,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ae1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,ris* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,coons7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to respond to !
 loom+ global food crisis precipitat$ by
 ,russia's invasion ( ,ukra9e4  #a4     
,%ort titles ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,secur+ ,allies ,food 9 ,em]g5cies ,act 
or ! ,,safe ,act4  #b4 ,/atem5t ( policy
 ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
respond to ! loom+ global food crisis   
precipitat$ by ! ,russian ,f$]ation's   
brutal1 illegal invasion ( ,ukra9e      
beg9n+ 9 ,febru>y #bjbb1 :i* ?reat5s to 
de/abilize key p>tn]s & allies & pu%    
millions ( p into hung] & pov]ty1       
p>ticul>ly 9 areas ( ,africa & ! ,middle
 ,ea/ t are already exp]i5c+ em]g5cy    
levels ( food insecurity1 by tak+       
imm$iate action to improve ! timel9ess &
 exp& ! rea* ( ,unit$ ,/ates            
int]national food assi/ance4  #c4       

,/rategy to av]t a global food crisis   
7a7 ,/rategy requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #cj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t1 act+
 9 ! capacity ( ! ,presid5t's ,special  
,coord9ator = ,int]national ,disa/]     
,assi/ance pursuant to section #dic ( ! 
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bbib;b71 %all develop &      
submit a /rategy to ! ,committee on     
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate &          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives = av]t+ a cata/rophic 
global food security crisis1 p>ticul>ly 
9 areas ( ,africa & ! ,middle ,ea/ t are
 already exp]i5c+ em]g5cy levels ( food 
insecurity1 :i* has be5 driv5 by %>p    
increases 9 global prices = /aple       
agricultural commodities1 agricultural  
inputs 7includ+ f]tiliz]71 & associat$  
en]gy co/s4  7b7 ,consid]ations ,9      
develop+ ! /rategy "u subsection 7a71 ! 
,adm9i/rator %all consid] & incorporate 
an analysis (-- 7#a7 ! impact ( !       

,russian ,f$]ation's brutal1 illegal w> 
9 ,ukra9e on ! co/ & availability (     
/aple agricultural commodities & inputs1
 includ+ f]tiliz]-- 7,a7 globally2  7,b7
 9 c\ntries t rely ^u comm]cial imports 
( su* commodities & inputs f ,ukra9e or 
,russia2 &  7,c7 9 c\ntries t are       
support$ ?r\gh ! ,unit$ ,nations ,_w    
,food ,programme1 :i* heavily relies ^u 
pur*ases ( :eat & pulses f ,ukra9e & has
 rec5tly report$ a price increase ( m   
?an #bc1jjj1jjj p] mon? = its :eat      
pur*ases2  7#b7 ! correlation betwe5    
ris+ food co/s & social unre/ 9 areas ( 
/rategic importance to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
includ+ c\ntries & regions t exp]i5c$   
food riots dur+ ! #bjjg to #bjjh global 
food price crisis2  7#c7 ! und]ly+      
driv]s ( food insecurity 9 areas        
exp]i5c+ em]g5cy levels ( hung]1 includ+
 curr5t b>ri]s to food security         
developm5t programs & humanit>ian       
assi/ance2  7#d7 exi/+ ,unit$ ,/ates    
=eign assi/ance au?orities1 programs1 & 
res\rces t c\ld help av]t a cata/rophic 

global food crisis2  7#e7 recomm5dations
 to enhance ! effici5cy1 improve !      
timel9ess1 & exp& ! rea* ( ,unit$ ,/ates
 int]national food assi/ance programs & 
res\rces ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#d72     
7#f7 opportunities to bol/] coord9ation1
 catalyze & lev]age actions by o!r      
donors & ?r\gh multilat]al developm5t   
banks2  7#g7 opportunities to bett]     
syn*ronize assi/ance ?r\gh              
well-coord9at$ developm5t & humanit>ian 
assi/ance programs )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t &    
alongside o!r donors2  7#h7             
opportunities to improve supply *a9 &   
%ipp+ logi/ics effici5cies 9 close      
collaboration ) ! private sector2  7#i7 
opportunities = increas$ coop]ation ) ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to /r5g!n diplomatic  
ef=ts to resolve global conflicts &     
ov]come b>ri]s to access = life-sav+    
assi/ance2  7#aj7 opportunities to      
support cont9u$ agricultural production 
9 ,ukra9e1 & ! ext5t to :i* food produc$
 9 ,ukra9e c be us$ to meet humanit>ian 

