,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ebe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mr4  
,marshall7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to transfer the functions1
 duties1 responsibilities1 assets1      
liabilities1 orders1 determinations1    
rules1 regulations1 permits1 grants1    
loans1 contracts1 agreements1           
certificates1 licenses1 and privileges  
of the ,united ,states ,agency for      
,international ,development relating to 
implementing and administering the ,food
 for ,peace ,act to the ,department of  
,agriculture4  #a4 ,transfer of         
functions  7a7 ,in general ,beginning on
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 functions1 duties1 responsibilities1   
assets1 liabilities1 orders1            
determinations1 rules1 regulations1     
permits1 grants1 loans1 contracts1      
agreements1 certificates1 licenses1 and 

privileges of the ,administrator of the 
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development relating to 
carrying out any authority under the    
,food for ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#afia et seq47 shall be transferred to  
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7b7    
,references ,any reference in any       
provision of law or regulation to the   
,administrator or ,agency referred to in
 subsection 7a71 as applicable1 shall be
 deemed to be a reference to the        
,secretary of ,agriculture or to any    
department or office of the ,department 
of ,agriculture to which the ,secretary 
assigns the functions1 duties1 or       
responsibilities transferred pursuant to
 this ,act1 respectively4  7c7          
,regulations ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 the ,secretary of     
,agriculture may implement amendments to
 a regulation referred to in subsection 
7a71 which shall be published as an     
interim final rule and may be made      
effective immediately on publication1 to

 ensure continuity of the applicable    
program as a result of a transfer under 
this ,act4  7d7 ,authorities ,any       
existing statutory authorities available
 to the ,administrator of the ,united   
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development that have or could have    
been used by the ,administrator to      
implement the functions1 duties1 or     
responsibilities of the ,united ,states 
,agency for ,international ,development 
relating to implementing or             
administering the ,food for ,peace ,act 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afia et seq47 may be     
exercised by the ,secretary of          
,agriculture4  7e7 ,famine ,early       
,warning ,systems ,network              
,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary of ,agriculture shall        
continue to carry out the ,famine ,early
 ,warning ,systems ,network or a        
successor program1 #a of the purposes of
 which is to provide objective1         
evidence-based analyses with respect to 
potential or existing famine and flood  

situations to assist the ,secretary of  
,agriculture in mitigating food         
insecurity4  7f7 ,consultation ,the     
,secretary of ,agriculture shall consult
 with the ,secretary of ,state from time
 to time in carrying out the authorities
 under title ,,ii of the ,food for      
,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agba et      
seq474