H.R. 8446 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8446 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2022Ms. 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 A BILL To modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016. 1. Short title The Act may be cited as the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022. 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. . 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 . 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. . 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. 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.. 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. 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). .