,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bhfb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bj1 #bjbc,mr4 ,braun 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 and ,mr4 ,ricketts7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,food for ,peace ,act to restore the original intent of commodity transfers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,farmers ,feed the ,world ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,peter ,o',brien ,food for ,peace ,program 7a7 ,renaming of program 7#a7 ,in general ,title ,,ii of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agba et seq47 is amended in the title heading by striking ,emergency and ,private ,assistance ,programs and inserting ,peter ,o',brien ,food for ,peace ,program4 7#b7 ,general authority ,section #bja of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agba7 is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7 by striking title 7to be implemented by the ,administrator7 and inserting title1 to be known as the ,peter ,o',brien ,food for ,peace ,program1 to be implemented by the ,administrator14 7b7 ,provision of agricultural commodities ,section #bjb of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agbb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking of law1 the ,administrator and inserting in this ,act1 the ,administrator1 with the consent of the ,secretary12 and 7,b7 by striking the ,administrator determines and inserting the ,secretary determines2 7#b7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking #g4e percent nor more than #bj percent and inserting #e percent nor more than #aj percent2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,limitation on diversion of funds ,of the funds made available in each fiscal year under this title to the ,administrator1 not more than #ej percent shall be made available for expenses other than the procurement of agricultural commodities and ocean transportation4 7#f7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the end of each fiscal year1 the ,administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress1 and make publicly available on the website of the ,administrator1 a report that describes-- 7,a7 the uses of funds under this subsection2 7,b7 each instance of a provision of this ,act notwithstood under subsection 7a7 and the circumstances associated with that instance1 including an identification of the particular provision notwithstood2 and 7,c7 each request made by the ,administrator to the ,secretary to provide agricultural commodities under subsection 7a71 the reason for the request1 the determination of the ,secretary to grant or not grant the request1 and the reason for the determination4 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7g7-- 7,a7 by striking or food procured outside of the ,united ,states12 7,b7 by inserting produced and before furnished2 and 7,c7 by striking of ,america4 7c7 ,levels of assistance ,section #bjd7;a77#c7 of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agbd7;a77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the first sentence1 by striking ,the ,administrator and inserting ,the ,secretary1 following consultation with the ,administrator12 and 7#b7 by striking the second sentence and inserting the following3 ,not later than #ahj days after the end of each fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall prepare and submit to the ,committees on ,foreign ,affairs1 ,agriculture1 and ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committees on ,foreign ,relations1 ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry1 and ,appropriations of the ,senate1 and make publicly available on the website of the ,administrator1 a report that describes the reasons for the waiver44 7d7 ,prohibition on certain assistance ,title ,,ii of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agba et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #bji4 ,prohibition on certain assistance ,under this title1 the use of food procured outside of the ,united ,states1 food vouchers1 or cash transfers for food as a form of assistance is prohibited4 4 7e7 ,definition of agricultural commodity ,section #djb7b7 of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcb7b77 is amended in the first sentence by striking 1 unless otherwise provided for in this ,act14 7f7 ,general provisions ,section #djc of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking 1 food procured outside of the ,united ,states1 food voucher1 or cash transfer for food2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking in the case of the provision of an agricultural commodity12 and 7ii7 by striking the commodity each place it appears and inserting the agricultural commodity2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking or use of the food procured outside of the ,united ,states1 food voucher1 or cash transfer for food in the recipient country2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 in the first sentence1 by striking 1 the use of food procured outside of the ,united ,states1 food vouchers1 and cash transfers for food14 7g7 ,use of ,commodity ,credit ,corporation ,section #djf7;b77#f7 of the ,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcf7;b77#f77 is amended by striking 1 distribution1 and program implementation costs to use the commodities and inserting and distribution costs4 7h7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #cbjf of the ,food1 ,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agbf;c7 is repealed4 7#b7 ,section #i7;b7 of the ,global ,food ,security ,act of #bjaf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #icjh7;b77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#e72 and 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#f7 and 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f71 respectively4 #c4 ,simplified ,access to the ,bill ,emerson ,humanitarian ,trust ,section #cjb of the ,agricultural ,act of #aihj 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agcf;f-#a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b77i71 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i7-- 7i7 by inserting by the ,secretary in the discretion of the ,secretary1 which shall be informed by information provided1 at the request of the ,secretary1 by the ,administrator regarding the ongoing programs of the ,administrator1 without undue delay1 after released2 and 7ii7 by striking 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agba et seq47-- and inserting 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agba et seq471 as approved by the ,secretary--2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the ,administrator and inserting the ,secretary2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7f77#b77;,a71 by inserting by the ,secretary after shall be reimbursed4