ne$s locally1 regionally1 or 9 c\ntries 
hi/orically reliant ^u imports f ,ukra9e
 or ,russia2 &  7#aa7 opportunities to  
support & lev]age agricultural          
production 9 c\ntries & regions curr5tly
 support$ by ,unit$ ,/ates int]national 
agricultural developm5t programs1       
includ+ programs au?oriz$ "u ! ,global  
,food ,security ,act ( #bjaf 7#bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #icja et seq471 9 a mann] t-- 
7,a7 fills critical gaps 9 ! global     
supply ( em]g5cy food aid commodities2  
7,b7 enables pur*ases f small hold]     
f>m]s by ! ,unit$ ,nations ,_w ,food    
,programme2  7,c7 enhances resili5ce to 
food price %ocks2  7,d7 promotes        
self-reliance2 &  7,e7 op5s             
opportunities = ,unit$ ,/ates           
agricultural trade & inve/m5t4  #d4     
,em]g5cy au?orities to exp& ! timel9ess 
& rea* ( ,unit$ ,/ates int]national food
 assi/ance  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to !  
provisions ( ?is section & not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    

,developm5t is au?oriz$ to procure      
life-sav+ food aid commodities1 includ+ 
commodities available locally &         
regionally1 = ! provision ( em]g5cy food
 assi/ance to ! mo/ vuln]able           
populations 9 c\ntries & areas exp]i5c+ 
acute food insecurity t has be5         
exac]bat$ by ris+ food prices1          
p>ticul>ly 9 c\ntries & areas           
hi/orically dep5d5t ^u imports ( :eat & 
o!r /aple commodities f ,ukra9e &       
,russia4  7b7 ,prioritization  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,9 respond+ to crises 9 :i*       
em]g5cy food aid commodities are        
unavailable locally or regionally1 or 9 
:i* ! provision ( locally or regionally 
procur$ agricultural commodities w\ld be
 unsafe1 impractical1 or inappropriate1 
! ,adm9i/rator %\ld prioritize          
procurem5ts ( ,unit$ ,/ates agricultural
 commodities1 includ+ :5 ex]cis+        
au?orities "u section #dia ( ! ,=eign   
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bbib74  7#b7 ,local or regional        
procurem5ts ,9 mak+ local or regional   

procurem5ts ( food aid commodities      
pursuant to subsection 7a71 !           
,adm9i/rator1 to ! ext5t practicable &  
appropriate1 %\ld prioritize procurem5ts
 f areas support$ ?r\gh ! int]national  
agricultural developm5t programs        
au?oriz$ "u ! ,global ,food ,security   
,act ( #bjaf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #icja et    
seq47 & f ,ukra9e1 = ! purpose ( promot+
 economic /ability1 resili5ce to price  
%ocks1 & e>ly recov]y f su* %ocks 9 su* 
areas4  7c7 ,d no h>m ,9 mak+ local or  
regional procurem5ts ( food aid         
commodities pursuant to subsection 7a71 
! ,adm9i/rator %all fir/ conduct m>ket  
assessm5ts to ensure t su* procurem5ts--
 7#a7 w n displace ,unit$ ,/ates        
agricultural trade & inve/m5t2 &  7#b7 w
 n cause or exac]bate %ortages1 or      
o!rwise h>m local m>kets1 = su*         
commodities )9 ! c\ntries ( orig94  7d7 
,em]g5cy exceptions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,commodities procur$ pursuant to        
subsection 7b7 %all be exclud$ f        
calculations ( gross tonnage = purposes 

( det]m9+ compliance ) section          
#eecje7;b7 ( title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code4  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section   
#eecje7;b7 ( title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ %all & ins]t+  
%\ld4  7e7 ,exclusions ,! au?ority "u   
subsection 7a7 %all n apply to          
procurem5ts f-- 7#a7 ! ,russian         
,f$]ation2  7#b7 ! ,p's ,republic (     
,*9a2 or  7#c7 any c\ntry subject to    
sanctions "u-- 7,a7 section #fbj;,a ( ! 
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bcga72  7,b7 section #dj ( ! 
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bghj72 or  7,c7 section      
#aged7;c7 ( ! ,export ,control ,re=m    
,act ( #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhac7;c774