,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aj1     
#bjbe,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,schatz7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ,united ,states
 foreign assistance commodities to be   
made available for their intended       
purposes before they expire4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,saving ,lives and ,taxpayer ,dollars   
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3 7#a7 ,foreign assistance    
commodities1 including food1 medicine1  
family planning products1 and vaccines1 
provide critical support to people who  
are recovering from the aftermath of    
natural disasters1 fleeing conflict or  
war1 residing in refugee camps1 or      
living in developing communities with   
limited access to health care4  7#b7    
,united ,states investments in global   
health bolster economic growth for      

partner countries1 produce returns on   
investment for the ,united ,states      
economy1 create an estimated #fjj1jjj   
jobs in the ,united ,states1 and        
generated an estimated #ajd1jjj1jjj1jjj 
in economic activity during the #ae-year
 period between #bjjg and #bjbb4  7#c7  
,reliable access to vaccines and        
medications1 including pre-exposure     
prophylaxis and antiretroviral drugs to 
prevent the spread of ,,hiv and vaccines
 to prevent the transmission of         
communicable diseases such as polio and 
drug-resistant tuberculosis1 make       
everyone safer4  7#d7 ,united ,states   
food assistance benefits ,united ,states
 farmers1 ranchers1 and agribusinesses1 
while addressing global food insecurity4
 ,united ,states farmers annually supply
 an estimated #dj percent of all        
international food assistance1 which is 
valued at approximately #b1jjj1jjj1jjj4 
7#e7 ,greater access to family planning 
products and services has the potential 
to prevent up to #cj percent of the     

#bie1jjj annual maternal deaths and save
 the lives of approximately #a1djj1jjj  
children who are younger than #e years  
old4  7#f7 ,the voluntary destruction of
 foreign assistance commodities intended
 for beneficiaries at risk of food      
insecurity and famine1 sexual violence1 
maternal and infant death and disease is
 unethical and contrary to ,united      
,states interests and moral obligations4
  #c4 ,prohibition on the destruction of
 foreign assistance products and        
commodities ,section #ajb of the        
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #baea-a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in 
subsection 7b71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#ah7 ,perishable and      
nonperishable foreign assistance        
commodities and products1 including     
medicine1 vaccines1 medical devices1    
food and food commodities that are      
procured1 managed1 controlled1 or held  
in warehouses1 ships1 shipping          
containers1 or any other storage        
facility1 by the ,united ,states        

,government or by a foreign assistance  
implementing partner of the ,united     
,states ,government shall be made       
available to intended beneficiaries1    
including through donation1 for their   
intended purpose and before the date on 
which such commodities and products     
spoil or expire4  2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7d7 7#a7 ,in 
this subsection-- 7,a7 the term         
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations of the ,senate2  7ii7 the    
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate2  7iii7 the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives2 and  7iv7 the         
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives2 and  7,b7   
the term commodity means a product or   
commodity referred to in subsection     
7b77#ah74  7#b7 ,if any commodity is in 
the possession or control of a foreign  
assistance implementing partner of the  
,united ,states1 the ,secretary of      

,state1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 
or the ,administrator of the ,united    
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development1 as appropriate1 shall     
release such funds as may be necessary1 
on an expedited basis1 to ensure the    
delivery or donation of the commodity to
 intended beneficiaries before the      
applicable spoilage or expiration date4 
7#c7 ,no commodity may be destroyed     
unless every effort has been made to    
sell1 donate1 or otherwise make         
available the commodity1 whichever is   
more likely to ensure the commodity will
 be received and utilized by its        
intended beneficiaries1 before the      
applicable spoilage or expiration date4 
7#d7 7,a7 ,not later than #ij days after
 the date of the enactment of the       
,saving ,lives and ,taxpayer ,dollars   
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,secretary of ,state1 in coordination   
with the ,administrator of the ,united  
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development and the ,secretary of      

,agriculture1 as appropriate1 shall     
submit a report to the appropriate      
congressional committees that describes 
any commodity that expired1 spoiled1 or 
was destroyed without delivery to an    
intended beneficiary4  7,b7 ,the report 
required under subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
include1 for each expired1 spoiled1 or  
destroyed commodity -- 7i7 a description
 of all negotiations1 planning1 and     
efforts to make the commodity available 
to intended beneficiaries2  7ii7 the    
reason the commodity was not made       
available to intended beneficiaries2    
7iii7 the purpose of the commodity and  
the geographic locations of all intended
 beneficiaries of such commodity2  7iv7 
the procured and market value of the    
commodity2 and  7v7 the cost incurred to
 destroy the commodity4  4