,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aj1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,s*atz7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require     
,unit$ ,/ates =eign assi/ance           
commodities to be made available = _!   
int5d$ purposes be=e !y expire4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,sav+ ,lives & ,taxpay] ,doll>s ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,=eign assi/ance commodities1 includ+  
food1 m$ic9e1 family plann+ products1 & 
vacc9es1 provide critical support to p  
:o are recov]+ f ! aft]ma? ( natural    
disa/]s1 flee+ conflict or w>1 resid+ 9 
refugee camps1 or liv+ 9 develop+       
communities ) limit$ access to heal?    
c>e4  7#b7 ,unit$ ,/ates inve/m5ts 9    
global heal? bol/] economic gr[? = p>tn]
 c\ntries1 produce returns on inve/m5t =
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy1 create an     
e/imat$ #fjj1jjj jobs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1

 & g5]at$ an e/imat$ #ajd1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 
economic activity dur+ ! #ae-ye> p]iod  
betwe5 #bjjg & #bjbb4  7#c7 ,reliable   
access to vacc9es & m$ications1 includ+ 
pre-exposure prophylaxis &              
antiretroviral drugs to prev5t ! spread 
( ,,hiv & vacc9es to prev5t !           
transmission ( communicable diseases su*
 z polio & drug-resi/ant tub]culosis1   
make ev]yone saf]4  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates  
food assi/ance b5efits ,unit$ ,/ates    
f>m]s1 ran*]s1 & agribus9esses1 :ile    
address+ global food insecurity4 ,unit$ 
,/ates f>m]s annually supply an e/imat$ 
#dj p]c5t ( all int]national food       
assi/ance1 :i* is valu$ at approximately
 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7#e7 ,great] access to
 family plann+ products & s]vices has ! 
pot5tial to prev5t up to #cj p]c5t ( !  
#bie1jjj annual mat]nal dea?s & save !  
lives ( approximately #a1djj1jjj *ildr5 
:o are y\ng] ?an #e ye>s old4  7#f7 ,!  
volunt>y de/ruction ( =eign assi/ance   
commodities int5d$ = b5efici>ies at risk
 ( food insecurity & fam9e1 sexual      

viol5ce1 mat]nal & infant dea? & disease
 is une?ical & contr>y to ,unit$ ,/ates 
int]e/s & moral obligations4  #c4       
,prohibition on ! de/ruction ( =eign    
assi/ance products & commodities        
,section #ajb ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act
 ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea-a7 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b71 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ah7 ,p]i%able &   
nonp]i%able =eign assi/ance commodities 
& products1 includ+ m$ic9e1 vacc9es1    
m$ical devices1 food & food commodities 
t are procur$1 manag$1 controll$1 or    
held 9 w>eh\ses1 %ips1 %ipp+ conta9]s1  
or any o!r /orage facility1 by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,gov]nm5t or by a =eign assi/ance
 implem5t+ p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,gov]nm5t %all be made available to     
int5d$ b5efici>ies1 includ+ ?r\gh       
donation1 = _! int5d$ purpose & be=e !  
date on :i* su* commodities & products  
spoil or expire4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7d7 7#a7 ,9 ?is         
subsection-- 7,a7 ! t]m appropriate     
congressional committees means-- 7i7 !  

,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate2  7ii7 ! ,committee on           
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2  7iii7 !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7iv7 ! ,committee 
on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! t]m commodity
 means a product or commodity ref]r$ to 
9 subsection 7b77#ah74  7#b7 ,if any    
commodity is 9 ! possession or control (
 a =eign assi/ance implem5t+ p>tn] ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 or !          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t1 z            
appropriate1 %all release su* funds z   
may be necess>y1 on an exp$it$ basis1 to
 ensure ! deliv]y or donation ( !       
commodity to int5d$ b5efici>ies be=e !  
applicable spoilage or expiration date4 
7#c7 ,no commodity may be de/roy$ unless
 e ef=t has be5 made to sell1 donate1 or
 o!rwise make available ! commodity1    
:i*ev] is m likely to ensure ! commodity
 w be receiv$ & utiliz$ by its int5d$   

b5efici>ies1 be=e ! applicable spoilage 
or expiration date4  7#d7 7,a7 ,n lat]  
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
! ,sav+ ,lives & ,taxpay] ,doll>s ,act1 
& annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1
 9 coord9ation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t & ! ,secret>y (             
,agriculture1 z appropriate1 %all submit
 a report to ! appropriate congressional
 committees t describes any commodity t 
expir$1 spoil$1 or 0 de/roy$ )\t deliv]y
 to an int5d$ b5efici>y4  7,b7 ,! report
 requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all       
include1 = ea* expir$1 spoil$1 or       
de/roy$ commodity -- 7i7 a description (
 all negotiations1 plann+1 & ef=ts to   
make ! commodity available to int5d$    
b5efici>ies2  7ii7 ! reason ! commodity 
0 n made available to int5d$            
b5efici>ies2  7iii7 ! purpose ( !       
commodity & ! geographic locations ( all
 int5d$ b5efici>ies ( su* commodity2    
7iv7 ! procur$ & m>ket value ( !        
commodity2 &  7v7 ! co/ incurr$ to      

de/roy ! commodity4  4