memb] :o is an (fic] or employee ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 :o %all be appo9t$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate2  7,d7 "o memb] :o 
is an (fic] or employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se1 :o %all be appo9t$ by !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se2  7,e7 "o memb] :o  
is an (fic] or employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,agriculture1 :o %all be appo9t$ by !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture2 &  7,f7 two   
memb]s :o are (fic]s or employees ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t1 :o %all be appo9t$ by !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,*air ,! 
,presid5t %all designate "o memb] ( !   
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p specifi$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 to s]ve z *air ( ! int]ag5cy work+
 gr\p4  7c7 ,duties ,! int]ag5cy work+  
gr\p %all-- 7#a7 assess ! scope ( !     
locu/ outbreaks 9 ! ,ea/ ,africa region 
& its impact on food security &         
political /ability 9 ! region1 includ+ 9
 ! context ( re/rictions relat+ to !    

coronavirus disease #bjai 7commonly     
ref]r$ to z ,,covid-#ai7 p&emic2  7#b7  
review ! effectiv5ess ( regional &      
multilat]al ef=ts to eradicate ! locu/  
outbreaks 9 ! ,ea/ ,africa region & !   
coord9ation among relevant ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,gov]nm5t ag5cies1 regional gov]nm5ts1 
& int]national organizations1 includ+ ! 
,_w ,food ,programme & ! ,unit$ ,nations
 ,food & ,agriculture ,organization2 &  
7#c7 develop a compreh5sive1 /rategic   
plan to eradicate locu/ outbreaks 9 !   
,ea/ ,africa region & address future    
outbreaks 9 ! region 9 ord] to av]t mass
 scale food insecurity & pot5tial       
political de/abilization1 includ+-- 7,a7
 to m effectively address ! outbreaks1  
includ+ improv+-- 7i7 ! coord9ation     
among relevant ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t  
ag5cies1 regional gov]nm5ts1 &          
int]national organizations1 includ+ !   
,_w ,food ,programme & ! ,unit$ ,nations
 ,food & ,agriculture ,organization2 &  
7ii7 ! deliv]y ( necess>y assets to     
a*ieve ! eradication ( ! outbreaks or   

o!rwise mitigate ! impact ( su*         
outbreaks to ! ext5t necess>y to avoid  
major food insecurity2 &  7,b7 prev5t or
 mitigate future locu/ outbreaks 9      
,africa & o!r p>ts ( ! _w4  7d7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date on :i* 
! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p is e/abli%$ "u   
subsection 7a71 ! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p  
%all submit to ! ,presid5t a report t   
conta9s ! compreh5sive1 /rategic plan   
requir$ by subsection 7c77#c74  #e4     
,implem5tation ( compreh5sive1 /rategic 
plan  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days 
aft] ! date on :i* ! compreh5sive1      
/rategic plan is submitt$ to ! ,presid5t
 z requir$ by section #d7;d71 !         
,presid5t %all designate "o memb] ( !   
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p to coord9ate       
implem5tation ( ! compreh5sive1 /rategic
 plan4  7b7 ,int]ag5cy work+ gr\p       
support ,! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p %all    
cont9ue to meet n less ?an semi-annually
 to facilitate implem5tation ( !        
compreh5sive1 /rategic plan requir$ by  
section #d7;c77#c74  7c7 ,adm9i/rative  

support ,^u reque/ ( ! memb] ( !        
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p designat$ by !     
,presid5t "u subsection 7a71 !          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t %all provide  
necess>y & appropriate adm9i/rative     
support ( ! ,ag5cy to facilitate        
implem5tation ( ! compreh5sive1 /rategic
 plan requir$ by section #d7;c77#c74    
#f4 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft]   
appo9tm5t ( ! memb] ( ! int]ag5cy work+ 
gr\p designat$ by ! ,presid5t "u section
 #e7;a71 ! memb] %all submit to         
,congress a report on ! /atus ( !       
implem5tation ( ! compreh5sive1 /rategic
 plan requir$ by section #d7;c77#c74