,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #e1       
#bjai,mr4 ,costa 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,rouzer1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,fortenberry1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 and ,mr4     
,marshall7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on           
,agriculture1 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 
,,resolution  ,recognizing the continued
 success of the ,food for ,peace ,act4  
,whereas1 on ,july #aj1 #aied1          
,president ,dwight ,d4 ,eisenhower      
signed the ,agricultural ,trade         
,development and ,assistance ,act which 
created the ,office of ,food for ,peace2
 ,whereas the purpose of the ,office of 
,food for ,peace is to promote          
democratic values abroad1 advance       

freedom and peace1 and help to alleviate
 humanitarian crises throughout the     
world2 ,whereas the #bjah ,global       
,nutrition ,report reveals that         
#aej1hjj1jjj children under #e years old
 worldwide are stunted as a result of   
malnutrition1 #ej1ejj1jjj are severely  
malnourished1 and #bj1jjj1jjj babies a  
year are born underweight2 ,whereas     
#af1djj1jjj children under #e years old 
suffer from severe acute malnutrition   
7,,sam7 and require life-changing1      
ready-to-use therapeutic foods 7,,rutf71
 and ,food for ,peace is a major        
contributor to the ,united ,nations     
,children's ,fund 7,,unicef7 for the    
purchase of ,,rutf1 helping ,,unicef    
reach more than #d1ajj1jjj children with
 treatment for ,,sam in #bjah1 and      
supporting ,,rutf needs in #ca countries
 around the world2 ,whereas             
undernutrition contributes to           
approximately #de percent of deaths of  
children under #e years old worldwide2  
,whereas large numbers of vulnerable and

 chronically food-insecure people reside
 in war-torn areas including ,syria1    
,south ,sudan1 ,somalia1 ,nigeria1 and  
,yemen2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations   
,refugee ,agency estimates that         
#f1fjj1jjj people have been internally  
displaced in ,syria1 including          
#b1ejj1jjj children1 and #aa1gjj1jjj    
people are in urgent need of            
humanitarian assistance which includes  
#f1ejj1jjj food-insecure people2        
,whereas the ,united ,nations ,refugee  
,agency estimates that #d1hjj1jjj people
 have been displaced by the ongoing     
conflict in ,yemen1 and more than       
#bd1jjj1jjj ,yemenis are in urgent need 
of humanitarian assistance1 including   
over #bj1jjj1jjj in need of food2       
,whereas the ,united ,nations ,refugee  
,agency estimates that #ae1jjj1jjj      
,yemenis are on the brink of starvation 
and #djj1jjj children are suffering from
 extreme malnutrition2 ,whereas up to   
#g1ajj1jjj people in ,south ,sudan      
require humanitarian assistance1 nearly 

all of whom are facing acute food       
insecurity and need lifesaving aid      
provided by the ,united ,states ,agency 
for ,international ,development         
7,,usaid7 and other international       
donors2 ,whereas approximately          
#b1ajj1jjj people in ,somalia are in    
need of emergency food assistance due to
 high levels of food insecurity 7,,ipc  
,phase #c or higher7 with the most      
affected areas including ,awdal1 ,bari1 
,galgaduud1 and ,hiiraan2 ,whereas      
,nigeria1 with the largest economy in   
,africa1 still experiences massive      
income inequality1 and almost half its  
population1 more than #ia1jjj1jjj       
people1 live in extreme poverty1 and    
#c1jjj1jjj people are severely          
food-insecure2 ,whereas nearly half of  
children under #e years old in          
,guatemala are stunted due to           
malnutrition1 and in some areas the     
percentage is much higher1 making it the
 highest in the region2 ,whereas ,latin 
,america and the ,caribbean are most    

vulnerable to a range of natural hazards
 including droughts1 earthquakes1 forest
 fires1 floods1 hurricanes1 and volcanic
 eruptions which require robust         
humanitarian assistance1 including food 
aid2 ,whereas hundreds of thousands of  
people who have fled ,venezuela are now 
facing serious food shortages and other 
hardships1 which risk both lives and the
 stability of the region2 ,whereas women
 and children are disproportionately    
affected by food shortages and political
 instability2 ,whereas the assistance   
provided by ,food for ,peace programs   
helps to address the root causes of mass
 migration of populations from          
poverty-stricken and food-insecure      
regions2 ,whereas long-standing         
cooperation between ,food for ,peace and
 the ,united ,nations ,world ,food      
,programme has led to millions of people
 receiving critical food aid around the 
world2 and ,whereas the largest         
recipients of ,food for ,peace aid in   
#bjah were the conflict-torn regions of 

