,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ebe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aa1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,moran 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m>%all7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to transf] !   
functions1 duties1 responsibilities1    
assets1 liabilities1 ord]s1             
det]m9ations1 rules1 regulations1       
p]mits1 grants1 loans1 contracts1       
agreem5ts1 c]tificates1 lic5ses1 &      
privileges ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =   
,int]national ,developm5t relat+ to     
implem5t+ & adm9i/]+ ! ,food = ,peace   
,act to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  #a4
 ,transf] ( functions  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! functions1 duties1 responsibilities1 
assets1 liabilities1 ord]s1             
det]m9ations1 rules1 regulations1       
p]mits1 grants1 loans1 contracts1       
agreem5ts1 c]tificates1 lic5ses1 &      
privileges ( ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           

,developm5t relat+ to c>ry+ out any     
au?ority "u ! ,food = ,peace ,act 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #afia et seq47 %all be        
transf]r$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4
  7b7 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce 9 any      
provision ( law or regulation to !      
,adm9i/rator or ,ag5cy ref]r$ to 9      
subsection 7a71 z applicable1 %all be   
deem$ to be a ref]5ce to ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture or to any dep>tm5t or (fice
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture to :i* !  
,secret>y assigns ! functions1 duties1  
or responsibilities transf]r$ pursuant  
to ?is ,act1 respectively4  7c7         
,regulations ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture may   
implem5t am5dm5ts to a regulation ref]r$
 to 9 subsection 7a71 :i* %all be       
publi%$ z an int]im f9al rule & may be  
made effective imm$iately on            
publication1 to ensure cont9uity ( !    
applicable program z a result ( a       
transf] "u ?is ,act4  7d7 ,au?orities   
,any exi/+ /atutory au?orities available
 to ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    

,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t t h  
or c\ld h be5 us$ by ! ,adm9i/rator to  
implem5t ! functions1 duties1 or        
responsibilities ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t      
relat+ to implem5t+ or adm9i/]+ ! ,food 
= ,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afia et    
seq47 may be ex]cis$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture4  7e7 ,fam9e ,e>ly ,w>n+   
,sy/ems ,network ,not)/&+ subsection    
7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all    
cont9ue to c>ry out ! ,fam9e ,e>ly ,w>n+
 ,sy/ems ,network or a successor        
program1 #a ( ! purposes ( :i* is to    
provide objective1 evid5ce-bas$ analyses
 ) respect to pot5tial or exi/+ fam9e & 
flood situations to assi/ ! ,secret>y ( 
,agriculture 9 mitigat+ food insecurity4
  7f7 ,consultation ,! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture %all consult ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate f "t to "t 9 c>ry+ out !        
au?orities "u title ,,ii ( ! ,food =    
,peace ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #agba et      
seq474