,somalia1 ,ethiopia1 ,yemen1 ,south     
,sudan1 and ,syria1 all of which have   
large populations of refugees and other 
displaced persons whose lives have been 
irrevocably shattered by war and its    
aftermath3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7  
reaffirms that--  7,a7 ,food for ,peace 
is an essential component of global food
 security efforts2  7,b7 ,food for      
,peace is an expression of the          
generosity and goodwill of the people of
 the ,united ,states toward the world's 
most vulnerable populations2  7,c7 food 
insecurity stems from an array of       
factors1 including military conflict1   
civil strife1 economic instability1     
underdeveloped food production and      
market inclusion1 corruption1 and       
natural disasters2  7,d7 ,food for      
,peace helps to alleviate humanitarian  
needs stemming from conflict and natural
 disasters1 helps to prevent the spread 
of disease and malnutrition among       
pregnant women and children under #e    

years old1 and can help to counteract   
cycles of violence2 and  7,e7 ,food for 
,peace contributes to the spread and    
strengthening of ,american leadership   
worldwide through the investment of     
,united ,states foreign aid and         
humanitarian assistance and is therefore
 a key component of ,american foreign   
policy2  7#b7 commends the ,food for    
,peace program for helping approximately
 #gf1jjj1jjj people in #ei countries in 
fiscal year #bjah1 including #fh1jjj1jjj
 people who received #c1bjj1jjj1jjj in  
lifesaving emergency assistance and     
#h1jjj1jjj people who received          
#dcj1jjj1jjj in resilience-building     
development assistance2  7#c7 commends  
,food for ,peace for supporting         
vulnerable communities around the world 
in coping with crises as they make their
 journeys to self-reliance2  7#d7       
recognizes that-- 7,a7 ,united ,states  
foreign assistance helps create markets 
for ,american products by reducing      
poverty1 increasing production1 and     

creating broadly shared wealth in       
developing countries2 and  7,b7         
humanitarian assistance helps countries 
and communities recover from serious    
disasters1 crises1 and emergencies1 and 
puts them back on the road to           
prosperity2 and  7#e7 calls for         
continued prioritization of funding for 
,food for ,peace programs-- 7,a7 to     
continue the mission of fighting global 
food insecurity2  7,b7 to help to reduce
 the number of mothers who lack the     
adequate prenatal nutrition and the     
healthy foods to care for their children
 once they are born2  7,c7 to help to   
reduce the number of infants and        
children facing the lifelong effects of 
malnutrition2  7,d7 to reduce the number
 of infants and children dying from     
malnutrition-related causes around the  
globe2  7,e7 to continue to support     
nonemergency resiliency-building efforts
 to address the root causes of hunger   
and reduce the need for future emergency
 assistance2  7,f7 to maximize the      

economic and intellectual potential of  
local communities and global markets2   
7,g7 to support ,american values2  7,h7 
to provide for the basic human needs of 
food and nutrition and for critical     
development activities2  7,i7 to affirm 
the continued commitment of the         
,american people and their ,government  
to helping some of the most vulnerable  
populations in the world at their times 
of greatest need2  7,j7 to promote      
democratic values worldwide2 and  7,k7  
to continue to support these principles 
as ,food for ,peace enters a new era as 
part of the proposed ,bureau for        
,humanitarian ,assistance1 and to       
encourage alignment of food assistance  
with other forms of disaster relief and 
humanitarian aid to best help those in  
need4